Short Cousin Poems

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


1st July 1916

Brother, Brother
Father, Son
Nephew, Cousin
Lay as one.

Some together
Some alone
Some are named
And some unknown.
war


Premium Member Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth
sentenced her cousin to death:
"Mary, you're the Queen of every Scot,
but you are Catholic.  I am not".
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Devil waits for Drew

Lord Harry, King of Hell
Living where the bad guys dwell
Stirring up fire and brimstone too
evil tone for my cousin Drew
Form: Rhyme

Arizona

My cousin from Arizona
I wish I’d never known her
She put our Granny on
The rim of the Cany-on
Then calmly pushed her over!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member story of meth

methamphetamine
my cousin got hooked on it
needed morphine patch

his body ruined
excruciating back pain
deceased at fifty
Form: Senryu


Porpoise

This little tubby cousin 
Of the dolphins has no beak.

He’s very shy and talks, 
Not with a click, but with a sneezy squeak!
Form: Epigram

Premium Member my friendless Cousin Betty

thinks she is witty
sarcasm her daily fare
a nonfriend maker

cannot help her barbs
alienates all she meets
my cousin betty
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Fates Cousin - Perchance

Listen to poem:
what happened just now
is what I had dreamt about
it was déjà rêvé
my brain churned through memories
to predict perchance fated
Form: Tanka

Premium Member The Truth

You are making it up!

No, I swear.   I heard it from a cousin of a neighbor of a friend of someone.

Well, then it’s the truth.
Form:

Premium Member Jay Had a Waggish Way

He had an endearing, waggish way
Mischievous was my cousin Jay
Played tricks on me and my friend Kay
She is still smitten to this day
Form: Rhyme

Larry-Harry(Limerick)

I once dated a man named Larry
He one day asked me to marry
Though he was a real honey
He hadn't much money
So, I wed his cousin Harry
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Bumblebee

I often see a bumblebee,
I then wonder what she thought of me, 
But now it doesn't matter really.
Truth is I always left her to just be.
Form: Quatrain

Kin

our feelings
are related

you're my
first removed

sister's next
third cousin's

cousin
so are we

able to
legally

make
love
Form:

Premium Member Unhappiness

Depression's distant cousin 
invited to stay awhile.
Clouds of gray block the sunshine,
smothering its rays



Date written: 06/17/2021
Form: Dodoitsu

Premium Member Describing his Cousin Bump

A squab, a squid, a squishy stump
A troll, a gnome, a stick, a chump
How else to describe my cousin Bump?
You see, he also is a bit of a chump
Form: Monorhyme

Cousin To Each of

Cousin To Each of

Cousin To Each of 
thinks the rubble of 
homes after 
earthquakes should be 
shared, swapped, between the 
homeowners.

Premium Member Saint Jude Thaddeus

True relative of Jesus and Virgin Mary
St. Judas Thaddeus, a Cousin to Jesus Christ
Aiding mankind
For hopeless and desperate cases

12182011
Form: Clerihew

Cousin R

I think that he is crazy,
though he's a lot of fun when he's nice,
and his conversaitons are rather hazy,
I think the word "swears" will suffice.
Form: Couplet

Premium Member if they do not like your lawyer

jabberwocky came at a high price
from a jackleg lawyer named Mr. Brice
His jabber irritated the jury too
A life learning lesson for my cousin Lou
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member when you fall in front of a bear

when you fall in front of a bear
pretend to play dead, take this dare
might save your life said my cousin Jer
He’s a crazy coot with Einstein hair
Form: Monorhyme

Premium Member Hey, Good lookin'

Hi there, how's it going?
Oops, I thought you were my cousin.
Methinks my eyesight's getting worse.



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 1st place 2026
Form: Other

Cousin Mark Picies

Part of my LIFE 4ever
Insane tho at time's
Calm at other's
I see his true color's tho
Everything i could want n a BROTHER
Somethin about us frye's
Form:

Premium Member Spite Wedding

Esau married a hot Ishmaelite;
To get back at Isaac in spite.
The town is all buzzin’;
He wedded his cousin,
But they say that the kids are alright.
© Jeff Kyser  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member I cannot control my cousin

thirteen of us knew how to behave.
of course my cousin was not one of them.
they gave me grief, but no one can control that maniac.
not even grandma!

Premium Member Come from afar

I'm Pinocchio's cute distant cousin.
I'll be surprising him with a visit.
I'm sure he'll be ecstatic.



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 3rd place 2026
Form: Other

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