Short Span Poems

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


Premium Member CLERIHEW hofmann

Abstractionist Hans Hofmann
had a 'minimalist ' attention span
Do give his work a peek
he just et the 'necessary' speak
art
Form: Ekphrasis


Premium Member Autumn Rain

concentric circles span out from puddle — 
                          red and yellow leaves submerged


9/24/2019
Form: Monoku

Premium Member The Trap

two paths divided sustained into the woodland that span was a trap
Written: March 16, 2022
© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Don'T Write Me Off Today

Short attention span
Mask a great thinking mind set
Round boy tiger eyes
Alert and learning into
A man of thought inventions
Form: Tanka

Spans of Mind

Sir Philosopher, span your mind

sharing many dreams you own


Sir Dreamer, reveal your dreams

sharing much wisdom you span
Form:


Premium Member My Lifetime

Span of an entire lifetime
Balancing one's smiles and tears
Harmony and dissonance
Measured in pleasures.

written May 24, 2021
Form: Dodoitsu

Untitled #41 / Pathetic

Pathetic watches C-SPAN at home
the monotone drones of your leaders
the New World Order
silent, the people
in their hearts lies change.

Premium Member Crow

Crow
Cawing
Breaks silence
In the morning
Flying on the hill
Lifting from snow
Large wing span
Noisy
Crow


Heidi Sands

2/12/23
Form: Ninette

A New Vessel and Sailors

Drunken are sailors
Three loose sheets in the 
wind
The fourth in the wind
The vessel spick-and-
span new
Moves in a uncontrolled 
way.
Form: Tanka

For the Short Attention Span

Quick over there!
Before it’s gone!
A rhyme to share,
fair to look on.

But, oh! Shiny!
Glittering flash!
Some bright debris!
Pretty for trash.
Form: Quatrain

Wolves In Wool

Dvornikov & Putin have a plan
To destroy every body they can
It is their thesis
That bits and pieces
Swept Syrian War Crimes spick-and-span
Form: Limerick

Premium Member A Pond's Melody

ripples on the pond
move in a rhythmic motion
from nature's magical breeze
to span the water
inviting serenity
to my grateful eyes and soul
Form: Choka

Nightfall

Nightfall Ravens shadow westward twilight wings unfurl daylights span receding as darkness envelops the world. Stephen (Stoic)
Form: Ballad

Premium Member Last curtain call

Who knew the exact time and how
The day came for my play's final bow?
The span was compact
I ran for just one act
The encore - now as sacred cow
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Hazard

the troglodyte span
                      
                 scribbling doldrum brain power
      
                                   the halcyon days
© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Queen Alexandrias Birdwing

Queen Alexandria’s Birdwing
Wing span of ten to twelve inches
Found only in New Guinea forests
Largest butterfly in the world
Seen by only a few
Rare

The World's Passengers

the world's passengers
                                          traveling in timing span
                                                to destination
Form: Haiku

Premium Member dali's sad nightmare

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Morphed metal beams into steel scraps
Oh say what a fright
The dawn's early light
Ends the anthem-man's span with taps
Form: Limerick

Ready For Takeoff

etched in minds own eye
                                   crane outstretching wing span - and
                                                ready for takeoff
Form: Haiku

Browser

Ha!
I’ve grabbed your attention
with short lines
and self satisfaction!

Why?

I knew I could
and that it was there
and that its span
was just this long.

Premium Member Love Letter To An Albatross

Lady Albatross
              Our love span long on the wing
                         My one and only




17.10.31

Composed for Viv Wigley's
"Love Letter"
Form: Haiku

One Deep Thrust

To pierce today’s attention span,
fewer words are best

A point honed sharp for one deep thrust
—one is all you’ll get

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Like a Magic Show

Sunny blue skies wave me farewell
  Into my domicile to take a phone call

Back out on the porch as soon as I can
  Starry skies greet me in a conversation's span
Form: Couplet

Premium Member The Not So Original Monoku Challenge

Check out my awesome wing-span. Toss me a few fish while you’re at it! Written 4/2/16 For The Not So Original Monoku Challenge of Timothy Hicks
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Our Life Span

How long will it be before we die Many years before we say bye-bye Be sure you see it all Enjoy it have a ball Don't let the good times pass you by
Form: Limerick

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