Short Introspection Poems

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


Look Around For Understanding

tear down to create
and begin. shiver at the 
thought of this aspect? 
this can be explained in the
duality of Shiva.
Form: Tanka


With the Naked Eye

man gives a woman
a kiss and a once-over
without his glasses.
he kisses her again and 
says, "i love you as you are."
Form: Tanka

Memento Mori

black
brown
purple
red
orange
and
yellow
leaves
scattered 
aground
with
some
green
ones
fallen
among
them

The Cosmic Crumbs

trapped
within 
slices of bread
we 
live in 
a multi-universes
i said
where 
the
birds eat 
the 
cosmic crumbs
Form: Haiku

Is This Me

Sitting alone
Crying at home
Wishing for more
Watching the door
See the mirror
Total fear
What do I see
Is this me
Form: Rhyme


All That Is, Is

In the circle of life,
Everything is contained,
But true to life,
Find your freedom within,
For within, you find you.

Wind Chaser

Their dreams of uncertain truth are nothing short of dense foolishness. They seek protection under the shadow of the wind

The Dawn

My heart is full with thoughts of you
My mind tries to control
And Oh the day is long
The dew that settles on my soul.
Form: Rhyme

Doubt

If you’d lend me
Your soul
For just one day,
Could you live
Without any feelings?


© 2009 Stefania Carmen Misaila

Premium Member Invasive

Prairie Sunflower
Golden yellow brown center
Highly invasive

Tough Helianthus
Maximilianii, groups
Of many flowers
Form: Choka

Calluses

My hands,
Eroded by life’s troubles,
Quake in fear,
I see it approaching,
Intense and meaningful,
Is a subtle death.

A Thought Arises

A thought arises
Sunlight heralds a new day
Both fade into dark





Inspired by Raul's Awaiting the Dawn contest
Form: Haiku

Dusk

Ripples like nipples,
Washed away by the oceans,
No time left to miss them, 
Saturated by sentiment,
Now drying fast.
Form: Cinquain

Full Moon

There`s nothing as pure
and nothing as round
nothing as bright or
white as snow nothing
as graceful to me
ivory full moon
Form:

Poetry

Digging into ones soul for words to see
 Understanding and empathy.
Praying they mean as much to you, as me.

 ©~GG~ 2011
Form: Rhyme

Euphoria

a passion for words
lost in thought with pen in hand
feeling euphoric
vibrant colors in my mind
observations to be shared
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Gossip

He thought the unthinkable
He saw the unseeable
He spoke the unspeakable
His face was illusion
And his name was Lies.
Form: Grook

Short

Theresa Fuller never grew.
Her luck, out the window it flew.
I'm not sure where it has gone
But it isn't here I tell you.

Selfish Desires

Feeling abandoned
Your enforced expectations
Got you entangled
In selfish desires to mold
Their existence to your own
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Unity

~ Immersed in repose, I am IN the Earth, not on ... It's essence in me ~
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Spartenatte

American beauty
grass is greener on all sides
the power of denial
Angela left underdone
structure and discipline home
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Useless

Useless is inner-light
if it can't be gathered,
as is water in the air
which can't be drank,
even if dying of thirst.

Premium Member Zen Mode

a spider intrudes
we swat it
our behaviour
feral, territorial
far from mindful

earth life teaches

13-March-2023

Premium Member Riding a Mule

Riding a mule into town....
Or is it riding me?

There is a new prospective for you.. 
One you never see. 

Darrell
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Zen mode

with each enablement bestowed
ego urges need to be stowed
for which we need to be watchful
as a debt to God by us owed
Form: Rubaiyat

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