Short Circumstance Poems

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


Premium Member Thought of the Day

Nonjudging eye discerns our brother’s fallen stance ~
Accepting his present consciousness circumstance 

01-February-2023
Form: Couplet


In Light of Circumstance

i miss you
on one side love is alive
and hope is—dead

*Inspired by the song "Sorry Her Lot" from Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore*
Form: Senryu

Premium Member diverse opinion

untoward circumstance
sorry victim of killer
wrong alley wrong night

serial killer
frankly anyone will do
right alley right night
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Blue Is---

Blue is an emotion a depression-sadden circumstance yet it's also represents royalty


9/3/20
written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020©

What Is Life

------

Life is a temporary 
Course of circumstance
From which their is
        No since
   Or recourse
       -Or-
 Reclamation

          GF


Premium Member OUT FOR DELIVERY

The Wait
Anticipation
A Situation
The Call
A Circumstance
The Follow Up
No Response
Four Days
Out for Delivery
Haven’t Received
Rage

Premium Member Alone

Sitting alone in my room at night
Too many thoughts in mind
undoubtedly time goes by
Victim of circumstance, I cry
Why did I let this happen?
Form: ABC

Premium Member Clerihew Pasmore

Victor Pasmore ursued art part-time 
it suited circumstance just fine
From the figurative to the abstract
his sensitive line are an actual fact
Form: Clerihew

The Angry Lion

A jungle of circumstance…
preying on the silence

Each verse a whip to crack the dark
—and tame the angry lion

(Dreamsleep: November, 2019)

Premium Member Ptsd

some brain damage isn't physical

but a sudden assault

by sights, sounds or circumstance

that leave the cerebrum

asunder



12/31/18

Guiltless

admit nothing
deny everything
remain dignified
arrange alibis
hide evidence
make circumstance
swear on the Bible
that you’re not liable.

25.6.2015
© Neil Johns  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Just Jump

Under what kind of circumstance,
Are you willing to take such a chance?
You just have to leap,
If the plan is to reap,
Results are not shown in advance.
© Luke Irwin  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Stay Well

Health plans are many, take your pick
You'll need one when you get sick
give longevity a chance
cheat death of circumstance
and give your heart more time to tick.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Being There

word pen paper reader writer
together make up the author
being with something else of
an appropriate world; object
in a relational circumstance
means no we are not alone
© Sand Blown  Create an image from this poem.

Blue Circumstance

Dance of the tense blue circumstance into the white freedom of welcome trance
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
March 28, 2016
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Minimal pomp and circumstance

lily of the valley
divine cluster of bells
charisma on a stem
its perfume awakens nature
and announces spring's
long awaited homecoming



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Premium Member Alone Again Casualty

Tryst
befriends
a hodgepodge
of too much pangs
leading to unsuspected circumstance
despite light at the end of the tunnel
count on lights out
as miss match
no friend
twist
© Hilo Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tetractys

The Root

Anticipation Excited, expectations Scheming, Longing, dreaming Circumstance contorts the chosen path Resist, reconcile, resume Acceptance, gratitude Contentment
© Luke Irwin  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Diamante

It Was You

it wasn't the moon
that got to me that night
it wasn't dancing close
or purely circumstance
it was much more than that
it was all of those things
and much, much more
it was you
© Jo Bien  Create an image from this poem.

Circumstance

Circumstance comes with chalk
Scribbles message so glorious
On each baby’s back
In the maternity ward
The homeless shadow pens;
‘Born to be unborn
That this world
May have space’
Form: Imagism

Premium Member DAILY GRATITUDE HONEYBEES

I am grateful for the honeybees…
who remind us no matter how hard we work
no matter our situation or circumstance….
We should slow down every now and then…
and take the time to dance
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Flawless Finish

She does not dare step down from her chair
She does not dare to take such a chance, a beautiful victim of circumstance
She dreams the day she has the chance to take a stance
Rise up and dance
Form: ABC

Premium Member Mosaic

The masterpiece that never happened,
a mosaic of untapped passion;

Walked away from a chance,
waiting on the right circumstance;

Memories that were never made 
all because you were afraid .
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Running Outta Gas

It has finally happened, I'm running outta gas Tried so hard, my most bad stuff was surpassed Energy was immense But in my defense Forgot, under no circumstance, should I light a match
Form: Limerick

Concession

You win.
Take circumstance
and all it's hopscotch words
and fling them far beyond me now
for you have taken every how and why
and blown my dandelion air
without rhyme or season
or consequence.
You win.

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