Short Adults Poems

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


Premium Member What We Hoped For

rod never employed
children acting like children
softly spoken words
clear, gentle, admonishments
calm, compassionate adults
Form: Tanka


Cute Flowers Family

twenty three adults
a cute flowers family
rare pinky flowers
two so cute babies,
and one lovely teenager
that is the whole folks
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Cancer Limerick (Adults Only)

Just look at the symbol for Cancer
And about me you'll have your answer
I think its devine
To perform 69
As a great sexual enhancer
© Joe Flach  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Night and Day

Night
Dark, Dreary
Sleeping, Sneaking, Shushing
Crime, Adults, Hopscotch, Children
Schooling, Swimming, Singing
Bright, Awake
 Day
Form: Diamante

Seven Generalities of Single Adults Without Dependents:

1. Mortality Recognition
2. Hedonism
3. Apathy
4. Restlessness
5. Historic Amnesia
6. Recklessness/Experimentation
7. Meta-Identity
Form: List


Premium Member A Thousand Eyes

Peacocks spread their cloaks of a thousand eyes
                                                            ~ Adults spread a million lies
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Where are the adults in this scenario?

Fire and ice don't mix.
She and her ex will never agree.
Must kids pay the price?



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Other

Premium Member Adulting

the roundup of stuffed animals
with sad eyes, no pout, no tears
tossed together haphazardly 
adults drink as child disappears

5/23/2019
Form: Rhyme

MISTAKES

She made the biggest mistakes
When suddenly put on the brakes
From going all the way
With a guy named Play
So, he ended up giving her the shakes
© Daisy Ward  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Sad Life 5

we arrive at a house
we are brought to the basement
a large room full of toys
next door, a bedroom
you will stay here the adults say
this is heaven
Form:

New Candy

Willie Wonka made new candy
It tasted like a mouth full of Brandi
Adults kept buying their share
Had their noses in the air
It gave them a feel of fancy
© Daisy Ward  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Losing Your Innocence,...Oops! I Meant Ignorance

The adult equivalent of children losing their innocence
is when adults come to find a much greater, broader open mind
because they've lost their ignorance.
Form: Rhyme

The Fly

He tried to adjust his fly
But something jumped out on his thigh
The women screamed loud
Which drew a loud crowd
Then told the police a big lie

4-09-2023
© Daisy Ward  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member 'Adults Only'

     Children skip and run
     sing and laugh…

       as if the anvil of humidity
       reaches down to crush the will 

            of adults only

Premium Member Young People

It's been said that the problem with youth is that it's wasted on young people,
but the problem is adults with no skills to guide youth to their highest potential.
Form: Couplet

Am I In Trouble

Am I in trouble?

I cry wondering
Eating ants
They smell and taste like
Daycare is
A place where
Adults know
What is best
but don't know
what is happening

Premium Member Daydreams

As children we daydreamed About how amazing our lives would be As adults we tend to Fixate on catastrophe Kale Brereton August 5, 2018
Form: Rhyme

Maturity

Welcome…
Judgemental, Patronising, Fake adults
Mocking, Scornful Ridiculers   
Contemptuous, Disrespectful, Sneering Users…
Welcome Welcome to ripen to maturity.

Premium Member Sports Stars, Paid Millions

Sports stars these days
  get paid millions to play
    little boys and little girls games

  Yet jobs that only adults can do
    sports stars are wont to eschew
Form: Rhyme

Sad Life 7

A temper tantrum
the adults don't care
they stick me in a corner and tell me to wait
I wait, until the sun has gone down
you may go to bed now
one of many late nights
Form:

Why Do They Children Must Grow

WHy  do children 
 become  unsightly ...?
 maybe they should stay only
 mature as happens with
 the fruits...not "immature"
 equal to adults
 as it happens in life...

SENDING LOVE

I'm sending love
Hugs and kisses to
Santa, Mrs. Claus, the elves
And the reindeers for 
Bringing joy and happiness
To adults and kids this
Time of year
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
© Daisy Ward  Create an image from this poem.

Am I In Trouble

Am I in trouble?

I cry wondering
eating ants

they smell and taste just like
daycare is

a place where
adults know

what is best but don't know
what is happening?

Premium Member Time Flies

Time flies by at warp speed
and years go swiftly
Children grow into adults
and have children of their own
I feel like I should still be in my twenties,
not well over fifty.

Premium Member Sooo Tired

So tired of hearing about this country or that Rattling their sabres for conquest As intelligent adults, isn't it time we grew up And stop this silly nonsense

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