Short Pennsylvania Poems

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


Not For Loan

Stolen from eternity,
   the feelings would not
  lend themselves—to words

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2016)


Flashpoint

Thoughts ignite,
  and words burn
 
As everything considered,
—turns to ash

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2016)

Money

Money…
  an ungrateful heir

Disowning all memory
 —with your ashes still warm

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)

Increasing the Weight

Poetry…
barbell of the written word

Resistance exercise
—for the status-quo

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)

Verbal Malice

The mouthpiece of ignorance
is gossip

The wellspring of gossip
—is lies

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2019)


The Quiet Roar

Deafening thunder,
cries from down under

Voices of silence
—lost in the wind

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2020)

The Future of Our Cities

“Violence broke out again last night
in Gotham…

“No arrests have been made”

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2020)

The Mirage

At odds with myself,
those things you see

Eyes looking out
—feelings within

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2020)

To Freddie

Mercurial freedom
Beyond sexuality
Love trumping weakness
—truth beyond lies

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2019)

Money

Money…
  an ungrateful heir

Disowning all memory
  —with your ashes still warm

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)

Flashpoint

Thoughts ignite,
  and words burn
 
As everything considered
  —turns to ash

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2016)

If Walls Could Talk

Sentenced wrongly
  imprisoned well

The bars a fortress
  —where voices dwell

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)
Form: Rhyme

Muddy Waters

The words were muddy
  the feelings clear

The blues on fire
 —the ending near

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)
Form: Rhyme

Audience of One

Convincing myself of my own importance
  —I became an audience of one

(Bryn Mawr College: Pennsylvania: January, 2014)

Vivere Amplius

If you’re trapped in silence, 
  and the words won’t come
   —go live some more

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2014)

To Merlin

Freeing the myth,
begotten to dream

Ramparts to crumble
—Sorcerer’s scheme

(Rosemont Pennsylvania: February, 2021)
Form: Rhyme

Exposed

Excuses,
 hide within my dark prejudice

Exposed, 
  with every light you shine

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2017)

Those Who Give

Those of us who give nothing
  ask everything…
    —from those who give it all

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2013)

Poetry Begins

Where science ends
   poetry begins

The wonder of it all 
  —questioned again

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2015)
Form: Rhyme

Not For Loan

Stolen from eternity,
  the feelings would not lend themselves
    —to words

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2016)

Fleeting Epiphany

The idea of God,
eternal, complete

The knowledge of God
—elusive at best

(St. David’s Pennsylvania: February, 2020)
god

No Escape

You can't run away from the ashes
  —as their memory burns from within

(June, 2020: University Of Pennsylvania Hospital)

Even When

Half the time…
  you don’t know where you’re going
     —even when you’re there

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2016)

The Enemy Within

If there’s anything more dangerous
  than a terrorist
   —it’s a corrupt politician

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2019)

First Law of Metaphysics

There’s nothing less,
  there’s nothing more

As time repeats…
  —once evermore

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2019)
Form: Rhyme

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