“As an artist your first loyalty is to your art. Unless this is the case, you’re going to be a second-rate artist.” —Margaret Atwood
Here are some wonderful poems and stories about loyalty.
Anxiety Poems
“Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.”
—T. S. Eliot
Monkey Poems and Stories
Are you looking for some monkey poems or monkey stories? This is just your day. Here are the best monkey poems and monkey stories you’ll find anywhere!
Sorries and Apologies, Poems
Love means never having to say you’re sorry.
— Erich Segal
We’ve updated our, “I’m sorry” poems with four entirely new original poems. Each poem tells its own unique story. Enjoy!
Mirror Poems and Stories
Are you looking for mirror poems or mirror stories. You are in luck! These are the best mirror poems and mirror stories anywhere. Check them out!
Desert Poems
Not all those who wander are lost.
— J. R. R. Tolkien
Desert poems has been updated. We’ve added a poem called “A Balloon over the Barrens”— you’ll still find there, two other wonderful original poems, “Desert Girl” and “Dry Bones”. Read and enjoy!
butterfly poems
What the caterpillar
calls the end of the world
the master calls a butterfly.
– Richard Bach
We’ve added a new lengthy poem to this entry. It’s the the third one down, check it out. All three poems are original. We hope you enjoy them!
Poems about Sacrifice
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity
are the exclusive possession
of no one race or religion.
—Mahatma Gandhi
Our poetry page themed around sacrifice now has two new poems! The first one will make you cry … three original poems, please check them out!
Hot Air Balloon, poem and poetry
Come with me to touch the sky.
— unknown
Here are some wonderful and new poems about hot air balloons, exclusively on Shadow of Iris.
Eldorado, a poem analysis
Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.
— Edgar Allan Poe
This page contains a multifaceted analysis of Edgar Allan Poe’s wonderful poem, Eldorado. Please enjoy!
Poems of Murder
Murder’s out of tune,
And sweet revenge grows harsh.
— William Shakespeare
It’s Halloween, so we are updating some of our darker entries, including this one, murder poems. Beware, these poems are not pleasant or easy to read. But we feel if we’re going to search for the light, we’ve got to explore the darkness.
Poems of Blood
Give love and keep blood between brothers.
— Pete Townshend
More scary poems for Halloween. Read at your own risk, especially the second one.
Ghost Poems
Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too.
They live inside of us, and sometimes they win.
— Stephen King
We’ve updated our Ghost Poems for Halloween. We’ve two entirely new poems, including a free verse Ghost Story. Here are five original scary poems for you to enjoy from Shadow of Iris.
skeleton poems
If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet,
you’d best teach it to dance.
— George Bernard Shaw
Halloween is approaching, and here are four original skeleton poems. You’ll find both the haunting and the funny.
Scarecrow Poems
Scarecrows only move
when you aren’t watching them.
— unknown
Here are three entirely new and original scarecrow poems. We hope you find them spooky and strange, after all Halloween is approaching—enjoy!
Twin Poems
Fancy being shaken out of your poetic dream
by the cries of twins!
– Sir Walter Besant
Here are three poems about twins brought to you by Shadow of Iris. Check them out!
Rapunzel Poems
Put your pale arms around my neck.
Let me hold your heart like a flower
lest it bloom and collapse.
— Anne Sexton, “Rapunzel”
Shadow of Iris shares with you two original poems about Rapunzel!
Swag Poems
The person who follows the crowd
will usually go no further than the crowd.
The person who walks alone is likely to find himself
in places no one has ever seen before.
― Albert Einstein
Shadow of Iris presents some poems about swag. Check them out!
War Poems
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
— Benjamin Franklin
Rain Poems
The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow