Short Relief Poems

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


Premium Member Drought

dry leaves curled under

nature turns brown and lifeless

earth cries out for relief


                P.R.Deremer
Form: Haiku


Teeth Grief

Cleaning teeth, what a relief,
When you know where they have been,
What I forced them to eat today
Really was obscene.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Breath As Whisper

Breath of deep relief 
Escaped as a soft whisper
Lost in the dark night
Ending a tortuous past
Closing forever cycles
Form: Tanka

Catharsis Portrix

before the refreshing wind of  night
   I unload what's  hurting me  much
 and stay with the suave relief of Porto wine!

Red White and Blue

no relief in sight
war's red skies once blue and white...
tired eyes wide with fright



Robb A. Kopp
© Nov.13.2012
Form: Senryu


Cathartic

. . . such relief, such ease

              itchy, consummated sneeze

                        cathartic release . . !
Form: Senryu

Premium Member writing poems is our relief

love, life, death, heartbreak, loss
trees, flowers, butterfly, moss
identity, life and grief
writing poems is our relief
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member cancer is a killer

cancer survivor
eight years with a clean record
feeling some relief
year nine is a killer year
cancer takes body hostage
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Pain Pills

When I take my pain relief pills
the pain slows down
But then
I forget
to take another one
because the pain slowed down

Sweet Relief

Balanced on a wire so sharp ---
I wince each time I breathe ---
A sudden exit from my life,
would bring such sweet relief.

Premium Member Monsoon Skies

gray clouds swell overhead-
pouring tears of great relief…
drenching parched cactus.

Copyright © 2010 By Caryl S. Muzzey
Form: Haiku

Beauty and a Beast

Beast of a beauty
Raw power with soft edges
Couldn't ask for more,
I'm trembling in disbelief
My mind screaming for relief
Form: Tanka

What a Relief

What a relief it would be 
to get away from you, My Heart,
with an empty and insensitive body 
walking around like a Zombie

Premium Member Perplexing Hot Dogs and Hamburgers

As confused as I am
that hamburgers are made of beef,
not ham,
I get no relief
from the mental fog
induced by a hotdog.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member BA-RELIFISTA desirio

delicate
 low
   relievo
but
   scarcely
       scratched
inversely
sunk
   surface
        deep
in
half
    relief
art
Form: Didactic

Premium Member Sigh

sigh
a stillness
muscles relax
anxiety gone
a beautiful calmness
on the tour to peace
a great relief
a deep breath
sigh
Form: Ninette

Premium Member Religious Conversions

it is not alright to be insistent that others adopt your belief so stop the spam please give us some relief
Form: Rhyme

Book About Brief Creating Relief

Book About Brief Creating Relief

book through we would leaf
was about a prepared brief
that caused much relief

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

The Relief

Gruelling summer
Relents with the squall this night
A bluish release
_______________________________________
April 30//2017
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Relief Is Just a Word Away

Whew!








Dedicated to Maureen McGreavy
  Not for a contest
    For a Good Friend
      ~ Who inspires my poetry
Form:

Memory Lost

The narrow hall of mourning
pathway to my grief
Darkened by each memory lost
—there in stark relief

(Dreamsleep: May, 2022)
Form: Rhyme

Deeds and Dead

Not all abide
Time bide all aside 
Beauty in eyes not lain
But we do sin
A world beyond life
There our soul punish or relief

Premium Member Weighing On Your Mind

So selfish is grief,
Believing only he may
Bring relief to quell,
Truly, but, there are others
Who shall help you much better.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Modus Operandi

Home alone in space
Timeless energy abides
All things postulate 
Soft music under stoned stars
Relief from burned out being(s)
Form: Tanka

Premium Member The Mind Is Trying

The mind is trying
On different disguises
Hoping for relief

I am going back to bed
To force myself into 
Some healthier sleep

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