Short Rather Poems

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


Premium Member Clerihew Lee

Stroud's Laurie Lee
known novels rather than poetry
Notwithstanding wrote sensuous verse
atmospheric succinct&so terse
Form: Clerihew


Premium Member CLERIHEW miro

Catalan Juan Miro Ferra
a surrealist of Barcelona
rather taciturn yet painted his dream
began to draw at just fourteen
Form: Clerihew

~ In My Youth ~

"I'd rather ... repeatedly fail in my youth- than regret certain consequences;- of my youth's abandon."
© James Long  Create an image from this poem.

The Lovecats

A calico kitten ran by,
Alert and rather spry.
Home she went,
Now she’s spent.
From running into my room just to lie.
© A. P.  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member I Put the Fun In Funeral

Whenever I die
I much rather they not cry.
Rather just goodbyes.
No pity, nor wonder why,
Just God opening their eyes.
Form: Tanka


Your Wallflower

I'd rather be a wallflower chained to your beauty then that dancing girl whos dancing out of duty
Form: Rhyme

An Autumn Muse

Leaves in shades of red and gold Magnificent to see But since they only last one year I'd rather be a tree
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Clerihew Smith

Ex architect Tony Smith loved space
especially with  black surface
Romantic rather than minimal
engineered on a large scale
Form: Clerihew

The Function of Prayer

"The function of Prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one 
who prays".

Soren Kierkegaard
Form:

Home Cooking

I don't take my heart
To a fast food restaurant,
Quickly in and out,
I'd much rather prefer if
We got good at home cooking
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Why Would I Follow the Crowd

Why would I follow the crowd
   Does it know where it's going

I'd rather steer my own ship
   Than do the thankless rowing
Form: Epigram

A Lad In Shropshire

Aladdin rubbed an English lamp
And found the genie rather damp
He made a wish
For chips & fish
With a pint in a nudist camp
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Phasers on Stun

Space, the final frontier 

I'd rather be there my dear

Cuz I'm a man and a Star Trek fan

So beam me up Scotty, I'm here
Form: Rhyme

The Newt

A newty knit a net of  knots and thought it rather fitting.
But knew he not, that naughty newt, that nets are not for knitting.
Form: Rhyme

Do Or Die

do or die
die for doing something better or worse!
worse for other!
for self rather better!


-October 09, 2018 Chattogram

Premium Member Haunted

Don’t hold me like that, 
you’re going to let me go; 
I’d rather not live, 
awaken for a moment
walk alone haunted, and die.
Form: Tanka

Miss Hiss

I'd rather cuddle with a cobra,
And chance its lethal venom
Than to fight with female spite-
Cause to strike is like such women!

Existing

Some people go threw life just existing,
While other's go threw life living.
Me personally id'e rather live then to just exist!!!
Form: ABC

Decisions

Some of the best decisions you will ever make are likely to involve hitting cancel rather than send
Form: Shape

Untitled #71 / That Terrible Light

Ah! Already I can feel that
terrible light dimming in my heart!
Come back! I would rather live with agony
than be dead to love!

Premium Member Party Hearty

There was a Christmas party
The meal was very hearty
	With onions and cabbage
	Our colons it ravaged 	
Leaving us rather farty
Form: Limerick

Polka Dotted Fish

I just caught a polka dotted fish
It certainly wasn't my wish
I'd rather see one
Than be one
Cause he's still going on my dish
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Cats

Cats static, unlikely. They'd rather play in the big fish tank. It's the notion of prey in motion, fish.
Form: Ninette

Premium Member The Train

At night on the steam train
I see a silver star during the rain
giving me hope I'll come home
rather than having my worries roam
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member In Hopes of What Will Be

Only thing worse than
Hanging by thread, is waiting
To live my own life.
I now know I much rather
Hang onto the words she said.
Form: Tanka

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