Short Appearances Poems

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


Premium Member Buoyed as nothing

Surprise

Unpredictability 

An arising newness

Without connection

Appearances seemingly

Buoyed as nothing...


Premium Member the bridge

the bridge
seems the 
connection
of this to that
and the bridge 
not to be denied
hides the appearances
of this and that

Premium Member Stories about searching

Religion, 

spirituality, and science 

are all appearances..

nothing appearing as these 

stories about searching. ??~

Premium Member Hey, want to play

Come closer I won't bite
I've been unfairly given a bad rap
I'm really a fun pal



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 1st place 2025
Form: Other

Premium Member Seems like a good story

All appearances

Are nothing appearing..

Appearances are not

Definable because they

Are nothing...

Seems like a good story..!!


Premium Member Nothing is everywhere

Nothing

Is everywhere

And

Everywhere is

Nothing..

Nothing 

Has innumerable

Geographical 

Appearances

Named maps...

Premium Member Photos

Photos 

are appearances

already not seen

gone with the wind

on a windless day~

inexplicable stories

which

never were true~~

Premium Member King Bee

Nobody ever talks about him.
He rules quietly in a matriarchal society.
He can easily be replaced.



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 3rd place 2025
Form: Other

Premium Member Not before and not After

We might ask

what is that

which is not

before and

not after

well~

we might say

that is those

appearances 

popping up~~

Sweet Appearances

Happy smile roses
                                          other one's anger douses
                                                Sweet appearances
Form: Senryu

American Ethics

When one lacks useful experiences
But must keep up with appearances
Tromp on those who know
But soften the blow:
Revoke their Security Clearances!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Ground of Being

Ground of being

An old term

Seeming to close

The separation of

These two words..

Appearances.. 

Being appearing

As solid ground...
Form:

Premium Member not even nothing

not even

(as in not even nothing)

appears as nothing~

nothing

appearing as the

dance~

apparently there 

are appearances

everywhere~

Premium Member How? Who asks?

The story of

Subtraction..from

Separation with 

Weights and measures

To appearances

With empty

Weights and measures..

How?   Who asks?

Premium Member Appearances accommodate separation

There

is no repetition

repetition names

separation~

appearances 

accomodate repetition

which is what 

makes the world

go around~~??

Premium Member Not knowing is not Denied

Not knowing

Is the seeming 

Engine behind

Science and any

Getting ahead..

Yet the engine

And successes

Are appearances of

Not knowing...
Form:

Premium Member Emptiness Speaks of Emptiness

Appearances

May seem as

Limitations..

Pretending to describe

The indescribable..

Yet in simple appearances

Emptiness speaks of

Emptiness...

Premium Member The polarity secret

Polarities

Are appearances of 2..

Perspective and words

Opposites and  boundaries

Always accomplices..

Yet that secret: Polarities

Are not 2...

Premium Member Wholeness expressing

Appearances

of difficulty 

pain and sorrow

may seem as a

win for separation

in a story which

can only be told

by an expressing

Wholeness~~

Premium Member What we can’t see

Backstage it’s utter chaos
Curtains rise and perfection unfolds on cue
Much like behind closed doors



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Other

Premium Member equality a 4th meditation

equality~

apparent

divisions are

appearances of 

what was never

divided~

without the

divisions 

equality

may feel as

unconditional love~

Couple

We are a couple united
to the external world...
But in our bed,
the dreams sleep on their side,
each on their side...
Our sheets don't even
snuggle together...!

Premium Member Non duality lingo

Nothing
does not move
neither does
everything
thus no movement~
but we know
there is movement
must be magic
appearances~
(a story using
non duality
lingo)~~

Premium Member Appearances are all at once

Appearances

are all at once

everything appearing~

this appearance and that

wide or narrow focus

whatever differences

appearances are

Appearances~~

Premium Member Words and dreams

All words 

Assume to map

The unknown territory..

Careful observers of

Illusive appearances..

It's what dreams are

Made on..to borrow

Some words...

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