Short Asking Poems

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


Will You Marry Me

With talks of love you're sappy too
When I am up you're happy too
When I am low you carry me
I'm asking will you marry me
Form: Quatrain


Ticket To Ride

put a ticket
in my hand

again
i begin

to be
a kid

again
but not

asking
where

but are
we there

yet
Form:

Premium Member Asking For Answers

I’ve been searching for answers,
Since far in my past.
I know I will gain true knowledge,
When I no longer need to ask.
Form:

Mom Knows Best!

Alas, in the sight of mom, 
I’m no longer a baby.
She’d just as soon have come 
Asking me, if I had my milk, with honey!
Form: Rhyme

...Red Devil of Life

red devil of life
sow the tightness of large deaths
chaos' asking





*A take off on D.G's ...green Angel of death.*
© Jim David  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku


Premium Member Too Much To Ask

It's asking much
If we can't touch
To shake hands or to kiss
When times are rough
We must be tough
And try hard to resist
Form: Verse

Premium Member In Absentia

He rules “in absentia”
For he has taught
Real lessons
For real times
To real people
Asking only
That they 
Do likewise.

Premium Member Asking a Tuning Fork Why

use a tuning fork
when facing a dilemma
for the two prong shape
provides two preset options
for keeping progress in tune
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Why

I rack my brain 
asking myself 
why you left, 
but now I'm on a better path 
rediscovering myself 
finding my true journey

Confidence

Asking for the trust 
of mine all the time I can 
only hope that one 
day your trust in me will be
enough for giving a try.
© Diana Bosa  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

Take Me Back

admit made a mistake
hope its not to late
what asking  of you
to give me too
without you am wack
baby please
TAKE ME BACK

Honor

Humane and merciful soul inside
Offering healing arms.
Never asking in return
Only endearing charm.
Real and unconditional.
Form: Rhyme

Lilings

rIse and be sssh y
lIl dandy lying
ohh ver mts
and into molehills
allinone GIANT
l  e  a  p
with  asking
your (MuM).

Premium Member The Chase

she gave without first asking if she may
took the sport right out of it
he yearned for the challenge



AP: 1st place 2021
Form: Kimo

Premium Member Every Picture Tells a Story

If I write when sat on the toilet - is it poetry in motion? (Just asking for a friend!) 07/03/23
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Asking nice

Mom, he needs a home.
Are you sure we can't keep him?
I'll take care of him.



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 2nd place 2026
Form: Other

Where Have They Gone

Mythical creatures
Slain by likeminded people
To those asking now
Were they all just a legend
And if not, where have they gone
Form: Tanka

Sad Life 20

ah, eggbert, oh speedy one
you are my only friend
all the other games
were always asking for player 2
but who needs a player 2?
Form:

How and Why

Asking how and why
But without a true calling
You won't understand
How to push through the pain and
Why to believe when it rains
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Mickey Mouse

Poor old Mickey Mouse
Minnie asking for a house 
dreams in the trash
they being short on cash



AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Lily Loves Butcher

Lily is quite a looker
She dresses like a hooker
Dave made a mistake
Asking her for a date
Her husband is a bouncer named Butcher
Form: Limerick

Grief

Grief

Grief
Tears
Heartache 
Fears
The hopelessness 
The yearning 

Silent 
Cry 
Asking 
Why 
Another candle’s
Burning
Form: Elegy

Freedom

A simple, pretty girl from Asia
Not asking, to give her a pity;
For she is, really, not a Geisha;
If, she wanders around the city.
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member Asking

I asked God why
He didn't answer 
Time passed
I very well remember

Then one day
In a still small voice
He said to me
Why not
Form:

Pilot

Flying high he scans the sky,
Fighting hard to destroy such lies,
Always giving the mightest try,
And never asking the reasons why.
war

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