Short Possum Poems

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


Premium Member Play Possum

wild possum plays dead
woodpecker knocks on green wood
willow weeps for both
wherever the carcass is
will the vulture there gather
Form: Tanka


Forgotten Plague

grandfather 
died in the forgotten plague
of the last century*
I sit musing under the cherry
startled  by a white possum 


*tuberculosis
Form: Tanka

Premium Member California Winter Stars

Aquamarine, winks.
     Observing them, they do blink.
     A possum, just thinks.

            12/29/2021

      
           RHYMED HAIKU
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Better with Wine

A possum of high degree
invited me
for snails and tea.

I would, of course, politely decline
to find another place to dine.
I like my snails with wine.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member The Meal of the Night

food for the dark night
trashcans tipped over and emptied
possum family

Wednesday, January 12, 2022
HAIKU CONTEST inspired by BASHO only Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Damned I-Be
Form: Haiku


The Hunter

The Hunter

Grandson
Ho-hum
Possum
‘Yum-yum
Preparing the feast, grandson, ho-hum.
Slayer of beast, possum, ‘yum-yum!

© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
March 16, 2010
Poetic form: Tyburn
Form: Tyburn

The Lost Apple

The Lost Apple

Solemn
Blossom
Gleesome
Possum
Ravening beast, solemn, blossom, dead.
Killer of plants, gleesome, possum, fed. 

© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
March 16, 2010
Poetic form: Tyburn
Form: Tyburn

Premium Member Peter Possum -- Mp

Peter Possum had a nasty rep
He was so white, he couldn't be hep
  He got him some brown paint
  Said, "I am what I ain't!"
If he'd only unlearn that goose step





Note: MP in the title stands for Military Police
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Blossom

Blossom Limerick By: Tom Wright 2004 There once was a girl named Blossom, Whose complexion was really awesome. When I asked for a date, She returned looks of hate, Saying, before dating you I’d eat possum.
© Tom Wright  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

The Possum Sanctuary

I can almost hear
the tree scream
lopped and cut to the ground
it's base drilled
and poison filled
oozes life for months
until a spent force
the earth and insects
claim the octopus
with it's once mighty tentacles
being devoured.

Playful Thinking

I like to go and check out the Heaven before I die
So first I will garner needed good deeds and earn my salvation
then I would just play possum for a while and hoodwink death.




~Sijo contest by Deborah Guenther Beachboard.
Form: Sijo

No Greater Love

After she was born, daddy called her “little possum” 
Mama said, “Don’t listen child, you are gonna blossom” 
they never saw her smile 
they said, “It’s not her style” 
When they placed her in the ground, both whispered, “You are awesome”
Form: Limerick

Possum

When the possum met with our tire tread
He lay still and we thought he was dead
So we scooped him right up
In a pot for our sup
Let’s just say we were gravely misled







12.13.18
For make me LOL contest
Sponsor - Nina Parmenter
© Mark Elam  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

NIARB TOGGAM

A possum skull with Maggots and small agates filling its stomach
Maggots that Search for something Wise that will suffice
first Of all, my brain is a maggot searching for agates
my backyard, a prairie, has fulfilled me of not all of my wonders

Possum Trash

This sandy shore is mine, I am its vassal;
building my fort, I was much too facile.
Just as I finished, here came a passel,
a passel of beach possums, razzle-dazzle.
I'm not quittin', though it be a hassle;
possum trash'l be an awesome castle.
Form: Monorhyme

Premium Member Signs of the Times

Winter is surly.
Eagerly early,
Spring overtakes.
Not left behind
I hurry to find
Clippers and rake.
Each bud and blossom
Quits playing possum.
Appearances make.
Responsive resurgence,
Fixed on fast forward,
Nature awakes!

By: Joyce Johnson
1/28/10
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Signs of the Time

Silently signaled,
Eagerly early
Spring overtakes
Not left behind
I hurry to find
Clippers and rakes.
Each bud and blossom
Quits playing possum
Appearance makes.
Responsive resurgence, 
Fixed on fast forward,
Nature awakes.

By: Joyce Johnson


Won 2nd place

Dear Abuser

Let this be a reminder of 
How you pounded your incestuous breath
On my lips
Hands clinched to my hips
As you force fed me 
Your spoiled milk
Scared from the threats you made
I played possum
As you played your dirty tricks on me
I forgive you
But Karma is a *****!

The Possum Poem

My advice to thee
Whenever under a tree 
Is always be careful 
And don’t cop a hair-full 
Because they do stinky wee.

They’ll keep you up all night
As they clamber, screech and fight
But come break of day
They’ll all stop their play
And go to sleep when it gets light.
Form: Rhyme

Rest In Peace

Possum ran
                               out in road, 
                             me squash him, 
                               like road kill,
                               Under shoe,
                              Rest in peace,
                              Dear friend...

Premium Member Emagi Tse ' Old Possum'

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Form: Shape

Dusk Is My Alarm Clock

I sleep all day out of sight In a tree hollow Coiled up in a ball, am I Stay still; don’t wallow When night doth blossom In the dusk I will forage Just call me “possum”
Submitted by: Charles Sides Posted: 9/28/2012 For the Wonder of Dusk in Seguidilla Contest
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member The Meals On the Other Paws

Alley cat sitting On a fence post, in the dark; Movement in shadow, Catches his marbled, green eyes; One leap and dinner is served. Such a feast will last Him and his friends, a whole day; Opossum will fight; But, alley cat’s determined One leap and cat is the meal!
Form: Tanka

Poseidon's Possum

The strangest things happen
in the Northern hemisphere
dancing dervishes
become the norm
in the mid Norwegian Sun,
mercator projected
A bird in flight
caught by the car lights,
travelling incognito.
Recess to be free,
there's a longing ;
in the upper atmosphere
see the lodestar disappear.

Premium Member A Vain Manx

I once had a Manx who constantly primped; her white underbelly never sported one piece of grass or dirt. She kept so clean and fluffy that we’d no idea he’d had her backside chewed up for three days, by an Opossum! In altercation My cat became Opossum Chow wearing teeth marks.
Form: Haibun

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