Short Delayed Poems

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


Delayed Reactions

For many years I longed for a woman that really knew me until at last I found her. She really knows me - divorce pending.
Categories: delayed, poetry,
Form: Free verse


Young Buck

Despair not, 
The wound is superficial 
The arrow only grazing 

Your death mask delayed

The pain is real
But the end, 

far from us
Categories: delayed, break up, death, loneliness,
Form: Blank verse

This Is Not Life

Imprisoned by limitations
Delayed by fear
Bound by contracts
In servitude of the dollar
Grueling
Not fair
No acceptance
This is not life
Categories: delayed, fear,
Form: Free verse
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Appealing

Too long she'd delayed --
Since he was deathly afraid
Her last card she played:
Please, please Lord, Help him to see
I'm his if he'd just ask me
Categories: delayed, endurance, love, prayer,
Form: Tanka
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6-9-78

Early viewpoint set,
     Made so by a high
          opaque wall,
Yet spilling gold
     And lighting the upper edge,
Twilight had a delayed start.
© Wm Paul  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: delayed, nature,
Form: Free verse


The Faded Family

We all seem delayed.
We all dissuade.
We all seem afraid.
We all seem strayed.
And then in a decade,
We all evade.
And then in another decade,
We all fade.
© Jason Earp  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: delayed, angst, depression, family, life, loss, sad, sorrow,
Form: Rhyme
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Best Laid Plans

A flawless ceremony,
and elegant reception,
followed by long honeymoon 
delayed by snowfall.




For John Freeman's love /humor contest Won 2nd place
Categories: delayed, wedding
Form: Dodoitsu

I Failed

Trudging down the same path
Present equals past
Red clay
My problems outlast
The runes have been cast
Astray
A delayed forecast
Emotion outcast
I failed
Categories: delayed, cry, depression, mental health,
Form: Free verse
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Dopamine denied

morning coffee delayed by an hour
we view as fortunate this earth life test
it lets us check if our mood has gone sour
such are adversities we overcome in light jest
Categories: delayed, addiction, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
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The Scoop On the Poop

The reporter was thrown for a loop,
Her intentions were "Just get the scoop"!
But the scoop was delayed,
Constipation betrayed-
Sadly, stuck in the shoot was the poop!
Categories: delayed, funny,
Form: Limerick

Add Death

EVERY DEATH CHEATED,  ESCAPED, PREVENTED OR AVOIDED IS A DEATH DELAYED. 
PREPARE FOR DEATH TODAY
IT IS ONLY THEN YOU WON'T PERISH EVEN IF YOU DIE
IN ALL YOUR PLANS, ADD DEATH
Categories: delayed, confidence, death,
Form: Free verse

A Summer Game

A nine inning game
for some it brings fame

for others its too lame
and its only a game

so much being paid
some games are delayed

Its a summer game
Baseball is the name
Categories: delayed, baseball,
Form: Couplet
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My Super Powers

We sure got walloped in the overnight hours Snow piled up, covering all the pretty flowers Spring's delayed Until April or May Tried but I failed using my super powers
Categories: delayed, weather,
Form: Limerick

Trump Never Delayed

Trump Never Delayed

We did discover that it was never delayed,
Trump for a fool by Putin had been played;
Lips  pucker;
Real Sucker,
And into a moron again he had been made.

Jim Horn
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: delayed, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick

Trump a Big Baby

Trump A Big Baby

As big baby in balloon Trump was displayed;
Everyone around he troubled and dismayed;
Breath taker;
Trouble maker,
And infants back to parents he had delayed.

Jim Horn
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: delayed, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
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Wherefore

Another year's passed
In the blink of an eye
  Time to take stock
  Once more to ask
What, When and Why

What have I accomplished?
When will I do more?
Why have I delayed?
  ~ Wherefore?
Categories: delayed, introspection, motivation, new year,
Form: Rhyme

Were Dismayed While Being Afraid

Were Dismayed While Being Afraid

We put things off and them had delayed;
After seeing bad results  were dismayed;
Must be sure,
Can endure;
Never did it again after becoming afraid.

Jim Horn
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: delayed, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick

Dream On

they have awoken 
but yet not spoken 
ending dream still intact
but sensory they lack

visions not yet found
lazy distant muffled sounds
delayed feeling of sensation
awareness held for re-creation
Categories: delayed, dream,
Form: Rhyme

Freedom's Fate 2023

Long life, lived in full, longing for death's impending embrace;
my fate's final freedom wavers on two fronts, like old Simeon's.
Departure's deep desire is delayed by a first great grandchild.
Categories: delayed, 11th grade, birth, death, fate, freedom, grandson,
Form: Sijo

St-Rain-Ge

strain deluge World Series two-thousand eight strange
written May 18, 2016 5 lines, 6 words, 10 syllables, the only time a World Series game was delayed and Philadelphia benefited.
Categories: delayed, baseball, rain, world,
Form: Lanterne

Coyness

Days pass and I wish I could pour out my mind as a man
It has been delayed reluctantly of which decision to make
In fear of his reaction and his possible take 
For culture demands man grace to woo and not woman
Categories: delayed, africa, age, anxiety, art, black love, confidence,
Form: Quatrain

Endurance

Endurance 

Sat on the terrace
Waited for stars.
It was overcast
Delayed a bit longer.
Then it was morning
And rain fell.
Big drops
In each one
I saw 
An echo of stars
Too tiny
To see
by the naked eye.
© Jan Hansen  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: delayed, absence, hope,
Form: Chant Royal
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Inclement Weather

Booked well in advance, for a trip to visit with family Due to inclement weather, waiting to board flight, twice delayed Pass lost –weather improves-Pass found by Gate staff at coffee shop ~*~
Categories: delayed, places, travel
Form: Sijo
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Walking With a Cane

Finally walking with a cane to steady myself Self-image delayed my usage but my need has swelled Unsteadiness is the issue So to avoid a miscue Health is more important than image, who gives a hell
Categories: delayed, image,
Form: Limerick
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Haiku 94

lilac trees in spring
overflowing with colours
cascading blossoms

cherry tree in bloom
full of flowering foliage
strong scent of perfume

early buds of spring
peeking out of the branches
delayed nest building
Categories: delayed, spring,
Form: Haiku
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