Short Last Poems

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


Last Call

Rising flaming ball
Wandering spirit’s last call 
Rest until nightfall


By Robb A. Kopp

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Form: Haiku


Premium Member Last Days

aromatic scent

of baby pink carnations

permeates the air

even as they hang their heads

while dying in their green vase
Form: Tanka

Premium Member The Last Weeks of Winter

The Last Weeks of Winter

sun sets 
later
temps. hover in forties
rain and snow fall frequently, spring
comes soon
Form: Cinquain

Premium Member The Last Man

I'm the last man on earth one should go to for advice about women.
Even my fantasies tell me they just want to be friends.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member My Last Ounce of Energy

  I've used up every last ounce  
    of energy I've got... 

  Comes a gentle knock on my ego
    'No, you have not'
Form: Rhyme


The Last Horizon

The closer we get
to the end
The bigger God
becomes
And the farther away
—he seems

(The New Room: December, 2023)
god

Last Drop

if you are looking old winds
look at the songs
not yet forgotten

a full glass was memories
watch out for the last drop

Last Conclusion

~           JUDGEMENT          ~ 

~~  teeth deep in the ground
~~~ alligator skin like knifes 
~~~~~~ listening to lies
Form: Haiku

Her Last Glance

Her last glance
Hastened 
My last supper.

Intense, 
Fascinating, and
Fascinated
By life and the agony of the harper.
© Atef Ayadi  Create an image from this poem.

Last Dinner

Why hastiness? 
And this is not our last dinner
O, my lady the pub is opened till dawn
And the dawn is beautiful in your eyes

Premium Member Last Hurrah

pilfering raccoons
raiding cornfields and orchards
laughing at farmers
Indian summer picnicking
Last hurrah before winter
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Last Endowment

twilight’s last gleaming

endowment is returned at

the dawn’s early light



Lycia Harding
United States of America
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Last Train

Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn Four lusty seasons in Sodom Smoke ’em if you got ‘em Next stop Rock Bottom
Form: Verse

Premium Member Last Call

Our last pint of life
imaginary beings
we drink our future
restless humans, sentient souls
shall the 'tweens ever embark?
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Free at Last

Does your resume impress?
Is it an awful mess?
I don't care, you jerk,
I no longer work.
I'll cancel LinkedIn, I guess.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member The Last Bus

I signed the contract in the parlor
A yellow bus trip to Valhalla
A brief aside
A final ride
But it was driven by kamala
Form: Limerick

The Last Supper

His disciples dined on fishes
As Jesus heard all their wishes
The die was cast
Judas was last
And had to do all the dishes
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Last Chance

This Earth was once so sweet;
Dude, you shoulda seen us.
Now, pure greed-driven heat,
Could make us same as Venus.
Form: Rhyme

Per Se 5 and Last

Pete Wells
send not out to ask for whom the truffle smells
it smells for he
if only 'twere allowed, to a reasonable degree.
Form: Clerihew

Here At Last

awakening to a new day
the sun shines so bright
the air is fresh and warm
the beginning is here
freedom is ours once again
Form:

Premium Member Last of the Mohicans

War Brothers More blood spilled Red man and white Love
For the Favorite Movie Contest..
Form: Lanterne

This Last Autumn Leaf

This last autumn leaf
Without resistance it falls.
Then drifting gently,
It lands it's golden form
upon her soft, smiling face.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member First and Last

It only took a moment…
the feeling hit them fast
they knew not only was this their first love
but it would also be his last.
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Premium Member Last Sigh

brief hot spell erupts warms mid-September season last sigh of summer
written September 10, 2021
Form: Haiku

At Last

Head on pillow at last!
Breaking up is a right blast,
Texts do need a woman's touch,
Send my ex 'guns to head' emojis, much!

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