Short August Poems

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


Premium Member Money Down the Drain

The wind in my hair does rearrange
              What $25
   Took thirty minutes to train

Cile Beer
August 19, 2010
Form:


The Geisha - Walk Softly Contest

I smile serenely and sit
waiting as my mentor taught
to please weary gentlemen
massaging egos.





Penned 11 August 2013
Form: Dodoitsu

What Makes Me Tick Contest

I like to chuckle, laugh or smile,
As being glum just aint my style.

21st August for Seren’s What Makes You Tick contest
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Couplet

Premium Member The Investment

To progress in life

I invested in learning

Knowing, my profit!



(C) Demetrios Trifiatis
      13 August 2015
Form: Haiku

Flashpoint

Thoughts ignite,
  and words burn
 
As everything considered,
—turns to ash

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2016)


Premium Member Storm - Haiku

storm surge chisel cuts
sharp brine edge of razor waves -
rock face smooth wet glass


Susan Ashley
August 22, 2017
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Dementia

Parts missing; untangling ethereal strands. - - - - - - - (C) John C Michaels, 27 August 2017
Form: Lanterne

Premium Member Pond - Haiku

bull's-eye ripples spread
liquid glass surface shattered -
pond catches boy's stone.


Susan Ashley
August 28, 2017
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Sixties Imagism

a hippie and beatniks . is that unproductive imagism for you ?


(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • August 10–16, 2026)
© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.

The Future of Our Cities

“Violence broke out again last night
in Gotham…

“No arrests have been made”

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2020)

Premium Member Free Flow

words like maple syrup

glances of waterfall dew

sunbathing in the rain

tumbling with love

 
18th August 2021

Premium Member Thought of the Day


Oh hermit, etch these words of wisdom on stone ~
All conflicts must be resolved by love alone

05-August-2022
Form: Couplet

One Look

Without a shake
of the head
or turned up nose

The truest form
of rejection
—the eyes

(Dreamsleep: August, 2022)

Morning 7

security guard 
Her night shift now ends at 8
a yawning morning
_______________________________
Kolkata, June 16, 2016
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Just Communicate

communications could peaceably reform careless complain turmoil


(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • August 17–23, 2026)
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Bunny in the Bassinet

is that a bunny in the bassinet ? you are not my gynecologist !


(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • August 17–23, 2026)
© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Hermit

Damp shiver,
under wanton fog,
lone self plight,
as shrill cry,
swallowed by eerie phantoms,
of snow gust night’scape
Form: Shadorma

Between the Lines

Is reason the straightest road
to percipience 
Or is truth intuition
—memory’s black hole

(Dreamsleep: August, 2021)

The Mirage

At odds with myself,
those things you see

Eyes looking out
—feelings within

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2020)

Premium Member Dressing Up

I try on words
Like hats and shoes
To see which look
Best fits my muse.

7/30/20

Poem of the Day
August 1st, 2020
Form: Epigram

Flashpoint

Thoughts ignite,
  and words burn
 
As everything considered
  —turns to ash

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2016)

Still Summer On My Balcony

There are  so many flowers on my balcony!
There is so many sky above my balcony.
 My loved August will arrive  here soon.
Form: Lyric

A Bonfire Smokes

a bonfire smokes - -
a tiny hedgehog wakes
and scuttles out

Jack Horne for Russell’s Autumn Splendour contest, 26th August
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Discipline

Discipline is the gateway to freedom. Kale Brereton August 5, 2018
www.thefreethinkinghuman.com
Form: Epigram

Autumn Ease

autumn ease ascends
     medallion and crimson breeze
           perpetual grace




August 16, 2018
Form: Haiku

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