Short American Poems
Short American Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about American by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about American by length and keyword.
Remember ; Mountain :
When Paiute canoes paddled :
Bygone many years
Inspired by Raul's Contest " Morning Ambience "
Categories:
history, native american
Form:
Haiku
to be sauces
don't forget
the rest
where you grew
theyer part
of you
near or far
you must have the surf
know who you are
Categories:
art, black african american,
Form:
Light Verse
it was a gas
and task
that hand to be done
tho it hurt some
now we see
that its going to last
because if
THE PASS
Categories:
adventure, black african american,
Form:
Light Verse
stop looking
not hooking
its time to start cooking
do better
its forever
its that time
to
GET YOUR MIND
TOGETHER
Categories:
black african american, caregiving,
Form:
Light Verse
we or one
us the works done
other look up
we're ones they trust
we can help other
sister and brother
be free
YOU AND ME
Categories:
black african american,
Form:
Light Verse
you won't the sunshine
than get off that line
and unwince
pick up that's sign
its not the time
to have a
LOCK MIND
Categories:
abuse, adventure, black african american,
Form:
Light Verse
I am always on course
Living life with no remorse
Life is like a push and pull force
You only get back what you toss
Categories:
africa, black african american, care, career, celebration,
Form:
Personification
American beauty
grass is greener on all sides
the power of denial
Angela left underdone
structure and discipline home
Categories:
american, anxiety, endurance, games, introspection, meaningful, motivation,
Form:
Tanka
clan elders
a generation's wisdom
in touch with spirits
AP: Honorable Mention 2021
Posted on September 5, 2018
Categories:
age, native american, old, wisdom,
Form:
Senryu
spring cloud drifts by
white on blue ~
do ants pause to look
AP: Honorable Mention 2022
Posted on May 21, 2018
Categories:
black african american, color, environment, insect, nature,
Form:
Haiku
Courage animates us
Brings us to life
Makes everything possible
Yet, Courage is the rarest quality in human person
Categories:
black african american, christian, courage, desire, people,
Form:
Quatrain
can't you see
let it be
help you
this must do
you can build
with skill lords will
read your signs
NOW IS THE TIME
Categories:
adventure, black african american,
Form:
Light Verse
a rose
in November
perfumes a gloomy day-
hints of summer linger Autumn's
goodbye
after Adelaide Crapsey's creation
Categories:
american, nature, seasons,
Form:
Verse
be stren its your turn
to lead
you earn it indeed
so be ready
be steady
have faith don't waste
STEP UP TO THE PLATE
Categories:
adventure, black african american, faith,
Form:
Light Verse
in contemplation-
incarceration frees up
thoughts into a dream
Inspired by Abe's photo of Martin Luther King
Categories:
black african american, history, places
Form:
Senryu
you can
give me a hand
i help you stand
lets start a band
have no fear
am here
and i'am bolder
CRY ON
MY SHOULDER
Categories:
black african american, forgiveness, inspirational,
Form:
Light Verse
beautiful bangtail
spirit untamed
racing tumbleweeds
thundering
across mesas
stallions wrestle
under night skies...
Categories:
adventure, animals, cowboy-western, imagination, native american, nature,
Form:
Free verse
American brave,
"we the people" have a right,
to pray to our flag,
no one, repet, no one can
ever take this right away.
Categories:
american, inspirational, life
Form:
I do not know?
better days or near
don't have no fears
to pain
you made for a change
you have gain
and thats a fact
DON'T STEP BACK
Categories:
black african american,
Form:
Light Verse
they walk picket lines
carry signs
so our lifes would shine
kept this in mind
before you stop the sound
DON'T STOP NON
Categories:
adventure, black african american,
Form:
Light Verse
its be here soon
so you old goon
young or dumd
have a plan that stand
fillup with gas
year go by fast
have a
NEX YEARS TASK
Categories:
adventure, black african american,
Form:
Light Verse
"Nunna Dual Tsuny"
wild roses now grow
as living epitaphs on
"the trail where they cried"
©deborah burch
1.29.2013
Categories:
angst, dedication, native american,
Form:
Haiku
as you go thur life
know your rights
no doudt check things out
or you could be wack
I CARE
BE AWARE YOUR STILL BLACK
Categories:
adventure, anger, black african american,
Form:
Light Verse
don't look back
put that on the rack
its a fact
tho card are still stack
we're on a better bed
our
BEST DAYS OR AHEAD
Categories:
adventure, black african american,
Form:
Light Verse
You made me black
and the whole world
persecute me for being
black
Who are you to question me
Remember I love you
Categories:
africa, black african american, creation, dark, i
Form:
Free verse