Short Battle Poems

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


A Battle Rages

A battle rages
between beans and broccoli.
Sadly, no winner
emerges from this dark fog.
Perhaps I will blame the dog.
Form: Tanka


Summer Minions

an army
                    prepares for battle
                     I share my picnic


5/21/2016
Summer 3 Contest
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Of People and Cows

When a human soldier's slain in battle
like so many cattle,
he's called a hero in defeat
while cattle are called meat.
Form: Rhyme

Effort

I don't want the effort to be mutual.
I want it to be a battle...
a war....
a pleasant torture of who can out love who.

Premium Member Inner Strength

one may never know their strength within until they're in ~battle

















Alexis Y.
02/01/2021
© Alexis Y.  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Monoku


Adversary

The most cunning adversary, 
we face every day,
in our spiritual battle,
is the person,
we see,
in the, 

mirror....

Autumn Days

Autumn days are born,
when summer days and winter nights.
Do battle upon the open field,
under October’s waning light.
Form: Rhyme

My Attempt At Haiku

peace before a battle taut for the trample in the breeze petals shudder
*thanks Debbie for the revision*
Form: Haiku

Premium Member A Battle of Wills

life will continue 
       broken my will without you 
                        will tomorrow come 


By
David Kavanagh
Form: Haiku

Matt Smith

Matt Smith, sir sonic screwdriver
Can ya lend me a fiver
Let's bet and see who wins
Him or Leno in the Battle of the Chins
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Birth of Cosmos

Creation's battle 

Of being and nonbeing

The Cosmos is born






(c) Demetrios Trifiatis
      23 October 2016
Form: Haiku

Time of May

Behold this hour soaring of bliss that brings,

the first of May adorned, by doves winging.



Contest,  Rhyme Battle: Round 6
Form: Couplet

Up Hill Battle

in this life
its a fight
is  a pill for up hill
to make you fight
day and night
and ride that saddle
its a
UP HILL BATTLE

Mlb Post Season

the Birds will battle
zilch in Seattle

Red Sox Cubs Dodgers
no Jolly Rodgers

Post Season begins
lets watch see who wins
Form: Couplet

Lives

We go to battle
Shoulder to shoulder,
for our freedom
our country
our beliefs
our equality.

We give our lives for
Life.
Form:

An Armed Octopus

An Armed Octopus
By Jared Smith

An octopus went	
off to battle. A good thing	
that he was fully armed.	
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Poor Jack

Poor Jack ran a futile race
couldn’t keep up the heated pace
	lost the battle
	someone’s chattel
now he has a Halloween face
Form: Limerick

A Struggle

The mind’s eye awaits
command of mental power
to coordinate 
a battle within,
where the body contains
explosives of weakness
© Hilde Bird  Create an image from this poem.

Dog Waiting Tanka

His dog lies waiting
for his master to come homefFrom the battle field
No matter how long he's gone
Lies down head on paws waiting
war
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Why Not

Why does mankind battle each other over food, power and land
Why not join together creating life mankind to mankind, hand to hand
Form: Couplet

Love Conquers All (End Line Poem)

Oh my love you ........................ LOVE
Me so, a soldier in battle ........... CONQUERS
Those that comes between us .... ALL

Seasons Battle

Summer and winter 
Do battle for time and space
Trees and flowers struggle
As the seasons ram each other
Finally one surrenders
Form: Tanka

March To Win

protest god do the rest
you will get
mabe your get wet
as your in march line
carrying battle signs
you must begin
MATCH TO WIN

The Battle

I've never seen
This strong of a battle
Between the red and
The blue, no one group
Stays in power forever
It's about the people
© Daisy Ward  Create an image from this poem.

Blar Chuil Lodair

Blàr Chùil Lodair Knew doomed from the start Battle that could not be won I fought to the end
Form: Senryu

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