Short Accident Poems

Short Accident Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Accident by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Accident by length and keyword.


Premium Member Browsing

browsing through emails,
and searching for an address,
just by accident
I come across an old friend's
poignant obituary
© Jim Healey  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka


Chair Stair

entry for Charles Messina's  "Fourtle" contest,  September 17, 2025

no stair,  light blown
climbed chair,  broke bone
Form: Footle

Premium Member spousal abuse

it was an accident
he was not a violent man
her death was her own fault
she goaded him
he dropped her body into the hole

Premium Member Neck

I ain't gonna walk no more, no more
I ain't gonna walk no more
Got in a wreck and broke my neck
I ain't gonna walk no more.
Form: Lyric

The Double Edge

The tragedy of accident,
the wonderment of fate
imprisoning destiny
—on whose steps we wait

(Dreamsleep: September, 2021)
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member My Other Birthday

The accident and the lesson it did give
  Tis better to almost die than almost live





*Celebrating the 4th of October
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Haiku 76

temporary blindness
view obstructed
fog

ice patch
loss of control
accident

snow bank
at the intersection
brakes fail
Form: Haiku

The Road Accident

The road accident
Left so many students killed 
On the very spot!
Totally heartbreaking news
For their friends and relatives.
Form: Tanka

Stepping Stone

The walls break
My heart is a stepping stone
It's swallowing the rain
Nightmare's obstacles
Faith's accident
See through clouds

The Hypocrisy of Children

the girl in the purple leotard
that everyone made fun of
until the accident
when they all went to the funeral
and pretended to cry
Form:

Car Accident -Senryu

Driving in the rain
Slippery road, we hit car
Person hurt his neck.


©  Kathy Mary Gillet
©  January 15, 2007 All Rights Reserved
Form: Senryu

The Word- Sudden

Any starting
presages the result

but the word 
“Sudden” comes accidentally!
oh; it changes the whole


-June 25, 2019 Chattogram

There Is Nothing More Dangerous These Days

Don’t ask me 
To write a cartoon on Islam
Write a cartoon on the Ku Klux Klan
Or on Diana’s car accident
You have a better chance to survive
Form:

Premium Member We kinfolk like to stick together

I'm looking for my brother
Could he be hiding in the kitchen?
Oops ~ methinks I found him



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 3rd place 2025
Form: Other

Understandable Attraction

From a small accident I didn't foresee
Again, I see dirt all over me
It's no new alert
I'm older than dirt
So that's why it's attracted to me!
© Pat Adams  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Terry and His Ferry

There was a man called Terry
Who captained his own Ferry
When his ship hit a rock
He recovered from the shock
Drinking a bottle of Sherry.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member For the sake of entertainment

Aerial acrobatics at the circus.
They have everyone in oohs and ahhs.
One slip and fall  ~ it’s all over.
Broken bones won’t be the worst of it.
fun

Bird's Eye View

peacock plumage
divine perfection ~ 
or cosmic accident?


20.10.19

Get In Touch With Your Zen Poetry Contest : sponsored by Richard Lamoureux

Show Tonight

The ballet dancers are missing two  members for the show tonight.
They got caught in an accident on the way.
Two members of the audience joined the show.
Form: Sijo

Premium Member Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

Adieu, Grandma. We loved you.
Christmas won't be the same without you.
We'll miss you a bunch.



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Form: Other

Premium Member Attenuating Circumstances

round and round everything's swell
without a hitch things seemed to go...
then suddenly an awkward hiccup



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 3rd place 2025
Form: Other

Premium Member An Accident Waiting to Happen

So with Nitro I'm sure you're aware

They say it's to be handled with care

But when it eroded

Is when it exploded

And then blew everything in the air
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Stacking luck in your favour

Driving uphill with only faith.
Stay in your lane at all cost.
Chance meetings can be catastrophic. 



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Form: Other

Impromptu

not
walking
in my sleep

but
waking
i take a pee

and
making
my way back

to bed
intending
but instead

get
sidetracked
a very horrible accident
Form:

A Fish Out of Water

Floundering on the shore
Of a new-found land
Couldn't breathe air
Til I landed on sand
Purely by accident
Not by my hand
Purely by accident
Can't understand.
Form: Lyric

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