Short Excuse Poems

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


Premium Member Fancy Free a Fifties Remenisence

flirty dancing,fancy free
quick-step and ladies excuse-me;
fox trot and last waltz slow,
holding close,as passions grow.
Form: Quatrain


Premium Member Reason To Be Glad

There is no excuse to be sad
   only reason to be glad

That one can write fine poetry
   without resort to trigonometry
Form: Couplet

The Abuse

I remember the abuse 
The black and blue that bruised
All the abuse 
I remember your excuse
I needed the key
To be free
Form: Rhyme

Living Without Excuse

Shred kneels over the thorn soil
well detrimental with retarded thought
life has no detail
but to copy nature like drought.
Form: Lyric

Premium Member As Always, I Wonder

Why do I always
Feel like you're conspiring in
Making me feel worse?
Why do I always think that
You always have an excuse?
Form: Tanka


Poop Soup

Excuse me 
Mr I.T Website
Service denier 
There appears to be a fly
In my soup
Quite frankly
Your service smells
Like dog poop

No Affends

you push me
 mabe you didn't see
here's what it be
it was a mistake
its not to late 
to say excuse me
for some wasn'ment
NO AFFENDS

Premium Member Boomerang

all being one, what we exhale
becomes the breath, which we’ll inhale
of no avail is our excuse
as of seeds sown, we pay our dues
Form: Quatrain

EXCUSE THE GREAT

It has become a practice 
To do or anything don’t 
Seeking excuse this World is like
Because of Corona….!
  -Dharga Nagar Safa

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

In Par of Sin

Pardon is in par done or doing,it’s in par of an act of sin asking God to forget it.In par of a sin  seeking excuse him of his sin,it’s.

Premium Member The Evil of Good

An excuse we need
to ratify this evil
in existence is,
so many hide behind God
here just to cast the first stone.

© Harry J Horsman 2013
Form: Tanka

The Cleaning Lady's Short Rant

I loathe sifting the vile cat litter and scrubbing the damn tile
Now if you’ll excuse me I think I’ll shriek and shout for just awhile!!!
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Society and Me

The day begins with a lie
It is mine
There is no shame
I have been taught to lie
By a society 
That hates truth
And I rely on it....

We Had Called God Unsightly

When we called God unsightly;
Had been yelled at by Almighty;
Perfect excuse;
Weight lose,
And never ever take Him lightly.

Jim Horn
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member They shoot poems don't they

string them up
take aim
bang! bang! bang!
'dem holes excuse 'em
they ain't 'considered'
as copies when they
can't neigh.

Haloween Roles

Daunting Decision
Cigar girl…wench…Obama...
What role shall I play?

Halloween's Hall Pass
Excuse to dress like a tramp
To win a bar tab
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Dear Friends


As I will be away from home on a family tour for almost a week, I will not be able to read your poems or comment on them. Please excuse me.
Form: Prose

Peace

P: Personal
E:Enforcement
A: against
C: Crime
E: Ends.

Excuse Me, Thanks.
Suits to all ranks.
No Hanky, No Banky,
No matter for Tanks.

Premium Member Bigwig

See me?
No you don't.
No property tag
To say I exist,
No power suit
To show you I matter.
Excuse me,
Pardon me,
I have a delivery.
Hello?

Caution

CAUTION
Excuse me.......
Say to our Hausa fellow
Tread with caution
Niger is but the nest of sundry
The deeds our patriots
Drag not to the mud
Form: Epigram

Purpose

Take a walk in my shoes
Sometimes I win 
Other times I loose 
But I still refuse 
To let that little bruise 
Be an excuse 
To take me of cruise

Premium Member Pleading innocent

Why is it my fault?
Honest, I promise it really wasn't me.
I'm just an innocent bystander.



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Form: Other

Don'T Quit

Don’t Quit

To say that the path is rough,
Or the course is way too tough,
Is not an excuse
To be a recluse
Give effort that’s more than enough!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Fifties Footles

FIFTIES FOOTLES
flirty
dancing

ladies
excuse-me

quick-step
fox trot

hop skip
jive trip

 last waltz
so slow

hold close
love flowed
Form: Footle

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