Short Bereft Poems

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


Premium Member Grief

the child was bereft
her mother was inconsolable
daddy was gone 
nothing could uplift either
until a red balloon flew by


Abandoned Children (Besprizorniki )

besprizorniki 

roaming the streets of Russia 

no mamas to love 

bereft of humanity 

a million beating hearts sigh
Form: Tanka

Her Reply

Show me your invisible scars,
In a feeble voice, I asked her!!
I'm bereft of such vision,
To see those scars,
She replied!!

Premium Member Lament

He left and stole moon’s glow from the skies of July. Warm nights – I miss them so. Bereft am I.
Form: Cinquain

Premium Member Highland Whispers

Highland whispers, echoes of innocence
Noble virtues of man, bereft of insolence
Highland whispers... life's pristine existence.
Form: Tristich


Premium Member for worse

For will love hold the hand of fear
Look into eyes bereft of now
And see
The essence of love’s ashen fire
Aglow amid its ruins

Premium Member Lost Love

A man alone,
Plagued by fears.
Swollen eyes,
With salted tears.

Mind tormented,
Heart bereft.
Lost forever,
The day she left.
Form: Rhyme

A Cold Wind

In fear of your abandon,
afraid of letting go

Alone and feeling stranded,
bereft—no kindness shown

(Dreamsleep: November, 2020)
Form: Rhyme

Type A's

type A's
they must schedule ahead, to the end of their days
which may well arrive sooner
bereft of the fun of the improvised nooner.
Form: Clerihew

The Blue Whales

Serene deep Ocean, 
                                  bereft of mighty waves- 
                                  wandering grey 'islets'.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Healing Hands

empathy
moistens eyes
whilst compassion
wingless flies 

wisdom bereft
heart can only feel
whist divine entwined 
our touch can heal
Form: Rhyme

Jisoo

Jisoo

Bereft of sign
Unadorned in birth
Writing in falling steps
Pianists comedy of wretched student

Grand! Child?
Thief of house!

Premium Member Lonely Night

Lonely Night

Through open windows
Golden rays of the full moon
Set my room aglow
Bereft of desired warmth 
To chase the Harmattan cold
Form: Tanka

I Lost Myself Somewhere Along This Crooked Line

can you love this friday heart
that greets you on
    sunday
when
    you
are at your
     ever best
and
this soul is
    left bereft?

Love and Our World

Like Egypt without Nile,
like Holland without dyke,
like army without ammo,
like birds without wings,
is our world bereft of
brotherly love.

Miss Havisham's Wedding Dress

Lace
Flimsy
Floats on air
Like yesterday’s
Dreams

Sad
Broken
Mourning love
Alone bereft
Lost

Jack Horne for Nette's Turn on the Lanterne contest
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Lanterne

Premium Member Pure Pleasure

     when hearts beat together
         cozy home's pure pleasure

      change the tempo, however
         love-nest's bereft of feathers
Form: Couplet

Void

Divorce papers
A bereft freedom

Revoking kisses
Erasing vows

Empty contract
Failed love story 
Read between the lines

For Joann’s Shanzi contest
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Premium Member The Fog of Eye

Shall seek, one's view interprets the eye

                                      Bereft, by chance, befalls said lie









© All Rights Reserved
Form: Epigram

Premium Member We Unfortunate Rich

Poor people have so few worries
   And they're never in much of a hurry
As we, on guard day and night against theft
   Else our vast fortunes ~ bereft
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member idle musings

articulation reinforces
the glue that grips us
on the canvas of life

silence on the other hand
being bereft of attribute
enlivens soul’s stillness

Premium Member Bicycle Dream

I woke from a dream feeling bereft, 
but there hadn't been a bicycle theft.
My bike was there, so I went outside
and found I don't know how to ride.
Form: Rhyme

Life To Give

Decompose leaves
Beneath flowers
And shady trees
Now got rotten 
Coming back soon
To give loom soil
Its full nutrients
So other life
Bereft survive.

Premium Member A Man of Few Words

He was already a man of few words
but her death left him completely silent 
and bereft
as if she took to heaven with her
whatever few words he had left.
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Joy and Pain

love
such joy
the oneness
two hearts as one
wonderful feeling of being complete

shed tears at the bitter separation
dazed confusion
desolate
bereft
pain
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tetractys

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