Short License Poems

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


The Right Direction

Her license plate read, "Look Up"  
Heaven blessed her dirty tires 
As she rolled along highways 
Clinging to her faith
© Judy Konos  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Dodoitsu


Premium Member Love and Marriage

the loving couple
marriage license safely signed
still lives in this world
only on their honeymoon
can it be wholly ignored
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Cannot Find Gas Tank On Antique Car

lube yourself up car
young one searches frantically
cannot find gas tank
oil tell him says my man
it is behind license plate
car
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Angel of Love

Life’s blood out of stone
the old veins penetrated
yet fears losing you,
a renewal a license
for happiness oh so late!

© Harry J Horsman 2013
Form: Tanka

Dawn Arrives

Birds wake with the dawn
Early starters in the light
With license to sing
They mingle mirth by themselves
Wind and wings hum as mute elves
Form: Tanka


Premium Member Never got my license

The world's a safer place...
There's one less driver on the streets.
My small gift to society.



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 2nd place 2026
Form: Other

Premium Member Poet Licentious

.
       “
     Do
    You
   Know
  Phrase
 POETIC
 LICENSE
 Now that
 I’ve used
 So much
 They call
   Me . A
     Poet
 Licentious.
Form: Concrete

Premium Member To All Users of AI

To all users of A.I. I say,
while I write with my OWN brain each day,
I find you pathetic.
Your license poetic
should be canceled and taken away.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member meltdown madness

We might as well stamp license plates
Government work makes us inmates
When assigned tasks inane
In asylums insane
We'll search for retirement dates
Form: Limerick

Time Hunter

Words of malice, curses flamed, 
hiding in the past

No license needed to hunt through time
—the present armed en masse 

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)
Form: Rhyme

Wordsmiths and Wordsmithing and Wordsmithery

I
Healing words both yours, mine ... are understood and mis-understood

II
Poets: true artists or activists somehow know poetic license, justice, injustice
© Anil Deo  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Anna the Bandit

Anna the bandit and shady jane
set out to rob a railroad train.
So, they went for the gold.
Then botched the escape.
In for ten, no parole,
Makin license plates.

Premium Member Lapse - Mar 4

A loathsome lecher lurks along the long,
Lightless ledge, looking to lure a lost lamb
To lewd license, liquor, and lowlife lurch—
To the lesser lying league and layer.

Beauty and That Beast

spicy star
racy car

much speed
no heed

traffic stop
burly cop

license please
must appease!

red lips
sweet hips

bats eyes
gets rise

off hook?
threw book
Form: Footle

Premium Member A Roadside Scene

Economic curve
Sliding down 
Mushroom-like umbrellas
Springing up
Somewhat blocking the street 
Drawing crowds
To buy the cheapest 
Goods and wares 
Without license or tax

Poetic License

A poet in search of his muse
Tried to find her by choosing to booze;
Far from what he desired
The poor fellow expired--
So be careful which boozing you choose!

(August 20, 2018)
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Poetic License

poetic license writers can be dangerous tongues stretching and snapping gum back and forth carriage sardonic eyes…lies, lies, lies Wolf’s truth sandwiched imagery
Form: Sedoka

Premium Member If I Died Finally

If I died
Would you keep my memory
Alive
Or would you slip
Into that wide abyss
I must have love
To curtail the greed
And the license
That won’t stay
In your arms
I feel free
Finally
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member NO FEAR OF TERRORIST THREATS

NO FEAR OF DOMESTIC 
TERRORISTS THREATS 
TRULY SAD I'LL TRY
HARD NOT TO READ 
YOUR PLATES TODAY 
UNLIKE FRANKIE BOY 
CALI SHOT PICKING UP 
HIS LICENSE PLATE
NO FEAR OF GARGANO 
CRIME FAMILY
Form: Naat

Premium Member Permitted Speed

The traffic cop told me you’re in for a fine You should not dishonour the speed limit sign Which made little sense My driving license Said, (in black and white) tear along dotted line
car
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Diamond Smile

Walking on hailstones
I see you: a smile, a ‘Hi’
Dancing on diamonds


7 February 2021
Contest: Valentine’s Senryu
Sponsor: Tania Kitchin

[My own poetic license sees ‘Diamonds’ as two syllables.]
Form: Senryu

Premium Member My Childhood Wiseman

louis armstrong
given a diplomatic license
what a wonderful world
blue berry hill
moon river
hello dolly
summertime
mack the knife
cheek to cheek
when the saints
memories
go missing


stan sand
© Sand Blown  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Renewing My Drivers License

Renewing my driver's license, got by again At my advanced years, haven'd killed or maimed Cept for old ladies and cats But aside from that fact Obey most rules and at times stay in my lane
age
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Earth Was Flat

It's rudimentary dear Watson, just listen to Papa Earth was once flat now it's round, that “macabra” It all about rhyme Artsy license is mine Replaced “e” with “a” taking liberties, ya gotta
Form: Limerick

Premium Member A Lifetime Drivers Licence

Going for a driver's test next week It's a written test, the rules of the road they seek If I don't know 'em by now There's no hope no how Should be a lifetime license when we're at our peak
Form: Limerick

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