Short Charles Poems

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


Free Prisoner

The free prisoner
captured by uncertainties 
where is your mind strength?





By:Charles Melody (lightning ink).
Form: Haiku


Grey Fray

Let go. Move on.
Please no, not gone.

*'Fourtle Poetry Contest
*Sponsored by: Charles Messina
*Entered on: 09/15/25
© Talia Hill  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Footle

Black Mold

black circles
mold spores on prison walls...
spreading day by day!


For Charles Henderson's "Haiku your way" Contest
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Clerihew Sheeler

Charles Sheeler painted the sublime
mass produced items of his time
Precise & so industrial 
one at least to be topical
Form: Clerihew

Emotional Bliss

Emotional bliss….
Loving, Laughing and Smiling…
Feeling….That is life!


~Charles Henderson's The natural thing to do~
Form: Haiku


Chair Stair

entry for Charles Messina's  "Fourtle" contest,  September 17, 2025

no stair,  light blown
climbed chair,  broke bone
Form: Footle

A Base Man

A Former Minister Of Goverment in Dominica 
Charles Maynard
Once Said
A Base Man Can never Blow The Trumpets Of Serenity.
© Lord Cam  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Ballad

Premium Member Footle-Definition

quick burst


of verse



for more info on the origin of the 'footle' see my comment on Charles 's blog on this topic

Premium Member Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens
was said to be the pickings
of literature in the nineteenth century,
but I couldn't make it pass page three!
Form: Clerihew

Showy Show-Off

Excessive gifts
serve to bless his
show of largesse.

December 20, 2020

contest: Bauk Than
sponsor:  Charles Messina
Form: Than-Bauk

Premium Member Questions

walking the halls lonely eyes review the past - - - questioning

sep 2011 Charles Henderson
for Constance's Monoku contest
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Front Yard Paradise

ruptured water main water, ice everywhere.... front yard paradise © 14 Dec 2010 Charles Henderson
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Slippery Slope

A slippery slope
vote and hope.
Don’t read prior
dire straits crier.
Time to mope.

© Mar 18 2010      Charles Henderson

Premium Member How I Eat - Tb

Fresh food; good meat.
Skip “too sweet,” for
I eat healthy.

Jan. 30, 2019  for charles messina's than-bauk Poetry contest
Form: Than-Bauk

Premium Member Strange Cat

Strange cat: my cat food

	Lost its poise as I surprised----

		Reward left, piled high.

Jul 15  2010  Charles Henderson
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Evening Meal

a floating lily frog rides back to spawning bed with contented fish © Feb 23 2010 Charles Henderson
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Brain-Dead Blogger - Tb

Gave lots of grog
to his dog. Now
he’ll blog on it!

Nov. 29, 2020 
for the Than-Bauk Me Poetry Contest of charles messina
Form: Than-Bauk

Premium Member Free Like a Bird - Tb

FREE LIKE A BIRD - TB  

Bird in a tree
flew by me, wish
am free like it.


11/24/20   Charles Messina   Than Bauk Poetry
Form: Than-Bauk

Mountains

mountains so high
looks mysterious in the night
lies a deepest secret




November 10, 2012
2nd Place Winner
For Charles Contest
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Rainy Dawn - Tb

On window pane
 Dawn brings rain, with
 A stain of gray 
 
 1-28-19
 Any Theme Than Bauk Contest
 Sponsor: Charles Messina
© Joseph May  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Than-Bauk

Premium Member Climate-Tb

Climate change race
Saving grace, youth
First place, Earth wins!

1/28/19

For Than Bauk contest
Sponsor: Charles Messina
Form: Than-Bauk

Premium Member Hotel Room Next Door

Hotel room next door Headboard to wall symphony.... Fireworks starting soon © May 10 2010 Charles Henderson
Form: Senryu

Of Mind and Mankind

hunger
quintessence
of mankind's mind
publicity feeds the
ego 

April 28, 2020

Charles Messina's contest Poetry (Cinqku)
Form: Cinqku

Premium Member Day By Day

A
walk
with God
alongside-
licensed to laughter
at life's impossibilities


Inspired by a line from  a Charles Wesley hymn
Form: Fibonacci

About Those Boys

~Contextual Tale~


Five days endurance
Trek in wild animal kingdom.
They 're group of boys.




For:) Charles Henderson's contest
Form: Haiku

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