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


WHEAT NOT RYE

He wanted whole wheat not rye
The sloppy sandwich made him cry
He knocks the plate on the floor
Then decides to order more
His sandwich was extremely dry
© Daisy Ward  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick


Premium Member Fields of Barley and Rye

Like a patchwork quilt Congregation of golden Yellows and ochres My entry into Brian's " Hymn Of Harvest " contest http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/nature4.php
Form: Haiku

Vision in Peckham Rye

A child of ten years 
Near Albion's River Peck 
Gazed up from the earth 
And witnessed a hazel tree 
Adorned with sparkling angels


(William Blake's mystical childhood vision while in Peckham Rye)
Form: Tanka

Restricted Diet

Why must you toast that slice?
You sure don't knead the carbs.
Please put the bread away.
Stick to your diet dear.

       I like rye!
       Dry fresh toast!
       Please don't sigh.
       Pie instead?
       Don't be sly!
Form: Other

Winter Wry

My heart is a charcoal gray
With silver specks in the sun
Tomorrow is New Year's Day
And this old year, my dear, is done

A bit of moss on the north knoll
The hills of my heart burrowed through
And I'm cramming hope in the holes
Just like the woodpeckers do.
Form: Rhyme


Pastrami On Rye

Went to a deli
And piled way up high
Was the sandwich I ordered – 
Pastrami on rye.

I slathered on mustard
And savored each bite
Along with a pickle,
The sour just right.

If you’re feeling hungry
I’d urge you to try
(In a real New York deli)
Pastrami on rye.
Form: Rhyme

Catcher In the Rye

Horny
Corny

Kinky 
Stinky

Stoned
Boned

Holden 
Folding

His biz
Takes wizz

Hit can
Effed man...

Found hoe
No dough

Name sun
Big buns

No clothes
Touch toes

She roared
She sore

More dough
Said no

Pimp slap
Got jacked

(If you have read the Catcher in the Rye you would understand).
Form: Footle

oh little Rye

Oh little Rye!
You’re too young to be mine.
Notice me from afar;
I’m giving you a good sign.

Oh little Rye!
You’re twenty-one, now.
Are you seeing someone lately?
Or have you given a vow?

Oh little Rye!
I wish you were my age
I wish it’s easy to hold you
And it feels like you are caged

Oh little Rye!
Have I pushed it too much?
Dare me to stop from what I am doing
For loving you too much.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Books I'Ve Read - * the Catcher In the Rye *

School was crummy. Classmates mean.
Holden Caulfield, aged sixteen
dropped out to the New York City scene.
There he wandered, Sorrow's Son,
overgrown but underdone.
Seared by girls, it wasn't fun.
Broke, disheartened, home he slid.
Sister Phoebe, a perky kid
boosted him up. She really did,
but only for a moment though.
Down the skids alas he'll go
landing in a shrink chateau.
Oh what torment must be his
who God damns yet feels. Gee whiz!
Youth is ruff. It really is.
Form: Rhyme

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