Short Stench Poems

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


Irresistible

Aroma so inviting
Beneath a masque of stench 
Charismatic to the naked eye
Desire is what they quench

Are they that naïve?
Form: ABC


Privilege

The stench of privilege and entitlement
permeates this viscous flow
But it does settle…
for simple things to be decided
by us
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Premium Member fragrance of a skunk

pungent skunk like smell
my nose feels assaulted
eyes quickly water
horrible stench makes me wail
i quickly see Bambi's friend
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Vultures of War

the stench of death attracts vultures from afar they gather 'round -- rumors of war draw armies near
5/27/15
Form: Tanka

Stink To the Core

Stink to the core Misdeed to accept Better than bear stench of guilt Shame rots soul robs peace
© Anu Nayak  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku


Premium Member Boxelder Bug Infestation

a boxelder bug infestation
is not cause for a celebration
I advise a stomping party
their smashed stench will be foul, but hearty
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member 'pleading Eyes'

his eyes implored for some warmth and laughter the stench he carried around told another story
©181220111650
Form: Kimo

I Couldn'T Help But Hold My Breath

Your depression hangs
Like an unbearable stench
In this room of mine.

I cannot pretend
To fix you better than the
Others before me.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Stench of Lament

Stewed regret begets
laments like mythical ents
puts legs on old scars
that haunt and herd the present
tense with stench of past reborn
Form: Tanka

Splintered remnant of nostalgic suffering

May your pain erode you alike the touch of stagnation upon a rotting corpse- akin to a wilted rose stained with the stench of fear & longing.

Premium Member October Bonfire

Cozy October bonfire;
You can taste a lick of a chill 
tickling your nerves as you inhale 
the smoky stench of terror’s scream in the air.

Premium Member Sour Apple

Fuzzy flakey crop;
Skin peeling, seething of green,
Alone on the ground,
Nothing but stench to be found,
Soon though, begins taking root.
Form: Tanka

THE BRIDE’S DREAMS - VIGNETTE

sweet smell of her envy perfume
drowned that stench of betrayal play
stygian smile blurred by church-white veil
her heart habitually astray
Form: Other

Premium Member Quench the Stench

Expel the bile; quench it at source
Excise the cause; bite it right off
No other way; no other course
Do it now; dump the stench in trough.
Form: Quatrain

Plants and Animals

plants and animals
thrive so well there
placed  in dung heap

the wealth of sewerage
and the stench of the filth
give nutrients they enjoy
Form: Triolet

Premium Member She'd Love To Fire Her Boss

bitter words fester
through the stench of his glare
and the ugliness of his heart
she maintains her poker face



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Premium Member Hi-Poo Senryu

the loos crystal clean

but where the Cabinet meets

stench of corruption

                            
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Form: Senryu

Premium Member stains

What buoys the Harris campaign?
Trump’s stench with an orange pee stain
While Walz is revered
J.D. seems too weird
And Kennedy has a wormed brain
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The Stench of Moldy Cheese

Pungent scent plays on the breeze ~ what a stink!
One I think, makes me sneeze
Gagging with each breath, I wheeze
Because of that moldy cheese!
© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Englyn

Premium Member Dove Tales

A stench of gunpowder
                 threads that frayed yet never broke
                                                     A dove bows its head
Form: Monoku

Stench Domain

Needed am I, as bait to hook all wronged
My fall gives home to all the unbelonged
And your creation was my destruction
Christianity, a Jewish faction
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Wide Left

He always goes "wide left" when peeing after drinking
Expects me to scrub the floor stench; what is he thinking?




*Entry for Susan Burch's Couplet contest
Form: Couplet

Untitled #19 / a Thousand Skulls

A thousand skulls litter the battlefield
the stench rises, vultures fall
rivers run red,
“wasted wars and selfish pride”
How many of them knew the truth?
Form: Narrative

Premium Member At breakfast

a new suspicion of conspiracy,
came to mind; none of which was clear to me-
And, in the death wake of peace of mind,
the stench of chaos follows close behind.”

Premium Member Suburbs

walking the suburbs
breath takes the smell of gardens
unlike the city center

living on suburbs
the stench of the city's smog
oft spoils the mood of dinner
Form: Sedoka

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