Short Milton Poems

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


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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
Categories: milton, people, poetry,
Form: Clerihew


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Clerihew Avery

Modern artist Milton Avery
twixt genre was he
His art make look a little quaint
he said ' why talk when you could paint'
Categories: milton, art, people,
Form: Clerihew
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The Last Laugh

My girlfriend dumped me, after I stole her wheelchair 
She came crawling back  


Funniest Couplet Ever PC 
Sponsor: L Milton Hankins
Categories: milton, humorous,
Form: Couplet

Sorry State

Milton hosted a weenie roast
Tom requested Marmite on toast
But Milton said, "Hey!
This ain't the UK!
Your Marmite got lost in the Post!"
Categories: milton, humor,
Form: Limerick
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Clerihew Milton

John Milton wet to school at St Paul
destined a poet was his call
His greatest oeuvre, Paradise Lost
losing his eyesight,was the great cost
Categories: milton, people, poetry, word play,
Form: Clerihew


Summer Swallow

One smile does not a laughter make
Nor one teardrop in the dust, a lake.


~Contest: Rhyming couplet#3
~Sponsor: L Milton Hankins.
Categories: milton, happiness,
Form: Couplet
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Wisdom I Have Learned

Simply love any flower;
You will feel ever-younger!

17 November 2021 
YOUR FUNNIEST COUPLET EVER Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: L MILTON HANKINS
Categories: milton, flower, life, love,
Form: Couplet

The Beat

Boom boxes can help you to share
Whatever comes over the air
But Milton hates drums
So don't be all thumbs
Or you'll learn why life is not fair!
Categories: milton, humor,
Form: Limerick

Soup Poop

Pen in hand, Gershon watched the news
As Milton expounded his views
It seemed like a trend
'til Terry broke wind
And Tom followed fumes to the booze
Categories: milton, poets,
Form: Limerick
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Last Goodbye

Whilst saline tears caress my cheeks,
I can't find the peace my heart seeks.


1/10/2021
Rhyming couplet 2 competition
Sponsored by
L Milton Hankins
Categories: milton, cry, goodbye, heartbreak, peace,
Form: Couplet

Milton Hilton

The vicar was grabbed by the collar
By a widow who had to holler,
"I can't hear you sing
With this blasted thing!
You'll have to come into the parlour!"
Categories: milton, age,
Form: Limerick
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Breathe Awhile

Just walk a little slow, breathe awhile
Feel the breeze, come out of exile.

6.2.22 
Sponsor: L.MILTON HANKINS
Contest Name: Your Best Rhyming Couplet #4
Categories: milton, heartbreak, recovery from,
Form: Couplet
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Little Boy Making Hot Chocolate

A cup of hot chocolate was all he wanted
Dropped cocoa; it flew in the air, he stood daunted  


For L. Milton contest couplet
Written: 12/03/2021
Categories: milton, drink, fear,
Form: Couplet
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The Unknown Poet

Your pen will bleed and before you know it
You’ve joined the ranks of the unknown poet

Your Best Rhyming Couplet #3 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: L Milton Hankins
Categories: milton, poets,
Form: Couplet
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m playing

mysterious mystical myriad-minded Milton
mustered mutable muscle-bound Man’s
mutinous modernistic money-making merriment
mystifying mushy mike’s mangled monkeys
Categories: milton, word play,
Form: Alliteration
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The Astronaut

Straddling fire, he rode bursting through space,
fearless trust wearing an astronaut's face.

Your Best Rhyming Couplet #2 contest
sponsored by L. Milton Hankins
© Ann Peck  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: milton, adventure, beauty, character, confidence, destiny, hero, inspiration,
Form: Couplet
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Funny Lines

I cannot write a funny line,
On others' rhymes I choose to dine.


For: YOUR FUNNIEST COUPLET EVER Poetry Contest
Sponsor: L Milton Hankins
November 16, 2021
Categories: milton, humor, writing,
Form: Couplet
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'baby Brain' Drives Me Insane

I arrive home and start to cuss I've left my baby on the bus! YOUR FUNNIEST COUPLET EVER Poetry Contest Sponsored by L Milton Hankins 11/19/21
Categories: milton, baby, humorous,
Form: Couplet
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A Couplet

A couplet's not all frills and fancy
  Substance is needed, not necromancy



           October 17, 2021
   Your Best Rhyming Couplet, #3
       Sponsor: L. Milton Hankins
Categories: milton, poetry,
Form: Couplet
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Wargames

Archie fell, shot, in the bullet strewn street
And when tea was ready he leapt to his feet



Adapted 6 October 2021
For Your Best Couplet Contest
Sponsor: L Milton Hankins
Categories: milton, children, games, war,
Form: Couplet

Let Me Fly

I lie in your hands O Death, pray be kind to me,
Fly away breath, set this weary wayfarer free.



~Contest: Your Best Rhyming Couplet #4
~Sponsor: L Milton Hankins.
Categories: milton, death,
Form: Couplet

Salute To Autumn

With tangerine sunrise the sky is suffused
As trees boast their golden and fiery-red hues.

14.02.2022

Your Best Rhyming Couplet, #4 Poetry Contest
Sponsor -L.Milton Hankins
Categories: milton, autumn, beauty,
Form: Couplet
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Realm of Truth

Truth stirs in the realm you are waiting to see
Without truth, there's no authentic way to be!

9/30/21

Entry for the  best rhyming couplet contest. Sponsor: L. Milton Hankins
Categories: milton, peace, truth,
Form: Couplet
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Thrive

One could subsist and merely survive,
                          or become persistent and learn to strive.

             092621PSCtest, Your Best Rhyming Couplet, L Milton Hankins
Categories: milton, courage, success,
Form: Couplet

Non Pc

NON PC
I say, that girl is well endowed. (Oh dear, did I say that out loud?) 25th September 2021 Your Best Rhyming Couplet contest Sponsor - L Milton Hankins
Categories: milton, girl,
Form: Couplet
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