Short Wisdom Poems

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


Premium Member The Investment

To progress in life

I invested in learning

Knowing, my profit!



(C) Demetrios Trifiatis
      13 August 2015
Form: Haiku


Premium Member Wisdom

a wise man will know finding a worm in a pear… better than half worm 10th January 2016
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Material Treasures

Material treasures pale before the splendor of spiritual wealth! 







© Demetrios Trifiatis
    14 March 2016
Form: Monoku

Selfish Desires

Feeling abandoned
Your enforced expectations
Got you entangled
In selfish desires to mold
Their existence to your own
Form: Tanka

How To Find It

Mustering courage
And immeasurable strength
Comes from the heart
Surpassing ego's limits
For the sake of a good cause
Form: Tanka


And the Old Man Walked On

snow on his head
fire in his bottom
hot potato in his mouth
thorns in his feet
preparing for marathon
with teenagers

Say

Say
Say you love me
Say you won't let go
Say I'm yours

Why
Do I keep waiting
Waiting for my lonely heart to break
© S. Grace  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Lyric

Court

Silliness is and silliness was
The clothing of reason because
In the dance, the joker knew
Sages proclaimed the untrue
© Jim Musser  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Criticism

Being criticized by wise,
   it's totally flattering ...
   But criticized by ignorant
   it is pure scorn and cursing
Form: Epigram

Applied Wisdom

if what you say
      does not create any value,
  if you shut up you will not  recreate
         aggregate  devalue !
Form: Epigram

Premium Member Paper Fortune Teller

Unfold, now behold
The truth of how all answers
Are hidden within
Every folded, small facet;
Every fibre part of you.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Thought of the Day


Oh hermit, etch these words of wisdom on stone ~
All conflicts must be resolved by love alone

05-August-2022
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Trust Yourself

do not be afraid
         your soul is an inner shield
              trust yourself to shine

Heidi Sands 

2/26/23
Form: Haiku

Worthlessness

There's no self worth in living only just to put others down, only worthlessness 

November 19, 2023 3:10 AM, PST 
APC
Form: Prose

Premium Member The Point of It All



Screw perfection; concentrate on...
                       getting the job done right the first time!

Form: Monoku

Premium Member Accusing God

Accusing God for one's misfortunes is the epitome of ignorance!







© Demetrios Trifiatis 
       13 July 2019
Form: Monoku

Eyes In and Out

To watch things clearly,
    proceed  your eyes  opened..
    to perceive even exceed
    must preserve them closed ..!
Form: Epigram

Premium Member Tension

nuggets of 
wisdom
mined 
from 
the
crucible 
of the 
misshapen
slumped figure
in 
the
disconsolate
wheelchair
Form: Imagism

Attracted

She was attracted
by a humble tortoise
the beautiful designs
made her sleepless
but hidden realities
she did not know

Hey, Hey

Hey, hey
finishing up the day 

Pray, pray
for my friend to stay 

Say, say
what you never dared... 

... to pray
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Clan

clan elders
a generation's wisdom
in touch with spirits



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Posted on September 5, 2018
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Foggy Ignorance

FOGGY IGNORANCE infests mountain gardens when one uses the lenses to view others and not ones self
Form: Triolet

Windmill Fight

Staring at the dark
Enemies from the shadows
Paranoia draws;
Refuse its windmill fight and
Dream into tomorrow's light
Form: Tanka

The Walking Dead

Rushing to nowhere
The dead are lowest on time
For eternity
Self-condemned to walk empty
Though life works differently
Form: Tanka

Prayer

For strength and wisdom
To meet my best destiny
Instead of mercy,
I know what I've gotta do
It's up to me to stay true
Form: Tanka

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