Short Irish Poems

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


Irish Green Eyes

To Irish green eyes
With a devilish twinkle
A toast at the pub

As long as there’s an Ireland
An Irish song will be sung
Form: Tanka


Kiss Me, I'M Irish!

You’re looking at me
Kiss me I’m Irish you say
With a face like that

I will do much more than that
Hey! The luck of the Irish
Form: Tanka

Irish Love Blessing

In the fountain of our longing,
In the ache that is our core,
May we see each our hearts belonging,
When it knocks on our front door.

Irish Tall Tale

Come all ye, kiss that blarney stone
Join in the legend and be known
For the gift of gab
Ye come kiss the slab
Eloquence and luck shall be shown
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Irish Tears

They tried but left in tears,
Now,far from Ireland's sadness.
A train of covered wagons
upon vast plains of promise.
Cork, but a dream in a tear.
Form: Tanka


Irish Ayes

At our pub, a drunken blighter
Claimed to be, "The World's Best Fighter"
His wife was a nurse
And she won the purse
For being the best back-biter!
Form: Limerick

Do Not Read Aloud

When the Isle of Man Master Baitor
Got a gig on an Irish freighter
To Scotland they sailed
Until they were hailed 
When seamen splashed an aviator
Form: Limerick

Irish Bobbie

Ilene's son was in a Dublin pub
When someone gave his leg an rub 
"A copper to spare?" 
"There's one over there
But he looks a bit like Beezlebub!"
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The Old Town Cat Lady Who Yelled

There was a dame from Westminster,
Who lived her life as a spinster.
She was old and gray,
Yelled at cats all day,
And that is why no one missed her.
© Alex Corns  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Kiss Me, I'M Irish -Reversed Katauta-

"Kiss me, I'm Irish," he says leprechaun, thinks he's all that then, wiggles his tongue. Copyright © Cynthia Jones Mar.17/2007
Form:

Premium Member Trixie My Irish Muse

with gorgeous ginger hair and Celtic eyes
She comes to shake me, make me rise
my muse is Trixie, persistent and keen
she gives me words in my dream sheen

Premium Member Irish Foreplay

He said t’was the job of the whiskey
To make the poor lass docile, frisky
But she closed her eyes
And also her thighs
And refused to do anything risky
Form: Limerick

Irish

Oi loike flowers an' animals 
an' oi loike sweets too 
but most av al' 
i loike sharin' me poems witcha.  


for the contest  sponsored by deborah guzzi
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Irish Indulgence

A sweet aroma wafts by
Lamb, onions, I cry
Enjoyed in my youth were those
Creamy potatoes,
Peas, spices and cheese
Shepherd’s Pie
PLEASE!

April 30, 2019
Form: Epulaeryu

Irish Obscenity

i'll be damned and i'll be forlorn
but I've never seen a green sheep shorn
like mowing the grass
off a chia pet's back
they say that's the way they were born
Form: Limerick

Irish History Lesson

An Army of soldiers from Prussia
Were ordered to add P to Russia
But down fell the snow
Where they stood to go
So Saint Patrick preached, "Let God flush yuh!"
Form: Limerick

Green Irish Mountains

gingerbread spice 
fill
the 
atmosphere
while
green 
leaf clovers
fill
the
valley
below
aye
go, lassie, go there
through
the
green
Irish mountains

Premium Member Irish Knave

There once was a crude Irish knave
Who hid deep within Fingal’s cave.
He felt it safe there to flee,
Thinking “naught could get to me”
Until swept away by a wave.
Form: Limerick

The perfect canvas

There once was a lad with a spray,
Who snuck out at the end of the day.
On a house near the park
He scrawled in the dark,
the words “Ur gay” for Vinnie to bark
Form: Limerick

The Irish Setter

He’s Irish not Scottish or British 
You forget, he’ll get ornery and skittish
He’ll point to his pelt 
Start swearing in Celt
With a splash of some Gaelic and Yiddish
Form: Limerick

Premium Member An Irish Wolfhounds Lament

An Irish wolfhound from Londonderry
was sold to a rancher in Tucumcari
Yesterday: Knolls and lakes
Today: Cactus and snakes
His Celtic heart’s turned sad and contrary
Form: Limerick

Mr Patrick

Irish are ye, Mr. Patrick
Saint are ye, worthy of a limerick?
Are you the one we celebrate
The one on my green hat and cake 
Admirers a many till this day, Mr. Patrick
© Shreya Ln  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Irish Missed

Three Irish angels were sipping their tea
Discussing the sinners that they could see
"That one's a menace
That one drinks Guinness
And that colleen is heaven for three!"
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Bad Luck of the Irish

Mr. O'Toole in trauma sat in front
Seeking mercy from tax assessor stunt.
His Irish luck grace
Full Blown-in his face.
With distaste pay money in full upfront.

3/26/2025
© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Irish Men Love Their Bar Finds


At the pubs across the Ireland nights
It's a clover field under the lights
Irish men love to pluck
Stray petals with good luck
They like the pink clovers in their sights
Form: Limerick

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