Short London Poems

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


Premium Member Clerihew Milton

Puritan poet John Milton
a scrivenor's son from London
He made a mark with Paradise Lost
going blind was an early cost
Form: Clerihew


Premium Member Clerihew Johnson

Samuel Johnson of dictionary fame
versifying was another game
Poems of satire of his day
coming to London to have his say
Form: Clerihew

London Bridge

In London, a current affair
Is chilling the hot summer air
An old folio 
Reveals polio
Is adding new woes to healthcare!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Clerihew Hoffnung

Humourist Gerrard Hoffnung
from Berlin to London so homespun
He created his musical cartoon
to give spoofs&jokes some room
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Tra-Ge-Dy

Longing
for respect,
loved for who she realy was,
not who she appeared
to be

Mayilyn-Forever Blonde-open this fall in London
sad
Form: Cinquain


LONDON 1605

LONDON 1605

It’s
Guy Fawkes
And the foiled
Gunpowder plot
We will remember
November Fifth
Bonfire night
Each year
Bang!
Form: Ninette

Premium Member Crossing the London Bridge

Crossing the London Bridge by trike, 
I observed a head upon a pike. 
So, I politely doffed my cap
and returned home to take my nap.
Form: Rhyme

London Calling

A girl in Soho named Millie
Was hanging around for Willy
John Dough came along
But something was wrong -
Trust Millie to Piccadilly!
Form: Limerick

London By Day

There was a lass in Chinatown
Who sold her shadow for a crown
The buyer said,
"We must be wed!
Its pouring rain and you could drown!"
Form: Limerick

Premium Member London Town: Brick Lane

graffiti stares
and retro drips
beneath the 
shoreditch sky

like those who watch
 - between their sips
the world and
us go by.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Inside the Palace

Now, for the first time, the inside story
  of Meghan Markle's fall from glory

She would not eat her Twinkie
  with a raised-up pinkie

London Calling

Melania called in the dog
But Donald misheard her call, "Hog"
He went to the table
To tweet a new fable
And found that he lived in a fog
Form: Limerick

Milk Bread's Nothing New!

London's expensive new bread
Hokkaido Milk Loaf they said
but for ready sliced
a tenth of the price
I'll have Blackpool Milk Roll instead!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member flying dutchman

once a pilot from london

always carried an onion

but when he would speak

his flight crews would freak

so now he brings a bourbon.
Form: Limerick

This Big Building

this big building
is eating women
they all enter voulentarely 
hoping to buy
something to make them beautiful

London November 22. nov. 2016

Two Haiku On the Train To London

Automatic doors
let in people
and draughts automatically

As the darkness grows
the faces in the window
become more real

Kim James
8/1/96
© Kim James  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Matthew

There was a boy called Matthew
Who decided to go to London in a balloon
And his Uncle wanted him to come soon
But the silly boy landed on the Moon
Form: Limerick

Premium Member London Town: North Greenwich

just dots upon 
the greenwich sky
swinging london 
from the air

with eyes wide shut
and riding high
across the thames
'where tourists dare'.
Form: Rhyme

Lear's Limerick

There once was a poet from London,
Whose verses often veered t’word a pun,
He suffered the asthma,
Had anemic plasma,
So paper and ink summed up his fun
© Luke Hobbs  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Thanksgiving, 2023

His first Thanksgiving
Without London,
That amazing queen,
He still refreshes
Her water bowl
Every morning
And remains 
So grateful
For everything.

Premium Member Royal Watchers -Rentz

A lady from Rentz thought it neat
Hoping in London the prince to meet
He passed her that day
Looking the other way
She'll have to go back to Rentz and repeat
© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Truth

When you tell your truth. 
You have nothing to be anxious about. 
There is peace in telling the truth, even if others don't accept it & completely shun you out.
© Rita Lopez  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member dare he hope

Lars heard Rose was back in London
He dared not hope she had returned for him
Discovering her in the walkway of his office
Hope began to blossom and flourish

Lear's Gone

There once was the man, Edward Lear;
From London, I think--or somewhere.
Of this limerick thing
He is said to've been king.
Now King Ed is gone, and I'm here.
Form: Limerick

Jackpot Rollover

Heighten tensions
Realistic pride
Lotto 2 Pounds
A Dangerous Confronter
What Is 2+2
What is 21 Questions
Or 21 Seconds
London of 1969
Is Realistic and True

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