Short Refraining Poems
Short Refraining Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Refraining by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Refraining by length and keyword.
There's a poet gun-shy 'bout limericks
He sure wants to get over that right quick
So he's penning these lines
He's refraining from whines
Hoping that his good intentions will stick
Categories:
refraining, how i feel, motivation, poets,
Form:
Limerick
positive expansion
away from negativity
is of essential importance
to the future outcome
refraining from allowing
the mind to wonder down
negative neural pathways
is key to mental reconstruction
Categories:
refraining, change,
Form:
Lyric
Autumn has sprung; a rebirth of the seasons.
Crunchy, brown leaves falling all around.
Around this hot, ill weathered town.
Cooler temps to ease the pain.
Refraining from the dreadful heat.
In which some were slayed.
Categories:
refraining, environment, seasons,
Form:
Free verse
Trump Through Basic Training
Trump could never make it through basic training;
Instead stood under golden shower that is staining;
Cause that losses,
With many excuses;
From being president should have been refraining.
Jim Horn
Categories:
refraining, allegory, analogy,
Form:
Limerick
song
musical, a cappella
jamming, appealing, refraining
chorus, melody, choreography, waltz
whirling, jiving, bebopping
footwork, movement
dance
Categories:
refraining, creation, poetry, words,
Form:
Diamante
Growing older, one observes
That energy starts waning.
Though it’s not what one deserves,
There’s no use in complaining.
Aging throws us learning curves
To deal with verve that’s draining.
When nothing’s left in the reserves,
It’s time for some refraining.
Categories:
refraining, age,
Form:
Rhyme
Tightrope
Sh-h-h!… the cat leaves feathers of silence
for footprints as she glides,
and refraining from knocking her off-balance,
the wind holds its breath
because it is hypnotized
by the grace and mystical communion
of cat-feet with the tightrope of the moon
along the windowsill of night -
Sh-h-h!… even the silence is mesmerized!…
Categories:
refraining, animals
Form:
I do not know?
The Forest Pool
The flowing stream paused to rest
Refraining from its urgent quest
To rush ever faster at the Worlds bequest
I too watch the Forest pool
And wonder if the worlds a fool
Is it not just a bigger pool
Where can peace be found more free
Where such beauty do we see
Would not all here long to be
Beside the Forest pool
Categories:
refraining, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
Brittle, uneven nails
Jabbing her skin
Kept her alert
While forcing a grin
Blank, saddened eyes
Skimming the faces
Sure, to keep moving
Refraining embraces
A mumbling cycle
Of indistinct chatter
Diverted attention
From what was the matter
Leaving the impression
She had little to say
With no one aware
She had a bad day
Categories:
refraining, anxiety,
Form:
Rhyme
A demon’s playing
but no one’s listening
Black whirlwind coming
tomorrow hissing
The moment christened
in dark despair
Entrapping vision
beyond repair
A mantra chanting
its rhythm waning
Despoiled virtue
with time refraining
Unmasking Hoder
in blind respite
The god of darkness
—and lost delight
(Dreamsleep: August, 2023)
Categories:
refraining, dark, god, violence,
Form:
Rhyme
Yon I see a stream
That dancing down dwells in now
And all my thoughts seem
To beauty of Nature bow
And flow with the flow of Tao.
____________________
Tanka |20.03.2025| Nature
Note: Woo-Wei: Taoist philosophy meaning non-action or refraining from acting contrary to Nature and dwelling in now. It is going against the grain of things.
Categories:
refraining, beauty, nature, spiritual,
Form:
Tanka
L-ive in love, faith, and hope,
O-r you'll be left by the Creator;
R-emain firm and steady
I-n refraining from
E-rror.
P-ractice what you've learned,
A-s the days are passing by;
L-et not your life go amiss;
E-arly morn tenth of July.
N-ever forget to obey,
C-ome fulfill the worship service;
I-t must be complied,
A-s a matter of practice.
Categories:
refraining, birthday,
Form:
Acrostic
Fondled by the temptation of an autumn sunset
Erect stands a woman in the cradle of such potent winds
Quite dashingly contributing colour to the scene
Her silky, black dress enveloping her ever so tightly
Composing the shape of an inviting taboo
Whilst refraining all comely sounds of vernacular
How her lips whisper things of which previously I knew not
Sign o’ the times
Categories:
refraining, life, mystery, autumn,
Form:
Verse
Once again, the Eagles fell short of their goal.
This year, there will be no trip to the Super Bowl.
They were done in by the Packers from Green Bay.
All hopes and aspirations have gone away.
There is joy and jubilation for each “cheese head”.
It is the Eagles who are packing instead.
There is a verse all Philly fans are refraining:
“We can’t wait for the Phillies to start spring training.”
Categories:
refraining, sports
Form:
Rhyme
Bluebells in chime are shadows in training,
beech trees rising in a sheltering sky.
Sunlight peeks through, the merest of raining,
to guide the mauve buds to darkness close by.
Wind in the forest wafts in refraining.
Violet implores the young they must fly.
But until they're ready fledglings must wait
to one day assume their amethyst fate.
1st Place
Early July Standard Contest
Sponsor: Brian Strand
7/4/17
Categories:
refraining, flower, imagery, metaphor,
Form:
Ottava rima
Once I sat upon your throne
to visit a familiar chair
I am the Empress overthrown
I no longer rule or scare
My face is in the picture
since 1968
There is no kind of stricture
I'm sitting at the gate
I stand for birth and promise
of a new dawn seeping in
and of gifts awmous
refraining from any sin
So lay out the cards of ink my friends
and see me sitting there
you need not for to make amends
I'll grant your wishes fair.
Categories:
refraining, mythology, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
Etching, catching
drawn to sketching~
~Charcoal fingers
dusting lingers
fine upon your lines
Calling, falling
blackened sprawling~
~Pencil staining
sweet refraining
humming paper shines
Reaching, teaching
to beseeching~
~ Shading pages
rearranges
thoughts to scattered form
Reeling, peeling
to the ceiling~
~Forms awaken
not forsaken
charcoal, evening storm.
Categories:
refraining, art, happiness, imagination, people,
Form:
Rhyme
Once bitten, twice shy,
You are vigilant;
You become cautious,
Like a shameful plant.
You are now fearful,
As you feel the pain;
You're careful about
Doing it again.
When one rejects you
And hurts you inside;
You are reluctant
To swallow your pride.
You'll never fall from
Grace a second time;
Like refraining from
Committing a crime.
When you are injured
Beneath the blue sky;
You will be on guard,
Once bitten, twice shy.
Categories:
refraining, poems,
Form:
Quatrain