Short Reacted Poems

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


Cad Burys

It seems our Easter Egg dyer
Was a notorious liar
Our firing squad
Knew he was odd
But reacted when he yelled, "Fire!"
Form: Limerick


Premium Member His Little Taradiddle

His little taradiddle made no impact
He lies most of the time, this is a fact
The only one who reacted was old Aunt Gree
She is losing it a bit at age one hundred and three
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member P Q R S

Paula persnickety poppycock provided proof
Questioning quarrelsome quick-witted quail
Responsible radicals reacted, reminding raised roof
Shopworn shortbread shakes shifty ships and shale
Form: ABC

Premium Member Jumbo the Elephant

Does anyone know how Jumbo The Elephant died? Hit by a freight train, succumbed quickly, no dry eyes Poor thing had no chance His soul made a ghost dance People around reacted with sadness, quietly cried
Form: Limerick

Premium Member PARTICULAR INFUENCES-:-

PARTICULAR INFUENCES-:-
instinctive
 sensitive
reservations 

vented
mockery
in a DETACHED VIEW
reminiscent 
 reacted
ventures

essaying 
contours

symmetrical
silhouetted 
in DISGUISED  POSE
defying
 deeper
significance

process
meaning
Form: Other


Premium Member Bargain

Last week, 
sorting through some mail,
I saw an ad that said
“Radio for sale,
only one dollar".
I thought "At last,
a real bargain", but then saw 
“Volume stuck on blast".

At first, I reacted  
with a frown,
but then thought 
“I can't turn that down".
© Jim Healey  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Why Such a Reaction?

I made you dinner
I cleaned up after
All just for you, dear one
then we made love
So full of bliss that night
I waited three weeks 
To say, "I love you"
Never expecting the way you reacted
What was going through your head
when on your face was a look of dread?

Beauty Blind

______________



and beauty's blind too

reacted to or distracted by
as every mother's act

is true
no forest need

resolve its trees
the lion-fang's

myopic hue
the earnest creature's

bitter due
as love content

confounds the fool



__________________
Form: Rhyme

Lies

Tomorrow, I thought, when I awake,
I shan't tell lies, I'll refuse to fake,
Therefore, going about my daily routine,
I told the truth most honest and keen.

As the day progressed hour by hour,
And so my senses began to tire.
People reacted in a most angry way,
Hence I promised, "Tomorrow I'll lie all day".
© Bade Khunt  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Darla gets her nose pierced

When Darla got a paper cut she went ballistic.
Reacted the way others acted if their arm was gnawed off.
If someone bumped her she complained for years and years.
Every scrape, scratch, and poke was a huge deal.
When she came home with her nose pierced we were incredulous.
It’s a cat, said grandma. I am not surprised.

Revolution

Fireworks
The new millennium 
2000
Promised 100 years of peace
Then came 9/11
And the world reacted 
Forgot to think
And we went to war like idiots
Hitting innocent and 
Guilty alike
Like feral dogs. 
And now we hail every 
Student with a smoke bomb
As a democrat
When it must be clear
They have nothing to offer,
But strife.
Form: Didactic

Canyons Of Anger

You never were
that kind of father
So I could never be
that kind of son

You saw what you 
wanted in others
But with us it was
all zero sum

I reacted to what
you were doing
And not to the bombast
you spread

As the rift ever widened
between us
Into canyons of anger
— and dread

(Dreamsleep: September, 2026)
Form: Rhyme

The Last Kiss

THE TONGUES OF FIRE 
THAT ERUPTED FROM YOUR SKULL
SEARCHED IN VAIN AND FAILED
TO SMOTHER THE FIRE OF MY LIFE 
THAT WAS HIDDEN IN A CROOK,
 AND FLOWED AS WATER.
BUT MY FIRE OF LUST WAS PUT OUT BY IT 
AND THE ASHES 
REACTED WITH MY TEARS 
AND BURNED
SINGEING ME INSIDE AND OUT 
ALAS ! IT NEVER  GAVE BACK 
THE FINAL  KISS I GAVE YOU
Form: ABC

Talking To a Pint

I thought I sent you down my belly,
What are you doing in my head?
You conniving old shoe! You bitter brew
Go away from me, be forever gone
I’m finally done with you…!

Wait, wait –hic up-! I over reacted
Give me another sip…?
One more before I go…
Of course we’re bestttt… still friends –hic up-!
I was being fu….. Silly


Michael

Locked Out

I am locked out. 

My hope is in a cage, no doubt. 

My family is trapped. 

On the other end of the phone, their energy sapped. 

As I turn down that hall. 

Filled with zombies, they stumble and fall. 

My memories redacted. 

Because of how I reacted. 

To being turned to a teardrop. 

That falls from my mother’s face onto the blacktop.
Form: Rhyme

Lamenting

For unspoken answers, 
there was always the- 
    question, why hawks 
were needing the peace ?

Tied to innate fringes, 
I want an explicit display.
    The prologue was very 
misleading.

War was inside and 
outside. Were you a hobbes-
     ian ? I am not afraid 
of death.

Reacted so violently. 
The colored shirts should be 
    taken off. Let us see 
the scars !



Satish Verma
art
Form: ABC

Premium Member A Tractor

riding a tractor I reacted to its tread - underneath put down buried like a seed watered and lit by the sun - produced grateful fruit what a shiny ride blue skies, cotton clouds, straight back - resistant to wind troubles enhance croon held up by the earth angels - smiling at the youths newbies want to ride wisdom is reared on the seat - knowingly, I pray
Form: Senryu

Don'T You Dare By Kaden Mackay

I'm sorry
I'm so sorry
Don't look at me with your sweet doe eyes
I'm sorry
My heart exploded with the pressure
My emotions spilled 
All over the floor
Into your heart
I couldn't handle the littlest bit of pain
I reacted in the only way I knew
I'm sorry
Forgive me for thinking I was in love
Forgive me for being so sweet
We are too young for this my honeybee
My dying sun
My shattered moon
My imploding stars
© Su Ar  Create an image from this poem.

Left Alone

Empty in thought
Memories of us left to rot

Completely unaware
Perfectly round like a square

Two pieces to a puzzle incomplete
Yet we put each other on our feet

Heart lay to waste
You reacted in bitter haste

I can not find
What is left behind

Now you are lost
I paid an ultimate cost

Never ending pain
Coursing through the brain

Everything we once had, now gone
I just feel so bad, hard to move on
Form: Couplet

Patty's Proclamation

Partly patient possibly passionate pretty Patty played prissy.
Rarely romantic rugged rakish Randy reacted with rejection.
Quickly quashing questions quixotic quietly quitting this quandary
she sashayed skirts and simply said sayonara sucker!


* note *  my sissy made me giggle out loud when she tried.
               A couple friends too ,sounded like they were pie-eyed!!

for contest"Big Kid Tongue Twister Challenge"
sponsored by ~Gwendolen~
© Deb Wilson  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member The Tweeter

A flink of cows in Perrywood is being watched by a young falcon.  And everyday the bird sees everyone of them, fascinated by their different colors.  All cows noticed the young bird too, flying over them everytime they go out in the green fields. 

  A heifer said, "I wish I was a bird!"

  Many cows heard her and smiled at her. All other cows gathered together and started wagging their ears and tails.

  The same young, female cow reacted and said, "Tweet!"
Form: Prose

Do You Carry Heavy Burdens

I carried heavy burdens
I didn’t know I had
They reacted just like toxins
And made me feel real sad
Was there any value to life here on the Earth?
Everything I thought I had was vanity and air
Then I found a brand new birth
And Jesus took my care
Everyone who trusts in Him
Has nothing more to fear
But joy in blessings to the brim
Knowing always He is near
So cast your cares on Jesus, every single one
And live a life of peace on Earth and you shall see the Son
Form: Rhyme

Lava Truth

Felled in the form and gelled in indescribable,
It was a conundrum quite unfathomable,
Some chemicals reacted on its fibres,
A reaction took place in its innards,
and laughed at scared cowards,
who had shrunk and sprung back,
as if running with their ruck sacks,
the lava spewed from the volcano,
rammed in constantly dismembering form,
all that came in its way was torn,
some truths are like lava,
they simply sear through,
make culprits hurry and attention all drew.

Like a Prayer

Like a prayer

we are unobserved
when closest to parting our lips
uttering our beliefs
and like beggars put aside our pride
asking for understanding and relief

surely we do not dwell in the topics
we discuss but live in a world
frightened most of the time
and whether we thought or think now
acted or reacted in other times
leading or misleading ourselves
by habit and biology

we are still after all
psychologically impaired
psychically dazed
pathologically entwined
© Ka Kimmel  Create an image from this poem.

Shooting Star

Last week I saw a shooting star,
A rare and wondrous sight.
Inside our car, my spouse and I
Reacted with delight.

I made a wish, remembering
Instructions I'd once heard.
My husband missed his chance,
Believing such a thing absurd.

My wish was for a future time
But since Election Day,
I wonder if I could have helped
Turn things a different way.

Perhaps if I had wished for help
Electing You-Know-Who,
The outcome of the race just might
Have switched from red to blue.
Form: Rhyme

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