Best Shortcut Poems
Below are the all-time best Shortcut poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of shortcut poems written by PoetrySoup members
Graveyard Shortcut================================
Hiding in the shadows, there
at the corner of my eye,
I am slowly made aware
there is someone else nearby...
"Who is that?!" I bellow then,
"Hiding in the...
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Categories:
shortcut, dark, fear, grave, halloween,
Form:
Quatern
Where the Woods OpenThere's a path I always take
down to the river where the woods
are dressed down open
The light of the sky
doesn't shine in your eyes
but leads the...
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Categories:
shortcut, autumn, imagery, inspirational, lonely,
Form:
Free verse
Your Country Needs YouI've read many accounts on that horrific war that was WWI ,it was supposed to end all wars.
It was trench warfare and men fought and...
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Categories:
shortcut, death, soldier, world war
Form:
Rhyme
- I Am Dealing With It -My thoughts are like thunderclouds
Thoughts that collide and give worthless words
...
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Categories:
shortcut, words,
Form:
Verse
"our Connection"Some days pour like water from a teapot...
Other days like thick syrup from a spoon...
When you miss someone so much you can't stop...
Those feelings in...
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Categories:
shortcut, devotionwrite, write,
Form:
Light Verse
Fun With PunsFun With Puns*
A shepherd and his sheep once took
A shortcut across a frozen brook
The owner charged a very high price
For pulling the wool over his...
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Categories:
shortcut, fun, humor, word play,
Form:
Rhyme
Our Beloved Brother-Dedicated To Dwight BouldinTook a shortcut through this wicked world
But the long way through our hearts
Having a hard time convincing ourselves
That this end is a million starts
A companion...
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Categories:
shortcut, death, friendship, loss, sad,
Form:
Rhyme
Choose Your Shortcuts WiselyShortcuts are best suited to desktop on the computer,
Not intended for the average commuter.
You will always get cut short, if you try one from a...
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Categories:
shortcut, angst, change, character, conflict,
Form:
Didactic
The Mighty It
IT is a short, but mighty word,
so powerful, IT seems absurd,
'cause IT can be most anything.
Yes, IT can be a diamond ring,
denote a site or...
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Categories:
shortcut, word play,
Form:
Couplet
Tomato WristDecisions-decisions
Do you take a job where it's always womb-warm
working for dirty broken pennies
or poke around in the wind and cold
for a taste of...
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Categories:
shortcut, courage,
Form:
Free verse
My Computer Might Daydream AboutMy Computer Might Daydream About…
My computer may daydream about,
The Twilight films and the meaning of The Matrix,
The thought behind Star Trek and the point of...
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Categories:
shortcut, computer, dream, poetry, science,
Form:
Free verse
Once Upon PerditionThe apostate looked out his window,
and started to believe
As genuflecting pylons,
sent ramifications through the trees
Chaos looked at reason,
was it about to make a...
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Categories:
shortcut, allegory, humanity, surreal,
Form:
Rhyme
The ModernistThey were cheaters but they were real,
the old bitoks. You could have a measure,
drink the devotees' own red winter cherry, and contemplate
the saxifrages in the...
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Categories:
shortcut, imagination, math, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Walking To SchoolA walk to school out of the backdoor, through the homemade back gate, through a narrow alley,
Cars parked on the curb, guarded by paraffin lamps,...
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Categories:
shortcut, nostalgia, school, old, old,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Halloween Night In the Apple OrchardYoung Timmy saw Jim walking down the street. Timmy considered a quick retreat, but steadied himself with a shrug. Timmy dreaded the sight...
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Categories:
shortcut, children, fear, scary,
Form:
Narrative