Short Captives Poems

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


Premium Member Pearl Necklace

A single gray pearl necklace 
Given as a pure love sign
That surpasses the reason
And captives the heart












3-7-2016
Form: Dodoitsu


Premium Member Night Time's Starlight Moon

night time’s starlight moon
curdles the whey of longing
clouds mask heart’s desire
trembling arms reach out to you
train whistles haunt the captives
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Existential Melancholy

We're all captives of this affliction that traps us in its undertow.


Bring it :) Your Best Monoku Poetry Contest/Winner(10th Place)
Sponsored by: Poet Destroyer A |
Date written and posted: 04/04/2016
sad
Form: Monoku

The Father

The Father loves His children and watches them grow in peace.

Till an Angel, once trusted, steals them away to their souls ruin. 

In the fullness of time, Justice comes, as captives awake.



For the sijo contest.
Form: Sijo

Jesus

He went through 
The towns and villages 
Preaching the gospel 
Of the kingdom, 
Setting the captives free. 


             W.A CHOLT. Copyright Fergal O Reilly. 2018.

              Isaiah 61:1.  Luke 4:18-19. KJV.
© W.A. Cholt  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka


Captives

We are all captives,

Of this world our own.

Nowhere to run,

Nowhere to hide.

Life is to short,

To be captives of,

Our own fears.

So, live, learn, love,

And break free so, your not part of the…

Captives

Premium Member Unconditional Love

a hot day, white light
lime green leaves and roses gleam
in the starlight phase

scintillating sun
with its fierce glare everywhere
except long shadows

captives of white heat
as sun shows its true colors
midst adoring blooms
Form: Haiku

The Bag of Spiders

When I pulled open the bag laden with captives
Their eyes breathed a great sigh of relief
Pouring out of the bag like a plague
They scuttled off towards the freedom trail
And wove silken webs to capture their enslavers

Well, wouldn’t you?
© W J Clarke  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Evil and Evil's Mother

Evil is targeting your next victim
Chopping them up into pieces
While they scream for help
Evil’s mother is worse than Evil though
Showing her captives a video
Of how she tortured her last victim
and chopped them up and ate them
She is now laughing at their screams.

My Last Sunset

The triple sun set - what a sight,
And colours that I’d never seen,
My captors chirping their delight.
The triple sun set - what a sight,
Before the thirty moons of night.
My fellow captives: bones picked clean.
The triple sun set - what a sight,
And colours that I’d never seen.
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Triolet

My Last Sunset

The triple sun set - what a sight,
And colours that I’d never seen,
My captors chirping their delight.
The triple sun set - what a sight,
Before the thirty moons of night.
My fellow captives: bones picked clean.
The triple sun set - what a sight,
And colours that I’d never seen.
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Triolet

Premium Member Sin Died

S...Satan in his domain was laughing

I...Ignorant was he, God he was sassing

N...Needing redemption..his eyes blinded


D...Death had come, so the captives could be freed

I...Instant redemption for man

E...Eternal life the plan

D...Death on cross brought victory
Form: Acrostic

The vice

Two carbon entities
exhale green miasmas
and throttle white throats
in a noose of iron.
The cored captives
diaphanous and rasping
plummet to frightful circles
where sardonic wraiths
gnarl wingèd flesh
in screeching packs
as time loops reverberate
manic and mindless.

Dying To Live

dying to live
when survival becomes 
a mission

then sacrifice become
a necessity

I own the world nothing
but my love

it cost me no vanity

cos perfection is never
my ultimate desire

instead I hope for life
cos right now 
in this world of captives am
dying to live
Form: Epic

Premium Member Stolen Thoughts


possessions, when pilfered, are gone; stolen thoughts- orphaned captives, live on
 

December 28, 2019

Contest: A Thief Who Steals Your Thoughts
Sponsor: Bobby May

Note: Plagiarized thoughts, words, or even full poems are very difficult to undo, even when copyrighted.
Form: Monoku

Great Escape

Going to getaway 
Run as fast as I can
Every step I take will get me to where I want to be
Attempt failed 
They keep finding me
 
Escaped my captives
Speed is the essence
Can’t see where I’m going
Another jump and I will be free
Pursuers chase me
Ended badly I have a new collar that tracks me
Form: Acrostic

Captives of a Longing Heart

What has your heart desired to say when the words could not be captured and expressed in beautiful voice? A thousand verses and rhymes and stories did wrestle within, straining against the silence. What was waiting, captive to the throbbing heart, beat by beat, aching to be set free, stirred by pain or sorrow or joy or love?
Form: Prose

Premium Member Finality

Finality Written: by Tom Wright February 2015 As days surrender to tomorrow, They become captives of our past, Forthcoming is No parole, no pardon, Just short visitation privileges. As our past enlarges, finality grows closer. One breath sets-apart, today and tomorrow, And each has a destiny with death.
© Tom Wright  Create an image from this poem.

Ride On a Nightmare

He rode forth conquering and to conquer
A Lord of time, of this realm emperor.
His steed so pale, sure-deadly was his dart
And strong the hand that held his iron rod.

Within the walls of that dark tower mewed up,
His captives cry for freedom and for light,
And one who quaffed too deeply his red wine
Must ride a nightmare to the ocean's bed.

Cry For Freedom

Who shall restore our land's dignity
When plundered by thieves
Who frolic about in the corridors of power 
How shall we escape 
From the lashes of history? 

'How can the captives be delivered from the mighty'? 
When engulfed by malodorous ambassadors 
Who like rodents eat up the nation's trust.
How shall we escape 
From the lashes of history?

Crustacean Canto

Lobsters packed in eighteen-wheelers grapple with their feelings. A mass custody of shrimps spoon together still pink with passion. Crabs cross-dress bound more-or-less to nips of salty resentment. A soupçon of sea bugs dished up on bright porcelain plates. Fresh alien captives worth more alive than dead until we break bread.

The Dark and the Pale

He rode forth conquering and to conquer,
Lord of our time and this realm's emperor.
Pale was his steed, so firm  and strong the hand
in which he held his ruthless iron rod.

Within the walls of yon dark tower mewed up,
his captives cry for freedom and for light,
and one who quaffed too deeply his red wine
must ride a nightmare to the ocean's bed.

Premium Member Through Time In 60

Icicle hardens; Her prisoner wails. Soft dripped; Resentful his seasonal sun. Clung tightly winter, her grip again fails; Cheeks slip on puddles where four start to run. Years of denial their story entails – Captives held hostage by starry travails. 1/27/2017 Submitted for: 'A Rhyme in 60' Syllables checked on howmanysyllables.com
Form: Rhyme

Precious Jesus

Author Dana Redricks
December 24, 2018

Oh precious Jesus
Oh Devine
Our savior who was
born to save all
humanity
You came to set the
captives free
Oh glory to the
coming King the
creator of all things
Oh precious savior
my soul does rejoice
I await the day of
your return
Thank you for your
amazing grace
I can't wait to see 
you face to face

The captives

Held as captives in a ship
Chains binding us together 
Hunger, but we could not starve
Tears but we could not cry.

We were warriors of our land 
Children of the soil
May the gods forbid that our ancestors would look us in shame.

And so together,
We ambushed our captors
And sank the ship

It was better to die 
Than be slaves in a foreign land.

Get a Premium Membership
Turn off ads, get more exposure for your poetry, and get more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Diverse Voices: The Poetry of Human Rights and the Pursuit of Peace