Short Marathon Poems

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


And the Old Man Walked On

snow on his head
fire in his bottom
hot potato in his mouth
thorns in his feet
preparing for marathon
with teenagers


Premium Member Stretching Boundaries

You see them stretching
bending each leg back so far
boundaries tested
overextending limits
~ Then they run a marathon
Form: Tanka

Marathon Man

Morning; I awake
with stiffness in my
lank legs.
Yesterdays long run
has taken its toll
on my
ungrateful, ageing
body.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Monoku#35

between our efforts and its reward -
                                                                  lies a marathon of patience
Form: Monoku

Rupp Atlanta's Marathon

A Place, A Race,
Of Victory Won

Rupp Atlanta's Marathon!

Efforts Full With Prayer's Brung!

In His Finish, First Place Run!
© Mike Reed  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Ballad


Premium Member market share marathon

With takeovers bankers are set
But Capital One's is a threat
Owning Discover
As surrogate mother
Makes Visa and Mastercard sweat
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Fun Marathon Poetry Inspired by Dylan Thomas

do not go gentle into that good race
Tired muscles should burn and ache by race’s end
Run, run against the slowing of your pace
© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Fun Marathon Poetry Inspired by Robert Frost -2

The course is lovely, hills are steep
But I need a steady pace to keep
And miles to go–I must dig deep
And miles to go–I must dig deep
© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member True Grit

marathon runner
all the way with a sprained knee ~
           a sheer force of will


Date written: 05/13/2023
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Marathon

There once was a creature from space
Who entered a marathon race.
With six feet a side,
And shoes tightly tied,
The two-leggers couldn't keep pace.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Abebe Bikila

Blisters from shoes, hampered his speed
Banters from foes, sauntered to bleed
Ran barefooted, marathon booted
Ethiopia on his feet, milestone in feat.

Marathon in Paris

Why do these girls run, why? tell me
Why are they running the marathon?
All deserve a gold medal, all of them
I have tears in my eyes when I see them.

Premium Member Early morning jitters

Just a few more minutes
Drumroll leading up to a euphoric crescendo
April marathon about to start



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Other

Premium Member Next Day Gone

One day here, next day gone An unexplainable part of life's marathon That day is final Seems so primal Creatures of earth as we pass the baton
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Protecting a Lone Runner

little girl of about nine is running alone in the marathon
two or three older women decide to keep keen watch
protecting her as best they can without scaring her

Premium Member Mister Flash

It’s blade severs night; A razor flying through space leaves an injured void. Soaring legs in marathon; meteor in burning flight.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Marathon of Endurance

Listen to poem:
It's easy to find those who'll sprint,
To the end, with a heroic gleam,
But to run the long race,
With a steady, patient pace,
Is a rarer and more noble dream.
Form: Cinquain

Premium Member Review Aug 17

A marathon 70 plus 6 lined rhymed ababcc stanza poem ..more an essay than a poem ..which perhaps would have been a better genre for this philosophical 'famous' piece
Form: Prose

Marathon Man

I heard a story that is not so pure
about a town woman with no demure,
they said she likes dirty fun
I told them I now must run...
Tomorrow, I'll worry about a cure!
© George Aul  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Sorrows

Sorrows

No matter how thi  try 
Sorrows do not cease to follow him on the roads
On the sea on the skies on the lands
They runs like rushing a marathon in his blood
Form: Rubai

Wellbeing

Winning the lottery,
Wishing for a good place,
Wrestling for a trophy,
Walking the marathon,
Working for a sad man,
Watching our enemies.
Were all of these worth it?
Form:

Premium Member Armchair Jock

I ran the 10K marathon.
At once I knew I’d chosen wrong.
My heart and lungs on fire,
I thought I might expire.
Next time I’ll safely watch from home.




9/03/2020
Form: Limerick

Clueless

Miracle juice
From mashed miracle fruits
A marathon of miracles
Let loose
Yes I'm an 
Amazing miracle
But that's nothing new
It's amazing 
How you don't have a clue

Yaldabaoth's Design and Eclipse

he foresees the sun’s eclipse ~ not the eclipse of Sophia’s white light


Date: 01/06/2023
Contest: 2022 Poetry Marathon Mile 24 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Mark Toney
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Ginger Haired Elf

Ginger haired elf with a shiny fresh face
Roses decorated her eyes, she was full of grace
Perhaps she was a faerie who had lost her place.
She was ahead in every marathon race.
Form: Rhyme

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