Short Competition Poems

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


Spooky Ku

leaves that hang and fool 
teeth waiting to suck your blood
bats drop fast... duck now.
©~GG~ 24/10/2012

competition entry
Form: Haiku


Haiku Number 33 (Ice Blue)

Icy meander
Sparkling rocks bathe under flow
Depths of blue unfold






For Raul Moreno's competition  "Icy Cascades"
Form: Haiku

Sole Food

meal tray on her lap
dining table set for two
mocking the widow

Competition 'get your Senryu on'.
Submitted 11th April 2015
© Viv Wigley  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu

Meteorological Depression Haiku

Warm front then cold front
Low atmospheric pressure
Cloudy windy rain


(Entry for "depression is a short poem" competition)
Form: Haiku

Evening Stretching

evening stretching
weeping willow snow tinged
airs and graces






entry for Charles Henderson's haiku vs.senryu competition
Form: Haiku


HUMOROUS CONTRAST


        



        In the Lady Godiva competition
             a nude lady won...
   Others in formal attire were disqualified!
Form: Burlesque

In Competition

in competition 
                                   race's hidden so comes out
                                         as race in a field
Form: Senryu

First Memory

Only four weeks old
Staring at a bare light-bulb
Screaming for my Mum



Inspired by Danielle White’s competition
“My Earliest Memory”
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Need to measure up

Under a lot of pressure.
Perform or else that's it for you.
The competition is most fierce.



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 2nd place 2025
Form: Other

Social Snarls

When pit bulls square-off to fight
competition will incite
the rage underneath
when baring those teeth
since jaws lock-down with each bite.
© John Weber  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Cool Nerd

Nerd, unpopular
Facebook calls, founder’s stock shares
“Geek” is the new cool

Entry for Natalie Fllikkema's "Talkin Technology" competition
Form: Haiku

Absolutely Not

Life, is a fact of matter,
that Absolutely,
Does not matter!!





John-Ovan.P.Hull 2011
for the poetry on poetry competition.

©John-Ovan.P.Hull
Form:

Biting Mountain Air Haiku No 35

biting mountain air
baby lamb trails on the edge....
mint sauce with dinner





entry for Charles Henderson's strict Haiku 2 competition
Form: Haiku

God For All

When God would lower himself to the Devil's level
for competition to be wise;
Would only love for one another
make him fit to claim his prize.
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member Privately Contain Co-Creation

Come mortal man 
Comes creating co-creating cautiously 
Competition cleverly contained


10/4/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2020

True Love Serves

true love remains independent of surrounds~ serving silently
First position Brain strand competition
Form: Senryu

I Promise

I promise my self inner peace. What life brings I take. What lies ahead i do not know. I am in no competition, live to become wise, wisdom is light.
© Betty Njie  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Bio

On Competition

May I offer few words of wisdom--
Just a few words of reason and rhyme?
Competition is fun, when you're winning;
Collaboration is fun, all the time.
Form:

Ascension

I didn't win in the poetry competition.
Did you not enjoy my vision?
Was it because my poem was slightly odd?
Or was it because I didn't mention God?
Form: Rhyme

Evolution Makes Sense From No Sense

Species cannot make transitions by one another
If they do, the tricks of compromise and competition
they take would make this world no order and logic
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Last Goodbye

Whilst saline tears caress my cheeks,
I can't find the peace my heart seeks.


1/10/2021
Rhyming couplet 2 competition
Sponsored by
L Milton Hankins
Form: Couplet

The Piano

Pianist's fingers trill the room
 while the ghosts of Liszt and Chopin loom






For entry to competition on The Piano for Rick Parise competition

Premium Member Nobody remembers who came in second

Best friends but the competition is fierce.
Prom night has its expectations.
The queen crowned ~ the mood is bittersweet.



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Nature Love and Life - Always Valentine's Day

competing without terror or war - no therapy needed

NOTE: I was thinking marine life, even extreme environments: animals don't need therapists. Why?
© Anil Deo  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Never Think Five Lines Down Poetry Competition

Never
Think that I have
Lost or forgotten dreams
That we shared one night long ago.
Never



Brenda Atry
5/14/2011
Five Lines Down Poetry Competition
Form: Cinquain

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