Best Shortcoming Poems
Below are the all-time best Shortcoming poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of shortcoming poems written by PoetrySoup members
ShortcomingFace it
Race it
Erase it
Try no more
It faces me
It races
It doesn't stop
Only me
We wait
We see
It charges
You
Me
We all do
You saw
It developed
We were there
We knew it was developing
Before...
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Categories:
shortcoming, america, cheer up, child,
Form:
Free verse
I Am But a Grain of Sand"Happiness and sorrow ebb and flow like waves upon a beach,
and I am but a grain of sand."
...
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Categories:
shortcoming, character, how i feel,
Form:
Rhyme
A Haku From My World-2014The internal fire
searing away life's pain
change summers forest
born into the world
contemplating renewal
ice covered rivers
all seasons cycle
pain love life feeling anger
eternal rhythm
bright autumn color
death brings life...
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Categories:
shortcoming, change, conflict, confusion, emotions,
Form:
Haiku
The Great TeacherHe was a man whose tongue held no lies,
For he was the direct descendant of our father in the heavenly skies.
Born to a body of...
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Categories:
shortcoming, christian, religion,
Form:
Rhyme
I Am a WhisperI am a whisper
I am a warning
I am the Man in the Moon
I am a secret
I am a sinner
I am an ominous tune
I am a...
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Categories:
shortcoming, crazy, dark, depression, introspection,
Form:
Rhyme
This Woman His Wife 1It breaks his heart to know
she does not always trust in him
nor understand the much she means to him.
The sight of her smile
enchants his...
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Categories:
shortcoming, love, perspective,
Form:
ABC
Know Himlook at a person
know his sobriety or aggression
look into his eyes
know of what deep down lies
you can know his passion
you can know if there's...
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Categories:
shortcoming, allegory, angel, anti bullying,
Form:
Rhyme
The Committee To Re-Elect the PresidentThe Committee To Re-Elect the President
By Elton Camp
On political matters I take no position
But it’s fun to watch those with ambition
This Committee is now composed...
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Categories:
shortcoming, funny,
Form:
Rhyme
2 Terms of Political Office2 Terms Of Political Office
A political leader of a country successfully managed to extend his term of office...
Brings up the question of the wisdom of...
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Categories:
shortcoming, community, future, history, humanity,
Form:
Free verse
Love Is Not PerfectLOVE IS NOT PERFECT
Love your heart and your soul would be at rest
Do you preach love when love doesn't exist in their eyes?
Get the foul...
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Categories:
shortcoming, abortion, africa, art, beautiful,
Form:
Blank verse
The Roadside EateryIt was a pretty long drive but not tedious
Thanks to smooth arterial roads; well laid
The shortcoming was absence of eateries
And we were looking for a...
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Categories:
shortcoming, culture, feelings, food, travel,
Form:
Free verse
The Leavening of the SoulCharacter, as then a word
gathers or depletes ~ what is heard
times nuance, profiting as heard
the truth ~ or consequence' does readily invert!
Character ~ becoming known
the...
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Categories:
shortcoming, character, nonsense,
Form:
Monorhyme
ShadowHugs from the old oak tree so big
Caressing my shortcoming
Letting me understand the beauty of it bring
So close to mine is now to part.
Shadows buried...
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Categories:
shortcoming, death,
Form:
Lyric
VulnerableFor the first time
I need help
for the first time
my pride took a hike
always rose to top
now I’m not fresh anymore
I seem to flop
my vulnerability
is exposing...
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Categories:
shortcoming, blue, change, identity, inspiration,
Form:
Free verse
America's GodIt must be clear that God's involvement with a nation or people does not exempt them from their insistent practice of human frailties and evil...
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Categories:
shortcoming, america, bible, christian, courage,
Form:
Prose