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original occasion poems
Original poems written by our editorial team for occasions and themes where the classics don't quite fit — birthday toasts, funny verses, modern weddings, and more.
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108 poems by The QuillOak Editors
Full text, free to read — all in the public domain.
- Another Trip Around the SunAnother trip around the sun,…8 lines
- The Quiet WorkNobody hands out medals…9 lines
- SteadyYou taught me knots and engine sounds,…8 lines
- Two CupsMarriage is two cups…7 lines
- What the River KnowsThe river does not end…8 lines
- Snow DayThe radio said two words today,…8 lines
- The TasselIt's just a string, the tassel is,…8 lines
- Roses Are Red (And Violets Aren't Blue)Roses are red, violets are — no.…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (Pizza Edition)Roses are red, marinara is too;…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (The Wifi Is Down)Roses are red, the wifi is dead,…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (Yes, It's Another One of These)Roses are red, this format is tired,…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (For Her, Who Hates Mornings)Roses are red, the kettle is on,…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (But They Fade in a Day)Roses are red, but they fade in a day;…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (For the One Who Steals the Blankets)Roses are red, my feet are like ice,…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (For the Man Who Fixes Things)Roses are red. The stair doesn't squeak,…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (His Hand Finds Mine)Roses are red, your hand finds my hand…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (You're Hopeless at Dancing)Roses are red, you're hopeless at dancing,…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (The Dog Ate My First Draft)Roses are red, violets are blue,…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (Broccoli's Green)Roses are red, broccoli's green,…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (A Toast in Eight Lines)Roses are red, the aisle has been walked,…8 lines
- Roses Are Red (I Would Still Pick You)Roses are red, as they were at the start,…4 lines
- Roses Are Red (A Toast to My Worst Best Friend)Roses are red, your advice is the worst,…4 lines
- The Mug You ClaimedThere's a mug in my cupboard…8 lines
- Passenger SeatYou fall asleep on highways,…8 lines
- How You Take Your CoffeeI know the way you take your coffee,…8 lines
- EvidenceFor her, who asks if I love her:…8 lines
- Slow Dance in the KitchenWe never learned the proper steps,…8 lines
- What I Mean by BeautifulYou think it's the dress.…7 lines
- The Porch LightThe best part of my commute…7 lines
- StillAfter all the years and weather,…8 lines
- One TripOne trip. Always one trip,…8 lines
- Text Me When You LandYou rarely say "I love you."…6 lines
- He Checks the LocksYou check the doors, you check the stove,…8 lines
- Your Laugh Arrives FirstYour laugh arrives before you do —…7 lines
- The LighthouseThe world gets loud. You don't.…7 lines
- Two DegreesWe battle on the thermostat —…8 lines
- In the OriginalYou are the person I'd call…8 lines
- Across the TableYou across the table,…8 lines
- Bake Until DoneThe recipe says "bake until done,"…9 lines
- First CallWhatever news the day brings in,…8 lines
- The Only School That MatteredI learned the big things from you…8 lines
- To Mom, Who WorriedYou worried that we'd catch a cold,…8 lines
- Home Is a PersonThey say that home's an address,…4 lines
- What She LeftWe looked for you everywhere those first weeks —…10 lines
- DrivewayEvery visit ends the same:…8 lines
- The Sound of ChildhoodWe groaned at every pun you made,…8 lines
- Passenger-Side WisdomYou never sat me down for talks.…10 lines
- DoorframeYou marked my height in pencil…8 lines
- A Word from the Fire MarshalWe bought the pack of candles,…8 lines
- The Zero on the CakeA zero on the birthday cake…8 lines
- Better Birthday MathThe candles say one number;…8 lines
- A Birthday BlessingMay your coffee stay hot, may your phone hold its charge,…4 lines
- The Quiet SequelToday you say it once, aloud,…11 lines
- Two ThreadsTwo threads alone are slender things…8 lines
- We Came for CakeWe came for cake and dancing,…9 lines
- The Load-Bearing YearsThe first year gets champagne.…10 lines
- The SecretOur wedding song sounds older now,…8 lines
- One More Year of WeOne more year of "where's my keys?",…4 lines
- Out of Office (Forever)The out-of-office message…8 lines
- What You BuiltThe job gets a replacement;…9 lines
- Boss of TimeYou gave the work your mornings,…8 lines
- Advice for the Newly ArrivedWelcome, small one. You arrive…8 lines
- The Smallest StarYou weigh less than the groceries,…8 lines
- A Wish with a FaceWe painted a room for a rumor,…6 lines
- Doctor's Orders, Friend's AddendumDoctor's orders, friend's addendum:…8 lines
- Until You're WellWhile you mend,…8 lines
- Get Well Soon (Selfish Reasons)Get better soon — for your sake, yes,…8 lines
- Happy DebtsSome debts are happy ones.…8 lines
- Two Syllables"Thank you" is a small return —…8 lines
- From Your Loudest ClassYou taught us fractions, patience,…8 lines
- The Forest, Writing BackYou won't remember every student;…8 lines
- A Sentence of Yours StaysA lesson lasts an hour;…8 lines
- The Robe Goes Back TomorrowThe robe goes back tomorrow…8 lines
- CommencementThey named it wrong on purpose:…8 lines
- The Santa StakeoutI planned my Santa stakeout…8 lines
- One Window's GlowIt isn't really wrapping,…8 lines
- Seed Beneath the GroundThe earth makes no announcement…8 lines
- Choose GenerouslyMidnight will make its noise,…8 lines
- The Spot by the DoorThere's a worn place on the floorboards…11 lines
- The SunbeamThe sunbeam still comes in at ten,…10 lines
- Wherever the Good Ones GoI don't know much about forever,…10 lines
- An Honest Note About My HomeworkDear Teacher: here's the honest truth…8 lines
- The Pea TreatyI've thought about your offer…8 lines
- The Monster Under My Bed (An Update)There IS a monster under my bed —…8 lines
- The Tooth EconomyI lost a tooth on Monday;…8 lines
- The Escaped YawnA yawn escaped at dinner…8 lines
- First Warm Rainfirst warm rain of spring —…3 lines
- Crocus in the Frostcrocus in the frost…3 lines
- August Afternoonaugust afternoon —…3 lines
- Cicadas at Duskcicadas at dusk…3 lines
- One Red Maple Leafone red maple leaf…3 lines
- Snow on the Mailboxsnow on the mailbox —…3 lines
- After the Trainthe train pulls away…5 lines
- The Cedar Boxfolding your letters…5 lines
- The Meetingthe meeting could have…3 lines
- One Percentphone at one percent —…3 lines
- Puppy (a Cinquain)Puppy…5 lines
- Letting Go (a Crapsey Cinquain)Dusk falls…5 lines
- M-O-M (an Acrostic)More than the cards could ever quite say,…3 lines
- L-O-V-E (an Acrostic)Listening, even to the boring parts,…4 lines
- H-O-P-E (an Acrostic)Hold on — not to how it was,…4 lines
- F-R-I-E-N-D (an Acrostic)First to arrive when everything falls,…6 lines
- A Poet Named PrattThere once was a poet named Pratt…5 lines
- The Sneezing DragonA dragon who started to sneeze…5 lines
- The Caffeine ResolutionI solemnly swore off caffeine…5 lines
- A Dog with a PlanOur spaniel has buried, to date,…5 lines
- On Advice"Advice" is the formal request…2 lines
- On TomorrowThere's nothing I can't conquer,…4 lines