Short Ditties Poems

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


Premium Member Kasemus Plays the Hits

Casey Kasemus played the hits,
Renaissance songs so pretty. 
It was as good as was it gets,
a countdown of dulcet ditties.
Form: Epigram


Premium Member Charles John Huffam Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens wrote many novels where the plot thickened but one of his best ditties was A Tale of two Cities
Form: Clerihew

Poetrysoup's Jan

Poetrysoup's Jan is quite a lass
Whose poetry is always first class
She writes ditties with ease
About mountains and fleas
Nothing phases her pens brilliance
Form: Limerick

Premium Member A Limerick Artist

Robert Gorelick's a limerick artist
And he's certainly one of the smartest
   Specializes in cities
   Writes hilarious ditties
The best of which I think are the tartest
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Fats

“Fats” passed away, an icon from the fifties Remembered fondly, for his rock'n roll ditties Gave us a thrill On Blueberry Hill Many followed but “Fats” was Mr. Nifty
Form: Limerick


The meow bus

On meow buses
no cat fusses.
Sweet little kitties
meow rodent ditties;
deck out bunting
time for hunting.
With pounding paws
furries prime claws.
Amid glad rasping
there is no fasting.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Life's Sidecar

Yo... how's your freakin' weekend so far Are you cruisin' along in life's happy sidecar With a soda in hand Grinning to beat the band Singing joyful ditties filling your resevoir
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Feel All Shitty

At times I disgust myself but please show no pity I'm totally in charge of my clever little ditties It's only for a laugh At times I may gaff It's then I hate myself and I feel all shitty
Form: Limerick

Premium Member In the Land of Jack

In the land of Jack, happiness reigns No bad stuff ever belongs in our brains Only cute little ditties Bout puppies and kitties And an occasional one about whips and chains © Jack Ellison 2015
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Over-The-Hill

Hate it when people say I'm “over the hill” Haven't reached the hill yet, age is just a matter of will Like mind over matter Don't be a mad hatter Just skip, jump and sing ditties bout love and roadkill
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Over the Hill

Hate it when people say I'm 'over the hill' Haven't reached the hill yet, age is just a matter of will Like mind over matter Don't be a mad hatter Just skip, jump and sing ditties about love and roadkill
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Over the Hill

Really hate it when people say I'm “over the hill” Haven't reached the hill, age is just a matter of will Like mind over matter Don't be a mad hatter Just skip, jump and sing ditties bout love and roadkill
age
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Acapella

Trippsied through the streets singing cute ditties out loud Strange looks greeted me as I fought my way through the crowd Till one old fellow Joined in acapella Followed by a chorus of happy strollers, made me proud
joy
Form: Limerick

The Wrong Sword

i like isms does that make me prism
mirror ages as vape pours
humorous ditties
son raise dues
rise son
reflect on your actions
burden songs
Vacuum me's
Pace with twisted guts
clowns hit the ground with a thud
in the shade oh
tied in knots or nots
frothing from the lips corners

A Mug of a Smug

If I can’t me hug,
Nor can on my shoulder cry,
Fine, I’m such a mug,
But did I gripe why?
So what if I’m such a smug.
_________________________
Senryu |17.06.2021|

Poet’s Note: We often read a Haiku or a Senryu and go deep in self-reflexion. But some small ditties can also be a lot of fun.
Form: Senryu

Airplanes

the lady remarked that she felt her soul leave her body 
when the fairground ride spun
i replied it’s just like flying but flying is better
there’s nothing else like it
she said she felt reborn upon leaving the ride




Gatoros and Crocos: Lower Case Murky Poems and Ditties 

Nick Armbrister

Premium Member Daily Daft Ditties 3 - Slug Meditations

Once, shell-less snails filled me with terror.
That childish outlook was my error.
Now, I laugh it off with a shrug.
It's just another slug.

***

If rock-paper-scissors was a game,
played with creatures whose only aim
was to eat,

when confronted by a duck, new to town,
any slug with pluck, would soon go down
in defeat.
Form: Rhyme

Writing For Myself

Woke in night writing poetry,
and I do this a lot;
Grabbed a pen and piece of paper
so that I could then jot;
Down some lines, not that great,
but mean a lot to me;
Hope that I can capture some
internal magic key;
Don’t care if readers love them,
my ditties are for fun;
Cause in the end I really write 
for readership of one.
© Jim Tidd  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Under the Weather

Feel better soon dear Bluebird
Someone loves you much
The troubadour that's in me
Is writing such and such
In little ditties, longer lines
Some that take a page
But all express my heart in words
And once you're on the stage
I stand behind and in the back
Your beauty in full view
I like to think the painting
By Klimt is me and you
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Living Art

Feel better soon dear Bluebird
Someone loves you much
The troubadour that's in me
Is writing such and such
In little ditties, longer lines
Some that take a page
But all express my heart in words
And once you're on the stage
I stand behind and in the back
Your beauty in full view
I like to think that painting
By Klimt is me and you
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Some Old, Short Ditties

Some Old, Short Ditties
(doggerel)

I.
Our sojourn on Earth
is of diminutive worth.
Our small time is spent
(and no more are we lent!)
long before we're ready.

II.
Drunkening wine of heady
illusion obliterates thought
and causes confusion.

III.
Fleeting is life!
Fruitless existence!
'Ere any purpose
is completed
life is done --
and we're defeated!
'
Form:

Premium Member he is so rotound and rubenesque

Shawn was full of blarney most of his youthful days
with his full face, his emerald eyes and his ginger hair
He sang Irish ditties in knee slapping ways
When he had too much beer at the Dublin fair

He is so rotund, so Rubenesque, so big, some said.
Santa Claus is too, said his wife, her head totally red.
She liked everything about her chubby happy man.
Loved him completely, as only a second wife can.
Form: Rhyme

Gunfighters

he had someone special
he loved her so
she meant the world to him
he questioned why
they never met before
it would've been possible
for they lived on the same planet
they just never knew
that the other existed
but they know now
and will not ever part
not even when they fight 
like crazy gunfighters
in some mad way





Gatoros and Crocos: Lower Case Murky Poems and Ditties 

Nick Armbrister

Premium Member Celtic Irish Witch

Irish Witch rode her Celtic self into the fray
Singing Irish ditties that made other’s hair turn gray
Confidence on high, she showed them all up for sure
Dublin’s most notorious witch was full of nature pure.

How do you know it is she? Asked a leprechaun.
Paddy thumped his head and asked “what planet are you on?
Her face is the map of Ireland; look at her freckles and ginger hair.
Don’t ever ask again if you want to live your old age fair.”
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Happiest Banana Split

I had never met a happier ice cream banana split.
She sang to me songs that would make you twirl a bit.
Love songs and ditties that spilled over her glass bowl.
She was an ice cream with feelings, a banana split with a soul.

I hate to devour you, I told her as I tried to masticate.
That is fine! She told me, my strawberry syrup is great!
She sang all the way down my esophagus and truly tickled me.
I love being a part of you, she sang out. I kind of miss her glee.
Form: Rhyme

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