Short Barren Poems

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


Writer's Block

Writer's Block

barren saplings of thoughts
strain against conglomerates 
praying for rain

©deborah burch
4.27.13
Form: Haiku


Shafts of Light

shafts of light among taller, barren trunks
dogwoods  blossom, a herald
as the woods come to life

kimo, May 30, 2014
Form: Kimo

Blasphemous Bruising Blog Babble

Brutal barren breach,
Blasphemous beastly backbites,
Bruising blog babble.

~~
it is haiku but did it in alliteration..
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Monsoon Cloud

sun scorched barren hills drape in cloud of monsoon rains ... verdant carpet spreads
September 25, 2018
Form: Haiku

Patiently Waits-Tanka

Dried up surroundings
Everything barren and dead
Under winter shroud
Yet life is alive beneath
Patiently waits to sprout forth
Form: Tanka


verdant love

as earth around sun
heart around beloved turns
barren to verdant

honorable Mention: Brian Strand-March 2025jPosted-3/7/25
Form: Senryu

Bogomil Cove

Hidden yet rugged
At the bottom of the world 
Cool water flowing
High above Hell’s barren gates
High above ringed deception
Form: Tanka

Winter Sunrise

a winter sun rise
barren trees aglow with frost
a blanket of snow
alit like fire from the sun
cover all that once was green
Form: Tanka

Inside of Me

In the immensity of my heart,
       a barren field of light ...
       A profound unquiet sea never
       before sailed ...
Form: Epigram

Premium Member Arctic Winter Embraced

barren swollen trees
amidst those calm artic breeze
winter's embraces me

1/1/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr  2021
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Apparition

Tendrils of fresh green
misting branches long barren
suddenly appear







Inspired by Carol Browns Springtime contest
Form: Haiku

The Place I Call "home"

Alaska,
Harsh,
Unforgiving,
Cold,
Barren,
Deadly,
Mean,
Lovely,
Beautiful,
Providing,
Kind,
Pleasant,
Extravagant,
Home.
Form: List

Scorching

Anger like noon blazing
Parches all the earth below
Leaving it barren

And follow in the dark night
Nothing here shall ever grow
© Ron Porter  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

Theft of the Heart

brigand connoisseur
embezzling my precious stones
counterfeit romance
stealing but the refined part
sterile, barren heart remains
Form: Tanka

Memories

A barren desert
Underneath the scorching sun
Like the memories
Those of my dear cherished one
Emptied as the time spins it’s hand
Form: Tanka

Too Late

gentle flower sways
loved by the suns warm embrace,
away from earth climbs.
barren the landscape behind,
forever changed creation.
Form: Tanka

Dust Storm

parched barren earth thirsts unforgiving winds assault the destitute land TLH © 07-09-2012
Haiku or Senryu?
Form: Haiku

Gentle Tides

gently tides rush upon a barren shore,
lifting gravel from beneath a bare sky,
lit only by the light of the moon pulling waves fast,
Form:

Summerbirds

Summerbirds return
Winter has lost its icy grip
the sky is vibrating.


Barren trees are filled with life
close to the Mandau River
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Barren Habitats

When harsh winds strip the trees of leaves, nesting creatures shiver and grieve.
*For Brian's two-line contest
Form: Couplet

Stolen Dreams

All sleep is barren,
  the night becomes long

The Muse an insomniac 
  —restless until dawn

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2019)
Form: Rhyme

Lunar Dreams

One giant leap 
Lunar dreams 
On a barren landscape. 


          W.A CHOLT.  Copyright Fergal O Reilly.  2019

           16/7/19
© W.A. Cholt  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

The Rhyme of the Barren Land

You go treading the tender leaves of grass
Marks these red your cruel brush, 
The flowers fall at this scene
No fruit around now is seen.
Form: Imagism

Premium Member Backyard Squirrels

nests in barren trees
emit rowdy chattering ~
squirrel symphony

2/1/22

Contest: Squirrel Haiku Contest
Sponsor: Robert James Liguori
Form: Haiku

Premium Member November Days and Nights

days of leaves gold and red fallen to ground trees became barren limbs in mourning for their loss cold dark nights
© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Ninette

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