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Loyalty, Poems and Stories

loyalty poem

“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.

Last Updated: May 13, 2015 @ 10:40 am

Anxiety Poems

anxiety poem

“Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.”
—T. S. Eliot

Last Updated: May 18, 2015 @ 2:14 pm

Monkey Poems and Stories

monkey poem

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!

Last Updated: Apr 9, 2015 @ 8:11 am

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!

Last Updated: May 13, 2015 @ 10:42 am

Mirror Poems and Stories

mirror story

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!

Last Updated: Mar 22, 2015 @ 7:29 pm

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!

Last Updated: Sep 5, 2016 @ 9:09 am

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!

Last Updated: Oct 7, 2014 @ 9:37 am

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!

Last Updated: Mar 19, 2015 @ 9:36 am

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.

Last Updated: Apr 21, 2015 @ 4:27 pm

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!

Last Updated: Apr 15, 2015 @ 9:21 am

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.

Last Updated: Mar 12, 2015 @ 1:10 pm

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.

Last Updated: Apr 13, 2015 @ 8:10 am

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.

Last Updated: Nov 6, 2014 @ 8:03 am

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.

Last Updated: Apr 16, 2015 @ 1:52 pm

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!

Last Updated: Nov 6, 2014 @ 8:00 am

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!

Last Updated: Jul 9, 2015 @ 9:25 am

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!

Last Updated: Oct 6, 2014 @ 1:06 pm

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!

Last Updated: May 9, 2015 @ 10:18 pm

War Poems

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
— Benjamin Franklin

Last Updated: Mar 19, 2015 @ 4:24 pm

Rain Poems

The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Last Updated: Aug 1, 2014 @ 12:44 pm

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