Short Myth Poems

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


Premium Member Minerva In Nirvana

I know a maiden 
Whom remains hidden where all
Sacred knowledge turns
Into a lake she swims in
With elemental spirits.
Form: Tanka


Premium Member Warlock

Great Scot
that trot
on gnomes
and domes
Bamboozling, casting spells in dark site
Roaming and iridescent  like sprite
Form: Tyburn

Yaldabaoth embellished in his shadows

Caliginous eyes
Fearsome face of sickly white
Lion-headed snake
Embellished in his shadows  
With flaming orange beneath
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Dana, Mother of Gods

Dana, Mother of the Gods,
           Revered, Loved, Heart-felt,
    Myth or Legend?
                What matter is that?

Joke

When you sneeze 1 time, you're smart,
When you sneeze 2 times you're intelligent,
When you sneeze 3 times you're a genius.
Form: ABC


Maid of the Myth

He knew her well in his youth.
She was refined, he uncouth.
Maiden so fair
now see her there
drowning in his gin/vermouth
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Not a Musician

A Dragon Cannot play Harmonica Trying one melted His own mouth harp To liquid Metal Pool.
Form: Ninette

Premium Member Dragon Wisdom

Dragon wisdom’s curious; centuries of it, possessed; But, in the world of humans; Haphazard, useless.
Form: Dodoitsu

Premium Member A Dragon Never Smokes

You Will not See dragons Smoking any Cigarettes; they can Incinerate One just by Lighting It.
Form: Ninette

Where Have They Gone

Mythical creatures
Slain by likeminded people
To those asking now
Were they all just a legend
And if not, where have they gone
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Highland Whispers

Highland whispers, echoes of innocence
Noble virtues of man, bereft of insolence
Highland whispers... life's pristine existence.
Form: Tristich

Premium Member I Thor With Boreal Power

I vanquish giants with gruff hammer - Thor tough like mom's fried liver














Monoku composed August 28, 2020
Form: Monoku

Psychopomps

In the eye’s corner
Fluttering in photographs
Psychopomps gather

Watching for the autumn’s fall 
Listening to poetry

by Gail
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Free Will Myth

Free Will is a myth.
Free Will does not exist.
The choices we make are greatly influenced,
by our moment to moment life experience.
Form: Rhyme

Hope Monoku

I
Hope dances in sparkling terms

II
Dashed justice equals ascerbic lives

III
Hope sparkles like false diamonds in South Africa
© Anil Deo  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Yellow Sun

Call me an old-fashioned fool,
Call me an inquisitive fellow,
But why is the sun now all white,
When it always used to be yellow?
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Elvin Dreams

Elvin dreams are magic scenes; A play performed on mind-screen; Manifesting miracles; Elves work Earth magic.
Form: Dodoitsu

Pearls and Swine

Snuffling for truffles
Scenting morsels of delight
Delirious swine

Drowning in the oyster beds
Drunk on mysterious wine

by Gail
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Full Moon

oh, Ivory God, blessed by your opalescence, the beast is unleashed ------------------------- (C) John C Michaels
Form: Haiku

Long, Long Ago

Long, Long Ago

Was long, long ago
Custom presume is pagan
Habits that they had.

Watching TV Series on Stonehenge
now.

Jim Horn
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member nipple tip

.

      one nipple iz
       thuh same 
              az
       thuh udder

          i mean 
    az thuh other
            babe
Form: Epigram

Premium Member Maiden Beneath Moonlight

Away from those gems,
Still she sees through transparent.
Her auric being
For once coming to truly
See the light which fills the night.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Eastern Screech Owl - Haiku

snow swathed twilight woods
     owl’s screech stirs superstition -
          the deer hunter shakes 


Susan Ashley
October 16, 2021
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Lure of Beauty

Detailed perfection Seafoam created beauty Aphrodite's lure Ageless, eternal temptress Birthed by oceanic surge.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Searching For Truth

Those who are after the truth - outside the beaten track must be ready to walk!








© Demetrios Trifiatis
     09 February 2019
Form: Monoku

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