Short Sullen Poems

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


Premium Member Sullen Glances

Friar of dark night
sullen glances brief broadcast
the unholy moon

Emerges from shadows loom
hidden clues to Satori
Form: Tanka


Death Bed

sullen death-bell tolls
for my own absconding soul
no wailing required
as my skirmishing-days past
my ultimate doom is close
Form: Tanka

Premium Member january machinations

under a sullen moon
silence hovered
my mind meandered
the two soon
inextricably
entwined



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Premium Member a fine pair

under a sullen moon
silence hovered
my mind meandered
the two soon
inextricably
entwined


AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Premium Member Poetry Storm

sullen clouds threaten
 the morning sky, and thunder's
 ominous rumblings
 render me taciturn, but
 my pen speaks above the rain
© Joseph May  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka


Premium Member Misunderstanding

angry, sullen face,
look closer, inside of him,
lynx or pussycat



Senryu of Being Misjudged Contest-NA
marvin celestial
8/3/2015
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Wine sipped by candlelight

a summer fragrance floats drifting about
while a moon hangs low with a sullen pout
to secrets whispered in delight



AP: 2nd place 2025
Form: Rhyme

Canopy of Pain

sunshine fades away
chaotic sullen whirlwind
ink jar knocks over
bleary heart in disorder 
canopy of pain pours rain.




27th April 2019
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Life is too short

You've become a sullen hermit
Let me into your heart
Please, you can't shut me out forever



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Other

On the Year's Last Day

unspoken words linger
unfinished conversations whisper
soft gray clouds
veil sullen skies
a day of calm
anticipates a storm

Bite Size Poem #31 Poetry Contest

Moonlit Silhouette

. for public domain

A sullen moonlit silhouette,
inscribed upon her tombstone.
"My prayers were never-ending",
so it read, "Oftentimes,
I shed my tears alone."

Premium Member Dull Green

Encased in dull green Olive, sullen lime, broken Sprayed fog delivered Opening a dance filled night A hue of green, unknown shade
Russell Sivey
Form: Tanka

Rainy Monday Morn

i hear the pulse
this somber day
beat across the sky
its downcast eyes
dropping tears
against my weary soul
within its lies
a sunrise
unseen
through sullen eyes

Foot Prints

Bronze- Walking sands on shore,
breathes in the salty lagoon.
Sullen foot prints died...

The Lord did carry
black and soar feet to skies as
Sea monuments cry.

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Form: Haiku

Rain

An Outburst From 
A downcast heaven, 
I grew sullen 
And many more
Cursed the gloom; 

But they race
To hit the ground, 
Put the thirst to drown, 
And the Flowers
To bloom

That Day

Winking sun through downpour trails
Earth foraging lives
Blackened standards show respect
In our sullen retreat
memories start to fade
The forgotten scar the forgetful

Nightmare

Pungent sounds sullen, sullying,
Feelings stark, severe, stressful,
Aflame, singed, searing, smoldering,
Thoughts surging, seeping, slinking,

Placid…As my eyes awaken…

In the Waters I Seek

In the waters I seek 
      The face of the ocean 
      In the sullen abyss  
 
Deep down the gulf 
      Uttered the belch of memories 
      That swallowed me whole.

Sullen Shadow

in the depths of dreams there lurks a sullen shadow dreadfully daunting an alter ego with the face of transgression tirelessly haunting
Form: Senryu

The seafarer

I was sailing alone
in the stormy sea of life,
Sullen thoughts invaded my mind
Dark waves lashed my heart
Until you came aboard,
lost at sea, my soul found the shore.

My Quatrains By Design 2k12

Four-lined Stanzas - my Quatrains by design. Interwoven A-B-A-B- the rhymes. Ten syllabically are read per line. Written -- nature, sullen, and benign times.
Form: Quatrain

Night and Dream

It seems to me like Life girdles 
the day
And leaves to mocking scorn, the 
sullen night.
But found I that upon the dreams 
I lay,
Therein lies our nature in form of 
blithe.
Form: Quatrain

Senryu 19




                                     Netflix  and Hulu 
                                     Cars sparsely travel streets
                                     Sullen times abide
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Yearn Haiku

koi not to be caught
fisher breathed a sullen sigh
pond veiled in lilies

8/6/2018

 captcha of my log in ; kfp  (4=f)

Poetry Contest: haiku captcha 
 Sponsored by: Harry Horsman
© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Bright Beautiful Butterfly

Beautiful bright butterfly Fluttering freely You brighten up the sullen skies With jewelled wings like a tiffany lampshade Bringing light into our lives 30th August 2015

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