Short Half(A) Poems

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


Premium Member Beautiful Earth

Earth, 
Planet
Of carbon
Life forms; spins fast,
Three sixty five days
And half, a year.
Freely spins;
Happy 
Ball.
Form: Ninette


Mid Size Earthquake!

in thirty seconds,
some seventeen thousands dead,
thousands men injured,
and half a million homeless
unlimited God power!!
Form: Other

Juicy Fresh - An Epulaeryu

With a handful of spinach
three stalks celery
a delicious red apple,
half a cucumber,
a little ginger,
just juice it
Fresh!
© Sue Mason  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Epulaeryu

Premium Member Elderly Zombie

The elderly,
are very much like zombies.
They are both slow when they walk,
and given half a chance, both will chew your ear off.
old
Form: Rhyme

Bosa Nova

half a cigar on a full day.
saxophone plays on the street kissed with rain.
lonely headlights eclipse the night,with a slow
passing car.


Premium Member Mince a baby Save a Chicken

We mince half a million babies a year.
Then riot over the inhuman treatment of a chicken.
That we're about to rip to pieces and devour.
Form: Burlesque

The Snail

I was clean shaven when I
spotted a snail going by
I watched for a while
as he went half a mile
now my beard's reaching down to my thigh
Form: Limerick

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

Premium Member A Smidgen 2

A Smidgen 2 Haiku: by Tom December 14, 2020 A smidgen of salt; one thirty second teaspoon, or, just half a pinch.
© Tom Wright  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

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

December 18, 2015

He's skipping
To fourth grade
After the break

He's skipping
Half a year
And it has
Brought us cheer

2 c what
He knows
2 c how
He's grown

Trumps

The Trumpster is going, thank God 
I have always considered him odd
with just half a brain
he drove us insane
on the path he should never have trod
© John Fenn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Protein Surprise

A salad roll sits upon my plate, 
All garden fresh and there to be ate;
I didn’t taste a bug
But saw half a slug...
My observation has come too late.
Form: Limerick

Two Hearts

Two hearts 
So it starts 

And having begun 
Makes two hearts one 

Love most precious 
Should it depart 

Leaves each lover 
With half a heart
© Ron Porter  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Couplet

A Newspaper

Today 
I read a newspaper, 
In it was half a column 
On a people starving and dying, 
The rest of it was : 
Photos, 
Crossword puzzle, 
And faded letters.

Cry Key

When Lady Gaga's French bulldogs
Stoked half-a-million squealing hogs
The canine corps
Knocked on her door
With countless tails like pollywogs . . . .
dog
Form: Limerick

Gluttony

Two garden snails met by the way,
and one of them had this to say;
“Last night I did manage,
to eat half a cabbage,
now I feel a mite ‘sluggish’ today”.
Form: Limerick

Warm Sniffles

fireflies together
porchlight only half a cheek
a spoon so mysterious
over the candle —
girl knows not yet to use fire
but tears save something special
© Paige Hind  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Choka

Premium Member Mango Juice


In ripe mango golden pulp
Pour cream half-a-cup
Mix a few shredded mint leaves
Add spoonful honey 
Blend with ice, I make
Summer drink
Grand.
Form: Epulaeryu

The Midnight Hour

Sixteen hours ahead of time
you sleep in my tomorrow
a half a world apart
I loving you  – iambic rhyme
long pierced by Cupid’s arrow
another has your heart.

Premium Member Tickle Me Bum

Tickle me bum and call me Lucy Everything's loopy and totally groovy Lost half a pound Look great in a gown Next I'll star in a Hollywood movie
fun
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Half a Man

Without a wife, I'm half a man
    without a life, with no game plan

  Without children, partners come unglued 
     ~ 'course that can happen, with children too
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Tickle Me Bum

Well tickle me bum and call me Lucy Everything's loopy and totally groovy Lost half a pound Look great in a gown Next stop Hollywood to make a movie
fun
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Tickle Me Bum

Well tickle me bum and call me Lucy Everything's loopy and totally groovy Lost half a pound Look great in a gown Next I'll star in a Hollywood movie
fun
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Apart - Of

We spent a lifetime together
In that single moment
Before we had to part
And I’ve spent every single moment
From that day onward
Living with half a heart


~~~~~~~
Form: Verse

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