Short Defeated Poems

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Premium Member St Clare

Today is the feast of St. Claire A favourite personage of mine. She defeated Saracens with her faith.
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Premium Member Cold Tears

The moon wrung cold tears
from the man’s defeated eyes
a sere memory
of his life without the love
that enabled him to dream.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member He Has Risen

Our Lord has risen

Ecstatic heavens rejoice

Defeated death mours!






©  Demetrios Trifiatis
        01 April 2018
Form: Haiku

A Digression

The rez
        the years 
Where is she and
what happened to her?
   I agree she is not Lumbee
the bastards have been defeated

President Trump

Critically acclaimed 
Undeniably intelligent 
Never defeated President 
Trump.

* The same applies to Prime Minister Netanyahu.


Premium Member Picture of Confidence

curling his lip
smug
arms folded
disdainful
twirling the ends
of his mustache --
even the thought
that he 
could be defeated...

Demons Defeated

To beat your demons
And their burdens of darkness
Stop indulging them,
Walk away from those battles,
So that you may choose your own
Form: Tanka

Together

Together we are unstoppable,
apart we are defeated,
together we can do anything,
apart we can do nothing,
together always and forever

Premium Member Death Defeated

Death Defeated
The tomb could not hold Him Death is defeated The promise of new life is fulfilled
Form: Ekphrasis

Premium Member The Grapes of Chill

Freeze
Grapes Green,
if you please,
Separate, clean.
When overheated,
do not be defeated.
{Poetic form of 'Progressive Beat'}
Form: Rhyme

Honorable Mention

Honorable mention, a clever invention
To stifle "not good enough"s blow 
An ego, conceited, though truly defeated
"So I am the champion?!" NO
Form: Rhyme

Held

As he pulls you from the earth
Gods progress halted
War scorched angels sent
below to intercede
returned defeated
by the man who wont let go

Premium Member Death Defeated

Black egret
You had come to take
The half-flower child
Though your plans wilted
Like the petals of her skirt
From a single stroke of her hand

Revolt

Resolve irreverently
Every violation of Godly law
Violence attending resistance
Others have failed
Let us succeed
Tyranical rule must be defeated
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member Playtime

She had lots of fun
Hot dates in the sun
Her body was willing to share.
Defeated by time
And squeezed like a lime
For comfort she plays solitaire.
fun
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member I Could Be Shy

I could be sick.  I could be shy.
I could be outstanding. I could be high.
I could be low. I could be depleted.
One thing though, I am not defeated.

Premium Member Your Attitude and Mood

Depleted?
Defeated?
Tired?
Uninspired?
Change it up.
Do something new.
Be someone new.
Take risks.
Your attitude
And your mood
Are up to you.

Premium Member THE WAR

Imagine NOT smiles 
Every tear to every cheek
Weakened  DEFEATED 






VBR Black Panther 
Jet  Blackest ANSWERERRR!
Malik Rogers  Mali Mali Mali
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Broken but not defeated

Time meanders, drifts idle in the midst.
Sinuous it undulates so not to stagnate.
One breath at a time, barely survives.



AP: Honorable Mention 2026

Premium Member At the Terminal

with the sun setting, dusk darkens the ground below and vistas fade out~ days flee like defeated youth as we tread slow to our grave
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Utmost

Always feeling so unneeded, so underappreciated.
But for once she is feeling as though she is utmost defeated.
Still feeling unspent on anything requiring effort.
Form: Sijo

War of the Ants

The red and black ants were much in dissent
Only with battle would they be content
One ant on a penny
Defeated many
Until he was grabbed and thrown off the cent!
© Pat Adams  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Nature's Regiment

Nature’s Regiment
By Valerie D. Staton


Nature’s regiment
Adorned in camouflaged suits
Brown and android green
Bravely battle brazen winds  
Defeated by acid rain
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Winner Or Loser

WINNER Perfect, accomplished Achieving, functioning, flourishing Victor, success; failure, washout Declining, lapsing, falling Defeated, ruined LOSER
Form: Diamante

Late Love Early

Defeated dusk light
Heart beating to the dozen
Waning dawn darkness





Something to make the ladies blush.

for Gareth James' "Familiarity Unknown" Haiku contest
Form: Haiku

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