Short Bad Luck Poems

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


Premium Member Mommy Dearest

She was my dearest mommy
smarter than any swami
	a turn of bad luck
	was hit by a truck 
now she thinks she’s pastrami
Form: Limerick


Premium Member cultural differences toward fireflies

japanese folklore
sweet souls of the departed
gentle fireflies

african culture
fireflies are bad luck
such diversity
Form: Senryu

Uluru -Haiku-

A name for Ayers Rock Aboriginise people think it brings bad luck. Copyright Cynthia Jones July.26/2007
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Rufus Buck

Rufus Buck
With him folks wanted no truck.
He was evil and mean, his thoughts were unclean.
To meet him was just plain bad luck.
© Judy Ball  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Clerihew

Broken Mirror

Screams of gut-wrenching agony
Fist meets glass
Shattered pieces on the floor
A droplet of blood drips
7 years bad luck

1-9-2022


Premium Member Unlucky Trucker

A man with very bad luck
Purchased a lemon of a truck
It broke down on a date
The woman walked away
So in despair he failed in love
Form: Limerick

The Lucky Old Man

There was an old man from Keokuk,
Who suffered a spate of bad luck,
He said with a grin,
When he finally got in,
I couldn't buy a break for a buck!
© Uncle Bob  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Salt

The girl spilled a box of salt
Then had a terrible thought
The spill meant bad luck
Suddenly, she was struck
By a truck carrying a large bank vault
© Daisy Ward  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Bad Luck Duck

There was a duck down on his luck
Who froze in the back of a truck
When found back in town
They said with a frown
There was not enough down on the duck!
© Pat Adams  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Worms

Dedicated to David Meade The Haiku Master Worms have real bad luck Always getting hooked on things Sounds fishy to me © Jack Ellison 2014
Form: Haiku

Norrie the Narwhal

There once was a Narwhal named Norrie
Who went for a drive in a lorry
They crashed into a truck 
His horn lanced it, bad luck
And the holey truck driver is sorry.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member American hero down'

A hydro engine, Myer made'
It put car makers in the shade.
He was soon to die
Cause filed,  vauge suspected.'
Just a ( stroke of bad luck.?)
Or murder directed.?
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member The baker's bad luck

There was a baker named thyme 
who forgot all about the time 
she burnt her cinnamon bread 
because of her cousin Fred 
and now it's too late the day is in its prime
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Fickle Finger

I conclude I was conceived hard-and-fast, 
Misfortunes rain on my parade, downcast - 
Bad Luck to date 
Fickles my Fate, 
I now bet on Hope, that they say, dies last!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Bad Luck of the Irish

Mr. O'Toole in trauma sat in front
Seeking mercy from tax assessor stunt.
His Irish luck grace
Full Blown-in his face.
With distaste pay money in full upfront.

3/26/2025
© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Death of Duck In Waters-

dead in the pool, quack The duck ; He couldn't swim death by water so I guess he had bad luck;
8/5/21 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr ©2021
Form: Rhyme

Parading Cats no dogs

There was once a black cat called Halloween
Thought his bad luck was certain and foreseen
But he shared the wealth 
Kept none for himself
Then rebranded himself as the May Queen
Form: Limerick

Premium Member March Winds

March winds, beauty ends... hair knots, frizzy globs... bad luck, locks stuck... sight...mirror, panicked terror... Uh oh, nesting crow!

When You Wake Up...

To get out of bed,

     On the same side you got in,

          Keeps bad luck at bay!



~5th Place in the "Redneck Psamls, 
Improve Human Nature" Contest By John Freeman~
Form: Senryu

Lucky Charms

I knew all me bad luck was gone
When I caught myself a leprechaun
Trap baited with beer
He abandoned all fear
I found him passed out on the lawn





Happy St. Patrick's Day.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member WHEN GOOD LUCK FINALLY ARRIVES

We will all have good and bad luck in our life
sometimes in the same day.
May we be blessed to endure the bad luck
so we can be there to enjoy
when the good luck comes our way.
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

3 Perfect Wishes

i wish i wrote a book of wishes that would one day come true
i wish the pages would be blessed
i wish any bad luck or ill fortune be nullified from this wish from misfortune happening
Form:

Premium Member Donald Duck

A fussy fellow is Donald Duck
He gripes about everything saying, "I have bad luck!"
Don't know how he keeps his girl friend, Daisy
Cuz when he loses his temper he acts kinda crazy.
© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Bad Luck

Poor old Dan was a bit of a schmuck
Ran out of gas in his brand new truck
Now late for his date
Boy, was she irate
No hanky panky was his bad luck



hanky panky- loosely translated as sexual activity
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Take the Up Elevator --Go Down, Come Back Up

Bad luck?  Bad news?
--Rage blindly
--Deny utterly
--Nosedive completely...

...Analyze deliberately
   Examine painstakingly
   Accept graciously...

...Re-invigorate, all the stronger for the experience!
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