Short Challenging Poems

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


Haiku 7

HAIKU 7
Life is challenging
Let's focus on the reaping
It is everything
Tr?n Minh Hi?n Hien Tran Orlando November 4, 2016
© Hien Tran  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku


Lest We Forget

'T seems we imagined us the train
Forgetting us  our station
Tempestuously challenging adrift
Warship on a slumbering ocean
Form: Quatrain

Friendless

Always misunderstood,
Blaming others not at fault,
Challenging  wisdom,
Desperately,  trying to
Eliminate the need to be loved
Form: ABC

Premium Member Neither Old Nor New

time is neither old nor new but a continuum endlessly challenging Man's mind!







© Demetrios Trifiatis
     03 January 2018
Form: Monoku

A Friend Named Sue

I once had a friend named Sue
She always wore the same shoe
When I asked why
She started to cry
I guess her brain was a challenging issue
Form: Limerick


Premium Member Evolution

universal stardust
challenging mankind and
generations' survival instincts
life in the balance
~ cradle to grave



AP: 2nd place 2021

Premium Member I'm challenging you to a duel

Showdown at the OK Corral
It won't be the old traditional gunfight
It's gonna be a staredown



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 1st place 2025
Form: Other

Premium Member Change

Making changes in life 
is challenging
even when it is the best move
for healing and peace
moving forward often means
changing direction entirely

The Next Level

In school
There are challenges
when you pass a grade
you're going to the next level
and then it becomes more challenging
and that's what lifes about

Premium Member Challenging

Cozy 		Courage
Ok			Hard
Mediocre		Alive
Fine			Learning
Old			Level up
Regular		Energy
Tame		New
Acceptable		Growth
Boring		Expansive
Lazy
Easy

Premium Member Rain

our corner winds come
challenging the storm rage on
so-larr brights the skies
~
torrent rains plumbers
there be no music here now
shaking in the skies
Form: Haiku

Premium Member CAN

Writing is fun
Challenging our mind
Doing this one.

You will find
Asking your muse
Words are assigned.

You’ll then choose
None but three
You may use.
Form: Other

Premium Member Camino de Santiago

Toilsome journey taken
Challenging resistance
Seeking self-awareness
In reflective moments
Connect with the divine

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Form: Verse

Feathers

Feathers Unbelievably weirdly Challenging throwing catching The feathers changing direction Funninsh, foolish, failish Falling feathers air
fun
Form: Diamante

Premium Member The Angst of Aging

I never thought much about growing old
While challenging the idea of “getting” old
A well-aged wine or cheese has merit
A well-aged man has wrinkles and nose hair

Premium Member So You Won'T Clean Up After Your Dog

If you don't clean up after your dog, well then you propably shouldn't have kids,
because changing a baby's diaper is more challenging than cleaning up after a dog is.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member The Kentucky Derby

So swift behooves...
in challenging quest...
competitive hearts...
race their best...

A treasure to win...
one measurable test...
for equine ones..
Churchills best.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Winter Defined-

Winter ~
Dormant Dead season 
Snow winds 
challenging climate changes bearing 
trees and grounds
Brumal


1/15/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021
Form: Cinquain

Premium Member SPROUTING LIFE

SPROUTING LIFE   

Growth is challenging…
Germinating life struggles…
Sprouting life has its pain…
God always has pain’s healing…
In faith, live a sprouting life…
Form: Tanka

Premium Member A Hundred Miles

04.09.2026
THE NUMBERS GAME Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Nette Onclaud



    Though oceans apart our love is profound
    a challenging labyrinth ~
    until we meet again
Form: Kimo

Premium Member Challenging

Challenging to some is difficult at best Ideas beyond reproach, beating their chest Twisting the facts Lying to the max A difficult time sets us all to the test
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Only the Strong Survives

Ha you didn’t wait for me
Already give up
So soon? 
No challenging, no fight
Is it that easy?
Ko in the first round
Very good
More training
You want to hold the title, right?

Premium Member Just Be Silly

Remain on an even keel through life Can be challenging at times, lotsa strife What I've found though Be silly, trust me you know Just march along to a drum and fife
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The Old Swimming Hole

it was everyone's hanging spot
the talk of the town teenagers
every afternoon during summer
that's where you'd find
the town kids
challenging their strength
swinging from the rope

Premium Member Mind Over Matter

mind over matter
challenging one's potential
~ stars unlimited



AP: 2nd place 2026

Submitted on January 27, 2020 for contest SENRYU ON MIND sponsored by JENISH SOMADAS  -  RANKED 2ND
Form: Senryu

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