Short Expecting Poems

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


Premium Member Direct

direct from left field
never expecting a coup
there it was ~ checkmate



AP: 2nd place 2022, Honorable Mention 2022
Form: Senryu


Premium Member Unsuspecting

unaware I stand,
open and unsuspecting—
expecting nothing.
nothing known, to guard against
loving blissful ignorance
Form: Tanka

Super Victimized

Expecting 2 get something special
U end up getting part of the 'all'
So 2 compensate 4 the loss
I remain on the path 4 gloss!
Form: Couplet

Fun Facts

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sunflowers are yellow
I bet you were expecting something better
but no this is just gardening facts
© Donna Lu  Create an image from this poem.
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Better To Be a Pessimist

No word from you, is
Like expecting a kiss, but
Getting slapped instead 


8/3/11

Received 3rd place in "Sayings of Wisdom" contest
Form: Senryu


Chris Stevens

Death in the Desert
Good man dragged though the streets
not expecting such an inauspiscous end
Islam lovely Islam giving such treets
© Nigel Fox  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Doing God's Work

Doing God's work is an uninterrupted operation of good will expecting no pay!







© Demetrios Trifiatis
   21 September 2018
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Just Because

Compassion within
reflected by each kind deed
done with loving thoughts
and good will toward strangers
without expecting reward.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Thankful For Serendipity

Today I’m thankful for serendipity  
How…out of nowhere…in a snap…
when we’re least expecting it 
life can drop a blessing in our lap
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member dreaming peacefully

dream time hopefulness
we close our eyes faithfully
expecting to wake

slumber peacefully
letting our soul float away
worry free carefree
Form: Senryu

Premium Member She-Wolf

I met the she-wolf’s gaze She expecting me to turn away For her a lost cause Could she not know just how beautiful she was?

This Is

As a fear my fingers
Try to hold the airs,
And when I take a deep breath
Expecting me to come with it,
	The last moment is just too much to handle.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member A Startling Development

Her comments had really startled me; I wasn't expecting any, you see

   So I hid in the dark under my bed ~ Then I heard this, 'Please marry me!'
Form: Rubai

Premium Member THANKFUL FOR GENEROSITY AGAIN

Today I’m once again thankful for generosity…
It’s a wonderful lesson to learn:
The art of giving to another…
while expecting nothing in return.
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Recalling Childhood

dramatic swooshing

sugar maple expecting

cloudburst thunderstorm

little girl’s long hair askew

wild green-apple eyes alive


11/9/2019
Form: Tanka

Springtime

There once was a motherly ewe
Expecting a new lamb or two
In springtime they came
The ewe did gain fame
As the lambs they were born pink and blue!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The Real Terrorist

I'm expecting a terrorist attack
suspecting my defense's out of whack
I'm bracing for the worst here, all alone
Waiting for my children to come home
Form: Rhyme

Mermaid

I’ve fallen in love with a mermaid
We were splashing about in the water
The aroma was gross
But we got pretty close
And now we’re expecting a daughter
© John Fenn  Create an image from this poem.

Misunderstanding

Her accent from Bronx in New York,
This doll said she needed a fork.
The waiter’s reply
Was, “Ma’am, I’ll comply.”
Now she frets, expecting The Stork.
© David Bose  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Never In Paradise

Many souls the terrorists harvested, expecting with a place in paradise, them to exchange!








(C) Demetrios Trifiatis
        23 March 2016
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Possibilities

climbing step by step
struggling to reach the top
expecting, hoping

panoramic view
of life before and after
possibilities


For Anthony's contest
Form: Senryu

Premium Member who's where when what's why

i've not one clue
whats happened
to you and can't
do a thing about
it so don't come
to me expecting
to see your way
clear and outa it


len
© Sand Blown  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member I never had a wish list

I never had a wish list
understanding life was hard
expecting no perks or prizes

childhood dreams of fame
tossed into reality gutter
keen on country living

Living With Faith Without Fearing Doomsday

I live a simple journey on own way
        sparing love values once a day
        hoping having my slice of heaven
       never expecting  to come a doomsday...
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member Donkey's Diplomacy


I have heard enough of your growl; 
I am well aware of your prowl.
When you wear angry frown,
You appear like a clown. 
Why waste time expecting my howl?!
Form: Limerick

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