Short Once Poems

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


A Man In a Dream Called Once His Wife

A man in a dream called once his wife
By another women's name.
What can I say? He lost his life
In bed, without pain .
Form: Quatrain


Premium Member CLERIHEW ecphrasis XLI munch once more

Romantically symbolic for sure
Munch's metaphor takes the floor
here in the Dance of Life*
so many are especially rife
art
Form: Ekphrasis

To Cleanse the Heart Once More

every
word
from
the
start
yet
i
shall
pluck
them
from
my
heart
every word
to
cleanse
the heart
once more

Read Once Again

Rice and dhal curry 
Cooked hot 
Rice or curry
Taste good 
To serve again 
Like a good poem 
Wish to read once again

More Than Once

More than once I beckoned
More than once I tried
To cower down beneath you
My shadow, my pride.

© Samir Georges
2004
Form: Rhyme


Once Denied

The words a magic salve….
  for the unspoken wound
  —of a thought once denied

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2014)

Once Ants Gone Hidden

Busy at work my home,
A fleet of black ants,
Loading bits and pieces like tanks,
Rain came sudden,
Once ants gone hidden!

We Ask For Peace Once More

The casualties of  war
It shocks me
to the core
the 
barbed wire fences
at your door
then
we ask
for peace
once more

Once a Life

once a life
I lived
filled with amusement
but a fool I was
till fate opened the door
to show me the carcasses
of my joy
Form: Elegy

Premium Member Once In a Great While

once 
in a great while
snow falls
straight down -- 
no icy slants
no whirling dance --
past Autumn's
bewildered
leaves
Form: Imagism

A Puddle I Saw Once

A bewitching duality,
Neon colours dance atop mirrored puddles, 
Spectacle, iridescent artwork, 
Blemished only by the rain
Form:

Once More

once more
an open door
weathering yet
another storm
this place you hold
where forgiveness grows
like a tulip
in my soul
© Jo Bien  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Premium Member Once Upon a Time

ONCE UPON A TIME

Before death was life
Life led to this after death
Once upon a time

11/08/17
by James Edward Lee Sr.
Form: Haiku

Once a Year

we work all the time
and to shine
 be free
to wine and dine
so let loose
and get some fresh
air
we do this
ONCES A YEAR
Form:

Once I Had Wings On My Feet

When i was young and wily
I had  fast wings on my feet
Now i`m still young but tired truly
 Today i do not run but sow seeds
Form: Quatrain

You Only Live Once

You only live once. Don't let your time for happiness be consumed by hate, especially for things that you can't even understand.
Form: Prose

Premium Member I once was heard

Will memories I have remain?
It is my fear that they will not;
for children think I am insane,
and what I say is best forgot.
Form: Quatrain

Only One Once

only one once meet me theirs twice twiddled thumbs dunmp'ling'ed rice homily fun wants hunts only one once ?
Form: Concrete

Once Tranquil

Tangled in a web that is woven 
Thinned out thread once golden 
Captured in a love so divine
Now sowed together time after time
Form: Rhyme

Our Once Word

Thank you for the good times,
Even though they had to end,
Even the sour taste you left,
Will remind me of our once word "friend".
Form:

Premium Member "Everyone Was Born Once"

Everyone was born once

But not everyone absorbs the

Weight of their name. 

And not even rise to carry it with truth.
Form: Tristich

A Life Is Not Lived Once

A life is not lived once
But many times over
In the memory.
Perusal of which read
Calender-flipped tells each
Stage of a story.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Yesterday Once More

Song of yesteryears,
played on radio today,
which had made us waltz;
moist eyes filled with memories:
felt you in my arms again.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Christmas Comes Once a Year

Christmas comes once a year,but you are not suppose to drink a Beer ask  Norman Lear.
Christmas is here to say i am here day by day.

Premium Member A Flame Once Burned

Flames of love drift In the oceans of passion Waves of fulfillment
Rollo West 12/3/2012
© Rollo West  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu

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