Short Matters Poems

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


The Thief

The thief had snatched her purse
but what made matters worse
he tripped and fell
into a well
and now he's in a hearse
Form: Limerick


Wise Word

do not be chatty 
just speak about what matters
no petty niggler

Inspired by both Sara Baker & Heidi Sands writes.
Form: Senryu

How Enlightened

doesn't matter if I'm frightened
doesn't matter if I'm scared
only matters how enlightened
I am when you're all too fair
© Ewa Mat  Create an image from this poem.
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Love Or Like Matters

Like and love 
What’s better?

When she liked all in smile
When she loves stays miles 

Love and like 
What matters?
Form: Rhyme

Money Matters

Need money? (Probably most!) Find bills? Could use some! Find way to love work Don't listen to internal jerk!
Form:


Age Not To Engage

In the book of life engages
Everyday a page 

Not matters in life age
As long as being courage 
Covering old to old age
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Being With Him

his voice whispering my name

 beloved hands touching me

  during these precious moments

     nothing else matters...
Form: Dodoitsu

Premium Member Hop-Scotch

   Hop ahead, hop behind
   Hop sideways, perhaps rewind

   Matters only what you find
   in the melody of your mind
Form: Couplet

Company Keepers

If only they are aware that they are mere company keepers 
They would not really count them as anything that matters

ABSOL
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member It's the Conclusion of Matters Journey-

~It's not where you go, but how you get there and where how you end? ~


5/19/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©
Form: Monoku

Life of Vanities

All imported stuff,
  imported life in luxury.
    ostentatious life?

 none of that matters to me
 only my life matters...

Premium Member Thought of the day

It matters not where we wade ~
God assigns our soul no grade 

Wander dear heart but return ~
Savour love’s benign bliss burn
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Let Them Not Hold Their Breath


     Parliamentarians debate
        matters of state

     In the taverns they wait 
        for ‘do-ers’ on the slate
Form: Epigram

Hope You Are There

nothing else matters

now is the time to decide

this is the moment

both of us choose eachother

my hope assured forever
Form: Tanka

New Kings

Constantly rushing through life
Missing out on which matters
Never admiring sunsets
Cellphones became gods!

January 15, 2015
© Rahy Hy  Create an image from this poem.
god
Form: Dodoitsu

End All

There is no right or wrong on the dark side of the grass:  The fact of one’s arrival is the end-all.  The “why” no longer matters.
© Jack Clark  Create an image from this poem.

A Fine Distinction

What we are
not who we are 
matters to the world.

Who we are
not what we are  
matters when we leave it.


Donal Mahoney

Don't worry about the war

Don’t worry about the Ukraine,
Don’t worry at all they said,
None of our boys are among the killed,
No one who matters is dead.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member You Are My Life

Listen to poem:
you are my world
nothing else matters

come what may

i will follow you
to the end of times



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Premium Member Word of the Day : March 18, 2021

fiscal
adjective FISS-kul
1 : of or relating to taxation, public revenues, or public debt
2 : of or relating to financial matters
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member That Poem

Press down on the pen
  the pen shatters
    ink splatters

That poem in your head
  deserves to be read
    restraint matters
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Races or Peace



     you can count pennies
  you can run races or fight
     it's peace that matters

Heidi Sands

2/8/25

(C)opyright
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Zen

Zero stress being my goal
Every fiber of me at peace
Nothing matters but the present



AP: 3rd place 2025
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member Heart Matters-

Heart of the matter is… Your heart matters 9/14/23 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2023©

Premium Member Love Is Strong

what matters most
is that you love me

you drive me crazy
and i want to scream

but in the end
i still love you
with a passion

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