Short Monk Poems

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


Premium Member monk mode

bliss suffused 
emptiness 
is the norm

we look not
in the past
or ahead

all that is
is this now
where we dwell
Form: Other


Premium Member A Fork In the Road

A fork in the road
Forcing the weary old monk 
To then decline both...
And marvelling how his feet
Ignore imponderables.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Monk mode

Heads or tails, either which ways,
options will present themselves
and we’ll go through the motions,
vibrant and blissful.
Form: Dodoitsu

Premium Member Mike the Monk

Mike The Monk had a habit,
He liked to eat fresh oysters.
He'd buy a dozen to take away,
And swallow them in the cloisters.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member The Monk

sublime inner peace 
sitting beside a babbling brook ~
a monk meditates


Date written: 01/21/2023
Form: Haiku


Premium Member Clerihew Eadfrith

Eadfrith ws an English monk
into the Gospels his artistic talent was sunk
Full of abstract coils&knots
the Word itself is never lost
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Lorenzo

Lorenzo a monk from Sienna in Monaco
painted predella panels 'to go '
Highly gifted& poetic
mauscripts another of his 'party' tricks
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Bliss Continuum

Enter
Stillness 

Rest in
Silence 

Playful
Parlance 

Vibrant
Joy dance

Carefree
Monk stance

19-December-2020
Form: Footle

A Monk

Silently 
The monk stood watching 
From the path

As I passed
I noticed it had no face…
Trembling, I ran home

For Kim’s Shadorma contest
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Shadorma

Thelonius Monk

Thelonius Monk
we must credit with the first ever Tomahawk Dunk
in between riffs
he was in no way discouraged by his occasional whiffs.
Form: Clerihew

Haiku God Shadow

a castle of calm
                            Monk sits straight spine eyes at rest
                                        shadow of god falls
god
Form: Haiku

Premium Member monk mode

sensory delight
captivates our attention
negating the light of Self

be this as it may
as a nonchalant witness
we are free within the dream
Form: Sedoka

Premium Member Monk mode

If intent be pure,
outcomes as may be any,
oh hermit, all’s forgiven.

Nonjudgmental eye
observes waves in the ocean,
according no preference.
Form: Sedoka

Premium Member Zen Mode

monk on a horse
dismounted
to feel Mother Earth 

monk took a bow
before mounting his horse
recognising God within it’s form

24-December-2022

Only Through Faith

shaolin monk
entering
the
dragon
temple of faith
delicately
walking
upon
the
sacred
rice paper floor
and
seeking wisdom
only
through
faith

Candle Flame To Monk

A candle flame fluttered and vanished
For, it wished not to be tarnished.
Said, "Ye monk, in mind your deeds black,
Character is what a man does dark!"
Form:

The Buddhist At the Dentist

The Buddhist monk
Following dental examination
Refused an injection
For his required dental extrication
Instead he chose to
Transcend dental medication
Form:

Premium Member A Jazz Loving Beagle

A jazz loving beagle in Fairfax
digs Dizzy and Miles to the max
But it’s now hip-hop and punk
No more groovin’ to Monk
He visits neighbors just to relax
Form: Limerick

Friar Mcfunk

In the abbey lived Friar McFunk,
Who pounded piano while drunk,  
But to pay for his rye,
Was caught robbing the tythe,
Now they call him Felonious Monk.
© Ken Rone  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member monk mode

onset of angst is noticed by soul’s eye
it should not be there yet it is
ripples surface and we feel our heart sigh
we dissolve delusion in love’s bliss fizz
Form: Rhyme

Fryer Tuck

There once was a monk named Cur Plunk
Who frequently strayed from his bunk
He claimed he was drunk
And stunk like a skunk
'til his hunk of a trunk had shrunk
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Thelonious

Thelonious by name, jazz by fame Monk, a unique signature, unique name One of a kind Fingers undefined Travel the keyboard with ease defined
Form: Limerick

Impromptu

who wouldn't
want to be
Dr. Doolittle
doing nothing
or very little

become
a Franciscan monk
wave to a ganso
as she with every
wing beat says

goodbye
Form:

Premium Member Thought of the day

dwelling within us, God takes a selfie
oh weary monk, what’s the image He sees
reflect awhile in the cave of our heart
thus feeling not thinking, choose to unfreeze
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member Mayo the Rabbit

Mayo the rabbit has a very strange habit,
but he isn’t a monk or a nun.
He spreads out on ham, lettuce, cheese, bacon, spam
that’s been sliced up and placed in a bun.
Form: Rhyme

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