ABC Poems: Definition and Examples

An ABC poem is a type of poem that has five lines that create a mood, picture, or evokes feelings. These poems are five lines long. The words at the beginning of lines 1 through 4 are in alphabetical order and are made up of words, phrases or clauses. Line 5 is one sentence long and begins with any letter.

Here are a few of my ABC Poems

Dreading the Abuse

Shadows getting longer

Time stands still

Uncontrollable tears

Vicious man soon coming in

God please do not let him hurt me tonight.

Motherhood Is Hard

Questioning eyes

Refusing to submit blindly

Shaking her head in confusion and disgust she

Turned and walked away

I have just made an enemy of my child.

A Caribbean Christmas

Airy, flowing calming breeze

Blowing the sand all over my toes

Crabs and clams scuttle along

Dancing to the winter song

I love the song of the Caribbean Christmas Sea.

Carnival Time

Jumping through hoops of fire

Kissing booths

Laughing children with cotton candy

Monkeys doing tricks

There are many beautiful colorful lights.

Love's Meaning

Love...

Meaningless?

Notorious?

Obsolete?

What really is love?

Here are some more of my poetry

• Independent In Love
  A poem about a women who is pleading with her lover to respect her independence while being the man of her dreams.
• My Apologies (A Poem)
  A funny apology poem with an ironic twist.
• Why Can't I See Me? - A poem about relationships and low self esteem
  Having a low self esteem can damage one's intimate relationships. When you see yourself as inferior, this will reflect on how you respond and interact to your partner. This will no doubt raise serious questions for both partners. In this poem, the pa

Comments

Loi-Renee (author) from Jamaica on March 26, 2015:

Awww. Thanks Sertas Fresare.

Loi-Renee (author) from Jamaica on March 26, 2015:

You are most welcome Hartyur

sertas fresare on October 06, 2013:

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hartyur on October 06, 2013:

Thanks

Cathy Nerujen from Edge of Reality and Known Space on February 17, 2013:

I enjoyed your poems. You write nice poetry.

CMarie from York, Maine on November 29, 2012:

Carnival Time - (like the world) ... Loved It!! - Cher

Loi-Renee (author) from Jamaica on May 22, 2012:

Hello pretty15princess. I am honored to know that you and your teacher like them. She may use them as long as she mentions where it came from. Thank you for asking.

pretty15princess on May 21, 2012:

I love these I showed my English teacher and she said that they are very good and if should use one for an example next year for poetry .

Loi-Renee (author) from Jamaica on May 18, 2012:

You are welcome. I'm glad I could help.

ananomous on May 17, 2012:

Thank you very much. this helped me very much

Loi-Renee (author) from Jamaica on May 07, 2012:

I will definitely make more. Thanks for commenting.

jbkjbkjbjk on May 06, 2012:

you should make more but their good

sangeeta verma from Ludhiana India on December 07, 2011:

Beautiful collection of ABC poetry.Thanks for sharing

Cathy from Louisiana, Idaho, Kauai, Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri on November 22, 2011:

Very interesting. Thank you.