Okay, we admit that poetry and reality are not exactly two tastes that go well together. That is, isn’t poetry a vehicle for escaping reality? Perhaps sometimes it is, but it is also a means of coming into touch with our own hidden inner realities. Poetry helps shatter shallow frames of reference so that we […]
lost poems
We don’t think there is a better way to get lost than in a poem. Moreover, if you feel lost, then perhaps there is no better way to find yourself than in a poem. We encourage you go missing into your metaphors and to vanish into your verse. If you are lost, pick up all […]
Turtle Poems
Try to be like the turtle – at ease in your own shell.
— Bill Copeland
poems about memories
Memory plays upon my heart-strings
Melodies so sweet and low,
From her gentle finger touches
Chords of music softly flow.
— Rosa Bunker
Fate Poems
The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold. The curves of your lips rewrite history.
― Oscar Wilde
sweet poems
Nothing is as sweet as poetry. So it it only makes sense that at times we need to take a pause, reflect on what is sweet in our lives, and write a little poem about it. There’s nothing wrong with sugary sonnets or honeyed haiku. Your rhymes might be a little ripe, but who is […]
If You Forget Me by Pablo Neruda, a poem analysis
“If I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
everything carries me to you.”
— Pablo Neruda
This page is a complete update of our analysis of the poem “If You Forget Me” by Pablo Neruda. Please Enjoy.
since feeling is first, a poem analysis
since feeling is first
who pays any attention
to the syntax of things
will never wholly kiss you;
— E. E. Cummings
Are you looking for an analysis of E. E. Cummings’ “since feeling is first”? Here is the most detailed analysis of the poem available anywhere!
poems about pride
Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.
― Emily Brontë
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Poems about Death
Death is a major theme of poetry. Even when it is not there, explicitly in the lyrics, it lurks in the background. We celebrate life because we know it is limited. We are mortals — and struggling to come to terms with our own mortality is one of purposes of poetry. Poems that deal with […]
The months, a poem with verse from January to December
Here is a ponderous poem for you about the months, all the way from January to December. It is an original poem — only to be found on Shadow of Iris. Enjoy! The Months, a poem by Justin Thyme In January you’ve ice eyes. You’ve eyes that stare out and freeze me through and through, […]
rainbow poems
Hope is but a rainbow beam.
– Peregrine Bingham
poems about humans
Here are some original poems about humans. You won’t find them anywhere else. What could be more intriguing than ourselves? Where are we going? Where will we eventually be? There are no simple answers here, but we hope you find the following vulnerable verse stimulates you toward some thoughts of your own! Human Beginnings, a […]
The Crossroads Poem
Poems are a perfect avenue to exploring our feelings about roads. Here are some original poems that you will only find on Shadow of Iris. Take them for test drive and see if their metaphors jive with your own street smarts! The Crossroads Poem by Amanda Lynn Just outside of the desert at a crossroads […]
train poems
Who doesn’t love riding a train? Open the window and stick your head out, feel the wind rush against you, but watch out for the ashes! Here are two transporting poems that will lead to a new horizon just around the bend. They are original poems you’ll find only here at Shadow of Iris. It’s […]
Pastoral Poems for a Modern Age
Pastoral poems historically are long narrative poems written by and for urban poets with the intent of romanticizing rural life. With their verse, they paint an idyllic scene — such as the life of the herder up on a hill on a cool spring morning gazing down at all his lovely sheep as he thinks […]
Creation Poem
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
— Edgar Allan Poe
gambling poems
She dances in a butterfly machine
Always calling for you to come clean.
Yes, she promises of plenty,
But only if you give her one more penny.
Poems about Honesty
Being honest may not get you a lot of friends
but it’ll always get you the right ones.
― John Lennon
We’ve updated Honesty Poems
with three new poems.
Please check them out!