An Ode is a poem praising and glorifying a person, place or thing.

Example #1:

An Ode To Dreamers

When dreamers dream
And lovers love
Do they receive their visions
From heaven above?
Or do they originate
Where all things start
Within our minds
Within our hearts?
I know not all
But what I do know is this
You cannot build a Kingdom
Upon a flimsy wish
So believe in your dreams
Follow them blind
Lest you loose them all,
To the hands of time. 

Copyright © 2000 B. R. Jording

Example #2:

Ode To A Butterfly

Oh! the butterfly 
he flutters all day, 
he roams the skies 
with some delay. 

He alights on trees, fences 
and roses, 
to whatever attracts his fancy 
he will do his poses. 

He's up, he's down 
he dances with the breeze,
he comes, he goes 
and does it with ease. 

As I watch him 
in pure delight, 
I begin to wonder 
if he knows his own plight. 

For soon spring turns into summer 
then summer flies quickly by, 
the sun setting early 
into a darkening sky. 

The butterfly is gone now 
replaced by snow, 
but he will be back again 
to put on his beautiful show.

Copyright © 2001 Lorraine Nisbet