Poetry & Poems

Poetry existed long before Shakespeare, Milton or Chaucer. It existed long before written language. Today poetry offers itself more often in the form of music than in sonnets. In this section, read poetry online in all forms (or free-form) written by Buzzle.com writers and members from all walks of life, all over the world.
Think about it...
If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that it is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know it is poetry. These are the only ways I know it. Are there other ways?
--Emily Dickinson
Recent Poems
  • My Partner in Crime
    A poem for my husband, for Valentine's day 2012. I try to write one for him on every Valentine's day and our anniversary. This is the one for this Valentine's day.
  • The Game of Poetry
    A little game of poetry I learned.
  • Who Would You Rather Be?
    It's time to decide...
  • Though I am Human, Still He is a God
    This shows how great our God is. His presence, His love, His power is unfathomable. In spite of our limitations as human, He still loves us tenderly and welcomes us with wide hands. He remains being...
  • My Country
    A poem that highlights the sovereign love of our country.
  • This is War
    Please comment!
  • The Truth Is That...
    Maybe, the truth is, that it doesn't have to make sense.
  • Paula
    A birthday present for my Mom.
  • I Have Many Ways of Loving You
    A poem that shows about the ways of loving a person. A love that will do anything to conquer pain, barriers, and circumstances. A love that always find reasons to live, to love, and keep falling in...
  • Imperfectly Perfect
    Perfection comes in many forms, scars, height weight, everything! And it's in the eyes of God, that we are at the utmost beauty.
  • Twisted Memories
    A poem about twisted memories...
  • Cried
    This is a poem about a boy breaking a girl's heart.
  • Into the Deep End
    The story is of a group of friends who let insignificant things get in the way of their friendship. Please comment!
  • Dear Brad
    Wrote this during class. If you don't like dark stuff, this is completely not recommended. Also I'm working on my other story so don't worry. 
  • Friends, Lovers, Enemies
    This piece was primarily inspired by Erykah Badu and her poem, she performed at Def Jam Poetry titled Friends, Fans, Artists... This is a journey taken of being friends, lovers and enemies.
  • It's Alright
    The final acceptance of the hurt received from someone, and love that you still have for them despite the pain caused.
  • I am You
    A poem, inspired by Rumi...
  • To Be a Model
    This poem was written in character. Please comment!
  • The Little Angel
    It's about a baby.
  • I Need An Ending
    I smile because you told me to...
  • The Dog
    This is my little sister Kirsty's poem.
  • What I Left Behind
    it was late at night and I was thinking if I were to die what would I leave behind?
  • Becky's Poem
    I finally posted it. Please comment!
  • Perfection?
    Perfection is on the eye of the beholder...
  • Boys, Boys, Boys
    Boys are so confusing to us girls. They drive us insane! But then again, it can be fun too...
  • Popularity or Friendship?
    This is about my friend Lisa Smith. Her mistake was an inspiration for my poem. This one's dedicated to her! Cheers, L.
  • Dancing with the Darkness
    Da dum, dum fiddle de dum...
  • I Melt Quick
    It's the typical, I hate the annoying jerk and then I love him so much poem.
  • Accept Yourself!
    Listen up, because this is important!
  • Twirl of Light and Dark
    Light and Dark...
  • The Puppet Show
    I'm not meant to be here, I'm not meant to see. I'm not meant to touch... the things that weren't meant for me...
  • A Held Back Song
    My first poem on Buzzle!
  • I Wish I Never Met and Can Forget You
    This is about a guy who's been haunted about his past...
  • Tyranny
    Who died and made you king of anything?
  • Open My Cage
    This is my first attempt of writing a free verse poem. I want to improve my writing, so I would like if you would comment. Thank you.
  • My Lovely, Sweet, Darling Andrew
    Needless to say... Another random poem! Enjoy! This is about a girl that never thought she could fall for anyone. Guess she was wrong!
  • Taking
    It's not always a good thing when you never back down...
  • Sweet Lady
    For Lady [1990 -2011], an irreplaceable family member. You are missed.
  • Know Thy Bane
    Our age-old enemy, the ego...
  • My Love is All You Need
    Just something I made about a guy...
  • Born as a Poor, And Raised from the Ash
    A life some people have, even if they didn't choose it.
  • I Really Do Hate You!
    There's this annoying boy in my class that I hate so much! Everyone thinks we like each other! ... As if!
  • It's Ok to Be You!
    The title and poem really says it all!
  • The Sad Truth
    This poem explains that life is never perfect. You'll find yourself in difficult situations with a mixture of emotions. Emotions that we all would like to steer clear of but never can. No matter how...
  • Use and Throw
    How the world works..
  • Who Needs Family? You and I do!
    This poem really says it all!
  • Living Alike
    We strive to be like the person next to us... Stop looking beside and for direction look Up and Ahead...
  • Unknown Hurt
    This is about the pain given from someone I am meant to love and be close to. At times I wonder why I feel this way and I try to understand why the feeling remains...
  • Lee's Poem - Robots!
    Lee’s poem she wrote in school. For more info, read my story - ‘Lee, That’s Me!’
  • Look Within
    Look within... all answers lie in there...
  • The Opposite Things in Life
    It is a poem that describes the opposite things that happen in life.
  • Change - A Dream, You Should Dream!
    When 'Change' becomes 'the Need', mark it as a wish or have it in your dreams, to make it come true.
  • Sum of Moments
    Discovering the flow of beautiful moments, that is life...
  • Outpour From God's Heart
    Something for Jesus, my God and the One I always fall back on.
  • Life Is A...
    A little something different, since most of my poems are either love poems or sad... but regardless; I hope you like it!
  • Monster Inside Us
    This was randomly written.
  • Autumn Woman
    As the weather grows cold, a woman's heart seeks warmth.
  • Love Paradise
    This is dedicated to a man who's the soul of my life, someone I thought I'll never know...
  • Caged Bird
    A poem I wrote when my dad made me depressed...
  • I Can't Stand You
    A poem I wrote when I was mad at my dad...
  • Silence Is A Virtue
    This poem holds true to my inner thoughts, please read and comment.
  • Give And Give To Receive... !!
    Goody and goody and all good verse:)
  • Baiting the Baiter
    Just who is the villain... we all shall see.
  • Curiosity's Secret
    Curiosity.
  • Christmas Spirit
    A Christmas message.
  • Lost Vivacity
    It is long since I lost it...
  • The Last Artist
    What will happen to music in the future?
  • Lord Strengthen Me
    Don't know what to put, it's something I wrote to praise god. Yes, I am a Christian. If you take it offensive, please do not read or take offense. I am writing this because I do believe and for the...
  • A Friend is Someone You Trust
    Confused about what a friend is! After some thought, this is the result.
  • Mirror Damage
    What's normal to most is not always normal to everyone.
  • It's an Itch
    Humans have this tendency to hold on to sad things. For some people, there is an almost masochistic pleasure in harboring and fueling the negativity of certain things, especially heartbreaks. Here's...
  • My Almost Drastic Ending
    Please Comment.... A situation that I had gone through earlier and am still struggling.
  • I Need a Release
    Too much on your mind, trying to find a way to deal with the situation at hand.
  • A Horse with No Name
    This is a poem that I would like to make into a children's book.
  • Darkened Life
    Sometimes everybody meets rough times in their life.
  • For Halloween
    Yes I know, I'm late, but I thought you guys would want to read it anyway... I love the last 2 lines the most, but you have to read the rest of the poem to understand it... Comment please!
  • Same Difference
    Proof to the Human Mind that Normality, is truly chaotic
  • Monarch Of The Glen (Pibroch)
    The Highland clearances.
  • No Tomorrow
    Alexx, the sweet innocent neighbor boy, the one I've grown up with, known my entire life, played house on the playground with, shared my first kiss, now admits he likes me... seems like a fairy...
  • A Thought That is My Life
    Please comment.
  • Dreams of Nothing More
    A short poem.
  • For the Ride
    Stuff..
  • Scrap Metal
    Just a little something I wrote on my spare.
  • Tell Me (Letter from a Screaming Soul)
    Paralyzed by the fear of telling someone your true feelings for them, you await for them to tell you first and take away the numbness.
  • Transience
    Truth and nothing other than the truth...
  • The Fall
    Falling into the unknown...
  • My Humble Arrogance
    Even the most humble of us can have arrogant thoughts.
  • A Tribute to a Legend: Sachin
    As the day comes to an end...
  • Lost in the Mist
    The power of love to hold on to life.
  • Gone With the Wind
    Sad... but true.
  • Life is Not Always Easy
    My life and my reactions to it.
  • Spirit in Me
    I wrote it just to motivate myself when I was lost from the way of reaching up to my dreams. I was working so desperately for it and suddenly I felt frustrated. Well, it's not actually a poem. I...
  • Sister at Heart
    My cousin has helped me though a lot lately and I wrote a poem trying to show her just how much she means to me. I love her and we're more sisters than cousins! *Hope you like it!
  • Going in Circles (Round and Round)
    Going in circles (round and round). Just a poem I wrote the other day... Hope you like.
  • A Hundred Words
    With exactly one hundred words.
  • No One
    Something I wrote in Maths.
  • Arranged Marriages
    It's time folks to know some things, before you get into a life imprisonment (:P). But you seriously need to read this if you are in for 'arranged marriages'.
  • Beyond Fear
    Don't give up, even when you want the impossible to happen 'coz if you have the patience and the perseverance, it might just happen...
  • It's Not the End...
    I appreciate your interpretation of this poem and your opinion.
  • Just Me and You
    Tell me whatchha think!
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