Short Manners Poems

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


I Researched How To Modernize

I wanted to be like Afrikaners
Admired their wars and wins
Then I saw their scars and manners:
"Folk are folk; some know SPIN!"
© Anil Deo  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Quatrain


My boy

I like my boy
In all ways and manners
I could go on writing for days
But the trait I love more
He has got "I won't hurt you" face.
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Premium Member Contrite Cowboy - Cq

whistling cowboy
mothers pink cheeks
apology
forthcoming now

Written 8-31-2019
Contest: Charlie Quadku
Sponsor: Charlie Messina
Form: Haiku

DAD

DAD
was my
guiding light

he taught me manners
how to respect women
and all that was important

always there when I needed him
dad
Form: Verse

Premium Member devil in a suit

crisp shirt and silk tie
freshly polished black wingtips
dapper gentleman

he fools the naïve
manners are impeccable
hiding his evil
Form: Senryu


Military Manners

A maid wore her Sunday-best dress
To dine at the Officers Mess
Where officers go
One must curtsey low 
So officers don't have to guess
Form: Limerick

Never Thought

dirty hands a treatment
served with honourable manners
a gentleman never thought
someone is serving poison
the bees were flying on honey
Form: Tanka

Humanity Via Pleasure

about the time
i had some wine.
you had some gin.
we burped chagrin,
and we toasted metered
glee of intoxication
by intrusive manners.
Form: Rhyme

The Iguana

Iguana’s don’t have bad manners
He sticks his tongue out, this is true
But he’s not really being naughty
It is just his way of smelling you
Form:

Premium Member canis staratthis

there was a dog who craved fish

if served upon a posh dish

dining out it sat

by a cultured cat

whose manners were oh snobbish.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member What's the Difference

When language does not distinguish man from the ape
                                                                    ~ manners matter more
Form: Monoku

Bad Manners

His manners bad, she muttered, ‘Men!’ 
And saw him sucking at his toes,
But packed her purse and walked out when
He blew a bubble from his nose.
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Clerihew Dickens To You

Charles Dickend mimiced people of his day
by instalments he had his say
He satorised manners of his time
helping poets(like me) to poesy rimes
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member The Gift of Manners

Respect is, earned by the giving of it. Manners are the vehicle by which we gift one another that respect. Be Generous.

Premium Member Bewidering Autumn

Autumn has arrived
Blowing in as summer left
Coming with her best manners. 
Autumn can be mild
Or can change in a moment
From happiness to anger.
Form: Choka

Premium Member Catty cat

Oops... do excuse my manners.
I didn't mean it, just came out.
Excuse me please... so sorry.



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2026
cat
Form: Other

Premium Member Sly Swimmer

there once was a sly swimmer bloke
whose manners were sure to provoke
	his form was unique
	a brand new technique
he mastered the women’s breaststroke
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Veneers

change
looking
good today,
ideas  come-
then
go
manners
and customs
fashioned in new
clothes
soon
grow old-
as human
nature changeless
stays
Form: Lanterne

A Beautiful Woman

She dresses beyond others eye sight

Speaks no other but what is right

Manners her nice behave sheds light 

A beautiful women she is Himalayan height!

Mothers

Teacher of manners
Healer of knees
Catcher of broken hearts
Finder of keys
Helper with homework
Wiper of sneeze
Mums do the lot
With what seems like ease
Form: Rhyme

Miss Manners Tiers

When Jan and Ilene did New York
Their lunch was disturbed by a fork
Left hand or right?
Wait!  What a fright!
Its Trump's New York!  Quick!  Sniff the cork!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Chuck Your Manners In the Ocean

Pardon me, Excuse me, I'm sorry
     Don't say these words on a safari
       Lions will eat you
       A tiger will too
     Real soon you'll look like calamari
Form: Limerick

The cough cops

Three girls who drank from grey troughs
cried hard and rasped with loud coughs.
Cold cops raced to swoop
The girls took a poop
On top of their heads with scoffs.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Wealthy Man and His Dreams

The impecunious lad of no means
had most impeccable manners it seems
he wooed rich guy’s wife
they ran off with no strife
the wealthy man kills them nightly in his dreams
Form: Limerick

Giraffe Etiquette - Picture Prompt

Posh giraffes like to take a lengthy sip
Outstanding manners we will not let slip
We like afternoon tea
From a cup - hear our plea
Give us a trough if you want a good tip
© W J Clarke  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

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