Short Act Poems

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


An Act of Ultimate Sacrifice

my grandpa was saved
from drowning in a lake by
boy who could not swim

9.10.18
Contest: Son of a Senryu
A true story
© Jesse Rowe  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu


Premium Member A balancing act

Let's be fair meet in the middle
Let's each do our share
Do like in any other real partnership



AP: 1st place 2025

Premium Member Shush! Act Like Nobody's Home!

Does...Misery Love Misery?

Does...Company Love Company?

OR...Does Misery Love Company,

LIKE...Company Loves Misery?
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Vanishing Act

Driving rain, Sleet and Snow,
No place for a sick tramp to go.
Nowhere to rest his weary brow.
No need to worry, gone now.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member High Water Dangers

creeks overflowing dangerous late summer rains flood waters churning
Written September 7, 2022
Form: Haiku


Balancing Act

L ovng and lenient
I ntiuitive and idyllic
B ashful but sometimes brazen
R omantic and reasonable
A lways seeking answers
Form: Acrostic

A SINGULAR ACT

A SINGULAR ACT

Do is a single verb word
Say it once, it is enough
If it’s just one time, it’s me
When Do Do it’s you
Form: Dodoitsu

Premium Member an act called cetacean stranding

when paired
pilot whales
choose one mate for life
a monogamous linkage
survivors will beach themselves when their mate dies

Premium Member VANISHING ACT

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ words linger like mist~ soft echoes reshape the air then vanish, somehow
Form: Senryu

Show Business Act

to be on stage
no matter what age
the dream
have a act team
dance sing and prance
its a fact 
you must have a
SHOW BUSINESS
ACT
Form: Prose

An Act of Love

An act of true love
He fingered his breast pocket
A genuflection
Love letter sheds pure tears
Echoes heard across the years
Form: Tanka

An Act of Kindness

The discolored leaf
safeguards a raindrop left by
the inclement storm

Entered in Raul Moreno's contest, 
" Mourning Calm "
Form: Haiku

Premium Member One Act of Compassion

One single act of compassion, however great or small it may be,
can get not just one but many, in touch with their true humanity.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Act of Kindness Blessed

fulfillment of praise sweet harvest fruit it renders flipping sour tongue spoils 11/7/2017
© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu

Think Before You Act

don't be a fool
hold your cool
being in jail
have to get bail
mean you fail
the cards or stack
god s got your back
THINK BEFORE YOU ACT

Act of Evil

As you pass by my grave
all covered in roses
whistle a dirge
sit down and pretend you care
afterall you were the reason 
i drowned

Act of Will

a bridge to burn
an act of will
a future turns
a soul to fill
a scrap of truth
a piece of me
a heart gets fooled
as you step free
© Jo Bien  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Gambit

Can I say, I love you ? 

Will you permit? 

Or you can do just one act of love 

to caution; you might be a gambit.

(17.03.2025)
Form: Rhyme

One Small Act

if you look high
beyond the sky
and try
this is not a lies
get out of bed
you can get ahead
its a fact
all you need indeed
is
ONE SMALL ACT

Premium Member An Act of Love

The world an act of love is and so is our birth- why can't we love one-another? 







© Demetrios Trifiatis
   30 September 2018

Premium Member High Wire Act

high ceiling eight foot ladder reaching for the fan — n sturdy a d steady 8/6/2020
*third line split for effect
Form: Haiku

A Class Act

A virtual classroom riddle:
Which of you just did a piddle?
The puddle is yellow
The teacher not mellow
Who's soaking wet in the middle?
Form: Limerick

The Way I Act

my heart beats for you,
my love burns a thousand suns for you,
the love i have for you i can not describe in words,
but in the way i act.

Premium Member Any Act of Kindness

Any act of kindness, mercy, and love rates more than a hundred poems talking about it!






© Demetrios Trifiatis
       22 May 2018
Form: Monoku

Premium Member If You Act

Just act as you would, like to be, and you will be, how likely you react
Written: September 21, 2021
© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

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