Short Proven Poems

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


Out of Credit

Words are expensive
Even from the heart, empty
Till they're proven,
I can't say how great you are
When I'm yet to be that kind
Form: Tanka


The Cure

Poetic psychiatry,
  the now proven way

Much cheaper and faster
  once here—then to stay

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2015)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Fools' Gold

Stand the barrel on its bottom
  Fine wine, it proudly holds 

Turn it upside-down, misbegotten
  The wine's been proven fools' gold
Form: Rhyme

Writing

If actions prove
sentences are simplified
there's no need to explain
so author encounters questions
that cannot be proven
now and then.

Guilty

GUILTY

Next

Well so much for 

INNOCENT

Until proven then

But hey that's justice for you 

Sorry for wasting the court's time


Premium Member Happy Anniversary

Anniversaries are few and far for most.
                      But
You both have proven it can be done
with pure determination, love and fun .

Elevated

Raise me higher 'til I'm inside Her,
To be exposed and proven a Liar
If ruled a Fool, so then build the Pyre
Record my words then set me on fire!
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Shopping

It has been proven.

                                    Women get over the pain.

                                         Simply by shopping.
© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Questions

is your own every shadow
who is eyes
proprietary which lie
when was proven

the fact that you need to ask your

why have we never heard of it

Personal Vendettas

Don’t be afraid of people who against you have personal vendettas.
This only means that you’ve proven to them that you are better.


wrote 3-4-10
Form: Couplet

A Fool Am I 2k12

A fool am I to have never said hello.
A fool am I to have proven Mister Shy.
A fool am I to have been such fellow.
A fool am I to have been a passerby.
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member Disruptive Don

Disruptive Don could not get along
With the fake folks who wish to prolong
The failing notions
And crazy potions
Of governmental plans proven wrong
Form: Rhyme

Fleeting

The lights that flare Stain my stare. How deep or true I care, Pales to your new flare. I have proven shallow, Until I can be there.

Pain

My heart aches with longing desire,
But love has proven to be a liar,
A painful scam that only burns like fire,
So I choose to let go and rise even higher.

Feed

Feed

I feed everything considered and 
all but 
finished (he’s a 
pathological liar) with 
not yet proven accusations or 
assertions of 
war treason.

If What

If what you believe in 
cannot be proven
if what you hold to be true 
cannot be confirmed  
if what you know to be real
cannot be touched
who then
are you.

This Trip Has

ordinary has been a bit a
small bit
misplaced (tremors shield
the truth)
;erased. everyday
mistake:
this trip has proven to
take
fractions of consistence.

Premium Member Love Potion Vendor

A vendor of proven love potions
never gives into emotions
Told:  I need a soul mate!
He quips: Twelve ninety—eight!
I also sell draft beer and lotions

2/2/22
Form: Limerick

Ron Paul, a Maverick

Ron Paul is the man.

He stands for liberty true.

He's proven it too.

'Nuff Said.



For the mavericks contest.   It's a Senryu, but I added another 2 syllable line.
Form: Senryu

Premium Member THE CONTAGIOUS SMILE

One of the wonders of a smile…
which through the ages this has proven to be true…
is how whenever you make another person smile
you find that you are smiling too.
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Art Enthusiast

Keep dreaming, creating 
Following your inspiration 
Any work is a window 
Into your artistic soul
You have proven to yourself 
You have something special 
To offer to the world.

Mulling Over the Idea

Mull over idea,
its all I have,
and all you got,
toss it,
toast it,
mince it,
grate it,
till it is good,
or proven bad,
then,
smash it,
burn it,
bury it ,
like you never had.

Premium Member City Life

concrete jungle trails lure predators on the prowl --- posh picturesque parks proven hunting grounds only fools frequent nature --- green leafy trees shade secrets
Form: Sedoka

Pattern Like Light In a Lantern

Pattern Is Like Light in a Lantern

What you learned to find in lantern,
Was a light that has proven pattern;
Very distinct;
Not extinct;
So straight and never splattering.

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

Premium Member older is not always wiser

older is not always wiser
a saying proven wrong many times
I have met many wise children
they recognize the power of love
whereas dementia is often overlooked in elders who were never wise
age

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