Short Scheme Poems

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


To Merlin

Freeing the myth,
begotten to dream

Ramparts to crumble
—Sorcerer’s scheme

(Rosemont Pennsylvania: February, 2021)
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member Faith Abides

Faith hides ~ 
  All is lost
    in the scheme
      of things

Faith abides ~
  My every breath
    a pair of wings
Form: Rhyme

Fourx For the Heart

So many fish in the sea, 

Yet so many wishes to think, 

Mind is a pitiful scheme, 

Combined with a pit of all things.
Form: Lyric

In the Grand Scheme of Things

There was a Butterfly
Who didn’t know how brief life was.
So every moment he lived was a lifetime
And every lifetime an Eternity
© Cj Krieger  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Prose

The Nigerian Dream 7

Good housing scheme
Good educational system
Conducive tourist centres
Suitable infrastructural facilities
Love, unity, freedom to all
Form: Limerick


Premium Member In the grand scheme of meaning

We dare believe in afterlife
lest there’s no justice in this universe
~ revoking freepass for moral lawlessness



Wordku: 5-7-5 words
Form: Other

Premium Member persnickety jeeves

whilst in the midst of your dream

perceived i a prankish scheme

how loudly you snore

you infinite bore

splat sir a saucer of cream.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Duck Crossing

traffic stopped, but why?
no stop sign; no traffic light.
a duck family.

081520PSCtest, Nature Themed 2, 
Tania Kitchin. 5 7 5 Syllable scheme
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Pastel Fields

Pastel color scheme; Red, yellow, orange and more. Flexible flower; A living, pastel painting; roses scenting my back yard.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Reminisce of Glamor

Ribbon oft relayed Striking in its form outcast Deliberate scheme Overtaken by horror She shies an ominous sight
Russell Sivey
Form: Tanka

Scheme of Things

In the scheme of things,
 nobody is really so small
  nor anyone can be that tall;
   for it is written on the wall,
    worms will feast on us all.
Form:

Premium Member Vignette- Decadence Dies

Daisy was his dream
Luxury & wealth,Jay's scheme
This lover's bower,soon turned sour-
Gatsby quickly lost his cool,
Floating face-down ,in his pool.
Form: Narrative

Premium Member Rhyming Scheme

Lately I have been feeling so happy and so rappy.
But whenever I get snappy, I go for a nappy.
Just never make me feel so unhappy nor either so crappy.
Form: Sijo

Premium Member is eden true or false

Those boosting creation vent steam
They scream that life has a grand scheme
In fact we don't know
Where all this will go
And anything else is a dream.
Form: Limerick

Day Dreams

The wife saw it all in a dream
The milkman delivered fresh cream
The postman came first
(She thought he would burst)
The newsboy fit her colour scheme
Form: Limerick

God's Dream 1

In the mind of God there was a dream
that awoke as a beautiful scheme.	
   Within it each day
   we've a part to play				
enhancing the remarkable theme.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Valentine Dreams

Though Cupid was not on the scene
the dame had her very own scheme.
Her gent, she waylaid,
her breasts, she displayed
and cashed in on his Valentine dream.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member In the grand scheme of things

We're merely quests on this planet
lest we forget ~
Our life is but a wink
in the wake of eternity



AP: Honorable Mention 2025, Honorable Mention 2025

Fatherly Adventures

In laughter's echo, memories glow
We played those suckers, putting on a show
With every scheme and well-worn grin
Together, son, we always win

© daniel miltz

On Halloween

~On Halloween~

A Pumpkin Head, Tipsy it is,
Halloween To Be Un seen Pumpkins
Dressed in costume, Tune of Pumpkins
A Rhyming scheme from a dancing
Pumpkin King

Premium Member LIFE

Longlasting or short could come at a price
Indulging in odds when rolling the dice.
Fulfillment depends on living a dream
Enlisted to share in heavenly scheme.
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member Wonderful

So it happens
You seem to be
Wonderful
Love the poetry
Love the rhyme scheme
Your stories are great
Id love to buy a book
Where are they?
CS Parker on Amazon.com
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

A Fellow Named Bernie

Do you know a fellow named Bernie
Who was indicted by our Grand Jury
The Ponzie scheme that he played
And all those people he flayed
He is now on a long Prison Journey
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The Search Goes On and On

    The search for buried treasure goes on and on
        dawn to dusk, dusk to dawn

    This mythic ‘get-rich-quick’ scheme
        ~ taunting mankind's oldest dreams
Form: Couplet

Time

Years by the thousands, they swiftly pass,
Transformed into mere blinks, oh, how they amass,
In the grand scheme of time, my existence,
A fleeting moment in the cosmic dance.
Form: Quatrain

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