Short America Poems

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


Premium Member Stories

Spanish moss telling Gray stories of the Old South History disputes
written June 7, 2021
Form: Haiku


Green Eggs and Vegan Ham

"green eggs and vegan ham"


that chat is
not a chatte

but

why's that 
cat doing

that 

with
that

hat
Form: ABC

Premium Member Pre-Game Ceremony

The country's gone to pot
    Our politics is rot
  The climate is too hot
    United we are not

        PLAY BALL!
Form: Monorhyme

Corner Riddles

Uppercut, Towel, Rent

Hanging out after his first lesson

He needs to get a life 

Wash the bruise


Love Irish

Premium Member Tomboy’s Dilemma

As a child I was a tomboy
Football a game to enjoy
Until one fine day
Boobs got in the way
Dad stop me he was annoyed
Form: Limerick


Goodnight Not Good By

here's a kiss
you going miss
loveing you
is worth it too
this is know lie
for me your right
this is
GOODNIGHT NOT GOOD BY

Soon Fall Footall

it will be here
where they drink beer
jump and cheer
and you make the call
when ball hit the wall
SOON FALL FOOTBALL

The Venezualan Pitcher

Jesus Aquando
learned all about pitching from Brando
coulda been a contenda
till Stella decided to question his genda.
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Turn Around

Life’s not the greatest
Right now
Caught between a 
Lifestyle of chances
Needing deep down
For things to turn around
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member 69

69 is a poem
Off my mind
I look at you
With love
Will you do
All in my
Fantasy
Or just 
Look at me
Trying to see
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member And Whats Naught

and what's naught
could it be
or I forgot
how much I love you
and i'm sincere
I love you babe
whispered in your ear
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Away From Jail

168
So now I go
And walk on
Away from
This jail and
A place called
Framingham
But here I 
Find myself
Here again
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Flash of the 1970's

The Seventies

                                 The Me Generation

                                  Best of my Heart
art
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Final Day of Spring 2020

FINAL DAY OF SPRING 2020

a morning visit —
the red cardinal inside
its outside upside-down world

6/19/2020
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Orange Puff Daddy

Orange fat man said out loud
He doesn’t like men and how
Proud he was
Chest puffed up
As if he stars in explicit files
Form: Limerick

Premium Member In the Age of 'Kwik Clips' and 'Racing Razors'

  	
     When they bulldozed the old red-and-white barber pole

          ~ they uprooted a piece of America’s soul
Form: Couplet

Train To Be A Slave

Poor Education 
Slave Quarters 
Slave Wages
POOR Healthcare 
Breeding Children 
Police Brutality 

Training A Slave

Premium Member IN TODAY'S POLITICAL-EDENIC GARDEN

IN TODAY’S POLITICAL-EDENIC GARDEN   

Sow liberty’s seeds;
Reaping fruits not spoiled by 
Infecting trump-plows:-
Form: Haiku

Just Another Thoughts To Rize Above

"indeed I do fade away, 
within my thoughts
some days, yet I
still hold on to a
 grip that doesn't 
ever snap."

Ds
Form: ABC

Premium Member Underneath the El

Underneath the El
traffic madly dashes on
pizza shops, barbers

hustle here and bustle there
adrenaline keeps flowing
Form: Tanka

Premium Member The Beat

The beat, the beat it swings, it sings
Its bouncing tone a memory brings
a-tap ter-tap de-dap de-dap
and then she sings
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member That One First Hit

7
THAT ONE FIRST HIT
The inception
Of fatherless storms 
One stood alone
On top the waves
And his name was
CSPARKER
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Haiku

haiku 

the poison dart frog 

these from the native to tropical central and south america.  

No swimming in water.
© Chad Henn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Prophet

Prophet
He speaks
The truth
They say
And he’s 
Blessed
In every
Way
Lend
An ear
Listen 
To him
Message 
Clear
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Insects

There could litterly be 100s of
Millions of undiscovered insects
That we have yet to discover
Even in our own back yard
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

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