Short Half Poems

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


By Half

The mold has broken,
our future uncast

The best of remembrance,
severed in half

(Train From Grantham: July, 2016)
Form: Ballad


Premium Member Half Moon

The pale half-moon, 
like a swag of sheerest organdy, 
adorns the sky... 
an ornamental drape 
on an ethereal window.

Premium Member Door Half-Closed

a door left ajar~ not open, not shut~ the quiet posture of a reason we’re still trying to believe
Form: Other

Premium Member In bed half asleep

wiggling her toes in imaginary sand
trying her very best to drift back into dreamland



AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Half-Spherical Raindrop

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A half-spherical raindrop rolls...
     

                                                   ... becomes a sphere
Form: Monoku


Soul Liberation

"His scent I want to
bottle along myself with
drops of soul liberation"


It's not actually a haiku poem, it's Katauta
Form: Haiku

Half Truth Dreams

Lump of bitter dreams
In waking, tough to swallow
In sleep, liquid pools
to be tasted, drank silver,
only to metal harden.
Form: Tanka

In Search of Infinite

In the middle of life
        although  halfway finite
     I'm still opening portals of time
           in search of infinity

Premium Member Half His Lunch

If You have only a hundred dollars
Doubling that isn't so much.
But if you give it to a Broker
You just bought half his lunch.
Form: Quatrain

My Half - Revised Haiku

Without one, I'm lost
Troublemaker and savior
Mine, sincerely yours
Carrying you day and night,
Rest assured it won't wear out
Form: Tanka

Half and Full

Brother you are only half of me
but I brought you in as full
I hope we could live happily
even though I got stuck with the spill

Premium Member Other Half

As he came down his stairs
Approaching me with my stares,
Into the glass reflection of myself,
In his face I see my "other" self.
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall

seasonal clock-work
has early and late comers
wintering cold days
in summer, hot days in spring
inserting as breaks and spells
Form: Tanka

Half Pipe

Deck of compressed wood
Free style trucks and real fast wheels
Landed flat on my back

By Robb A. Kopp
All Rights Reserved © MMX
Form: Senryu

Half Fare

as you become of age
and life began to fade
you must be aware
the some to care
i tell you
cards red and blue
you pay
HALF FARE

Dylan Thomas Just Cut My Mind In Half

Still reeling from the blow
His alchemy charge opened a sudden hole
In left in utter disbelief 
How words could be so vicious and cleave

My Other Half

i stand
and plan
because of you
you got me thur
stood by my side
gave me smooth ride
these no lies
you are my staff
my
OTHER HALF
Form:

Premium Member Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall

it's half past summer
and the best is yet to come...
warm temps...then cooler
in August through September
the harvest beckons and stirs
© Jim Healey  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

Half Open Red Rose

sweet sixteen
                                            half open red rose
                                                 lover's gift
Form: Haiku

Half Past Three

I feel a euphoric connection to the night. 
 the air is cold 
 the sky is dark 
 the streets are empty 
Relation is the desire that lies.

I Have Read:- Half Set of Genes

I have read:- Half  set of genes
Kids borrowed from the father side.
Of  sudden news I badly winced.
Just half a wits  passed to my child!
Form: Quatrain

Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall


the peak passes by,
warm sun lowers its angle,
long shadows appear,
coolness creeps into the night,
as strong sense of change begins.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member A Man, Half a Mountain of Hair

A man, half a mountain of hair,
Gave Cupid a bit of a scare.
He wasn't a knave,
He just didn't shave,
A heart that was rare did he share.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Believe only half

Downs a gulp of beer
He treats us to another tall tale
Reviving the stuff of folklore



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Other

Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall Poetry Contest

It’s still summer time now!
But it will end soon.
When Fall comes, sun is low.
There will still be sun and moon.
Leaves from trees fell slow.
Form: Other

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