Poems

Silver is one of our most precious metals, and as such it is something that we view in the highest regard. Silver is a pretty metal, and one that is used to make countless different types of jewelry – as well as being used in some technological applications too. As you may imagine, there are … Read more

Owls are an incredibly symbolic bird, and as such they lend themselves very well to poetry. Describing their nobility, wisdom, beauty, and the grace of their flight is pretty much what poetry’s all about, right? If you haven’t ever read any poems about owls, then you’re in for a treat today – we have gathered … Read more

Ahh, coffee – that delicious beverage that we have been using for centuries as a pick me up, a wind down after dinner, or simply as a tasty drink – who doesn’t love coffee? As a coffee enthusiast, you will probably have several different blends for different times of day; you know the history and … Read more

Now, here’s a poetry collection we can really get our teeth stuck into! Poems about chocolate are, as you can imagine, sumptuous and delicious, and are a great way of celebrating this wonderful foodstuff. A great thing about settling down for a cozy read of this collection is that it won’t break your New Year’s … Read more

Dogs are just the best, aren’t they? They have a well-deserved reputation for being man’s best friend, and it’s easy to see why! They are loyal, loving, funny, obedient – and many of them can be trained to do some truly amazing things (not least finding lost people with that awesome sense of smell). If … Read more

A dry, dusty, arid landscape can’t have much going for it, surely? I mean, there are many poems about lush, verdant, green landscapes – but poems about the desert? Surely not! Well actually there are a great many things to be celebrated about the desert. Many of them used to be under the sea, so … Read more

Of our five senses, touch is a very important one. Imagine getting a cuddle from a loved one, or shaking someone’s hand, or getting a high five – this would be impossible without feeling touch. Poems about touch can explain a lot to us – whether that is in the sense of physical touch, or … Read more

Transgender, although it seems very relevant these days, has actually been around for centuries. It can be incredibly hard to feel as though you are not in the right skin, so why not read some poems about transgender? These might help you to work out how you are feeling, and why. Alternatively, if you have … Read more

“Monsters under the bed” are something that we are all familiar with, right? Whether you remember being scared of monsters as a child, or whether you have a small person who cannot sleep without the light on for fear of things that go bump in the night, poems about monsters might just be the answer. … Read more