Short French Poems

Short French Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short French poems by PoetrySoup poets. Search short French poetry by poem length and keyword.


Premium Member A Veg Too Far

Japanese noodle salad
A gingered coleslaw
french vegatable pistou
Morocco potato
Lemon casserole
A meat free
Feed !
Form: Epulaeryu


Premium Member Clerihew Rousseau

French painter Phillipe Rousseau
with still life had a go
Paris salon medals one two three
& Knight d'honeur was to be
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Chihuahua Princess

Chihuahua Princess a Mexican breed.. French kisser
I know it is not this and that... Sara
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Clerihew Bonnet

Leon Joseph Bonnat
a French professor of art
teacher of the great& the good
some of whom you probably would...still know
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Cailiebotte

French-born Gustave Caliebotte
art became his lot
So extravagent with perspectives
so considered byome as too decorative
Form: Clerihew


French Lady Macbeth

Marion Cotillard
said Lady Macbeth if you're French is quite 'ard
what i 'ave to say
it almost conflates to my auto da fe.
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Kupka

Frank Kupka the French artist
was a natural anarchist
First to create true abstract art
sadly with too many ideas to impart
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member 2018 Fifa World Cup France Vs Belgium Semi-Final

Umtiti's header
Les Bleus to World Cup Final...
France on a hot streak
Bastion of confidence
Second trophy in their sights
© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

Escar

Escar, the friendly little snail,
Who used to move so slow,
Heard someone mention French cuisine,
And now, look at Escar go!
Form:

Egg For Breakfast

Egg For Breakfast

Did you know
That the French people
Only have one egg for breakfast
As they find that
Un oeuf is enough.
Form:

Premium Member Aurore Jaquinot

Aurore velvet desires stare captivated I linger thoughts cultivated in a wine glass can I drink her?

Belle E Dancer

A French papillon uses lips
To control what must come to grips
Men understand
Life sure is grand
Whenever she's grinding her hips
Form: Limerick

No, No Yvette

I knew this French dame Yvette,
Who liked, very much, to pet:
She’d go rather far
Before she would bar
A guy from breaking a sweat.
© David Bose  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo - 
I met him in a fine French bistro.
I wondered - could I believe the tale
of this man who once set sail.
Form: Clerihew

Tri Lingual

Wii Wii senor~
    ~~~~
French speaking Spanish
    ~~~~
Spanish speaking English
    ~~~~
English speaking High-TEC

                GF
Form: Bio

Premium Member Fenetre

A
simple
French window-
with an abstract
view
to
open
unto all-
a new colour
field.

Ekphrasis Window at Collioure by Matisse
art
Form: Lanterne

Casablanca - Love Never Leaves

How can their love end?
Not by German or French men...
not even by plane.


For "Senryu A Movie Scene" sponsored by Andrea Dietrich.
© George Aul  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Cuisine

racoon beams from trash
gross French food connoisseur,  huge
Julia Child fan













Senryu composed January 12, 2021
Form: Senryu

French Mistreat

Silent black and white
She goes
In reluctant
French stain on you
Goodnight 
Sleeps 
On mine
French debut 
Devious 

Irish Poetry

Premium Member SIMPLICITY SERIES dada

The art form known as DADA
causes a few ? ? & some ha-ha
Translates from french as hobby-horse
is left field 'outside the box' of course
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Piece of Cake

All the French
I can take -
piece of cake.

A baguette
or croissants?
Paris tempts.

Cream inside;
lick my lips.
Morrow’s trip.
Form: Other

Flirting With French

I flirted with French
For one full year.
Now, after so many years,
All that I could remember is:
Je ne peux pas parler Français!

***
© Ram R. V.  Create an image from this poem.

Blue Ribbon Prize

The priest of Our Lady of Grace
Is known to prefer a French face
But an English fanny
At the Hootenanny
Has just been awarded First Place
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Clerihew Van Loo

Carle(aka Charles-Andre) van Loo
a French painter not too many knew
Success with prolific quantity
history though sadly says little quality
Form: Clerihew

Buckeye

To celebrate Cinco de Maio
She set her vibrator on "Gyro"
It started to hum 
When in walked her mum
 Et voilà! The State of Ohio!
Form: Limerick

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