Short Old Woman Poems

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


Wisdom

The old women
sold flowers 
at the promenade

“Buy a flower you can’t 
smell them when you’re dead”

wise old woman…


Premium Member window peeking neighbor

kibitzer neighbor
a blatant staring voyeur
vicariousness

living our dream lives
peeking into our bedrooms
crazy old woman
Form: Senryu

Premium Member old womans drawers

dainty handkerchiefs
pretty embroidered flowers
too tiny to use

lavender sachet
permeating bureau drawers
old woman items
Form: Senryu

Premium Member A Beautiful Place

a beautiful place decorated to market exquisite gifts old woman on hover round the sound of broken china
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Memory

A camphor tree trunk

                              catches up memories tape 

                                                 tears of old woman
© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku


False Teeth

There once was an old woman from Madrid
Husband disapproved everything she did
Cereal's too cold
Meat's too old
One day in anger his false teeth she hid
Form: Limerick

Who You Callin' Fattie-A Limerick

There was an old woman called Hattie
whose hubby's name for her was fattie.
So she cooked his goose
hung him from a noose
then buried him in a cow pattie!
© Deb Wilson  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

There Was An Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe

The old woman in the shoe scandal 
who had those kids, too much to handle.  
Now that they are full grown
and she is home alone, 
she'll down-size to a sandal.
© John Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Old Woman With Stick

old woman with stick 
                                    love's wisdom smiles with wrinkles 
                                            knows all lines of love
Form: Senryu

Old Washing Machine

Thoughts, fantasies, memories	
                               Crossing legs, clenching muscles
                                             An old washing machine
Form: Haiku

That's Nat

an ugly old woman named Nat
wore pants on her head for a hat

with her skirt upside down
she pranced through the town

while we asked of each other "What's THAT?"
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Nag Nag Nag

All the old woman does is nag, nag, nag.
How do I get rid of the old windbag?
There is a bumper crop
when she goes nonstop.
For peace and quiet, is there a price tag?
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Caught short

There was an old woman from Dorset
Who forgot to fasten her corset
When she was in town
Her knickers also came down
 To save her face 
She had to race
To reach a water closet.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Do Not Bother the Old Woman

Bothering a tired old woman is not smart
We can easily conjure up a belch or fart
At a certain age, we can bring a truly foul smell
By the time we finish with you, you are in hell
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Who Am I

I rummage through old memories 
 like an old woman rummages 
 through a handbag, 
 Searching for a reminder 
 of who I was before. . . 
 looking to find a way back 
 to being me without you.

Premium Member When Do We Stop Running

When children fall down people run to help.
When an old woman falls, does anyone run?
What about a teenage girl? 
What if a teenage girl falls?
Is there a cut off age?
When do we stop running?
And why?

Premium Member Old Man - Old Woman

They say when a man gets gray that he looks more distinguished,
but when a woman does she just looks old.
Well, when women get breasts they look forever fantastic,
but when men do they're the ones who look old.
Form: Rhyme

Who Is This Old Woman

Who is this old woman who sits in a chair
Eyes wide and blank in a sightless stare
Attempting to edit her past unaware
That her life ticks by in couplets and pairs
And that where there is nothing, nothing is there.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member my body gets stronger as I age

my body gets stronger as I age
I am growing whiskers like a sage
my fingernails are too thick to clip
a mustache is growing on lower lip
this would be okay if I were a man
but I am an old woman, a hag, a gram.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Old Woman Redux

There was an old woman: a bit of a shrew - She couldn’t have children, 'cuz guy parts won't do. A shocking pink swath up there on her head, she drank boxed Chianti and raised cats instead.
© Jeff Kyser  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Texas

There was an old woman from Texas
Who counted at least fourteen exes
I asked, "How'd you do it?"
She said,"Nothin' to it."
"I've never been choosy on sexes"

7-15-19
Contest> State Limerick
Sponsor: Kevin Shaw
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Refurbished Nursery Rhymes: The old woman who lived in a shoe

It's no wonder that old dame knew not what to do,
If she thought she could raise kids alone in a shoe.
She proved after the second
She was overly fecund,
Maybe Mother Goose reckoned she'd have child support, too.

Stages of Life

As a child i wanted to be an adult

As an adult i wanted to be young 

As an old woman i wanted to go back to my mothers womb

So that i could start life all over again and appreciate each stage as it comes and goes
© Jolie Girl  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Seeking Evening's Peace

As evening slips its frail chemise Old woman dwells on passing sprees To track hazed lifetime’s reveries; Entrusting stars for pain’s release.
Rhyme Battle: Round 2 Contest
Form: Rhyme

The Washer Woman of Canyonlands

The Washer Woman in Canyonlands


An old woman laments
of her daily chores,
the stinging lye soap
and a biting washboard.

With knuckles bleeding
into the day’s dirty water,
she sighs and prays 
for a better tomorrow.

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