Short Runners Poems

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


Premium Member Anticipation

gray sky sheds its tears snowflakes drift lazily down boy soaps up runners
Written November 16, 2022
Form: Senryu


Maze Runners

A group of dreamers
Running through the maze of life
Chased by minotaurs,
Though most will fail, they rejoice
Knowing some will make it home
Form: Tanka

Hi Yo, Hoover, Away!

Once a witch with a wart on her nose,
And with runners in her pantyhose,
Went and traded her broom
For a Hoover vacuum.
Where she hoovered to, nobody knows.
Form: Limerick

Run!

I once knew an old man named Paul
who once with his back to the wall
did leap out with a yell
and what stories did tell
of runners who ran till they crawl..
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Here Comes the Pitch

Silence -- bases loaded,
Base-runners paused, mid-pose'
Caps set, brows of sweat.
  Almost ready now.  Here comes:
  Pitch, Swing, Home Run, Cheer -- We Won!
Form: Tanka


Begin Again

it's the
start of
the end

the gun
has gone
off but

the runners
have not
so

it seems
a new beginning
for the not running

sport of sorts
has made
history
Form:

Runners of Time

M-inutes
A-re
N-ature's
T-ime
R-unners
A-s
N-ight
A-nd

A-nother
G-ray
A-re
R-eplaced
W-ith
A-pparent
L-ight

Topic: Poetess (Mantrana Agarwal) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member Where Schemed Lithe Runners

in
reluctant
teardrops
plop 
visions
of my field
of dreams
a bloody
track
of cinders
where
schemed
lithe
runners
to box me in
and ere 
i fell 
this 
lonely race
become
my requiem
Form: Imagism

My Shoe Tree

My slippers when I needed to comfort,
My winter boots to endure the cold,
My rain boots to withstand the worse storms,
My heels to feel desired,
My runners for health and vitality,
She was my shoe tree.

Premium Member Limerick: Once a Time-Keeper At Race Marathon

Limerick : Once a Time-Keeper at race Marathon

Once (a) Time-Keeper at race Marathon
Decided to keep time on the run
He kept looking at watch
Runners forgot to watch
Ended up in Tower of London.

© T. Wignesan – Paris, 2013
© T Wignesan  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The sinking of Jacint'a

Internally expoding.. Premier seat (p o v)
Point-graphic.' Its all blurry and so blue.'
jacint'a allan, Victoria is wide awake now'
I think get out your best runners; oh wow.'
Jacint'a Hong Hong, or even China is for you.'
Form: Rhyme

Penning Poetic

A futile, or is it? scream at time to slow down.

A hello to other runners in this human race

A timid whisper through shrouds yet unworn

Some more words of comfort to following friends

Or just an ego seeking solace in achievement.

Premium Member Fun Marathon Poetry Inspired By Edgar Allan Poe

Running after Midnight is eerie 
Passing mile twenty-one, weak and weary
All other runners finished early
A few quaint and curious are waiting
Some encouraging, some baiting
Only this and nothing more
Quoth my sore feet “Nevermore”
© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Who Is Raising Your Children

Raise your children please.
It is only sex
Sad they think this way
One date, and in bed.
Disservice to youth

Celebrity
Expectancy?
You really think?
True and honest?

Movie stars
Life runners
Fore fronters

Esteem
Revere
Worship

TV

Premium Member The Runners Cursive

the runners cursive
   upon new fallen winter
      rake leans against rails

11/5/2019
A late Fall or Early Winter Haiku Poetry Contest
Sponsor - Tania Kitchin

runners - either of the longitudinal pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Influx of Spring

Tender blooms 
Modest buds
Novel blossoms
 
Flamboyant artwork 
Emerald runners
Dynamic intelligence

Nonchalant gusts
Dreamy fragrance
Zealous songbirds

Embellished Nature
Unhampered, generous
Spring’s influx



Smita Kulkarni
03/08/2021
Form: Rhyme

Pamplona - Spanish Septet

The running of the bulls in Pamplona
Is part of the San Fermin Festival
What excitement awaits the mayor’s call
To win accolades is “muy bona”
Escaping bull’s piercing horns  is daring
Runners like the danger they are sharing
They seek prize, adulations “corona”.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member A Debate For the Ages

Democratic front-runners take the stage
   All fired up with Progressive rage
Medicare for All, a higher minimum wage
   ~ The audience wonders about their age



  Ages as of Election Day 2020:
  Bernie Sanders     - 79
  Joe Biden             - 77
  Elizabeth Warren  - 71
Form: Monorhyme

Premium Member Think On This 2

Think On This 2 Tom Wright 9/3/2010 Life is a marathon & death its finish line. In our youth, we sprint away from youthful indiscretions. But youthful indiscretions, become memories, that are long distance runners. They always seem to be right there at the finish.
© Tom Wright  Create an image from this poem.

2

Runners in the park;

dogs a-barking.

Jackdaws in the sky;

morning light sparkling.

The calmness of dawn,
       greets the brightness of day.
The serene atmosphere gives way,
	 to the activity of day.

Walking in solitude,
Surrounded by life.
How did this,

become my life?
© Emi Btn  Create an image from this poem.

Pumpkins

Pumpkins shaking on the vine , what the bloody hell this time, runners crawling cross the field , towing pumpkins its unreal... Jack the horse," it's feeding time." "how about some red red wine?" true story mine ....Don ole quarter horse Jack just knew how to get him a feed...
Form: Rhyme

Away We Go

Lovebird runners we are, lost in our love
                                                   Escaping from the haters
                                                   Eloping to new world





Written by Njeri
Contest: in praise of kimo
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Visual #3
Written 2/15/15
Form: Kimo

Strawberries

Ground fruit
Grows on runners
Tastes so sweet
No greater fruit
Is there ever
To eat

A temptation
Succulent
Sexy with cream
Used the right way
It could make you
Scream

The strawberry
Red, decadent
Wild, a fruit
Of passion, it’s filled
I’ll feed to you
Now then
Move in for
The kill

Premium Member Phillies 2013

The Phillies are not scoring many runs. They’re leaving runners on base. Zeros are on the board. Get it together. Bad hitting and bad pitching does not win you games. Not many victories come when you score three or less runs. No postseason play if you lose too many games. Play like a winner.
Form: Verse

Restless Romantic

It’s a hunger for you
One you can’t satisfy
You settle down
Then you wonder why

Tie one down
Then on to the next
With little mind
To those you oppress

But without runners
There is no race
No way for you
To taste the chase

With your sly tongue
And your foolish smile
Recruiting isn’t hard
But you’ll bore after a while
Form: Bio

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