Short Thomas Poems

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


Premium Member Clerihew Hulme

Thomas Ernest Hulmeaka 'T E'
sent down from Cambridge was he
After some trouble&strife
settled into an 'Imagiste' life
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Premium Member Clerihew Dewing

Thomas Wiimer Dewing
so accomplishedthe critics did sing
Often with large scale scenes
were changed to Japanese screens
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Per Se 4

Two Stars on the Circle
is Putin then dining with Merkle?
reducto absurdum
so will say Thomas who's only just heard 'em.
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Premium Member Clerihew Vaughan

Thomas Vaughan was a twin
but less fame than his brother did win
Henry wrote of the spiritual
Tom a little ore hermetical
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Premium Member Clerihew Rowlandson

Proliic printer Thomas Rowlandson
painted many characterisation
Known for detail of line
with observations especially fine
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Premium Member CLERIHEW eliot

Missouri's Thomas Sterns Eliot
loved the English life quite a lot*
His style remained American
as a very poetical craftsman
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Benghazi Horn Haiku

Benghazi Horn Haiku 

There was a posse
Who headed for Benghazi
A kamikaze.

James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Emagi Dylan Thomas

DYLAN THOMAS 'under milk wood'


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   Llareggub                cymru
Form: Shape

Premium Member A Limerick Historique

From Friar Thomas Aquino
AABBA cinquins did flow
With rhyme anapestic
the form did the trick
inspiring Lear et al to have a go
Form: Limerick

Premium Member LIMERICK the histoire in VERSE

From Friar Thomas Aquino
AABBA cinquins did flow
With rhyme anapestic
the form did the trick
inspiring Lear et al to have a go
Form: Didactic

Premium Member Thomas Mark Harmon

Thomas Mark Harmon
thought he was darn charmin’
he drank a case of Mr. Pibb
and became head NCIS head slappin’ Leroy Jethro Gibbs
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Premium Member Fun Marathon Poetry Inspired by Dylan Thomas

do not go gentle into that good race
Tired muscles should burn and ache by race’s end
Run, run against the slowing of your pace
© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Show But Don'T Tell

tiny fingers dance across ivory keys paint dries on canvas Contest: Show But Don't Tell - Thomas Martin 05~20~15
Form: Senryu

Fishing Hole

water flows near surface bubbles -- old fishing hole *Picture of "The Old Fishing Hole" by Thomas Kincade
Form: Haiku

Dylan Thomas Just Cut My Mind In Half

Still reeling from the blow
His alchemy charge opened a sudden hole
In left in utter disbelief 
How words could be so vicious and cleave

A Dylan Thomas Lullaby

I fell asleep listening to Dylan Thomas recite poetry like a lullaby ---
If I am lucky this is what it will be like on the day that I die.

A Mere Diatribe

A Mere Diatribe

A mere diatribe,
Which is full of silly words;
Where should I start next?

James Thomas Horn
Retired Soldier and Poet
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Clerihew Gainsborough

England's Thomas Gainsborough
whose portraits folk could not get enough
He used this genre as an escape
to his first love ie the landscape
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Buzzes and Fuzzes

Buzzes and Fuzzes

If it hadn't been for all the buzzes
We wouldn't need all of the fuzzes. 

James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Couplet

Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Alva Edison
was known to be reticent
but he decided to make the world bright
so he told them about his kitchen light

 Clerihew Contest
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Premium Member Clerihew Girtin

Thomas Girtin a Turner rival now unsung
perhaps 'cos he died so young
Water colourist was his thing you see
grandeur in landscape ever to be
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Premium Member Indian Giver Makes Me Shiver

Thomas Hutchinson noted the saying
Most Indians used barter for paying
The message is spoken
Exchange for a token
Indians dislike this write
Form: Limerick

Thomas Jefferson

Part of: Enlightenment
Gave us: Entitlement
Authored: Independence
Eradicated: Ascendance

Here's to you - founding father Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Nate Turner

Thomas Nate Turner only knew gloom
For "TNT" there was not much room
If one mistake
He was to make
Then he just might fall down and go BOOM!
© Pat Adams  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Pistol Or Revolver

Pistol or Revolver Horn Haiku

A pistol or revolver
Is not a problem solver
Never meant to be.

James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

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