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Sometimes Our Goodness Goes Too Far

Sometimes our goodness goes too far,
you know how does it smell,
Alas, but best intentions ARE
the shortest way to hell.
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member Shortest Poem In the World

People paid to read the shortest poem in the world -

An        I

and it deserved to win the prize.





3/15/2015
© Julia Ward  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Premium Member The Parable of the Leaven

Leaven, the Kingdom of Heaven, meager start, yet influence many. *One of the shortest parables Date: 06/19/2019
Form: Senryu

Premium Member The Path

The shortest way to reach heavens, is love’s path that God for us has traced! 








© Demetrios Trifiatis
     07 February 2016
Form: Monoku

Unforgettable Moments

That night was the last and longest we ever had
That day was the shortest, simplest and most sad
That drop was a dryer
And the smile was a goodbye
Form: Lyric


Premium Member The Shortest Path

No shorter path would ever exist near our Lord to be than that of caring for those in need!






© Demetrios Trifiatis
         08 April 2017
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Answering Questions

Answering Questions By: Tom Wright 8-11-2019 Haiku Long questions will get The shortest answer I have; Just so that you know.
© Tom Wright  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member World's Shortest Poem

HUG'M NOW

Brian Johnston
October 16, 2015

Poet's Note: 
This is the personal tag on my car here in California. It is also my philosophy of life. Ha!

Indolence May Induce Innovation

Loathing the mazy, the lazy look around
To spot the shortest of all paths to be found
For the indolence that in him does redound
The lazy man with novelty does abound
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member Short, Shorter, Shortest








             The English language~ lovely.
             To crush poetry to the size of a pea, balmy!

                             7/28/2021


Form: Epigram

The Pathway Home

If you can take your own
  breath away
  —and the breath of others

You will live in a world of
  magic and dreams
  —the shortest pathway home

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2015)

Premium Member Winter Solstice

snow deep shortest day
longest night cold earth does sleep
calm hibernation


11/12/2021



How Many Syllables

Fall or Winter Holiday Haiku Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin
© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

The shortest poem is...

The shortest poem is a name .....
which is buried in my heart
no one can remove,
the one who taught me wisdom
who is no other than my father
Lutchman Mahasingh.
31 syllables Thank you for this
Form: Couplet

Shortest Day Bright

On Shortest Day bright 

our camellia shone pink

alone among the high 

grass lawn as most

locally cannot be sane 

unless their lawns are

shorn of all hope 

as neatness is a trope.
© Peter Dorr  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Leaping To Wed

The shortest month has an extra day
 Which time often holds at bay
 Thoughts of marriage come into play
 Women propose to men!

  2-9-2020
 Great Leap Forward Poetry Contest
 Sponsor: Beth Evans
© Joseph May  Create an image from this poem.

Sampaguita

You bloom and beam
     and worship the rain
     the sun, the Sky.

Flower of beauty,
     though fleeting 
     as a smile,

you're truly eternal
     even for just the 
     shortest while!

The Pathway Home

If you can take your own
  breath away

   —and then the breath of others

You will live in a world of
  magic and dreams

  —with the shortest pathway home

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2015)

Premium Member Magical Solstice 7x7

All lit up with festive lights 
Shortest day and longest night 
The beginning of the end 
The darkness gives way to sun
As we start our journey back
We rejoice in the season,
Magical Winter Solstice!

The shortest poetry I ever wrote

The shortest poetry I ever wrote 

A world of uncertainty 
Instead to cut off 
my mind from reality 
I cut the leaf
To burn the flower 
All I needed was to 
maintain my sanity in
A world of uncertainty
Form: Epic

Tomorrow Ill Promised

Bubblewrapped children
  disparate hope

Spirits in limbo
  shortest of ropes

Control and protection
  their meaning belies

Tomorrow ill promised
 —eternity cries

(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2018)
Form: Rhyme

That Love

The longest goodbye ever!
What about The shortest welcome ever!
Ever! A big you pardon!
D or B or.. Dove or bird is
An excellent lovely beloved poet.
To her all my sorts welcome/s!
Thanks for showing off that love.

Premium Member Shortest Shorts

It's time for the warmer and sunnier spring weather Which brings out young girlies in their shortest shorts ever Must watch my heart Rhythm's off the chart You could knock this old bird over with a feather
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Shortest Shorts

It's time for the warmer and sunnier spring weather Which brings out young girlies in their shortest shorts ever Must watch my heart Rhythm's off the chart You could knock this old bird over with a feather
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Summer Solstice

summer solstice arriving...
longest day and shortest night...
silent trees bloom and revel
in abundant light.

long, light, bright days of summer
winter seems so far away...
darkness slowly increases
in benign manner.
© Jim Healey  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Dodoitsu

Premium Member Winter Solstice

winter solstice arriving...
shortest day and longest night...
silent trees gather forces
for returning light

lighter, longer, brighter days
saunter through the winter gloom...
light triumphs over darkness
renewal awaits
© Jim Healey  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Dodoitsu

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