Short Bars Poems

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


Premium Member Carl Sagan

Carl Edward Sagan who thought he was a pagan instead of hanging out in bars he learned to study stars
Form: Clerihew


Upon the Steel Monkey Bars

on
sunday morning
on
the
inner-city playgrounds
even
the 
snow monkeys
get
entangled
upon 
the
steel monkey bars

Stars and Bars

I soar to the heavens and beyond
with wings of gossamer I respond,
and in the light of the stars
God and I sing a few bars...
forever in harmonious bond.


04/20/2016

04/05/2016
© George Aul  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member He Sings Behind Prison Bars Blues

He sings "behind prison bars" blues
'cause he's walked in another man's shoes!
He feels so bereft
since identity theft
only works until one pays his dues.

(not for the contest; it's too short)
Form: Limerick

Lemon Bars Like Shining Stars

Lemon Bars Like Shining Stars

Remember when we would eat lemon bars;
Had ended up with ulcers  and many scars;
With haste,
Would taste;
In space they would look like shining stars.

Jim Horn
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick


Bars of rage

Bars of rage by Adejola Joseph 
Bars of rage 
Angry 
Very angry 
What does anger bring?
City of destruction 
Temple of anxiety 
Anger is a boiling water 
An H2SO4 acidic 
Bars of rage 
Anger.

The Girl on the Monkey Bars

The girl on the monkey bars 
Hanging upside down
The girl with the auburn plaits
Riding through the town
The girl with the toothy grin
Hopping to one knee
The girl in this rhyming tale
Is the one and only me
Form: Rhyme

Two Ice Cream Bars

Today it was so hot
I had a Haagen-Dazs
ice cream bar

Three minutes later
I went back
to the Korean deli
and this time
I had a Twix
ice cream bar

If you are counting 
that's two ice cream bars
in a matter of minutes
Form: Prose

Premium Member 4 Bars of the Base Beat

ah universal rehearsal of the base beat for my heart to really get thumping to my lyrics,not yours cause you have your own lyrics and base beat you play everyday with or without rehearsal,the base beat it is universal..4 bars please.

Premium Member The Girl On The Monkey Bars


The girl on the monkey bars
Looks like a boy from afar
Swaying up and down
Huge muscles on both arms.

Trying to imitate spiderman
Shifting from bar to bar to stun
To show her unique kind of sport
By dropping her loose shorts.
© Len Gasun  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Penned Behind Bars

Thoughts
Trapped
Inside
Behind bars
Scales tipped unbalanced
Lack of harmony breeds this chord
Caged word's rhythmic pounding amplifies a deep, dark funk
Deliverance awaits, the blues scribbled into wall graffiti, notes penned behind bars
Form: Fibonacci

Premium Member Too Many Mars Bars

Shoot for the moon, if you miss you'll still be among the stars Who said that, some smart fellow that ate too many Mars bars Too many are not smart They can affect your farts They can literally explode and blow you off the cart
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Twenty-Five Years Behind Bars

There was once a man named Barnaby Lars

     Who had spent twenty-five years behind bars

          Now it ain't what you might think

               He could concoct a great drink

                    At Clancy's Saloon smoking fine cigars
Form: Limerick

Chocolate Bars

Sweet, sugary and delicious
Made out of cocoa beans
The dark, rich brown color,
makes me hungry all the time.
I want to eat it again and again,
Till I drop from exhaustion.
The taste would never round out,
For if, it would, I would be so sad to see it gone.
© Jenny Lu  Create an image from this poem.

The Hope Behind Bars

words chosen carefully
from the throne of God
tell of hope of destiny
nothing strange or odd
mailed to the outside
where eyes waited patiently
told of these great words
they were made for publishing

(for Abe Lopez contest letter from the Birmingham jail.)
Form:

Behind These Bars

Behind these Bars
I'm behind these bars
I don't know why.
They put me here from far away.
I see others but can't get out.
I'm just going out of my mine.
Being behind these bars.
I get food twice a day. 
And that is my pay
I'm a tiger, that's behind these bars.

Through Bars

The greatest fear for my blood;
I shall see you next through bars,
Facing felonies I am afraid for you,
A ‘tough’ mindset,
It will get you nowhere positive;
Within those locked doors,
I fear for you my blood,
That the next time I face you;
It shall be through bars.

Singing the Behind Bars Blues

I’m singing the Behind Bars Blues,
And thinking over my mistakes.
It’s hard to be here in my shoes.
I’m singing the Behind Bars Blues.
Parole will be such welcome news!
I look for hidden files in cakes.
I’m singing the Behind Bars Blues,
And thinking over my mistakes.
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Triolet

Premium Member I Want A Funny

I took my new friend from Mars, to the store not to the bars. He was accompanied by his little green dog, many thought he was a funny looking frog. They messed their little green suits, so no more fresh fruits. A diaper they will need, so they can go home and be freed.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member The Girl On The Monkey Bars

The girl on the monkey bars
Was once quite a playground star
She fell one day in the park
Lost her footing but gained a spark

She became quite a strange canary
Making up new games and words like qillary
Not a plain Jane she is a crazy Cherry
She hurts no one but her laugh is scary
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member The Girl on the monkey bars

the buxom girl on the monkey bars,
swung around, legs open wide, on arms,
she wore her lace nickers on her head,
that raised general public alarms.
All men watched standing, all stiff erect,
most bachelors, one with wedding ring,
no one cared! what’s moral or correct?
why resist, when lass does such a thing?
Form: Rhyme

The Sun

The sun shines in through the window, So careful but yet loving. Inviting you to come out and join it. Alas' you are behind imaginary bars that keep you bound to an endless task. The Sun is now persistent and hotter. It tries to to scorch and melt the bars but yet there is no luck. You are trapped forever inside the bars.

bars in a reflection


sky is dark in the day,
                light as shadows;

their invisible pull on 
                the girl falling pane;

black star beam 
               like Van Gogh striking 

a frame, memories 
              clog fingerprints;

mad face of color;
              on glass run ghosts,

window is looking in
© Paige Hind  Create an image from this poem.

The Bars

I have to ignor the captured 
tails of iron fences as the bars 
on my doors and windows 
corrupt the view.  
Hidden among rooves and 
concrete the sky is the color 
of a doll's face. 
I have looked through these 
bars for so long I don't see 
them anymore, only a new view, 
unique, with a sea of pink clouds
and delicate seabirds flying.

Premium Member The Girl on the Monkey Bars

The girl on the monkey bars likes to bring joy
particularly to every young boy.
who shows up on the school playground.
As she hangs from the bars, the boys gather round
and stand underneath her. I bet you know why.
To look up her dress, the young boys try.
That girl on the monkey bars – I do declare -
some days, so naughty, wears no underwear.
Form: Rhyme

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