Short Challenged Poems

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


Vegetales Four

beets and brussel sprouts
were really on the outs
sprouts got spoiled
beets got boiled
—aromatically challenged louts
Form: Limerick


Premium Member Women

Weathered worn women,
obviously built tough;
May they grow when challenged,
energized by ascendancy;
Natural and nurturing.
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member Life Changes

My undefeated streak challenged
the four year old
told the two year old
Papa can’t go to his left


John G. Lawless
©5/24/2019

Exceptionality of the Quran

The mostly read book
What are in it all are true
Writer has challenged
No one has found any fault yet
Such great book only one in earth.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member You'll have to win them if you want them

The bully met his match.
His bag of marbles his prized possession.
Little Mark challenged the brute.


Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 2nd place 2025
Form: Other


Choka #3

You set the standards,
And they should not be challenged
By the obsolete.
Since you are the boss,
You deserve to rule the world,
By getting ahead.
Form: Choka

Premium Member What If

 
When the stars align 'tis then the magic unfurls Prophetic moment Insular earthlings challenged Their narrow vision enhanced.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member En Pointe

There was a young man from Detroit 
Whose thinking they say was adroit 
He challenged the sun
To have some hot fun
Ended up with his head en pointe.
Form: Limerick

Man From Le Mons

There once was a man from Le Mons
Who thought he had life in his palms
But his wife disagreed
And challenged his creed
So now he knows that he was wrong
Form: Limerick

THE DANCE CHALLENGE

I was challenged to dance off
From a boss with a very bad cough
Danced, spinning around
And then he almost drowned
As he choked, from the almost face-off
© Daisy Ward  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Just a Few Words

Awaken, grateful, daily. Alive, living, challenged, again, amazing!!! Blessed, homeward, praying, saying, thank you, Creator, again, DAILY.
Form: Epic

Premium Member "the Personae Non Gratae" (Challenged Persons)

With a heart as good as in heaven,
though detained in earth of love’s leaven. 

For Contest: A Couple of Lines!
In Honor of Brian Strand
Honorable Mention
Form: Couplet

Challenged

Listen here Jack I have to admit
When given a challenge I never quit
I'll think up some stuff
It won't be real tough
I'm quick with the draw and with the wit
© Tim Smith  Create an image from this poem.
fun
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Yellow Ribbons

Yellow ribbons furl
on oaks that line our driveway
as we await your return.
Their luster's now pale,
reflecting the challenged hope
of a son you’ve never met.
Form: Sedoka

Premium Member Zen Mode

upon being challenged
by animals in human form
there’s nothing to be done
except to blow them a kiss

and move on

respecting the journey of each soul

04-March-2023

Premium Member Winds of Change -- Trump Vs Warren Or Harris

Any state's electors 
  May now be defectors
A state may go for Trump
  But its electors can choose 'her'

A recipe for chaos, pure
  To be challenged in court, for sure

White Noise

Slightly slouched sleeping in my sitting chair
Static sounds screaming on screen
Wake me while watching me

To Caleb my 7 year old who challenged me to write a poem about TV
Form: Kimo

House





        Boys Becoming Men
        From the Basement of Springfield
        Welcome to 'Da House'
        Where Minds Are Challenged and Shaped
        Since 1867
Form: Tanka

Life Change

If you are not happy with your life, change it.


If you don’t feel love, find it.


		If you aren’t challenged in life, create it.


If you have a dream, make it happen.

Premium Member Directions

Directions
I can be longitudinally challenged at times so please forgive my sense of direction and all I ask is you give me some latitude.
Form: Other

Violent Violet

dissident 
challenged present  
lost his head 
nitroglycerine
violent violet  
heated air 
burns scorns 
returns its vengeance 
thrusts into their dead 
body his new 
doctrine
Form:

I Am the Master of This --Ophelia's Story

I Am The Master Of This
 --Ophelia's Story
for Kathrin Desiree W. 1/19/11

At the mercy of leering monkeys 
From which one shrinks
A changeless sum
Challenged by a scornful Spinx.

Challenge of days

I remember when the world felt free
When i was challenged by all that I could see
But the days are less than more
Which means I have fewer to adore
And now I must be the best I can be
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Soup Mail

aka “Tall Poppy Syndrome”

In there your shadow
that is challenged to please you,
ghostly promises
from one whom forsaken life
and will not rest till you do.

© Harry J Horsman 2013

Premium Member Impossibility

The speaker

Is challenged..by

Impossibility..

One word spoken

Speaks of 

Separation..

Even to say

Not-two..is two..

Apparently 

No escape 

From two..

Apparently...

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