Short Folklore Poems
Short Folklore Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Folklore by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Folklore by length and keyword.
japanese folklore
sweet souls of the departed
gentle fireflies
african culture
fireflies are bad luck
such diversity
Categories:
folklore, culture,
Form:
Senryu
brazilian folklore
eyes of diaphanous journey
large bird of strong core
warm heart of old witch's story
compassion and empathy
Categories:
folklore, bird,
Form:
Tanka
Down in the water a young boy saw,
Something surely taken from folklore.
It swam with a fin,
invited “Leap in!”,
and the child was seen nevermore.
Categories:
folklore, animal,
Form:
Limerick
It's Trick or Treak once more
Begging for sweet treats at the door
Halloween is here
Nothing to fear
Costumes are made up as folklore
Categories:
folklore, halloween,
Form:
Limerick
O Vinegar Tom
your belly is long
your head is of ox
your body is dog
you live with a witch
do Devilish bids
you dance to her song
O Vinegar Tom
Categories:
folklore, character, dark, dog, fear, magic, nursery rhyme,
Form:
Rhyme
Today is an American folk event
Unraveled by traditions and etiquette
Vixens ask men on a date
Women hoping to find a mate
Sadie Hawkins Day we celebrate
Categories:
folklore, crush, cute love, high school, november, school,
Form:
ABC
The Measure of A Leprechaun
Hi, my name is Sean.
I’m a wee, bitty Leprechaun.
I’m a creature of lore,
Only two foot four,
But my legend goes on and on!
Categories:
folklore, body, celebration, england, fantasy, funny, holiday, myth,
Form:
Limerick
fairy flowers fuss
fanciful fresco finesse ~
folklore fascinates
26th February 2023
For Charles Messina's "Alliterku" contest
Categories:
folklore, appreciation, fairy, flower,
Form:
Haiku
Tír na nÓg - A Tragic Epic Saga
ye hear, of a leprechaun and a unicorn who met in a field’s corner
a he and she, she killed by a tree, when it fell he couldn’t warn her
Categories:
folklore, dark, fantasy, fun, funny, humorous, love, magic,
Form:
Light Verse
Rainbows are for fairytales
Life does not grant such foolishness
Black and white, there are seldom grey areas
The palette is limited in its capabilities
Folklore painted the world a beautiful lie
Categories:
folklore, adventure, allusion, america, fate, hurt, self, wisdom,
Form:
Free verse
Bowling, bowling, bowling
Hit the pins just right!
Bowling, bowling, bowling
Like a stick of dynamite!
Bowling, bowling, bowling
Get a real high score!
Bowing, bowling, bowling
Over 180 is folklore!
Categories:
folklore, funny
Form:
I do not know?
So
Very
Talented
Full of knowledge
Poetic words show
Flowing lines explaining
History and even more
Including folklore images
Details of love, mysteries results
Her words teach and inspire my muse and me.
Categories:
folklore, dedication, education, history, imagination, life, love, on
Form:
Etheree
[paraphrase of a Svan folk song]
Tamar's mother said, "Tamar,
You were born fully grown.
Child, I saw you in a dream
I looked into the starlit sky and saw
That you were the village
And you were the world."
Categories:
folklore, allegory, child, history, mother daughter, night, princess,
Form:
Lyric
It feels long ago.
When I first got to hold.
The tenderness of love so bold.
And I stored the folklore.
Should in case everything go.
That I may have memories of
gold.
Living on for eons, never seen
before.
Categories:
folklore, love
Form:
I do not know?
Taylor Swift spins stories, her songbird-like sensations,
an underrated pop princess with poetical persuasions.
Her complex lyric lexicon, like a folklore luminary,
invites the listener to see themselves as a fellow visionary.
Categories:
folklore, appreciation, art, music, myth, princess, self, word
Form:
Clerihew
Slip through the cracks of the jungle,
Crawl onto the innocent,
Slither through the liquid,
Scaly snake of folklore tales.
Maim and kill the men,
Of which God made first,
They'll kill the Lion/Dragon,
Before the next verse.
Categories:
folklore, allegory, animals, death,
Form:
Lyric
Folklore drifts
past cobblestone
like ash.
Along High street,
I traipse through secrets,
foraging
ghosts in
Castle Rock’s
slate gaze.
I stir up
ancestors
to warm my spirit
as an Auld Reekie dawn
bares
its dented armor.
Categories:
folklore, city, history, imagery,
Form:
Verse
Don't eat the bear
and the bear won't eat you
Don't stomp on flowers
Don't spit on the dew
If you are a bad person
your life will worsen
But if you are good
then there's no need for cursin'
Yoi yoi la la la la yoi yoi la.
Categories:
folklore, animal, flower, happy, music, parody, silly, song,
Form:
Lyric
A dragon is not a dinosaur.
Those reptiles do not live anymore.
Saint George was a liar.
Dragons do not breathe fire.
That was all a product of folklore.
They’re extinct reptiles.
Larger than the ones today.
Dinosaurs are gone.
Categories:
folklore, adventure, animals, science,
Form:
Limerick
I once had to hire a fine lawyer
After, Huck spilled paint in my foyer
Known the laywer to be good...
Like the folklore; Robin Hood
Maybe, I should have hired Tom Sawyer
Limerick II Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Joseph May
1/9/2019
Categories:
folklore, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
Away
Far
High
Towards
Trembling
Speeding
Faster than sound
Always out of sight
Here Time is Light
Light is Time
Majesty, Folklore
Science and Fiction
Life, Death passes by
Galileo
Picard
Orwell
Einstein
God the Creator
Categories:
folklore, faith, introspection, nature, science, science fiction
Form:
I do not know?
With nostalgia,whimsy and wit
Into English folklore he was writ
Showing his loves & himself,without measure
His poetry became a national treasure
metered euphony,a reading pleasure
Tribute to the work of John Betjeman mentioned recently in my blogs.
Categories:
folklore, on writing and words, people
Form:
Narrative
We try to relive them, we try to forget them
Past times have shaped today, some we have defied
Some have died in unopened pages, others live on in folklore
They never go away, no matter how fast the future comes along
The past times are not past, they always tag along
Categories:
folklore, confidence, courage, history, introspection, memory, tribute, truth,
Form:
Free verse
Folklore being our culture
Heritage and traditional couture
Gets limited by its geography
Never flies out of its topography
When it is translated globally
And interlocked mutually
Local language just goes global
When translated by English Royal
Let's translate all local lore
To take it to the global galore
Categories:
folklore, allegory, angel, baby, career, celebration, dedication, fantasy,
Form:
Couplet
in 1978 just trying to survive
newly-released pumas numbering five
attacked livestock in Cornwell
terrorizing remote farms where cattle dwell
labeled murderous beasts of Bodmin Moor
devouring animals, this was no folklore
pets released upon an unknowing countryside
when these cats were hungry, there was no place to hide
Categories:
folklore, animal,
Form:
Rhyme