Short Water Poems

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


Life Water

Life water
wash me down
simple moments water rushing
over winter white feet
tumbled rocks purple catches me
waiting.


Water Spray

it was a hot
i sweat a lot
my face was like rain
from that day
i must say
to stay cool
WE JUMP IN THE 
WATER SPRAY

Premium Member Pond - Haiku

bull's-eye ripples spread
liquid glass surface shattered -
pond catches boy's stone.


Susan Ashley
August 28, 2017
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Ramen

Me loves dem ramen noodles
They's better, better, better
And if I dump them on my head
They'll make my wetness wetter.
Form: Quatrain

The Sound of Waves

serenity in
harmonious disturbance,
the waves come and go
and there is no greater joy
than to just follow their lead.
Form: Tanka


Liquid's Moonglades Shimmer

I stole a peak, moonlight

Dancing on the waters peak, gliding, silvery 

Piercing its transformative light, golden
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

It's just me, a lonely Massachusetts frog, by the lake, in the fog, of   
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Drips and Drops, Wet

droplet twins, drips and drops different, yet the same: drip a leak; drop means rain coming, both wet
Form: Cinquain

Premium Member Crystallization

cups of rainwater fills the buckets floods a sea neath pressureless clouds 2019 September 20
Form: Haiku

Premium Member The Creek

sounds of running water


moving and swirling over rocks


animals will drink from


                 P.R.Deremer
Form: Haiku

Filled With Bodies of Water

the footsteps of God are thus the ocean and the seas filled with bodies of water a path that bring worlds

Bottle Water

iam  a bummer
for the summer
love to drink
and wink
and think
as i walk thew beach
we all each 
order
BOTTLE WATER

Premium Member Water

Wet,wonderful, clean, and refreshing
Available
To 
Everyone
Right 

(Allegory for something as well as plain water.)
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member The Shape of Water

secrets isolation ultimately bloom brightly connecting in spite of all odds when true spirits prevail
Form: Verse

Water Bottle

Water bottle, waterbottle
You sit on my desk
I look at you, I look at you
But I never drink you
Poor, poor water bottle
Form:

Love On the Lake

grebes run on the lake
love has its playful moments -
pleasure with winged feet


* grebes - freshwater birds
Form: Haiku

Water

Word of God 
Almighty Lord 
Testimonies of his word 
Everlasting purpose and promise 
Rejoice in fulfillment to be pure
Form: List

Premium Member Water Drop On Lotus Leaf

Rain drops onto the lotus leaf
Builds up a crystal clear pearl
The Breeze rocks and whirls
Non-eternity life bears grief
Form: Quatrain

Singing Water Lilies

below
the
Japenese 
footbridge
where
the
water lilies
sing
at 
night
if
i
dare to cross 
the
same river twice

Premium Member Ruthless Tap Dripping

drops drip from leaky tap plonking annoying plunks that bore holes in your peace, shattered Must Stop!
Form: Cinquain

A Musing

A pebble dropped into a pool
Reveals ripples poets find cool
But when I look
Into a brook
It reveals an Halloween ghoul
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Storm

summer storm coming flashes of thunder, lightning get out of the pool
Written June 23, 2022
Form: Haiku

Water Is Life

Water is life...
and there is nothing that
shows fundamental for
life...
only her own...
life.... that
it's fluid...!

Red Flower, White Moon

Temporary

Love is a tiny bird
Landing on her branch
Only to soar far away.
There's no saying
How long she will stay.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Arid Land

Arid Land Miracle Man 3/3/2025 Sahara Desert Within this ocean of sand Oasis’ exist
© Tom Wright  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

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