Short Excess Poems

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


Premium Member Betty

Betty was not very tall
Her shoes seem to be small
She walked with a limp
Mistaken for a gimp
Or an excess of alcohol
Form: Limerick


Showy Show-Off

Excessive gifts
serve to bless his
show of largesse.

December 20, 2020

contest: Bauk Than
sponsor:  Charles Messina
Form: Than-Bauk

Premium Member Detersive

one river ripple
coincidal consciences
Light lens shape of sense
physical death opens doors
leave excess baggage Earthside
Form: Tanka

Poor Man's Christmas,

Poor man's christmas,
                table sans festivity
                 shortage of food
                 excess of tears

Turning Back My Head

Turning back my head
And grey smoke rising straight up.
Who will speak for me?
Tonight I drink to excess;
I am young...any excuse.
Form: Tanka


Weightless Fortune

I willingly pay a hard-earned fortune 
just to lose excess 
weight.

Many others have the misfortune 
of having nothing 
to eat.

Premium Member too much is enough

Excess is as feast ~
a carefree leap past limits
makes the party soar
over that's nice enough bar
to show what a full thrill brings
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Equilibrium

Life is a struggle between excess and deficiency in search of equilibrium!   









©  Demetrios Trifiatis
        05 April 2018
Form: Monoku

Pleasure Seeker

You live for pleasure, seeking more,
while happiness remains elusive.
Your heart is nourished with excess,
as in the gloomy day of slaughter.

Excess Dilemma

A man
with excess of money
 IS not exactly lucky...
But a wretch of fortune !
Or hazard...
with enormous aplomb
to agony and unhappiness...!

java #255

i can forgive 
a big pot
of coffee for 
overflow-
ing so long as 
my cup keeps 
running over to
keep me alert a-
bout the 
situation.....

Riddle Poem

Take it less 
You will want more 
Take it in excess   
it turns into poison 
So tell your 
Daughter in laws 
To use it 
In proper proportion,

Premium Member waco diet

once an old dude from texas

ate twelve tacos for breakfast

he ate some with cheese

he ate some with peas

then he got sick from excess.
Form: Limerick

Naughty Pam

There once was a woman named Pam
Who entertained men with her cam
She'd pose in her undies
On Thursdays and Sundays
And used up her excess of RAM..
Form: Limerick

Premium Member In Praise of Short Poems

No rambling is their best regard 

Not boring to excess

Not saying ten words when three will do

Long writes do make me yawn-oh!



7/27/2015
© Julia Ward  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Premium Member Friends Sum Words

phrasing can...
free
excess words...

from a
mental reflection...
that frames

a summation of...
thoughts wrt
all senses at once...


stan sand
© Sand Blown  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member More stuff you don’t need

Bargain basement deals and freebies
Junk galore to fill any spare shelves
~ Soon clutter will win over



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 2nd place 2025
Form: Other

Autumn

Autumn 
Fallen leaves 
Brown and golden 
On the bare green earth,
Purged of summer's excess.

            W.A. CHOLT. Copyright  Fergal O Reilly. 2017.
© W.A. Cholt  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

World In Excess

This world work in excess,in intake and in make in excess,to enjoy comfort like on mattress,unless this world realize where to stop,it’s tough to feel enough!

Never Again

Could blame stress
Nonetheless
Must confess
Took ingress
To excess

Now I feel
Brain in reel
Never heal!
Got to kneel
Food repeal

10 January 2022
Form: Verse

Dark Funding

When you subsidize
 my excess
You underwrite
my greed
Each payment made
my hunger craves
And gluttoned passion
— needs

(Dreamsleep: December, 2024)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member home brew

in hills where buffaloes roam

i brew coffee and much foam

excess grounds water cold

bitter stale tastes too bold

grateful when my wife gets home.
Form: Limerick

Mysterious Way

The wind blew with howling excess
That lifted our pastor’s wife’s dress.
The flock saw her thong
And he hollered “wrong!”
Then lowered her skirt with finesse.
© David Bose  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Mea culpa Mea culpa

Heartburn and indigestion most unpleasant.
I knew better but ate it anyway.
Have only myself to blame.



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Form: Other

Premium Member Chilly Feeling

Whole-body tingles

                          Get rid of excess jiggles

                                     Wind flung snow on trees






April 25, 2021
© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Get a Premium Membership
Turn off ads, get more exposure for your poetry, and get more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Diverse Voices: The Poetry of Human Rights and the Pursuit of Peace