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Short dark poem by Guy-Adler Dorelien | Go to this short poem

Misery

Misery is darkest in the light.


Short dark poem by MC MC | Go to this short poem

The Hills Danced

The rolling hills
 danced in the dark.


Short dark poem by Charles Henderson | Go to this short poem

her cloud

her cloud
she hangs ten 
on the dark side


Short dark poem by John Smith | Go to this short poem

Dark Matter 3

dark matter
seems unfathomable
like love is


Short dark poem by Sangam Giri | Go to this short poem

Insomnia

A dark room
tick tock tick tock
I can't sleep


Short dark poem by Daniel Corcoran | Go to this short poem

Dark

I fall asleep
And when I wake
It's still dark


Short dark poem by Veronica Joseph | Go to this short poem

Home

I miss your skin
in the dark at night
come home


Short dark poem by Charles Henderson | Go to this short poem

trees molt

trees molt --
an acorn is covered
in darkness


Short dark poem by deb radke | Go to this short poem

fallen angels

fallen angels
casualties of sin
in darkness lay


Short dark poem by Chandi Mandal | Go to this short poem

FACT

Once i came here with light
Now darkness glitters...


Short dark poem by Vicky Tsiluma | Go to this short poem

safari ants


safari ants
arrive at the picnic --
clouds darken


Short dark poem by Gregory Golden | Go to this short poem

Painting The Words

The piano
Painting the words
In the eyes of darkness


Short dark poem by Gregory Golden | Go to this short poem

The Lesser Light

The ray of darkness
God is breaking
The lesser light


Short dark poem by Charles Henderson | Go to this short poem

inside his head

inside his head
he only sees darkness
his last vision


Short dark poem by Charles Henderson | Go to this short poem

war horse

by instinct
she speeds through dark wood- -
war horse


Short dark poem by Adeleke Adeite | Go to this short poem

Silent Dusk

Silent dusk---
the dark leaves whisper
moonlight tales


Short dark poem by Debbie Guzzi | Go to this short poem

haiku 8

sirens whir 
through the dark of night --
the cat's ears


Short dark poem by Jack Ross jr. | Go to this short poem

Star In The Night

Shooting star
across the dark night sky
much to ponder.


Short dark poem by ultan beare | Go to this short poem

truth

in the dark one seeks the light blind one seeks the sound


Short dark poem by Stephen Petluk gentle fury | Go to this short poem

dark duality

dark duality
gentle love quiet fury
a large man shivers


Short dark poem by karen croft | Go to this short poem

magnetic poetry

lightening bugs flashing
like fireworks in deep dark sky


Short dark poem by Jacqueline Tuffnell | Go to this short poem

movie

alone in the dark
yet surrounded by people
theater magic


Short dark poem by Kellen Davis | Go to this short poem

free

on a dark stretch of
road somewhere in between--
freedom


Short dark poem by Lary Houston | Go to this short poem

Reality

Light
shatters darkness
revealing all
sunglasses please


Short dark poem by Joshua Lacey | Go to this short poem

Path of Jedi

Jedi knight
Evil fight
Force unite
Beware dark side's bite!


Short dark poem by shane solomon | Go to this short poem

Vampire You Lose Again

Subtle as a sun
Risen up to a dark night
Valiant in honor


Short dark poem by CYNDI MACMILLAN | Go to this short poem

OVERCAST

clouds darken my day

each unapologetic

just like you


Short dark poem by Robert Heemstra | Go to this short poem

Dark Roads

So many raods
without any lights
who shut off all the lights?


Short dark poem by Sue Mason | Go to this short poem

PTSD II

The sweetness of the
ordinary before dark
memories intrude.


Short dark poem by Gregory Golden | Go to this short poem

When Darkness Truly Deepens

Darkness darkens but
Still deepens through
Her broken light


Short dark poem by Laura Breidenthal | Go to this short poem

Until You

I never Truly made it through
Death’s Dark Vale
until... You!


Short dark poem by Kevin Clark | Go to this short poem

Charcoal dark night

Orange slice sunrise
Red blood sunset 
Charcoal dark night


Short dark poem by Frank Polgar | Go to this short poem

Moonlight

radiant moonlight
washes away the darkness
sunglasses at night


Short dark poem by cecil hickman | Go to this short poem

Deliverance

Foreboding luster
Breaching the forest darkness
Emancipation


Short dark poem by John Smith | Go to this short poem

Dark Matter 2

light dazzels
but all around black waits,
endless, timeless.


Short dark poem by jeanine dejesus | Go to this short poem

Aimless (Senryu)

Lurking in shadows
In darkness of my desire
Longing to be free


Short dark poem by steve meadows | Go to this short poem

darkness of love

Love in the darkness
True love can not be seen
A human being


Short dark poem by Sandra Adams | Go to this short poem

fireflies

beneath the dark skies
flickers of neon light seen
momentarily


Short dark poem by ... Gigno | Go to this short poem

One Spirit

Shine, courageously
To block out any darkness
You, the only light


Short dark poem by Anthony Souls | Go to this short poem

Scholars of darkness

Ordinary men
Philosophers in life's cracks
Scholars of darkness


Short dark poem by Edward Orozco | Go to this short poem

O' dark clouds

A dark gray blanket
So dark, yet so full of life
H2o, yes, life


Short dark poem by Justin Street | Go to this short poem

Shadows

Never a night so dark to see
What feared shadows have done to me


Short dark poem by Robb A. Kopp | Go to this short poem

Facing Dark Clouds

Out of her shower
Not just a pretty flower
Sweetness is power


Short dark poem by xolani idris | Go to this short poem

5

Surrounded by snow
A red prison bench sits calm
Alone in the dark


Short dark poem by Ann Roske | Go to this short poem

Morning Coffee

Beans dark and oily
Brewed to bitter perfection
Savor earthy sips


Short dark poem by Jeremy henderson | Go to this short poem

dark life

living in darkness
is it really worth living
never knowing light


Short dark poem by Raul Moreno | Go to this short poem

Nightfall’s Reign

Silhouetted mist,
Crowning the rustic surface:
Halo of darkness.


Short dark poem by Anita Lovelace | Go to this short poem

Hope #2

candle in the dark
just a tiny little spark
lets hope be given


Short dark poem by cecil hickman | Go to this short poem

Transposing Point

After the whirlwind
Breaking glory expels dark
Upon the season


Short dark poem by shane solomon | Go to this short poem

Shadowboxing at night

A darkness in me
Captured my soul in ransom
Making feelings numb


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