Short Ending Poems

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


Premium Member Breath As Whisper

Breath of deep relief 
Escaped as a soft whisper
Lost in the dark night
Ending a tortuous past
Closing forever cycles
Form: Tanka


Muddy Waters

The words were muddy
  the feelings clear

The blues on fire
 —the ending near

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)
Form: Rhyme

Antigone

Expressions of grief,
the eyes of a child

An ending in sight
—all nature reviled

(McCarran Airport: January, 2020)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Ruthie's Gift -- By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Can't say I found the ending 
unpredictable or surprising...
Nonetheless my heart was touched 
by their self-sacrificing
Form: Quatrain

Satan

Sinful ruler of hell
Abhored by most
Tortures malefactors of sin
Adored not, but feared
Never ending malicious thoughts
Form: Acrostic


The Passing of Nick Adams

Elegant
short
choppy 
dialogue

War
women
bullfights
and wine

Early morning
backyard
shotgun
a perfect ending

Loving and Mending

the day was ending
darkness was descending
with long shadows she came
to participate in this game
of loving and mending
Form: Limerick

Extreme

 Lost within deception, retorted intent, ending among the granite saddened with conscience stricken decent  
Form:

Betrayed

Nerve ending fuse,
  emotional dynamite

The spark of betrayal
 —lit by a friend

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2017)

Paradox

PARADOX ———-

old-age time on ice PRESTO in a n’er-ending winter — well…almost —





(c) sally young eslinger 1/15/23
Form: Monoku

Morn and Even Ing

Morning to give it’s ending 
Ing....thing 
Evening to bring 

Evening to give it’s ending
Ing....thing 
Morning to bring

Vox Divina

Ending the silence
His voice resounds…
filling the prophets
with joy profound

(The First Book Of Prayers: October, 2021)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member End of Summer

Summer ending soon
The weather begins to change
Less hot humid days
Cooler days are on their  way
It means summer is ending
Form: Tanka

As I Close the Shop At the End of the Day

The sun is setting
The afternoon is ending
The store is empty
A few cars parked on the street
I'm content, this is complete
© Jim Wilson  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

The Morning

Daylight's brilliance whispers
Interupts my parade of dreams
Shattering the chains of darkness
Ending my sleep -- I am awake
Form:

American Idol

You had me briefly careening
towards that crooning
but your excessive preening
and secret self-loathing
won an abrupt ending

Never Ending

She asked, " How do you show your love for me?" He drew a circle. She fell into his arms with tears.

Premium Member Fear Street

We witness the dying of light

We all weep at its ending

But it's in the still of night

Where all our fears need mending
Form: Rhyme

The Story of My Life

It just passes by
It's like a leaf in the wind
How I shake like it
At the thought of it ending
The time of my life I spend
Form: Tanka

Life's Path

Though the walkway is rough and tough
ending will have some beguilling stuff

May-3-2019

Pic 1

For crystal clear contest

Lost Love

I wanted your touch
To get lost in you
Smothering kisses
Burning, ever consuming passion
Never ending
To whisper
I love you
Form:

No End To It

Never ending
Endoscopy.
Upper end
Endoscopy.
Lower end
Endoscopy.
Colon
Oscopy.
No end
Oscopy.
Which end
Is
Up sco py?

My Love

Is never ending
I will fight to marry her
For she is my all





















- for you my bear, te amo
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Demise of Jellyfish

Blobby thing you came in from sea
Fading away here on the beach
Life once had swimming around
Ending in waves just out of reach
© ... Gigno  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member Heart Shaped Outline

Standing on top of a heart shaped outline Treasuring tender moments On a white beach ending
Russell Sivey
Form: Kimo

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