Best Shortest Poems
Below are the all-time best Shortest poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of shortest poems written by PoetrySoup members
Shortest Love StoryOur elbows collided,
'cause my desk is wrong-sided.
Made for a lefty,
When I write
with my right....
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shortest, care, celebration, child, courage,
Form:
I do not know?
Here, Again: the Autumn EquinoxWritten for the Avebury Gorsedd, 24th September 2016
I wish you well...
I’m here, again…
Come riding in, upon the western wave
My hair all wove with...
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shortest, autumn, england, myth, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
Because of Just One Poetess
BECAUSE OF JUST ONE POETESS
I let go of living in sadness.
My life seemed going nowhere,
and looking back now, it all
seemed like madness!
It wasn't because she did
gymnastics...
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shortest, beautiful, celebration, encouraging, poetess,
Form:
I do not know?
Winter SolsticeYou are
the shortest day
but longest night
within a memory
of my four seasons
Every cell in my body
remembers you
It remembers
Your amorous glance
Your ardent touch
Your effervescent kiss
and even...
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Categories:
shortest, how i feel,
Form:
Free verse
Poetic MerakiUpon the twinkling of silent twilight,
tranquil thoughts set adrift,
infatuated in elysian reflection.
The mind wanders,
observing and listening - roaming;
avoiding confusing crossroads
leading into chimerical phantasms.
Overwhelmed...
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shortest, analogy, philosophy, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
The Human SmileNothing in the world so disarming,
so charming in it's domain.
Across a crowded room or two feet away
it's all the same.
The shortest distance between two people
despite...
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Categories:
shortest, funny,
Form:
Free verse
In My DreamIn my dream…
In my dream, I can fly,
hug the moon kiss the sky.
I will drink, morning dew,
I get drunk, to get...
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Categories:
shortest, age, allusion, dream, lost
Form:
Ghazal
Dad's Last Ball GameBeing the shortest in my high school gym class
Attempts to play basketball brought no success
Broke my finger while trying to catch a pass
Leaping to take...
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shortest, father, sportsdad, basketball, dad,
Form:
Quatrain
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shortest, adventure, car, change, confusion,
Form:
Verse
King of the JungleThere you sit...you patiently wait...
thinking of which animal you want to sate...
Observing a fine fox, who favourable flirts...
with sexy green eyes and the shortest of...
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Categories:
shortest, passion
Form:
Rhyme
Love Is the Beauty of the SoulA COLLECTION
Love is the smell of a newly mown lawn
Or the gentle breeze on a summer's eve
The clear blue sky with the occasional
Puffy white...
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shortest, love,
Form:
Narrative
Voyeur
I watched you this morning.
When the cool of the air settled on the morning buds
leaving only the hint of moist stolen kisses
as golden rays slowly...
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Categories:
shortest, beauty, desire,
Form:
Free verse
Angel's TouchANGEL'S TOUCH
Did you ever stop to think,
What this angel's touch really mean?
Smiling at you at a flower's blush
Giving you the time to think and hush
When...
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Categories:
shortest, analogy, care, feelings, love,
Form:
Lyric
Quotable QuotesDon't count your days, make your days count for lost time is never again found.
If you want to see rainbows don't stare at the ground.
When...
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Categories:
shortest, inspirational,
Form:
Prose
This Time of YearThe air is fresh, mornings crisp and clear
God I do love this time of year
Vibrant colors abound on the trees
Gracefully falling with the breeze
The workday...
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Categories:
shortest, confusion, faith, health, life,
Form:
Couplet