Short Down(A) Poems

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


Baby Don'T Walk Away

let sit down a while baby
this is not mane
know doubt 
lets work this out
please stay
our love have a say
BABY DON'T WALK A WAY


Cry Cry Cry

if its hurting in side
open eyes wide
let the the  tear fall
like down a wall
kust don't die
no if the reason is why
CRY CRY CRY

Premium Member Opportunity Cost

   While again demonstrating
     I could have been cascading

   down a snowy mountainside
     whirling wonder amplified
Form: Couplet

Boot Camp

it wasn't a  plane
it was near the range
where i was train
it was a hard thing
had to run up and down  A ramp
it  was a
BOOT CAMP

Premium Member Saddle Sore

While riding my bike down a lane
I felt an incredible pain
I was astraddle
Without my saddle
That's something I won't do again!
Form: Limerick


Easter Joy

he is over us all
easter is his call
mabe down  a wall
its a fact 
he is comming back
he that same little boy
its
EASTER JOY

J and J - a Parody

There was once a boy and a girl
I think they both fell down a well
So what the hell were they both doing
climbing up a hill
DAMO

Premium Member Old Man

There was an old man named Col
Who fell down a gigantic hole
He gave a shout
Cos he could not get out
He needed a ladder or pole
Form: Limerick

A Walk To Sleep

A walk down a clear path of emotion
Yet no heart feeling from head to toe 
Comatose interaction an emotion with no memorable thought

Premium Member A Fiery Voice

Don’t turn a blind eye,
one slip becomes a snowball;
Use what was given;
Your fiery voice the match 
to bring down a dead regime.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Laughing Water

Splashing down a jagged mound
into a pond with laughing sound
sparkled by sun, stirred by breeze
cocktail of stars for thirsty gees
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member A Swift Kick

Awesome!  Amazing!  Astonishing!  Absolutely Astounding!
  
   Give each one of these a swift kick down a long corridor unresounding!
Form: Rhyme

Hurt

A melancholy melody plays in my head,
And my heart’s sinking in despair,
My eyes are sad and red,
Down my face,
Trickles down a single tear.
Form: ABC

A Bird's Sigh

Green quill glides down from gray sky
Sweet song sung soft on branch high 
Is she cried for her lost love?
While he lay down, a grave sigh.
Form: Jueju

Chilling

I'm stuck on this sidewalk alone
I can't contact god with no phone
Confusing religion
No carrier pigeon
Why doesn't god send down a drone?
Form: Limerick

A Fish Tale

I once saw a fish on a hook,
traveling up and down a brook
with a tasty worm inside
wiggling once then died
looking back with, a dirty look
© Bobby May  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The Road To Autumn

I walk beneath
A canopy
Of dying leaves
Still clinging 
To the trees-
Down a path 
Of golden memories-
And follow-
Into autumn-
Where it leads-
Form: Rhyme

I Cry Cause I Miss You

thess drop 
makes my eyes pop
or not just dots
they come down  a  lot
thinking of you too
everthing you do
ITS NO LIE
I CRY CAUSE I MISS YOU

Premium Member Doing Nothing

While political folks dilly dally
Job growth winds down a deep valley
Employers won't hire
Old folks can't retire
The poor house could be our finale
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Hang Ups

Angrily hanging up a smartphone lacks gravitas - jabbing a virtual button doesn’t offer the satisfying, physical release of slamming down a receiver

Goolin Ghoul

breek n brare
along a carpeted hall
bax n goolin oft is a ghoul
betrackeding down a creakeding stair
trumble n frumble n deatheding fall

Premium Member Take it down a notch or two

Take a chill pill, Alfie.
You're wired and need to calm down.
Take a long deep breath.




Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Form: Other

Our Rights

we stood tall
an knock down a wall
no longer will we fall
its a new day
we have lots to say
 did it day and night
we fought for
OUR RIGHTS
 i

Premium Member George Had One Thing

First president a general bloke
His accomplishments? Well, let me see.
He could relate to most common folk.
Famous for chopping down a cherry tree.
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Down a lonely spiral

He sat alone as outcast.
Cut himself off all family and friends.
Dark thoughts circling above him.



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 2nd place 2026
Form: Other

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