Short German Poems

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


Premium Member Clerihew Flegel

German George Flegel
of whom you may have heard tell
Still life his passion&metier
exccedingly well therefrom did fare
Form: Clerihew


Premium Member Clerihew Lely

German Dutch Peter Lely
found England the place for he
Portrait painter to the royal&rich
his talent thereby found its niche
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member welcome to berlin

german wienerwurst
heavily lavished ketchup
a hot pretzel too

possibly a beer
dark bubbly gagging brew
welcome to berlin
Form: Senryu

Frank Loves German Beer

Frank loves German beer so much
Everyone knows it's his vice
Now they call him Frank in stein
I don't think that's very nice!
© Pat Adams  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member October Spirit Train

October spirit train has arrived
plowing through the German forest
steam hissing and spitting
terrified oaks and elms genuflect
Form: Imagism


Premium Member Terrified By German Shepherds

The German Shepherd terrifies me.
More than any animal I see.
So I stay away,
Every single day
In his giant jaws my flesh I see.
dog
Form: Limerick

Premium Member CLERIHEW ecphrasis IX

August Macke German Expessionist
clearly an 'art enigmatist'
'Lady in green'* an example thereof
full of wistfulness of a lost love
art
Form: Ekphrasis

Premium Member Battle of the Beers

   German Beer 
     Its crafters considered superior

   American Beer manufactured by
     ~ the ‘Department of the Inferior’
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member TIES THAT BIND

TIES THAT BIND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ German descendant am I ties bind me to 'Deutschland' ethereal threads
Form: Monoku

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 Barking Dog

A barking dog never bites
yeah, right, just try telling that to the neighbors German Shepherd!!

4 Steel Souls

These needle to be caught,
Nazi nastiness only prolong pain,
Where is a room of four computers,
Four people who speak german,
Who never sleep,
Form:

The Mermaid

A mermaid who was German
Made out with her boyfriend Herman
When they got past kissing
She found something missing
No wonder : he was a merman
Form: Limerick

German Shepherd

There once was a German Shepherd
Who liked to act like a leopard
He went to get a chicken, 
But it went a kickin’
And then they both got peppered.
Form: Limerick

Undeniably Delicious

Dark German Chocolate Cake, Oozing rich icing, With coconut and pecans. Made to give pleasure. Slice very large piece. Glass of milk. Yum!
Form: Epulaeryu

Premium Member Have You Looked In the Mirror Lass

I think we are German she told me.
I smiled.
Have you looked in the mirror? I asked.
She did not understand.
Your verdent eyes are a map of Ireland.

Premium Member Indications

To drive a certain German car,
No matter where it is, you are,
You have to have objection
To indicate direction
A fact that's true; but quite bizarre
Form: Limerick

Face Towels

Face Towels

I won’t anymore check on 
the German and Japanese face towels in the 
upstairs linen cupboard for 
they’re pro-recycle toothpaste cap.

Her Stollen Heart

She was either a German or Pole
and eating seemed mainly her goal
But she ate so much cake
her heart it did break
And now she won’t quite fit in the hole
© Nigel Fox  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Strike Up The Ban

Strike Up the Ban

Who’s banning Gone with the Wind
Are they banning Huckleberry Finn
The Diary of Ann Frank might offend 
Some German who wasn’t born back then
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Vignette-Setting the World Alight

He made the music world,aglow
With his dramatic oratorio,
In large anthems,fast & slow;
An anglo-german..all sort
Bringing opera to the royal court.

Tribute to Handel
Form: Narrative

Premium Member Good-Bye

Good-Bye (English)
Proschi(Russian)
Adieu(French)
Arrividerci(Italian)
Adios(Spanish)
Shalom; leitraot(Hebrew)
Aloha(Hawaiian)
Auf Wiedersehen(German)
Hejda(Swedish)
Form:

Premium Member I'D Rather Be Skinny

Some say potato some say kartofel
some think they're yummy some think they're awful 
in German its fett 
in English its fat 
I'd rather be skinny than plump like Falafel
Form: Limerick

Wildlife 21

Wildlife 21

'Schiessy' a German pine marten,
Was creeping around in the 'garten',
His partner, called Klaus
Shouted "Don't be a louse!
Just cut out zat coughing und fartin'!"
© Tim Riding  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

I Thought I Was German

I thought I was German
I thought I was Slavic
I thought I was Sicilian
I thought I was Swedish
( indeed very Nordic )

I wanted to become British

Now I am only a human being
© Lis Lovén  Create an image from this poem.

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