Short 50 Words Poems

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Premium Member Yellow Post It

Sorry I cant change
20 years old, time to die
mum moved the mountain


Entered in "Any poem you want to write 50 words or less" Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Caren Krutsinger
Form: Haiku


Premium Member Because Of You (50 words)

Fifty words is quite a few 
But way too few to say
I love you. 

Flowery prose is quite nice
and poet’s pen writes it twice
But I will say it thrice…

Every dream begins with you
My heart beats just for you
My soul has peace because of you.
Form: Rhyme

Lifeline

Whenever there's a friend in need,
but, he's too proud to say,
don't wait for him to ask for help'
be there for him - okay!

Friend's can be a Lifeline,
in times of stress and strife!
They can make a world of difference,
on this road, we know as life!


Contest:  50 Words
Form: Rhyme

Words (a poem in 50 words)

Words are fun,
you know.
They convey
many things.

Feelings such as;
happiness, anger,
fear, and sorrow.
Just to name a few.

Words can tell
a history,
your own,
your people,
or even others too.

Words can even 
Lie to yourself,
And your fellow man.
Be careful 
with your words.

Premium Member Legend of the White Pumpkin

Legend has it
She cast her spell to gain his love
With a lock of his hair and feather of a dove
He murdered her on all hallows night
Then planted a pumpkin on her grave site
White as her hair the pumpkin did grow
Legend says it is so


Wow 50 words burns up quick
that was harder than i thought
it would be.


Obsessed

It is sweet and available but deadly,
I cannot do without taking it all the time,
even if the effects on my health are costly,
getting hyperactive is not a crime,
backache and fatigue are my normal visitors,
stomach pain and extreme pile are auditors,
 much sugar,diabetes is near!


Contest:"50 words"sponsored by Chaz Cheesman
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member One of Those Darndest Things

Chatting with Hyrum, my husband asked him
what he was watching on TV. He 
raved about the show his grandpa’s
phone call had interrupted.
There was a lull. . . and then
this four-year-old kid
said, “What am I
still talking 
with you
for?”

Sept. 27, 2019
for Caren Krutsinger's  'Any Poem You Want to Write 50 Words or Less' Contest
(44 words)
Form: Etheree

Proof

I used to believe in things
thoughts were proof of belief
but nothing tangible
could ever be held in hand
these are the things
commanded by faith
it is the leap you proudly make
not knowing where you will land
but strong enough to face anything
believing in his presence


contest 50 or less words ~ believe - Eva Palhazi
50 words © 4 months ago, Sharon

Premium Member A Manatee's Pace

Awakened with need to visit restroom, did make that run
Dizziness hits with faintiness, feelings of passing totalily out, falling
Ambulance was called early in morn; Princess could have outrun
How could anything so slow bounce and twist when crawling
Snail's pace arrived alive, then Manatee pace looked after appalling

Contest:Shaz Cheesman
Contest: 50 words

Premium Member Things Fifty

Fifty Cent, the rapper, sang “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” Fifty-fifty: half a chance. Over fifty: dyin’! Golden is one's fiftieth anniversary. Soft ****: the "Fifty Shades of Grey" Trilogy. “Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover,” “Fifty Dead Men Walking,” Fifty stars for fifty nifty states. Time to stop talking! For Shaz Cheesman's "50 Words" Poetry Contest
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member The Hidden God

You’re only interested in a god A god so transparent he’s left unseen This hidden god desires to take your soul And break your soul into many pieces Which he’ll do within time…he’ll crush your soul And leave you helpless without a way out The god of money’s quite harsh
Russell Sivey Entrant into Shaz Cheesman's "50 Words" contest 6/1/2012
Form: Verse

Choosing To Be Happy

Come, let's do anything but this Sit and speak of those we miss For I, the man filled with pride For you, the mom who held you inside We could share sorrows for hours this unrequited love that cowers Happiness waits around the bend Come, let's call the other friend By Rhonda Johnson-Saunders, May 29, 2012 for 50 Words contest (Shaz Cheesman)
Form: Couplet

Tree Blessings

Two trees stand tall outside our home, They are huge, spread like a dome, The Summer heat melts beneath their shade, Their medicinal values are of top grade, In India, found commonly by the roadside, It's a must in temple worship worldwide, Blessed, we to have these trees esteemed ~ ~ NEEM ~
(For Weekly Poetry Challenge - a poem in 50 words)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Beyond Her Lips

Through these lips
sorrows pass
bound to slip
seldom last.

Behind smiles 
secrets said
all the while
kept in red.

Whisper cries
from the heart
tender ties
love may start.

Lipstick likes
to make marks
takes all types
to send sparks.

Touch these lips
don't dare miss
passing ships
with a kiss.



50 words  rhyme  3/10/23
Colored pencil illustration G. Gaul
(Hyperrealistic)
© Greg Gaul  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member I Look To the Skies

I adore observing a stunning sunset, when summer is drifting towards fall. Ruby red tinged clouds I can’t forget - they are the most glorious sight of all! Twilight’s arrived, to another day I must bid adieu as scarlet skies transform to an inky velvety blue. 46 words Any Poem You Want to Write 50 Words or Less Poetry Contest Sponsored by Caren Krutsinger 9/27/19
Form: Rhyme

Dying For You

I died one thousand deaths for you, with this pain I may never know how to love again- arthritis swells my fingers and I am left remembering the last time you warmed them if you needed light I'd rope the sun; since you left I’ve come undone ~one thousand deaths~ 50 words total September 27, 2019 Caren Krutsinger Any Poem You Want to Write 50 Words or Less Poetry Contest

Premium Member By the Light of the Silvery Moon

By The Light Of The Silvery Moon Man seizes the ramble of a wayward moon, Echoes clear its pale look melancholy tune, It lends a trail took before of song and face, Man ambles in the real feel of its sung grace, Glimpse that all the creator has caused to be, Harmony feels to express nature's beauty. 2019 September 26 *1st Place* Any Poem You Want to Write 50 Words or Less ~~Caren Krutsinger
Form: Pastoral

Premium Member Harbor

In our vessel's journey our passage finds
The stream, the bird, the arts divine
A refuge of joy and compass within our minds

And seas that carried our ships destined voyage
Should storms that lash to test our courage
Will find that love and strength our lessons refined
To find our harbor so content and sublime


September 27, 2019
Any Poem You Want To Write 50 Words Or Less Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Caren Krutsinger
Form: Rhyme

The Wanderer

He wandered away from troubles
but he never gets tired of solving
whatever he does…
always with heart and soul.

He stayed strong through many hardships.
Whoever tries to strike him down,
he still rises without holding back.

He keeps walking--
even when the road is not easy today too.




This Week's Poetry Challenge: Exactly 50 Words
Write a poem using exactly 50 words.
Challenge Dates: July 27, 2026 - August 2, 2026.

50 Words

50   WORDS

The man  with the rope  asked for  last  words  -  so
I  stepped to  the edge and  looked  calmly down:
That’s a dangerous edge, I said - some unlucky
guy  could  get  hurt  if  he   fell  -
I mean he could easily break
His    leg   or   arm  -
if really unlucky,
maybe  his
neck.
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Written by  Sydney Peck

Entered in   Shaz   Cheesman’s  Contest      50 Words
Form: Shape

Black and White

Black and White

Good, bad
Glad, sad
Moods shown
Through sharps
And flats;
Deep bold				
Sounds from					
The top						
Tier can				
Be heard
Both far
And near;
Soft C 
Scale sets
At rest
Till pressed
By soft
Light touch;
Black, White
Dark, Light
No hue
In sight,
But in
The mind
That’s blind;
Written: © 3/7/16

Submitted for United Colors: Black and White-Poetry 
Sponsored by: Silent One
50 words and 50 syllables
Inspired by: Image #1

50 Words For Poe: Cor Unum

"50 Words for Poe: cor unum"
"cor unum" cor ad cor loquitur confessio crescente luce de profundis lux vitae lux et lux in tenebris lucet de nobis fabula narratur fons vitae caritas lux vitae lux (LadyLabyrinth/2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8k9f88gEbE
et super omnia ad te ipso sit tru et deo

Was It She

She was supposed to come at 12-30, I heard sounds of quiet footsteps crunching through the autumn leaves outside but there was none except a tree with a lot of branches all in black silhouette behind which stood gorgeous halloween moon Soon a figure emerged in half-light Was it she --------------------------------------- September 26, 2019//50 words Any Poem You Want to Write 50 Words or Less Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Caren Krutsinger 

Premium Member The Full Moon

Weekly Poetry Challenge 50 words Exactly July 27, 2026-August 2, 2026
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A silent silver ball
On the heavenly sky,
It paints a rounded doll,
Where hidden wonders lie.

The shadows softly creep,
Whispering in the air,
While hidden secrets sleep
Beyond all earthly care.

A balm for weary eyes,
A mellifluous grace,
Beneath the starlit skies
It finds its rightful place.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Black and White

My love -

When you
leave I 
feel black 
all day.

Hands hit
up down
your tune
I play.

You in
my heart
high low
notes flow.

But my
keys are
cold as
white snow.

Black night
brings tears
they fall
like rain.

Come soon
touch my
soul take
my pain.


March 7, 2016.

PIC 1. Piano Keys
United Colours: Black and White contest
{25 lines
Two words per line
50 words
50 syllables}

Feb 17 _The Colors Black and WhiteContest 
Sponsored by: Laura Loo
Form: Rhyme

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