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Short Shires Poems

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


Trowbridge, a Tanka
grey skies drop gruel
shoppers shelter in the shires
drinking weather, spoons
whatever, raining, trowbridge 
pea soup puddled county town

by gail...

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Categories: shires, depression, drink, england, food, rain, weather, winter,
Form: Tanka



7th Five Fabulous Fun Footles Not For Contest
The Thames Pretends To be A sea, But knows It flows Through towns And gowns And spires And shires.
(One last one.)...

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Categories: shires, nonsense,
Form: Footle
What He Calls Heart
The thing he calls heart 
Man’s for long lost beyond trace 
For lifelong to part. 
What heaves in his hollow case 
Keeps him alive, runs dead cart.
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Gulzaar | 02.04.2023 | Tanka
Poet’s note: Translation, from my collection of lyricist Gulzar’s short shires.

Woh cheez jise Dil kahate hain¸
Ham bhul gaye hain Rakh kar kahin...

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Categories: shires, heart, men,
Form: Tanka

Book: Reflection on the Important Things