Short Mate Poems

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


Bluejay

all afternoon           
the blue jay calls
flies off and lands again
pushing his lifeless mate
through the dry grass
Form: Tanka


Loving Her Absence: No Comments

SENRYU 20180814

quiet soul mate, bird cares for nest, old sacrifice near death - June - God's work
© Anil Deo  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Clerihew Cunningham

Alan Cuningham of Dumfries
with poesy would never cease
Rabbie Burns his father's mate
prompted Alan's poetry to create
Form: Clerihew

Status Quo

A girl with a figure eight
Went out on her first blind date
She hoped to find
And equal mind
But he just wanted to mate
Form: Limerick

Spicy

Hearts pound, eyes locked, breathe.
Glass fogs, first time, holding her.
Our bodies and hearts now one.
Soul mate forever.
© Chris Matt  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Dodoitsu


Team Mate

this is not a drean
we're on the same team
we play for the green
i mean
money   honey
this is not fake
these are my
TEAM MATE

Listen

Listen

Listen to me my dear mate:
"Don't go to bed very late!
Night is time for a rest
'Cause tomorrow you have a test."
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member an act called cetacean stranding

when paired
pilot whales
choose one mate for life
a monogamous linkage
survivors will beach themselves when their mate dies
© Hilo Poet  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Valentine Oh Valentine

you are my soul-mate
yes, you take my breath away
when ever i am down






















Karen Croft
Form: Senryu

A True Soul-Mate

A true soul-mate is probably 
the most important person 
you'll ever meet because 
they tear down your walls
and smack you awake

Lifeline and Soul Mate

My mate,
Hooked on my soul,
Breathe with me forever,
My line to my life in the dark,
And still, you glow so iridescent...us.

Premium Member Spirit Wolf

Spirit wolf howled his grief against the wind
Night noises softened as his mate answered
from a spiritual realm beyond the stars

Premium Member The Mouse

pink toes in snow
wet silver fur darkened
whiskers shivering

soft grass nest nearby
his mate is waiting
with warmth and love
Form: Haiku

Road Rage

We know all roads lead to Rome
So you drive a posh Motor Home
For goodness sake
Elate your mate
And lose that damn garden gnome!
Form: Limerick

The Hunter Moon

the hunter moon orange glow shine'th
spray red rays on the waves 
as big whales blow bubbles overhead 
and males fight for a mate
Form: Ballad

Date

It’s a date,
Do not be late,
If you hesitate 
Might loose your mate.
And forever have to wait,
For that one special 
Soul mate!
Form: Rhyme

Change

It is said that change is good, is this true?
Last week we heard tell of a new change
My mate will die
Can this be good?


2011

Senryu 1 - 20march2022

lots of bugs inside
downside of summer - zeal to mate
Love has limits - end mates
© Anil Deo  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Not a Wolf I Bet

something is howling
more than one wolf and his mate
yipping coyotes

excited yipping
coyotes cornered something
not a wolf I bet
Form: Senryu

A Spinster's Prayer

She crawls into bed every night
Never a care, never a fright
But dreams must wait
She needs a mate
To get up and turn off the light!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Seashell Chess Tanka

Skill kisses the sand,
a game with the ocean floor;
Each move confident;
The sea tumbles with shells,
High tide reveals a check mate.
sea
Form: Tanka

Good's Unholy Mate

Evil can never sail in triumph,
nor can it be dismasted

Dark symbiotic mariner
—in natures perfect storm

(Dreamsleep: April, 2021)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Mulberry

mulberry to wine colored muscadines hang, wait.... life-mate brings hand full
Combination Haiku and Senryu
Form: Haiku

No Date

He brought candy for his mate
But didn't take her on a date
She left him high and dry
Not even a good-bye
And found a newly snail-mate
© Daisy Ward  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Emotive

great emotive poetry ...
but we can act the part,
subtle is the woe, entreaty,
but noble is the art....


 thanks Jon, mate.... Don Johnson
Form: Rhyme

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