Short Tally Poems

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


Tally Ban

The Taliban all took a test
To see who would govern the best
If Win, Place or Show
Muhammad will know
Exactly which ones to arrest
Form: Limerick


Tally Tally Ho

2 + 2 – 4 = Freedom
Black + White – Gray = Vision
He + She – Them = Anguish
Yes + No – Doubt = Prescience 

(Dreamsleep: April, 2021)

Premium Member Keeping score

Day after day the tally
good or bad ~ doing what we can
strike a balance for peace


Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Other

Premium Member Keeping tally

It hurts to say goodbye
It’s never easy to leave someone behind
~ Another notch to my heart



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Other

More Tally Tea

Our morticians are thanking their god
For a year where they all earned a wad
Though some were burnt
Many more weren't
Still, their best work lies under the sod!
Form: Limerick


Premium Member Sum total

Unkind thoughts and deeds tallied
Demerit points implicitly accrued throughout a lifetime
Belated guilt at heaven’s gate



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Other

Toll and Tally Taken On Valley

Toll and Tally Taken On Valley

What Trump did  was to dilly dally,
When he had been at the big rally;
Those supported,
Were all shorted;
Tossed trash took its toll and tally.

Jim Horn
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The Crippled

THE CRIPPLED

Walking toward foreshore
I saw the devil seated on a fence
Fishing
Next day I heard he got a thrashing
It was intense
Blood trickled from his core
He would fish no more
Baby and Mommy shark were out to score.

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Form: Bio

Premium Member Tally-Ho

Tally-ho, the young steeplechase rider cried As his horse stumbled over the barrier he up and died The rider went flying He heard as he lay dying “Welcome cowboy” he heard a voice from the other side © Jack Ellison 2015
sad
Form: Limerick

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