Short Traditional Poems

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


Premium Member Sweet Shots

Dessert
Hot double fudge
Chocolate, walnut, sweet
Good when shared with a friend or 
Lover

(Cinquain, traditional)
Form: Cinquain


Haiku

Sunkissed leaves gliding 
Breeze cushioning fall gently
Earth greets warm embrace.





( traditional haiku 5/7/5)
© Sam Raj  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Haiku: Traditional 18

autumn’s breath lingers,
witness perfume brushed woodlands
rainbow falls to earth


Brian Johnston
December 20, 2015
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Haiku: Traditional 20

stars felt, hands unseen
farmer brailles spring-drilled furrows
life saving compass

Brian Johnston
December 26, 2015
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Leaves Talking

through the eyes-
the fire whorled sugar maple
       speaks to the soul

    non-traditional haiku
         17 Sep 2016
© David Mohn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku


Traditional Sayings

Traditional Sayings

Traditional sayings that are 
widely understood as 
being true clog the 
arteries of 
the strange.

Premium Member Clerihew Derain

Matisse colleague Andre Derain
known as a Fauvist in the main
Developed colour for modern art
but traditional for the best part
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Seconds

Seconds form every day swiftly or slowly pass as a droplet of water drips in time
Traditional Cinquain
Form: Cinquain

Premium Member Trustful

Trustful
True reliance
Open invitation
Confidence poured into vessels
Loyal

~*~

For:  Catie's "Traditional Cinquain" Contest
Form: Cinquain

Premium Member Mnemonic Alliteration

They
ar
not to
be sneezed at-
in traditional verse
Minday,dalily through Saturday
danger/stranger;letter/better;sorrow/tomorrow.
Form: Fibonacci

Premium Member Mud

mud, first sign of spring
earth's pudding bubbling with life
tiny buds simmer

2/24/2021

Spring Traditional Haiku poetry contest
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Traditional Cinquain One

Sexy
little nightie
hiding special places
revealed within his desire
rising



Non traditional subject written in traditional Cinquain form
Form: Cinquain

Gentle the Air's Hush

gentle the air's hush
undulating through earth's dome
after a raged storm


Traditional Haiku sponsored by Catie Lindsey
Set 20, 2016
© Rhoma Em  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Rainy Day Blues

bricks spent in Spring a scant leftover azure blue surplus 6/5/2017 non-traditional haiku 4/5/5 syllables
Form: Haiku

Masks

Masks cover faces
Hiding smiles we used to share
The world's mood darkens

6-2-20
Contest: Fresh Traditional Haiku
Sponsor : JCB Burl
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Green

green caterpillar pupates.... yellow swallowtail gardener's inner joy
non-traditional
Form: Haiku

Traditional Re Creation

A Chinaman had an "election"
That warranted public inspection
No one was fooled
Some ladies drooled
And promptly applied their affection.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member -first Love-

first love
unexpected
emotionally charged
the outside world an afterthought 
just us


12/04/2011


Contest: Traditional Cinquain 
10th Place
Form: Cinquain

Haiku On Probabilities

Frog leaps into pond
Ripples warp serene thoughts
Reflection of me






Based on a traditional eastern 
Format of  5/7/5  syllables , 3 lines
© Sam Raj  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Je Ne Sais Quoi

Alien Ideas.

Angry Dogs.

Traditional.

Basic Ground.

Family Is An
Abbreviation
For Familiarity.

-Gray Squirrel

09-05-2026

Premium Member Spring Butterflies

fair dandelions
vision swaddle in rain drops
comely butterflies 

3/27/2021
Poetry Contest: Spring Haiku traditional form
  Tania Kitchin
© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Life As Seen By a Caterpillar

A simple green life

Thank goodness I don't wear shoes

Soon I'll be air-borne



Sorry, not a traditional haiku,
but I couldnt resist
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Scarecrow

golden harvest moon
    illuminates the night sky --
       a scarecrow keeps watch

9/20/16
For Catie Lindsey's Traditional Haiku contest.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Spring Habit

plain and naked oaks
white-out-green on ev’ry branch —
neighbors disappear

2/23/2021
Spring Traditional Haiku
Sponsor: Malabika Choudhury
Form: Haiku

Premium Member I'm challenging you to a duel

Showdown at the OK Corral
It won't be the old traditional gunfight
It's gonna be a staredown



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: 1st place 2025
Form: Other

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