Best Shortlived Poems
Below are the all-time best Shortlived poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of shortlived poems written by PoetrySoup members
Humans Need An After Life(unfit
category
but no
choice.)
Life would
be
worthless
and
short
If this is
the only
dear life
we
have
Great
plans just
death can
abort
to be
useless...
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Categories:
shortlived, absence,
Form:
Nazm
The Christmas MuleSo many years had passed, he was the offspring of a horse and ass.
Quickly discounted, the young mule was sold over and over again...
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Categories:
shortlived, animal, god, mother son,
Form:
Narrative
A Hearfelt PrayerSEEING U ON SUNDAY, FAR FROM YA USUAL SELF,
AND NOW I HEAR YA DETERIATION WAY BELOW YA HEALTH
HAS HAS GONE TER THE LIMITS,WERE WE ALL...
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Categories:
shortlived, caregiving, love,
Form:
Rhyme
The Scent of LilacsThe door is open, the breeze blows in.
The sun is shining ever so bright.
The breeze tickles the lilacs, I breathe them in.
Their scent fills me...
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Categories:
shortlived, nature, seasons, day,
Form:
Quintain (English)
Temporary ApathyAs social political apathy begins to set in,
Truth becomes the enemy,
And lies become the bullets
Of the corrupted firing squad.
When immorality replaces decency,
Weak men become...
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Categories:
shortlived, change, social,
Form:
Free verse
Anonymous CriesWhat happens between these
walls stays between these
walls,the walls that my head are
too familiar with,i've had
shortlived rendezvous so often
that I know...
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Categories:
shortlived, abuse
Form:
ABC
Seaside Winter WonderlandThe seascape, lies beneath a blanket of white.
From dunes to where waves touch the sand.
The scene is hazy in the day's gray light.
Creating a rare...
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Categories:
shortlived, sea, snow, wind,
Form:
Quatrain
One Sabine WomanThe conquered land is eroding.
The driven snow is melting
Because the blue flame is burning,
Probing through the rampart,
Penetrating the fortress
And pillaging...
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Categories:
shortlived, angst, death, forgiveness, sad,
Form:
Free verse
Take Me Home 2After many years, I sat in a church service filled with culture, custom, ritual, and tradition. The experience took me back and reminded me...
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Categories:
shortlived, america, change, christian,
Form:
Narrative
The Christmas Mule RepostedSo many years had passed, he was the offspring of a horse and ass.
Quickly discounted, young mule was sold over and over again
until...
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Categories:
shortlived, animal,
Form:
Narrative
Fate PermittingAs I set my eyes upon you,
I was solely mezmorized,
Could the women of my dreams,
By chance, have now materialized?
The universe permitting,
Our paths will surely cross...
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Categories:
shortlived, angel, appreciation, autumn, celebration,
Form:
Rhyme
The LightIn a place benowst to me,
I stare at pathways far away,
To find a light that shines most bright,
I travel them but can't discern,
Which is prudent...
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Categories:
shortlived, life,
Form:
Couplet
Reflections: A Lonely Life of DeathThe heart and mind meld this time
I would that I bleed, not cry
Bleeding tells them my body hurts
Crying reveals my heart and soul hurt
The tree...
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Categories:
shortlived, death, friendship, how i
Form:
Free verse
The Indian LaburnumIs gold blossoming in each branch?
At the end of spring, they fill the ranch.
Smooth, pale, or greenish-grey, crusty barks
Bright yellow, drooping Sundrops fill the parks.
In...
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Categories:
shortlived, beauty, nature,
Form:
Free verse