Short Forgets Poems

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


Forgive Men

He prays God to forgive him 
He forgets to forgive his men 
His sins all to his fellowmen 
Then how God can forgive him?


The Cancer Within

hot tears in closed eyes
he forgets what day it is
his cancer withers
while liagments in his soul
resist any tears.
Form: Tanka

The Sun

the sun 
strikes a nesting  gull
just another dawn
to a human marking
the breath of the tides
yet never forgets the gull
Form: Sedoka

Mother and Her Daughters

A mother never forgets her daughter
in good times and in bad,
A daughter never forgets her mother
especially when she is sad...
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Doctor's prescription

He dotes her with love
She forgets the world for a time
He's a bundle of magic



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Other


Flat Her

A farm girl went to the city
Where old men admired her kitty
Her landlord forgets
Her flat is, "No pets"
Because her boobs excite pity
Form: Limerick

Fault?

Fault?

Forgiveness forgets
Education remembers
Proceed with caution.

© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
March 16, 2010
Poetic form: Senryu
Form: Senryu

DOG

Duty incarnate, with muddy paws.
Oaths sworn in slobber, not language.
Guardian of joy, even when joy forgets itself.
dog
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member An Elephant Never Forgets

As my memory gives me fits,
an elephant never forgets.
It should come as no surprise
that a head of such huge size
holds a hundred gigabits.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member So Perfect

Shes so perfect
And shes worth it
She texts me all day
And forgets my greys
And does a dance
For grams to smile
Getting better
All the while
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Cuckoo Haiku

Cuckoo Haiku

Flightless, no feathers
Strange gray bird, drinks river dry
Cuckoo forgets song


Created On 9/18/14 for Creative Poetry Contest
Form: Haiku

The Donkey and the Elephant

The donkey

And the elephant

The donkey us tough and slow in thought 

The elephant never forgets

can their struggle

Teach us something?

Premium Member Stick Around For the Fireworks

Portents of the storms to come
       Ascends the altar drunk on rum

     Forgets his two-word line, 'I do'
       Says instead, 'Do I know you?'
Form: Couplet

Mind Intends To Melt

mind intends to melt
                                      as soon as beauties are seen
                                               commonly forgets
Form: Senryu

Alexandria

City built on Sin City of Light City that never forgets --- never can forget --- Walls are meant to Defend But where are the Guards?

Premium Member The Octopus and the Gerbil

The octopus sometimes forgets
Its suckers when gerbils it pets.
It sticks to its arm,
Then falls, to some harm,
Which both of them deeply regrets.
Form: Limerick

Light Forgets the Dark

Sparrows delight the grass. A hawk swoops. Death dances the living rejoice. The day arrives blaming no one. The sky wipes its face.

Premium Member DECEMBER 28TH

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ we fold the season into tissue-thin memory, while the wreath on the door slowly forgets its name.

Premium Member Forgotten


My shadow dissolves in surge of silence,
the stream forgets its course.
The silhouette of past wafts to oblivion,
to the forgotten I’m tethered.
Form: Verse

Light Forgets the Dark

Sparrows delight the grass. A hawk swoops. Death dances, the living rejoice. The day arrives blaming no one. The sky wipes its face.

Think Loftily

Smartest of men, Einstein; frequently 
thinks long hours on relativity.   
Forgets his umbrella; 
even keys, poor fella.  
So, don't be mad I think loftily.
© John Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Liberty

Whoever says of the best things in life, we get all of them for free.
   Forgets the sacrifice of life what's paid, for mankinds liberty.

   11/ 24/ 2015.
Form: Epigram

Premium Member Meet the Lightfoots

Gorden Lightfoot sang of a sinking ship
that mother superior never forgets
Lori Lightfoot is mayor
to a city of slayers
her political bow is starting to list
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Exit Plan In Their Sand

Jill Biden goes to see Afghanistan
But she forgets to take her exit plan
   No problem, she says
   My husband's the Pres
Taliban draws her a line in their sand
Form: Limerick

Premium Member -Life Cycle

Time moves on

There is change

Better or worse

Just never the same


Our hearts adjust

Our souls accept

Our spirit copes

Our memory never forgets
© Deb M   Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

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