Short Scythe Poems

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


Shadow of the Scythe

I finally let my breath out, relieved that the scythe had come and passed, only to turn away and fall down the flight of stairs.
© Luke Irwin  Create an image from this poem.


Premium Member Rich Harvest

Rich Harvest



oats ripe for reaping

yield under the sharp scythe blade

sheaves of golden grain





Idyll-haiku-seasonal
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Seasons of the Mind

spring is a hopeful bud of pink 
summer is an ice cream truck bell
autumn, the red flag on an empty beach
winter wields a white scythe of hell

O Waiter At the River Styx

Oh waiter
at the river styx,
striking down the might and meek.

Thou scythe
is camped outside my door;
waiting...
as with us all.

To take the good ahead of schedule.
Form:

Premium Member Silage

the 
     meadows
                   harbour

wild flowers
                  and
                        sweet clover

bows
         before the
                         scythe

  © Harry J Horsman 2019
Form: Senryu


Premium Member reaping

alabaster clouds
morph into ashen grey smoke
acid rain plummets 
a grieving heart breaks in two 
drowning within its own flood

angel of deaths scythe
shows not an ounce of mercy 
reaps a twin flames love
© Sara Jama  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Other

Premium Member Life and Death

Life erodes the body; riding its waves, leaves one drained. Spirit’s education, is wear and tear; the mortal is cut short. Beware the reaper’s scythe; the scalpel of death, cuts swift and clean.
Form: Sijo

Premium Member Power of Death

The ghost with the cloak
stares coldly with no eyes
causing lids to shut
life thuds on land
his scythe steals souls and vitality
by the millions
creating profit for his red wine cellar
and in the end
he will stand on top

Love

Love
is like lively rivulets 
meandering through
valleys and meadows
merging into the sea,
like myriad stars
illuminating the heavens
dazzling the firmament




~Word Vision Poetry II contest
   by Vermillion Scythe

At the End

A scythe leaves, a 
trail of grains.
There was no exit plan

        *

for the grass. The 
sparrows, will come 
for a reunion.


        *

A water pipe leaks.
A crow bends down 
to get the answer.


Satish Verma
art
Form: ABC

Wheat

Steady lads
You're the farmer
You're the scythe
Sharp like a knife
They're the wheat
Stalks in the wind
Steady boys
They come again
Time to reap. 

4/17/14

Author's note: The battle of the Wheat-field, Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.

Premium Member Come the Reaper

I know I’ve not always been good He’s here with his scythe and his hood I said you’re too soon He said get up goon And harvest this hay if you would
3 June 2021 Sponsor: Line Gauthier Contest: Bite size poem No 4
Form: Limerick

I Have Eyes But Cannot See

"I have eyes but can not see"
...said the man who slew his Saints
Cold a heart of mass complaints
Misled by his misery

And the angel said to him
"If thou wish to regain sight
Sacrifice thy soul with light
'Less thee scythe be Reaper's Grim"
Form: Rhyme

Excuse Me

Slice through the silence,
Scythe made of beads of time
How will we know the sound that silence makes
When all is done
Reality ripped from unreality
The last ear listening for the last wave
Silence at last but naught to acknowledge
the unending sound

Dread

Fear the tap upon thy shoulder

Dread it more as ye grow older,

It will come, there's no escape

It bears a scythe, and dons a cape.












Entry for
Poe-etic Verse Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Charles Messina
18/2/2020. Placed 2nd.
© Gary Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Premium Member Death

Damned death, does it dilly-dally,
darkening doors then squirm pass by.
Disfavor of blood dark alley,
doors impassable; man, to die.
Dressed in a shroud, clutching a scythe,
dimmed soul as it began to writhe.
Dread fills the desolate valley.


6/6/2018
© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Premium Member Pastoral Harmony

Back and forth,
HIgh then low
Black swifts scythe below;
Beneath the vivid hue
Wide-set celestial blue.

Across the field
Buttercups fill my view with
Dung pats,dried,and fried in the sun; 
Cowslips clumped,bud apple-green
With daisies dotted between.
Form: Pastoral

Premium Member Harmony

Back and forth,
HIgh then low
Black swifts scythe below;
Beneath the vivid hue
Wide-set celestial blue.

Across the field
Buttercups fill my view with
Dung pats,dried,and fried in the sun; 
Cowslips clumped,bud apple-green
With daisies dotted between.
Form: Pastoral

Darkness

Darkness is a being
that folds its hand over our eyes
and steal our vision from us.
It is a dark blanket
that spreads over the earth,
A disease that turns men into shadows.

CONTEST SPONSOR: Vermilion scythe
CONTEST NAME: Word Vision Poetry IV
12/27/2018

Premium Member Garden of Bones

 The inevitable reaper
 whose shadow is grim
 He waits for his victims
 as their heartbeats fade
 He collects their last breath
 as a grim souvenir
 His garden of bones
 Blooms only grief,
 Another soul is leaving,
 He gathers his scythe ...
© Joseph May  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Grook

Premium Member Betrothed

The moon gleams on your pallid complexion. I cannot keep my eyes off your charm. Your bony dance is frenetic. Your wedding dress is chilling. Your hand holds the sandglass. When you wish, I am ready to feel on my neck your sharp scythe.
Form: Etheree

Dirge For a Dark Day

The man 
with the scythe
is having his way
with your day.
You think it's no 'biggie'?
It's like the coins 
in your Piggy-
you counted eleven,
he calls it seven,
says he's the brethren
who delivers you
to heaven. His is
the power that 
monitors your 
hour.
© Nola Perez  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Burlesque

Kiss

Kiss
The ecstasy of extreme joy attained,
When two throbbing hearts beat,
The pinnacle of unconditional love gained,
When two warm lips meet,
That’s a kiss which is never to be missed.


Submitted to Poetry Contest - Word Vision Poetry II
Sponsor - Vermillion Scythe

Time's Up

How time doth flow,
Like grains of sand,
From the bony fingers,
Of death’s cold hand.

A blood stained scythe,
His weapon of choice,
A broken hourglass,
His haunting voice.

His cold blade hacking,
Piercing skin and bone,
No time for forgiveness,
No time to atone.

When Death Stares Me Down

When death stares me down When my freedom is stripped, when my emotions are no more, when Death raises its scythe, when God calls to me, to my heaven above, when my writing is not here and i can write no more, the day Death stares me down is the day i go home.

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