Famous Short Character Poems

Famous Short Character Poems. Short Character Poetry by Famous Poets. A collection of the all-time best Character short poems

Epitaph On The World  

 Here lies the body of this world, 
Whose soul alas to hell is hurled.
 
This golden youth long since was past, 
Its silver manhood went as fast, 
An iron age drew on at last; 
'Tis vain its character to tell, 
The several fates which it befell, 
What year it died, when 'twill arise, 
We only know that here it lies.

The Aboriginal Cricketer  

 Mid-9th century

Good-looking young man
in your Crimean shirt
with your willow shield
up, as if to face spears,

you're inside their men's Law,
one church they do obey;
they'll remember you were here.

Keep fending off their casts.


Don't come out of character.

Like you they suspect
idiosyncrasy of witchcraft.

Above all, don't get out

too easily, and have to leave here
where all missiles are just leather
and come from one direction.

Keep it noble.
 Keep it light.

Just as He spoke it from his Hands  

 Just as He spoke it from his Hands
This Edifice remain --
A Turret more, a Turret less
Dishonor his Design --

According as his skill prefer
It perish, or endure --
Content, soe'er, it ornament
His absent character.

This priceless ruby comes from a mine of its own, this  

This priceless ruby comes from a mine of its own, this
rare pearl is pregnant with a character its own; our
different dogmas on this matter are erroneous, since the
enigma of perfect love is explained in a language of its
own [and that is not conveyed to us].

Keep thyself from drinking wine in the company of a  

Keep thyself from drinking wine in the company of a
boorish, violent character, having no mind or self-control,
for such a man knows only how to cause unpleasantness.
For the time, thou wouldst have to undergo the disorder
of his drunkenness, his vociferations, his folly. And the
next day, his prayers for excuse and pardon would come
to weary thy head.