Short Oftentimes Poems
Short Oftentimes Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Oftentimes by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Oftentimes by length and keyword.
Apartheid
Race oftentimes
Cause distinction
And prejudice....
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Categories:
oftentimes, discrimination, perspective, prejudice, racism,
Form:
Than-Bauk
Misstep
Can't make
sense of it
a small
misstep
oftentimes
fatal....
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Categories:
oftentimes, life,
Form:
Free verse
Greatness
Oftentimes, greatness
Truly, is not recognized
In your own country....
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Categories:
oftentimes, patriotic, political, pride,
Form:
Senryu
Truth
Oftentimes, truth hurts,
But it heals, recuperate,
Makes a nation great....
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Categories:
oftentimes, hurt, truth, uplifting, wisdom,
Form:
Haiku
The Deafening
Oftentimes, what doesn’t get said,
—makes the loudest noise
(Grantham New Hampshire: January, 2013)...
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Categories:
oftentimes, silence,
Form:
Ballad
Silent Thunder
Oftentimes, what doesn’t get said
—makes the loudest sound
(Hotel Majestic Saigon, Vietnam: January, 2014)...
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Categories:
oftentimes, silence,
Form:
Free verse
One Quote : the Greatest Crime Is
Oftentimes, the greatest crime, is to be the wrong person, in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
8/29/2016
One Quote Contest- Rick Parise (Sponsor)...
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Categories:
oftentimes, discrimination, wisdom,
Form:
Rhyme
Mountains
#Mountains
There were times we talk about life,
oftentimes we relieve mountains seen
and when we laugh,
it was the best summit
we ended.
-kissey...
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Categories:
oftentimes, summer,
Form:
Light Verse
HOLD ON TO ONE ANOTHER
May we be blessed
in this unpredictable and oftentimes scary world…
to make it part of our plan..
to love and hold on to one other
as often as we can
...
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Categories:
oftentimes, inspiration,
Form:
Rhyme
Voters, Beware
Many candidates
for public office
who claim to be
public servants
oftentimes turn out
to be public serpents....
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Categories:
oftentimes, anger, angst,
Form:
Didactic
Moonlit Silhouette
. for public domain
A sullen moonlit silhouette,
inscribed upon her tombstone.
"My prayers were never-ending",
so it read, "Oftentimes,
I shed my tears alone."...
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Categories:
oftentimes, bereavement, death, death of a friend, grief,
Form:
Free verse
Toast To the Bad Girl Or S Worker
High class self respecting ladies have nothing to worry about me.I prefer low class ladies because they are more high class(and oftentimes more interesting and honest)....
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Categories:
oftentimes, beautiful,
Form:
Burlesque
Words That Are Better Left Unsaid
Happy birthday, Rif Bolante,
Words that are better left unsaid
Are oftentimes heard from many,
As those expressions are quite bad.
Topic: Birthday of Rif Bolante (March 29)...
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Categories:
oftentimes, birthday,
Form:
Quatrain
RIGHT IN FRONT OF US
May we be blessed to understand happiness need not be elusive….
It need not be an ever-exhausting hunt for us….
How…
oftentimes…
if we open our eyes…
It’s right in front of us....
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Categories:
oftentimes, happiness,
Form:
Rhyme
On Being Rebellious
I may always be or at least try to be as much of a rebel as possible because it just may be that not being rebellious doesn't really work, is dishonest, and oftentimes is the destructive option....
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Categories:
oftentimes, abuse, age, america, angst, anxiety,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
LITTLE THINGS
May we never ignore or forget to enjoy the little things
no matter how modest, insignificant or small
because oftentimes
we come to realize
those little things
weren’t so little after all...
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Categories:
oftentimes, inspiration,
Form:
Rhyme
Heavy Heart
Oftentimes one has to experience pain and traumas and be emerged into the fire to feel it’s heat and warmth of self reflection to appreciate the small things in lige that one oftentimes take for granted....
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Categories:
oftentimes, 12th grade, appreciation, art, character, death, emotions,
Form:
Carpe Diem
DAILY GRATITUDE COMPASSION
Today I’m grateful for compassion
If you think you cannot change the world..
you’re wrong…
you have a choice….
as long as you remember….
how oftentimes change begins
with one compassionate voice...
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Categories:
oftentimes, inspiration,
Form:
Rhyme
Laughter Is the Best Medicine
Hairy Mary
There once was a gal named Mary
Whose looks would oftentimes vary
If there's a full moon
She'd climb on a dune
And then howl as she gets hairy
---
10/13/16...
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Categories:
oftentimes, fun,
Form:
Limerick
His Daughter's Robin Egg Blue Eyes
My daughter’s robin egg blue eyes stop people on the subway.
They have never seen such gorgeous eyes, not on a Friday.
Maybe not on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday either.
They oftentimes stop and stare said her father, Sleither....
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Categories:
oftentimes, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th
Form:
Rhyme
Questions Asked
Oftentimes, in public,
the kind of questions
one asks
reveals the depth and
width of knowledge
one has.
The fool asks questions
just so others will be
impressed;
the wise asks so the truth
shall be known and
expressed....
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Categories:
oftentimes, people
Form:
Rhyme
The Mind
The mind
obscure to man
is a Waterloo
ideas, ideologies
desires and feelings
actions of the will
fight and clash
for supremacy
sometimes in vain
oftentimes in reality
with little precision
as man- young, old
are bundles of fragility...
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Categories:
oftentimes, allegory, wisdom,
Form:
Free verse
A Sure Lock On the Case
As detective, I must be a hit,
Since I'm praised for my keenly sharp wit:
Oftentimes when I talk
People call me Sherlock,
Though they think my first name is No Sh**.
January 27, 2019, for Limerick 3 contest sponsored by Joseph May...
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Categories:
oftentimes, funny, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
Words
Words I have questions yet no one has
All the answers.
Words have an impact, Sometimes heal
And oftentimes hurt.
Words breathe hope choose wisely.
Words are soothing similar to the Sea.
Words are one's State of Mind flowing
Like Frequencies....
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Categories:
oftentimes, adventure, appreciation, books, character, confidence, courage, encouraging,
Form:
Free verse
O Jollywood Arise
As they bask in the glory of Hollywood
Those in India will speak of Bollywood
And oftentimes remember Tollywood
Which must have preceded Bollywood
And even Nigeria’s own Nollywood
Which precedes our own Jollywood
O Kenyan cinema arise!
O Jollywood arise!...
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Categories:
oftentimes, africa, creation, film, joy, longing,
Form:
Free verse