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Short Spirits Poems

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


Perpetual Lights

perpetual lights
silent stones command spirits
sobering vigils 
vibrant cosmic fireworks
witness to our twisted lives
Form: Tanka


Ghosts and Chasers

ghosts 
s c a r e
people
exorcists
i n t i m i d a t e
spirits

written 28th October for Joseph's brevette contest
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Cult

After the fire,
smoke...
Ashes...
Cult !
only when we leave
is when we will be
what we've always been,
 ..spirits!

Premium Member Minerva In Nirvana

I know a maiden 
Whom remains hidden where all
Sacred knowledge turns
Into a lake she swims in
With elemental spirits.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member The Shape of Water

secrets isolation ultimately bloom brightly connecting in spite of all odds when true spirits prevail
Form: Verse


Premium Member Blank Slates

Solemn cry full minds
beget ever soul spirits 
can we intertwine? 
global conscious clamoring 
all abiding Noble truths
Form: Tanka

Home

Childhood memories
Woven into wooden floors,
Spirits of the home
Awakened by my footsteps
Dance me to the sounds of old
Form: Tanka

Shine

My ego humbled
By the shine in your blue eyes
But my spirits rise
As my heart follows the light
Vying to be at your side
Form: Tanka

Nature Ways

Flowers  sure don't break,
               stones don't ever grow flowers
              Heavenly rains don't rain spirits !
Form: Haiku

They

they were as always
those sycophantic spirits
are you awakened ?


(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • September 7–13, 2026)
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Compatible Spirits

A man's grace is to see beauty from the start,
To see love in her face,
And read it with his heart.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Today We Mourn, Tomorrow We Live

Graveside so quiet
Tear laden relatives mourn
Today, heavy hearts 
Tomorrow, spirits will lift
Whilst the living remember
Form: Tanka

Escaping Darkness

Spirits of a rose
Send messages to the Sun
Fragrance in Yellow...



for Mac McGovern's Contest " Description Made Easy"
Form: Haiku

Premium Member My Love

where are you?
I've been waiting so long
for someone to come along
pick up my spirits
 and love me
like i should be loved

Fire Spirits

Dancing flaming figures of the 
wood/Wistful wonderful spirits of 
flame/Meditative my own mind you 
seem to have understood
© Jim Furey  Create an image from this poem.

Hotter Than...

One pounding heartbeat---
Flame behind impassioned eyes
Two entwined spirits



By Robb A. Kopp
All Rights Reserved © MMX
Form: Senryu

Spirits of the Dead

I see them run,their voices echo like a blasting gun!All these thoughts within my head,its not 
me its the spirits of the dead!
Form:

All Hallow's Eve

water dripping from the eaves
promise in the whispering leaves
cold lights dancing in the night
spirits cast in ghastly light
Form:

The Great

To all our great
Kings and Queens
Allow your spirits to
Rise up and unite yourself
As one, to celebrate
Black history month
© Daisy Ward  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Marme Misses Nothing

Marme’s intense hazel stare misses nothing
hyper vigilant, she senses ancestral spirits
which other family members totally miss

Premium Member Boo Hoo

the large crowd may boo you
the dead spirits may boo you
but the new boo boo 
hurts the worst
when you're a child
boo hoo
boo hoo

Unravel This Wind

Ghosts and spirits
Unravel this
Purple wind
Unleash your grin
The graves
Borrow deep, again,
Through the
Voices of dead men

Premium Member GRANNY'S HOLIDAY EGGNOG

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ velvet cream whispers~ cinnamon laughs in my throat rum spirits linger
Form: Senryu

Premium Member looking glass spirits

looking glass magic
murky message barely seen
who is the fairest

threatening message
from spirit or ancestor
i wiped it away
Form: Senryu

Do You Still Believe

sets your spirits high
releases your inhibitions
seperates you from the rest
leaves you vulnerable to emotion
             LOVE
Form:

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