Best Short Poems
Best Short Poems and Short Poetry. Read the best short poems on the web. These are the top short poems on PoetrySoup. Links to famous short poems as well. See the short poem categories listed below.
Petal
Pink and perfect mystery
to which I ply my finger,
she ripens so exquisitely
the longer that I linger
and fluff the modest blossom
with my gentle loving hand,
teasing, ever pleasing
so that now I understand
how beautiful the flower
that yields without duress,
blooming now so fully
in the warmth of my caress....
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Categories:
love,
In Strangler's Wood - Tanka Version
At a dead man’s throat
lies the rain drenched woolen scarf
that stifled his screams.
Cold Winds howl through decayed trees -
witnesses in the shadows....
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Categories:
autumn, mystery, rain,
Haiku - Celestial Seduction
lights weave through snowflakes
teasing and twirling about
distant stars dancing
a brilliant display
wearing only hand-me-downs
the moon steals the show
~FJ Thomas
01/01/2020...
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Categories:
moon, night, snow, stars,
The Poetess
She feels the wind of summer’s soft caress
and listens to the magic in its sound.
How perceptive is the poetess
who senses nature’s beauty all around.
She finds a place to write in tranquil hours.
Then from her thoughts bloom words like pretty flowers.
Written June 18, 2018
Submitted June 17, 2022
for Line Gauthier's Bite Size Poem No.47 Poetry Contest...
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Categories:
poetess,
Snowflake
A fragile winter butterfly
Flutters from the sky
So soft and yet her heart
Is cold and made of ice
But if I warm it
She will melt and die
~~~
Author: Elaine George...
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Categories:
nature,
In This Place
I am the weed
Nestled
In a crack in the pavement
Dismantling concrete
Crumbling foundations
In this man made world
Rooted in the earth
Despite the city
I am the seed
11/05/18
Composed for Line Gauthier's
Zen Poetry Contest...
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Categories:
city, nature,
Autumn's Season
Autumn brushes her hair slowly
Letting the glorious colors
flow gently to the earth below.
Showing off vibrant colors
in contrast to summer's green dress.
Out doing the starkness,
of winter's white coat.
Autumn compares the mutable
shades of spring to her fall
Giving a sigh ,end of another season.
She packs her brush
as frost touches her tips.
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Categories:
nature,
Love Is Free
a puppet dances
to its own merry tune
no strings attached
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[Inspired by Jan Allison’s
poem “Love is Bind”]...
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Categories:
freedom, love,
- Haiku X 62 - Deep Wounded -
deep wounds that leave scars
one moment much more must flow -
shadows from the soul
her tears in silence
the strong arms that held her up -
in the thoughts and deeds
please do not grieve more
and afterwards remember -
pearls of morning’s dew
05.08.2015 A-L Andresen :)
Copyright © All Rights Reserved...
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Categories:
cry, hurt,
Her Silent Seams
her words,
now naked.
Finally
letting them e
e v
v o
l
and run into
silent seams...
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Categories:
words,
If stars were Gold
In
your
absence
I float in
psychedelic ink
to design a labyrinth with
rainbow roses drenched in turquoise tears and metaphors.
But, if stars were gold, and I am love, you'll be the poetic garden that feeds my soul.
Maybe, someday, I'll be more than just a faltering feather~will you then, remind me, how to sing again, steal the light behind the jade moon?...
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Categories:
emotions,
Secret of the Mortician
The Secret of the Mortician
Dead, but I got eyes
Prepares my body at the morgue
Opens the chest
Drains the blood from its nudity
Admires my body before it decays
After The process of embalming
His hands run all over
I'm still dead
He's satisfied
The next day
Writes an outstanding obituary
I sit on display
~SKAT~...
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Categories:
corruption, dark, death, funeral,
Sand Castle De Mal
~Sand Castle De Mal~
Beauty sails along the shores of life
Out there broken dreams form above sand dunes
Silent, God listens to the triumph of his creation
3-14-2015
3 line verse...
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Categories:
beautiful, beauty, deep, dream,
Heavenly Herald
dainty daffodil
your golden trumpet fanfares
the dawning of spring
...
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Categories:
nature, spring,
Shadow of Death
My shadow flirts with the sun
As I caress the darkness
We are one and separate
As my shadow smiles
Anxiety suffocates me
The shadow will soon fade
I shall die
One happy, one not...
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Categories:
angst, destiny, introspection, pain,
Magical Moonlight
I
love
walking
at midnight
as moonlight shadows
dance on the inky blue ocean
and watch as they sparkle and shimmer like tiny stars,
pirouetting gracefully like prima ballerinas with the ocean as their stage
9/3/19
Writing Challenge 1, September 2019 - Eight Line Form
Sponsor, Dear Heart - Wiishkobi Ode
Checked with PS Syllable counter 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21...
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Categories:
moon, ocean,
A Balloon
a balloon
canary yellow
the sun on her leash
AP: 1st place, Honorable Mention 2020, Honorable Mention 2020
Submitted on June 26, 2020 for contest STRAND COMPLETELY NEW POETRY (1) sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - HONORABLE MENTION
POTD - June 26, 2020...
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Categories:
child, color, imagination, sun,
A Tempest of Tears
surrendering
reflective puddles
of rained regrets and sins
I offer my humility
the only gift I can give.
Susan Ashley
September 2, 2018
~ First Place ~
Premiere Contest: Pithy Pants
Sponsor: Maureen McGreavy...
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Categories:
appreciation, beauty, introspection, spiritual,
Chaplinesque
I am a silent movie,
a corny melodrama
played in black and white
with an observable flicker.
A little tramp
accompanied by ragtime piano.
You are pure A-list
Technicolor,
Dolby digital
THX, IMAX laser,
Oscar winner
3D blockbuster.
And yet you love
me.
Written 26 Apr 2020...
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Categories:
film, love,
Star Riders
The end, so close yet so far
We're riding our shooting star
Our life, the blink of an eye
A flash, that lights up the sky
It's sad so few will see
Our brilliant entirety
But for, those few that do
Imagine the dazzling view.
In life, blazing a trail,
At the end, a star with a tale....
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Categories:
celebration, encouraging, life,
Emergent
And yes, she will rise and conquer
She is queen of her own destiny
Her spirit is indomitable
Her eyes aflame with passion
Her warrior heart beats to its own drum
She will not just survive-
(let the world take note)
but thrive
*Dedicated to all warrior princesses, wherever they may be found
** Poetry on photo art mine...
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Categories:
beauty, celebration,
Lilac Longing
When rooted promises shift through dusts of seasonal change,
from a kyanite blue breeze to whirling wisps of lilac longing.
Memories live on, as nothing of value is ever lost. ...
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Categories:
imagery,
A Ripple In Time
A new borns cry
Tearful last good bye
Swaying waves of golden prairie grass
Shifting desert dunes - an hour glass
An acorn dropping among forest leaves
To mighty oak - a lifetime of dreams
The changing moon - to full again
Each morn' the sun - new skies begin
Eagles soar high - our hearts go there
These ripples in time - we all share
©Donna Jones...
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Categories:
introspection,
Winter
thick blanket of snow
snuggling the flowerbeds
with a winter wrap
...
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Categories:
snow, winter,
Scintillating Snowflakes
Wintry white wisps wondrously whirl
Soft sparkling snowflakes silently swirl
Coolly carpeting countrysides carefully
Dazzling diamonds dancing delightfully
Submitted Contest forms A contest
Sponsored by Broken Wings
28th December 2014...
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Categories:
winter,