100 Best of the Best Poems Page 3
Poetry is about much more than rhymes and clever imagery. At the end of the day, poetry is always about people.
We read poetry with our eyes, listen to its beauty with our ears, and understand the words with our mind. But good poetry, the best poetry, must always be felt within the human heart. It must be experienced. The best poems use the magic of words only to illuminate a deep understanding of our humanity, to perhaps bring us to a time we once lived or take us to a time we've only dreamed of being.
Culled from ALL of our categories, the 100 poems below have touched lives, have encouraged friends and lovers to revisit or discover their hearts, have reminded people again and again and again of their intrinsic humanity. These 100 poems are about real people living real lives.
Let the countdown begin.
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#50Love Poems - Teenage Love Poems: By definition, there can only be one "first" kiss. Right?
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#49Sad Poems - Depression and Suicide Poems: Suicide is an escape, not an answer…
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#48Friendship Poems - Teen Poems about Friendship: Some friendships seem Eternal
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#47Love Poems - Erotic Poems: Insatiable is just a word. But words, in the hands of a poet like this, can take you into a reality of their own. Don't be surprised to find scratches on your back after reading this one…
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#46Sad Poems - Poems about Death: This is a beautiful poem about a woman, very simply, missing her father.
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#45Sad Poems - Sad Love Poems: Maybe the worst pain of love are caused by the regrets.
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#44Friendship Poems - Teen Poems about Friendship: It's not always easy to understand why the people we care about don't seem to care about us.
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#43Love Poems - Teenage Love Poems: Fear of rejection can lead to famous last words. "Maybe one day…"
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#42Love Poems: Some of us do not have the ability to display emotions as easily as others. But does that make the feelings any less real?
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#41Sad Poems - Sad Love Poems: They say "life must go on," and during the day that's largely true. But when the sun sets, life again comes to a jarring halt.
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#40Sad Poems - Sad Love Poems: People don't always feel the same way about us, as we feel about them.
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#39Love Poems - Teenage Love Poems: Doesn't the term "First Love" convey, almost by definition, that there will be a next?
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#38Friendship Poems - Poems about Lost Friends: Saying goodbye to someone you once considered a friend isn't easy.
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#37Love Poems: Togetherness is far more than just a word. Sometimes, it's a hope, a dream, and - maybe - a way of life.
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#36Friendship Poems - Teen Poems about Friendship: The end of another school year changes many things.
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#35Love Poems - Teenage Love Poems: Fears of rejection should never hold us back. But, sadly, they often do.
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#34Love Poems: Sometimes, the words we speak are not the words we want to say.
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#33Love Poems: Enumeration is a human foible, and a favorites pastime for those in love.
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#32Poems on Life: Sometimes humanity shines brightest under inhumane conditions, as this truly wonderful poem demonstrates.
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#31Love Poems: There is nothing better than a great kiss. Except maybe the memories that linger.
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#30Love Poems - Teenage Love Poems: There is perhaps no greater frustration than caring when you really don't want to care.
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#29Love Poems - Teenage Love Poems: When love and friendship join hands, there can be no stronger bond.
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#28Friendship Poems - Poems about Lost Friends: Friendship can last forever. Even when it doesn't.
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#27Friendship Poems: Sometimes, mere words are just not enough to express to a friend or loved one how we feel. Yet, try we must.
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#26Love Poems - Teenage Love Poems: Are those butterflies you feel in your stomach? Or love?
