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Short Whisky Poems

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


ATTENUATE

ATTENUATE

     A wee dram of malt whisky is savoured neat ~ attenuated with ice cubes for those petite.

     8 / 11 / 2026.


Mushrooms

I've had whisky,beer, and herb
But they can all just hit the curb
Listen to me now
You pretty pink cow
These mushrooms are really superb!
© Pat Adams  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Intimacy

Smoky, whisky breath
Trail from top to below
such delight in the blow
Night to remember
in sweet surrender
Like a dream
a blast so extreme
Form: Rhyme

Cigarettes and Whisky

It's cold, the lights are out
the roof is leaking
but I sit here with a cigarette in my mouth
a glass of whisky in my hand
and a rope around my neck.

No Beer But Whisky

I finally decided to have a beer
And not being risky to have a whisky
But my desire for something stronger grew higher
So I ended up drinking a whisky
Form: Limerick


Refusal

A cuddly Harp Seal, when just a bub,
Swam further south and slipped into a pub,
The barman gave a wink,
Have this whisky to drink?...
“No way known, it’s Canadian Club!”
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Far-Gone

 There once was a man that was far-gone
Whisky, beer, vodka he had sipped on
Then on corner called a cab
Into the phone he did blab
Come to corner of Walk_Don't Walk peon 
Form: Limerick

Close and Near and Then Here

Close and Near and Then Here

Where is was now is nice and near,
And pretty son it had arrived here;
Poured a few;
Usually do;
Drank whisky until would disappear.

Jim Horn
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Fresh Pineapple Fruit Smoothie and Whisky

Her boobies hung outside the white lace cup.
Blending pineapple and whisky closeup.
Blender was not fully closed,
Everything inside exposed.
Woohoo, smoothie boobs to sit down to sup.
© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Out of Bounds

There once was a man called Boris
Who loved a wee deoch an' doris
Whether his tipple was whisky or brandy
Foreign affairs made him peculiarly randy
When he indulged in extra-marital coitus
Form: Limerick

Confessions of a Drunk

Buys  another drink;
Always drinks his whisky neat.
Loosens up his tongue, 
Tells the barman, ‘Hey buddy,
‘I’m the ‘girl’ you kissed last night.’


For Natalie's Confessions to a Bartender contest
© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Whisky and Cool-Aid

All that water and nothing to drink Oceans surround us but too salty methinks This dilemma makes us afraid So whiskey and even koolaid Fills in quite nicely, but your hooha shrinks
Form: Limerick

Paddy's Diet

Paddy the Irishman was looking grim,
Put on his wife's diet to make him slim,
However Paddy kept sneaking out to the pub
To down some whisky and eat some grub,
I'm afraid Paddy won't be getting too trim.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member 21 Means

Twenty-one means you can have your first drink.
Not soda, milk, orange, a Roy Rogers, nor shake.
Yes, a beer, wine, whisky, martini, vodka. Just think -
Remember good strong coffee will put on the brakes.
Form: Rhyme

Mind Mountains

Gradually gradients level out. After a lifetime of hill climbing the body explains to us that the far side can be explored from the near fireside with a pipe and a whisky close at hand.

When You Get Sick With a Cold Try This

Hot tea, honey, lemon and a shot of whisky, the honey soothes your throat, the lemon kills the germs, the tea helps your cough and the whisky relaxes you! This is old school medicine that dates way back.

It works
© Bobby May  Create an image from this poem.

Santa Takes a Fall

''Ho ho ho' wheezed old Santa Claus
Wrapping around his head with gauze
He filled up with whisky 
Took behaviour risky 
And then fell foul of drinking laws  


16th December 2022 
Poetry soup syllable counter
Form: Limerick

Wages of Sin

Injected eyes,
Poached-egg lids,
Rosy cheeks,
While walking he reels.

Speech irrelevant,
Belly corpulent,
Handshake hot,
Language rot,

These will be the wages of sin,
For those who live on whisky and gin.
Form:

Huckleberry's Dad

pap comes on whisky; 
whenever he falls down, says
wildly, "Who pushed me?"
____________________

This is taken from my own new fiction book "The New Adventures of Tom Sawyer." Read this book it's available on Amazon.
Form: Senryu

Potentia Mutare

You can’t fill your dry spots
out of a whisky bottle
Or chase away demons
with a dirty needle
Or change the future
pointing the finger of blame
The freedom within you
—the power to change

(The New Room: January, 2022)
Form: Rhyme

Important Things

Snow when it falls on a small Ohio town.

My guns.

Any child before it has learned too much.

Irish malt on the rocks in a crystal glass.

Obviously, my wife
children and grandchildren.

Did I mention whisky and guns?

Greta Garbo

Give me a whisky
With a ginger ale on the side
And don’t be stingy
What great lines 
For a great actor
Like Greta Garbo
Her first screen words spoken
But in the end 
She just wanted to be left alone.

© Paul Warren Poetry

The Boozy Buccaneer

A reckless young pirate named Greg
Drank whisky straight out of a keg.
He cried 'Look at me!'
In shark-ridden sea;
That drink cost an arm and a leg!


14.04.19

 Pirate Themed Limerick Poetry Contest: sponsored by Tania Kitchin
Form: Limerick

Premium Member SWELL TOM HOME SWEET HOME

Hey Tom, you look well cared for and well fed,
Sure you longed to sleep in your own bed,
You must've had pain, hope they spoiled you,	
More medication, preferred a whiskey or two,
Which nurse did you like best, which one a dread.
Form: Limerick

Last Ghost

Lost in the rambling,
  found in the writing

The words in the whisky,
  depravity’s eye 
  
The story of one,
  a gift from the other

Released from tomorrow
 —last ghost now set free

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2018)

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