Short Wars Poems

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


Premium Member Hero Wars

What are all these little "Hero Wars" things that I see? Whenever they appear, they really annoy me!
Form: Couplet


Cheese Wars

The Edam's sailing through the air,
and Cheddar skims my head,
I duck to miss the Danish Blue,
but Brie hits me instead.
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member ERUPTING WORLD WARS

Pandemic warring,
Human nature’s volcanic
Lava flow of hate;
Scorching love with agony:
Her world’s peace flowing away:-
Form: Tanka

Among Wars

Wandering through vile wars
           between shocks and rifles
           my pen is a weapon
           and my chimera...!

Premium Member Bare Hands Septolet Star Wars Tribute

     Inflamed 
    deep freeze
       rebels 
    in alliance 

     bare hands 
 are what will nullify 
     the Empire.
Form: Other


inherently errant AND evil

The cursing blank 
pages held
traces  of
knavish hooded

knights riding

forward for the
sake of
scum un-
godly kings.
war

Premium Member The Severe Star Wars Tribute

From Hoth to Bespin,
it’s been a turbulent ride.
Swapped frozen tundra 
for a city’s slick hustle. 
Built to survive the severe.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Star Wars Vi Return of the Jedi---The Force

Weapon…light-saber
Acrobatics with the Force
Darth Vader’s demise


Entrant into Andrea Dietrich's "SENRYU OF A MOVIE SCENE" contest
Form: Senryu

Space Wars

I drove my car to the market
But there was no space to park it
I saw an hearse
Go in reverse
But squelched the urge to Clark Kent it
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Fuel of Destruction


For whose sake				
states indulge in wars?			
Chiefs of realms,									
so as to
fulfill their selfish egos
dig their people’s graves!
Form: Shadorma

Endless Wars

Endless Wars

Chaney you know was in control
And had rich friends on the Government dole.
He started more than one war
To give them very much more.
Form: Couplet

Premium Member CIVIL WARS

we fought over crumbs and who touched whose side of space daily civil wars yet somehow we still grew up laughing at the same nonsense
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Battling wars of spiritual realms

did I soul mention? That I was in the drenches Battling wars of spiritual realms 1/10/24 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024©

Rey: a Star Wars Limerick

There was a woman who lived on Jakku, 

who lived in a robot and ate stew,

she met some droids,

and fought people on steroids,

and flew a frater too.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member WARS WITHIN AND WITHOUT

Wars within and without with unimaginable ends.
My imagination crawls through the network of tunnels.
Minor hostages bound to their mother’s terrified heart.
Form: Sijo

Premium Member Gender Wars On Gerund Turf

Expressing
digesting
protesting
frustratedly stifled.

Projecting
rejecting
infecting
frustratedly rifled.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Posted six days ago, hope that counts :)
Form: Verse

Premium Member TO THE WHY OF WARS

TO THE WHY OF WARS

Why are there still wars?
A perennial question;
A simple answer:
God gives humans their free will;
They choose theirs, instead of His:-
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Fountain of Youth Star Wars Tribute

An elusive blue snaggletooth, 
I guess I’m not much of a sleuth;
Hidden vinyl Jawa style,
treasure holds a childhood smile;
Find it it’s like a fountain of youth.
Form: Limerick

Blood Wars

(Chance Operations)

Twenty long contemptuous years;
A myriad of monarchies 
Bargained wickedly …
Bloody warriors ~
In crimson swells;
Soured proprietary wealth…
Form: Verse

Premium Member A Little Star Wars Autumn

I enjoy all four seasons to see
And yes, all the leaves that long to be
On the other side
Darth Vader resides
His light sabre destroys all the trees

Russell Sivey
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Thumb Wars

Lazily I sit Looking at my thumbs play games Playing each other Smashing sore thumbs down beneath Winning games as I do so
Russell Sivey
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Lost Wars Dedicated To Remembrance and Veterans Day

When on Remembrance Day
There is no one at the parade
The war is lost
Dead heroes’ died in vain

This shall be a countries shame


Note: Written for Remembrance Day Nov 11

Summer Lady

The girl looked lovely 
In her coloured summer dress
A real lady of the sky and land
Her husband was a happy man
He admired his magnificent wife
Then Alderan exploded...

The Wars Not Over

I haven't yet the clover met,
My life on earth not over yet.
                                   --- Princefreakasso
                                       (Artist and Poet)
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Final Star Wars

For the serious fans of Star Wars This final episode in the long series scores With Star Wars fans They go into a trance Totally wrapped up in the memories that pour
Form: Limerick

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