Short Dessert Poems

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


Premium Member Sweet Shots

Dessert
Hot double fudge
Chocolate, walnut, sweet
Good when shared with a friend or 
Lover

(Cinquain, traditional)
Form: Cinquain


Ibiza Fruit

The hotel in Ibiza offered fruit, 
For starters and for dessert,
So I had it both times each day, 
And never did then revert.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member THANKFUL FOR DESSERT AND FRIENDS

Today I’m thankful for desserts….and friends…
both are wonderful…however:
A friend who brings dessert…
will be a friend forever.
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

A Buffet of Hate

Blood was toasted
  in a buffet of hate

A violent main course
  —whose dessert was death

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2019)

Premium Member Pugilists

My brother and me are pugilists.
We get angry and use our fists.
We punch and hit and try to hurt...
Then go to bed without dessert.
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member Pecan Pie Delight

Fine chopped walnuts and pecans
Crunchy gold pie crust
Golden caramel color
Sweety corn syrup
Sugary filling
Rich dessert
Good
!
Form: Epulaeryu

Premium Member She Calls

shrilly she calls him
he stares blankly into space
again the call comes
he smiles while contemplating
what he might have for dessert
Form: Tanka

Diet Setbacks

Self-discipline whines
discounting hefty losses...
Demanding dessert




***For Nayda Ivette Negron Setback Contest
July 10, 2016
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Perhaps I Should Skip Dessert

Sure, I'm out of shape... But must the distributors of my frozen meal insult me by instructing, stir and recover?
© John Watt  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

Pigeon

Once, when younger at the beach,
Dad bought us an ice cream each.
A pigeon, alert,
pooed on dad’s dessert;
no more it tasted of peach!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member whipped cream

puddings jello and fruit pies
great on a dessert
whipped into a frothy cream
full of sweet sugar
puffy and frothy
with sweetener
milk
Form: Epulaeryu

Balance Be Damned

Eat the dessert first,
  balance be damned

The icing to start
 —your cake to withstand

(Las Vegas-Cheesecake Factory: January, 2016)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Southern Dessert

Peaches, nothing fancy
          in a sweet fruit salad,
                    to drink, likely, iced tea.


written July 1, 2021
Form: Epulaeryu

Premium Member warm tart cherry pie

grandma’s favorite recipe
warm tart cherry pie
dessert straight from the oven
ice cream if you please
A slice of cheese too
Marvelous
Dish
Form: Epulaeryu

Premium Member Jello Love

White puffs of goodness.
Whip cream in love with jello.
Cold, jiggling flavor, 
Topped with foaming nothingness,
Yielding to gel's surrender.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Sweet Cinnamon Apple Pie

Sweet cinnamon apple pie

Best ice cream on top

Light flaky sugary crust

Each bite paradise

Heavenly dessert

Melts in mouth

Wow!
Form: Epulaeryu

Hot Dessert

Cyril the short-sighted cook,
Misread the recipe book,
It said add custard
But he instead added mustard,
The hot dessert made everyone crook.
Form: Limerick

Dessert

Heavenly tiramisu
Cognac mascarpone
Lady fingers espresso
Cocoa sugar eggs
Layer and finish
Ecstasy  – 
Love


For the contest, “EAT ME!”
Form: Epulaeryu

Premium Member My knees go weak

Oh, how can I resist?
Luscious chocolaty creaminess presented with such allure.
My diet starts... tomorrow morning !



Wordku: 5-7-5 words
Form: Other

Premium Member Approach with Caution

Lovely girlish figure be damned.
I’m having that cheesecake no matter what.
Just try to stop me.



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 3rd place 2026
Form: Other

' Guess Who's Coming To Dinner - (2) ...' 70th Senryu

‘ Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner – (2) … ’  70th  Senryu


     We All Need To Know:
What Time Justice, Being Served ?
 ‘Cause, GOD Made Dessert !
Form: Senryu

Premium Member For Whom the Jelly Rolls

My tummy rebelled today
  Saying, 'No more dessert; no way'

    My eyes bugged out
    My tongue salivated

  Hours of frustration awaited ...
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Banana Split Sundae

Vanilla, milk, and sugar are so delicious together,
But I add slices of the ripest banana to be sure
This is truly a dessert better than any other.
Form: Sijo

Halo-Halo

The bright sun was scourging hot
Under the blue beach
I craved for sugared dessert
Of cold milk, fruits, beans
Jellies, on top of 
My sweet ice
Cream!
Form: Epulaeryu

Premium Member dough's dire existence

It's not a dessert-worthy treat
But something disgusting to eat
If not rightly mixed
Pin-rolled and affixed
Your pie crust will taste like concrete
Form: Limerick

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