Short Copper Poems

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


Premium Member Mackerel Sky

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ copper-colored leaves mackerel sky* fall arrives with quiet grace
Form: Monoku


Premium Member a splash hit

razzle dazzle haircut
slivers of silver and copper
fantastical design
not worn in this town
until now
I am a splash hit
me

Still Catching Fireflies

Still a boy
Such a happy Ladd
Catching fireflies
In a jar, in midsummer night
Oh, what a dandy, said
His copper moon eyes

Touch of Heaven

Steady wind turns this compass
Chrome-blue sky covers this earth
Copper Mountains touch this heaven
Pure joy snaps at your heels

Hope

Permanent hand stamp
in copper, green and silver
letting us back in
to life, to love, in shapes of
luna moth wings, fluttering.
Form: Tanka


Jar of Hope

I toss my pennies
in a humongous glass jar...
copper millionaire?


For "Jars" contest sponsored by Susan Burch.

01/20/2012
© George Aul  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu

Litterally Absurd

A dog by the side of the road
Whelped out her cute little load
A copper who saw
Reeled off the law
Cited for littering I’m told
© Dean Wood  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

The Harvest Food.

Twin shades of a noble bird
simmer in copper
as I forego the pigskin
for soft, sleepy, sweet
cranberry burnished
succulent
meat!
Form: Epulaeryu

Tanka-1

Copper leaves rustle
White powder covers the land
Early light brings gold
In the frigid cloud I watch
My last breath appear and swirl
Form: Tanka

Jinxed

Jinxed kisses taste  
like copper lightning  
vows erupt mid-air,  
cursed by tainted lips  
never meant  
for forever.
Form: Verse

Urit Memoriae

Caught inside a memory,
with flashbacks of desire

Your scent returns as lightning
—my heart a copper wire

(Dreamsleep: October, 2020)
Form: Rhyme

Sunday Is a Holiday

sunday is a holiday
not for a poet in burning fire
who made days and weeks
sun was circling around the earth not too long ago
poor copper
Form:

The Edge of the Moon

Copper face
Codfish leaping 
From your
Plate
Nipping at
The edge of
The sweet
Blue moon
Ascending
Back to
The eternal
Dark wine sea

Premium Member Roofline

clouds
roof
quiet
soft settling
clouds drift and linger
the evening air gathers its calm
night folds gently around the roofline—copper dusk
Form: Fibonacci

Summer Wind

The whistling winds blow
Stroking tender dancing leaves 
The chains of copper oak, 
Gently sways in heighten gay 
And creates a jovial summer.
Form: Tanka

Summer Wind

The whistling winds blow 
Stroking tender dancing leaves 
The chains  of copper oak,
Gently sways in heighten gay
And creates a jovial summer.
Form: Tanka

Cataract

The whistling winds blow
 Stroking tender dancing leaves 
The chains of copper oak, 
Gently sways in heighten gay
 And creates a jovial summer.
Form: Haiku

Irish Bobbie

Ilene's son was in a Dublin pub
When someone gave his leg an rub 
"A copper to spare?" 
"There's one over there
But he looks a bit like Beezlebub!"
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Goldfish

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your eyes hold the light

of burnished copper fishes

darting in the waves

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Form: Haiku

Diamonds Steals the Flesh of Men

First light shines, 
Upon this hill
We dig for 
Blood diamonds,
In copper mills
Diamonds, 
A girl’s best friend
Diamonds steals the
Flesh of men

Premium Member The grass was greener

Daily my schoolbus drove through Copper Cliff.
Tiny town's tiny manicured lawns. 
'Twas the highlight of my bus trip.



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Pewter Goblets

Pewter goblets
Tin and copper
The last remnants
Of ancient taverns
And olden abodes
Of bygone memories
From bloodthirsty pirates
And poisonous wine
Form: Imagism

Premium Member Bonsai Tanka - Contest

though old still virile bent but untrained by the wind  bonsai beautiful  where white scented blossoms grow your copper wired cane holds
Form: Tanka

Premium Member What Is What

Compressed carbon is called Diamond
Cut land in water is called Island
Beaten copper is Wire
Love bitten man- Lover
Compressed, cut n’ beaten man is Husband
Form: Limerick

Premium Member WAKE-UP CALL

# 4

The wake-up call woke me,
grabbed the copper vintage rotary
phone, no line. The ringing
continued, where? Hung up the
wall phone in the bathroom.
Form: Verse

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