With Egypt’s art thy pen may strive:
One potent drop let this but shed,
And every Rogue that stunk alive,
Becomes a precious Mummy dead.
— Alexander Pope<
Biology Poems
Biology is a fascinating subject, and it has everything to do with the future. It’s certainly time for the poets took notice, and to begin to write some poems that deal with the many aspects of biology. Biological Destiny, a poem by Emma Blue Like newly hatched sea turtles turning towards the rolling surf or […]
Dream Poems
What could be a more suitable topic for a poem than a dream? Freud thought dreams represented the stream of our thoughts free of any repression — our raw imagination at play with itself. There’s nothing better than taking a strange dream and transforming it into a surreal sonnet. Some say dreams are simply involuntary […]
Hope Poems
Hope is a delicate topic, for it’s closely connected with our beliefs, aspirations, and desires. Poetry is perhaps the premiere way to explore our hopes, dreams, and expectations. Poems about hope are not only trying to catch a fleeting yearning but also to help create a world where longing can thrive and have meaning. Despair […]
Lily, a poem
This is an original lily poem by Emma Blue. You’ll find it only on Shadow of Iris. May this blue ballad make your day! The Lily, a poem by Emma Blue You don’t understand at all, you never did, you never could. I’m growing paler day by day haven’t you seen me lately? I’m so […]
Narcissus Poems
Narcissism would seem to be particularly relevant in our contemporary world, so what better way to explore its origins than in a poem? While perhaps it was Freud who popularized the term Narcissism describing it as an aberrant personality disorder— the idea is not at all new. Freud based his term on that poor hunter […]
Funeral Blues by W H Auden, a poem analysis
This page is an analysis of the poem Funeral Blues by W.H. Auden. The poem is also known as Stop All the Clocks. The poem became famous after it was recited in the film, Four Weddings and A Funeral. We intend to do three things in this analysis. First, we’ll provide a brief summary of […]
When You Are Old by W B Yeats, a poem analysis
On this page we would like to offer an analysis of When You are Old, a famous Irish poem written by William Butler Yeats for Maude Gonne. First, we will offer some relevant and helpful background information. Second, we will go through the poem, practically with a line by line analysis and explore its imagery, […]
The Arrow and the Song, poem analysis
We wish to offer an analysis of the The Arrow and the Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. First, we will look at rhyme, meter and form. Second, we will offer an approximate line by line analysis looking for possible literary devices and carefully examining the lyrics of the poem. Finally, we’ll state our interpretation as […]
Broken Heart Poems
Who hasn’t experienced a broken-heart before, and what better subject could there be for a poem? Poetry about a deep love that is rejected is a major theme that nearly every poet addresses. Heart-aches are are all too universal, and a poem is an excellent way to ease ourselves through the accompanying anxiety. It’s not […]
Twilight Poems
photo by Christian Mehführer at fotopedia twilight poem i Meek twilight hurry across this earthly ball, fling your pale shadowy robe — I’ll stray through tangled trees, where no rude sounds dare linger, I’ll hear from the dewy spray the sounds of Philomela, her sweet, melancholy song played to the cadence of a dying saint. […]
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, an analysis
Are you looking for an poem analysis of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”? Ours is the best! Check it out!
Annabel Lee, analysis of the poem
Are you looking for an Annabel Lee analysis? You’ve come to the right place. I’m going to go through Edgar Allan Poe’s poem almost line by line and share my own impression of the poem. I hope you find this useful. Let’s begin. It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by […]
The Secret Heart poem, an analysis
This page is an analysis of the Secret Heart by Robert P. Tristram Coffin. It’s the best analysis of the Secret Heart poem that you will find anywhere on the web.
Mending Wall, analysis of the poem
Are you looking for a Mending Wall analysis? Here is mine. I hope you like it. I want to go through Mending Wall by Robert Frost line by line and offer my thoughts as I read the poem. Whether these thoughts hit the mark or not, I can’t say. But hopefully they will stimulate the […]
A Dream within a Dream, analysis of the poem
Are you looking for “A Dream within a Dream” analysis? Great. I love Edgar Allan Poe. “A Dream Within A Dream” is a brilliant poem. I’ll share my own impressions of this brilliant imaginative work of art. Let’s begin. First, why a kiss on the brow? Is that just because of the time period? I […]
poems about faces
Faces are a wonderful topic for poetry. Each face is a poem telling a different story, and this poem constantly changes from moment to moment. If you can get beyond a person’s simple façade, and catch the subtly of mood that lies under their mask, then you will know you have become a great poet. […]
Poems about Waiting
Here is the Waiting Poem, along with some of our other favorite poems about waiting! Enjoy! Waiting Poem by Justin Thyme Our time is so limited, yet here I am, waiting. My fingers slide over the keyboard; they search for just the right keys, they want to move, they want to type, anything would be […]
Prom Poems
Are you looking for some prom poems? Well, you’ve found some great ones! You’ll also find a poem or two about dancing. Pretty Prom, a poem by Clay Pigeon All day I couldn’t stop thinking about her; she’d told me I was the one that she wanted to go to the prom with me; I […]
10 Things I hate about You Poem and others
We have, as always, three of our own original hate poems here. But First we want to share with you, the 10 Things I Hate about You” poem, because we love it. It’s from the excellent film 10 Things I Hate about You. The poem in the video below is read by Julia Stiles. I […]