Brevity Poems
(Collection of Brevity Poems, 50 words or less)
Fall (24 Words)
Random vibrations
Branches stand still
Autumn’s frailty
Shaking in the wind
Warmer hues presented
As air outside chills
Branches emptying
Solemnly to the ground
You Are Not the Father (38 words)
Prince Charming thought he’d met his mate
But to start the family, he was too late
Encapsulated in the woods
A few of the dwarves tested out her goods
Now knowing kid’s paternity
She was impregnated by sleepy
OCD About My Keys (54 Words)
I know I just put them in my pocket
But still I have to check
I can’t shut the car door without a pat
Or else I’ll be a wreck
It’s called obsessive
It’s called compulsive
But safety must come first
You would too
If you saw the clues
If the situation was reversed
Witness Stand (30 Words)
Sweat collecting on my brow
Keeping calm as mind allows
Words that slip from devil’s tongue
Breath escapes my frightened lung
Answer twisted in the air
Powerless, I only stare
Green Fairy (26 Words)
Green and translucent
Filled with mystery
Enjoyed by the opulent
Throughout our history
It’s distilled with 3 herbs
Including wormwood
Negative ad campaigns
Made it misunderstood
Time to Move on (30 words)
Rose colored glasses
Long since faded
Constant negativity
From the jaded
Seek a thousand answers
Find but one or two
A light switch in the dark
And finally I knew
Near Miss (32 words)
Dysfunctional radar
Causing concern
Aircraft above
Point of no return
Closing in Fast
Collision in sight
Quickly maneuver
Nerve wrecking flight
Almost disaster
But was averted
From bad to good
Situation converted
Foolish (35 words)
If you argue with a fool
All you do is prove there's two
Quickly brought down to their level
Beliefs on a carousel
If you think there is a winner
You remain the bigger fool
Puzzle (15 words)
Starting from the outside border
Pieces from chaos to order
Image of a past explorer
Painting (20 words)
As colors glide on fresh canvas
Emotions pour from fingertips
My mind's imagination racing
A story told without my lips...
Cat and Mouse (8 words)
Joyous escape,
Taunting rivals.
Frustrated predator,
Foiled again.
Pareidolia (8 Words)
Clouds speak thoughts,
Past Memories,
Forever remembered,
Within.
They didn't leave (24 words)
“You’re leafy” she said
I stared back confused.
She points to the ground
She was amused
A mass of leaves hitchhiked
On my shoes
Copyright © Eric Niehoff | Year Posted 2013
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