Short Tan Poems

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


Premium Member Tan Polka Dots On Peach

skin tones
but not the pretty ones

flesh in a color
flesh of a fruit

tan polka dots on peach
grandma hands
and now they are mine
art


Man Hat Tan Ban

Ilene made a trip to the Met
One that she will never forget
She saw people there
Whose faces were bare
And that's when she started to fret
Form: Limerick

Tan Man Fan

Men shouldn't tan, is what they say
But Dan was a fan anyway

But when he was told
He proved not to be bold

Dan the tan man fan ran away
© Pat Adams  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Summer at the Beach

there is an old codger named Grimes
goes to the beach at summer time
he sits in his chair
and can’t help but stare
at all the young women’s tan lines
Form: Limerick

Tan Lines

My Tall, Tan, Sunflower Girl
Smelling like coconuts and cocoa butter
My eyes Follow your tan lines
..under your simple cotton dress
What must they taste like?
Form:


The Last Summer Bikini Tan Lines

The last Bikini Tan lines of summer
Fades like autumn leaves and fall colors 
As it's being blown away
By the western Isle of Scotland winds
Now it’s time for Halloween
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Sun Tan.

There once was a lady on the roof;
Basking on the sun, getting tanned, all aloof.
A towel covered her up.
She felt comfy like a pup .
Lying on the sunlit roof, oh what a goof!
Form: Limerick

Charcoal face

To win her whole heart was my sole goal,
In summer, I tanned just for her soul.
I sunbathed at Lagos Beach,
A Black there to woo a peach,
My face is now blacker than charcoal.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Homeless Man With a Tan

Go find me
        a homeless man
     with a golden suntan

           Oh, sure
  He lives just down the block
    from the tall blond whore
whose only love is the great outdoors
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Summer-Tan

A sea of warm smiles
           etched on bronzed faces tilted
                                                  towards the hot sun

28.06.2021
Sponsor: Tania Kitchin
Contest: Summer Haiku
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Black White and Tan

From the rich black soil where it all began To the joys that lie ahead during every lifespan The uniqueness of each The tale they all teach The individuality of every black white and tan
Form: Limerick

Eres Tan Hermosa

espiritu afin huyo
sin razon
embriagantes
nubes grises
bailado y entregado
el odor della lluvia
colgado alli como
un huerfano
los agujeros
negros
en el cielo
mortal
rieron en la cara
abierta un cielo
eres tan hermosa
Form:

Tan Gentle

She lies, tan gentle lines and curves so sharp
she pairs her heart horizontal to zero 
But she can't ignore the signs anymore
For a symptom hopes a cure will appear
Strum soft sweet chords on wire lyre strings, we come
Together to throw arc shadows on walls

Premium Member Once-In-A-Lifetime

Marie planned a fabulous holiday 
                   Looked forward to once-in-a-lifetime stay,
                                  Flashy bikinis in van.
                              She must get a lovely tan...
                    Left poor hubby sulking in great dismay!
Form: Limerick

Afternoon Tan

She bathes in sunlight
Awaiting his lotioned hands
Only to burn more

He comes to her side
Balm splattered on her soft skin
Providing massage

She, in turn, quivers
As the chilly wet moisture 
Gives way to goose bumps

Hands give skin delights
As smiles fall upon the two
And heat between burns
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Frosty The Snowman

Frosty The Snowman, wished a lovely tan, 
Lying for hours on the sand Mexican. 
Something bizzare instead happened to him,
"Frosty is invisible", children scream.

Frosty The Snowman, 
Wished a lovely tan, lying on the sand Mexican. 
Something bizzare instead chappened to him,
"Frosty is invisible", children scream.
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member The Man With the Tan

THE MAN WITH THE TAN

I know a silly man named Dan
Who bought a huge frying pan
He had a real crazy plan
To get himself a good tan

It really was not smart of Dan
To roll around in a frying pan
'Cause he really did not get tan
He just became an over done man

2 February 2018
For the contest sponsored by Kevin Shaw
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Nothing to Hide Collab

"Whatcha gonna do with that 6-pack, man?"
You could share it can by can.
I’d be happy if you ran
one past me as we tan,
stylin’ in the latest Ray-Ban.

	You asked a question, and my thoughts began 
	about what's beneath your tan.
	My eyes 'neath these Ray-Bans scan
	other eyes.  It foils my plan.
	Wanna climb into my van?
Form: Other

The Tan Gent

Never wanted to get to the point
Reasons are not deeds
In my rectangle window show
Amazing how after all the years looking through my eye balls
Why dont we see like circles
That rectangle prison that imprisons us all
Look left look right 
look up look down
and see the edges of our prisons
Fortunately im looking from the outside

The Long Tan Cross

Did you hear the Lon Tan Cross is home!
The 521 Australian fallen are honoured
From a Vietnam War so unpopular
Hail the men of the D Company 6 RAR
Who fought the Vietnamese in the rain
In a rubber plantation so out numbered
And those who died with their faces to the foe 
Did you hear Long Tan Cross is home!

© Paul Warren Poetry

Premium Member Getting a Spring Tan

Brilliant vermillion, a splash in the bath
The summer tanager causes a laugh
Color that seems to fly while it rests
It causes a reverence no one contests

No ordinary cardinal, nor flycatcher's hue
No black cap or vestment spoiling this view
It snatches the stinger while singing in flight
Inspiring the singer and song with the sight
Form: Rhyme

Everybody tells me I got a beautiful sun tan

Everybody tells me I got a beautiful sun tan
Finally
Because I spent couple days
In the sun
Before my sun tan
My skin was white and pale
Looking like cottage cheese
That was awful
I must say
I like my sun tan
Very much
Also now that is summer
I spend a lot of time in the
Boardwalk
I came to the boardwalk
Every day
First thing in the morning
© aldo kraas  Create an image from this poem.

Tandoori or Tangerine Tan shorts no1

Tandoori or Tangerine Tan?

Mister rich lister Blister

Sinister Mandarin Minister


Sin..Spin & Chagrin Talisman

Jaundice scrotum prejudice totem

Prime time Pantomime

Podium pandemonium
 

Needs Imodium...clearly feeds Opprobrium 

As this git dearly did his bit 

No boom just bust

To ensure the sh*t really hit the fan

Just one more time!
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member To the Poet Quach Tan

By Phan Tan Hai

His verses steeped in the fragrance of ancient chronicles,
perfumed by mountain winds and forest trees.
He praised the layered rivers and mountains,
the sea spreading wide, temples hidden in clouds.

A tiger lay listening to the monk’s chanting,
guiding wanderers toward realms of peace.
He copied poems for the ages to come—
a realm of agarwood drifting through endless mist.
© Hai Phan  Create an image from this poem.

Too Tan Tess

Too tan Tess was what they called her
But not for the reason you think
But of a misplaced "two" decal
Stuck to her, after too much to drink

Her moniker came hard for her
With an untanned two on her head
She said, "Well, I'll just keep tanning,"
"Till it's gone, this two that I dread!"

She tanned more to cover it up
After each time, just on the brink
They all still call her too tan Tess
But now, for the reason you think!
© Pat Adams  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Quatrain

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