Short Predicament Poems

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


Premium Member MUMMY'S PREDICAMENT

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ crumpled foil glints near Unwrap sale-proof bandages? —Halloween clearance woes
Form: Senryu


Premium Member A fine predicament

Excuse my impertinence for asking
What pray tell gives you the right
~ Who will fix this ugly mess



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Other

Pinch An Ear

O help me!  I've fallen
And I can't get it up!
I'm stuck here acrawlin'
Up a Double-D cup

Now don't let us dicker
I am over the hill
Just be a mite quicker
Slipping me that blue pill!
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Poet's Predicament

My mind is sound
  It's tightly wound
Its thoughts roam free
  They are unbound

My imagination is King
  if not 'officially' crowned
No huzzahs yet resound --
  Tho opportunities abound...
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Hanks Predicament

Hank’s Predicament Limerick: by Tom 7/27/2022 I once knew a man named Hank, while in the army drove a tank. Then one day’s dread, the tank lost a tread. At that time Hank's mind went blank.
© Tom Wright  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick


Premium Member Putin's Predicament

Russian flag is a hammer and sickle Now their president is in a pickle Down the stairs, a messy heap Making threats he cannot keep Vladimir Putin's not worth a nickel.
Written December 10, 2022
Form: Limerick

Rise Up From Poverty

Rise up from poverty 
Get off of those streets 
There is nothing but uncertainty 
You never know the predicament that you may meet 
Take back your life 
Move towards the light 
Get out of the darkness 
And make your life bright

Daffodils

...with apologies to WW


I wandered lonely as a cloud
until my feet got wet.
I struggled through the 
undergrowth and found myself
beset by insects all around, 
my temper wholly spent,
to hell with yellow daffodils
and my predicament!
Form: Verse

Premium Member What a Predicament

 
An ugly, wriggly worm got into his trousers, wiggling and crawling Reached a place he couldn't scratch, making him wobbling and howling
Jan.5. 2022 Your Best Rhyming#4 Poetry Contest Sponsor_ L Milton Hankins
Form: Couplet

The Shooter

Denied a beer
no I.D.
only eighteen,
so naturally he bought
a semi-auto rifle.

The silent mad
go bad.
Such a predicament.

Sorrow weeps, reason sleeps.

Background checks
buried now in graveyard grounds.

No more back to school.

Daffodils

I wandered lonely as a cloud
until my feet got wet.
I struggled through the 
undergrowth and found myself
beset by insects all around, 
my temper wholly spent,
to hell with yellow daffodils
and my predicament!

...with apologies to Mr Wordsworth!
Form: Verse

Where Would a Student Go

Where would a student go 
If there was no education 
The predicament would not be pretty 
Nothing but pure frustration 
The doors will be closed 
And opportunity passes you by 
One cannot function accordingly 
Darkness follows that person endlessly

Premium Member Reversal

A
Boy
Can
Dance
Effortlessly,
Free,
Gain
His
Inspiration
Just
Kissing.

Love
Mocked!

No
Other
Predicament
Quite
Reverses
Sensation
To
Utter
Vengence,
Withering
Xyloid,
Youthful
Zeal.

—————

Xyloid: characteristics of wood, woody
© Jeff Kyser  Create an image from this poem.

Daffodils

...to William Wordsworth


I wandered lonely as a cloud 
and then my feet got wet. 
I struggled through the 
undergrowth and found myself 

beset by insects nibbling at my 
breast, my temper wholly spent;
to hell with yellow daffodils 
and my predicament!
Form: Verse

The Poets Predicament



Where will I find that one-best thing
to say in that way that is best

better words keep falling to paper

and falling but
say I find you instead

and falling in love I keep falling

and falling
what better hoped for or said

Love is always its best

Premium Member Wilderness

          Wild and desolate land
                    without hope, suffocates
               winds whip hot with warnings
        weary wanderers faint
wretched predicament.
        Where can one escape fate?
            Watch for a Redeemer.
Form: Pleiades

Premium Member " You Got A Friend"

When storms get tumultuous and
Shadows press on your mind.

I stay on my toes, never slithering 
From my stance.

I talk to  you strong until your
Lights aligned 

And walk you through whatever 
Predicament. 

I keep your self- beliefs loaded


And shield your inner vigor

At the Crack of Dawn

At the crack of dawn 
The sight of the early morn 
We rise and start over again 
Another chance to brighten things my friend 
Through the crystal clear air 
There are gentle hearts that show that they care 
Always the one to use words of encouragement 
So others can be in a better predicament

In Predicament and Vehement

Should not be too difficult
to guess who this is.

In Predicament and Vehement

Always knew when he had been in a predicament,
As usual would become upset and also vehement;
Adult here hope,
Who knows rope;
Only detected  childishness in his each comment.

Is there an adult in the room?

Jim Horn
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Lanterne

Asymptomatic Ailment

B-eat the asymptomatic ailment, 
I-n every ill individual; 
N-ations are in jeopardy, 
G-lobal state is critical.

L-ife is at risk these days, 
A-bsobing its predicament; 
D-efeat the difficult condition, 
R-epel the asymptomatic 
A-ilment.

Topic: Birthday of Bing P. Ladra (June 09) 
Form: Acrostic
Form: Acrostic

Down To Earth Music

Good evening boys.
We’re here to play not to pray. Oh God
That’s an unsuitable predicament for a garage band. Let’s
play some down to earth music
not some praise the Lord too high for your voice whining
music. Your hands belong on necks, not on books
your fingers should press strings,
not brandish gold rings..

Premium Member Comprehension An Open Form

COMPREHENSION
 an assertive
 dimension
so contemporary
this
mobility

a vision
intersacting
in
an
optimistic
conscious ness

 with
 an
 afirmation
of an
an estatic a
strugglea

to envision
creativity
agony & doubt
in a
 predicament
 a  quest
 of symbolic
theme
in
an
expression
of intuition

Premium Member At My Best Bite Size No 68

In hospital after the crash, I lost my ability to walk. He said he had to go. Last time I ever heard him talk. Knowing this, I thought my loving heart would burst. And now I know that if he can’t love me at my worst. Then he doesn’t deserve me when I am at my best. My predicament had sadly put him to the test.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member I'm Wiser Now

I used to do it all
But it was never enough

I’d go over and above
I’d do better than my best
And still it wasn’t up to par

Now I barely do enough
And guess what~
I’m in no worse predicament

It still isn’t enough
But at least...
I know why

Yes it still sucks
But finally
I’m ok with it



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Out of the Ordinary

Out of the Ordinary

Not only was it out of the ordinary
It ended up being extraordinary
Middle or lower class never been
Can't understand predicament we are in
Ain't gonna be easy and may be gory.

James Thesarious Hilarious Horn
Retired Veteran and Profound Poet

http://www.poetrysoup.com/poets/top_100_poets_most_poems_all_time.aspx
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

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