Short Wise Poems

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


Wise Word

do not be chatty 
just speak about what matters
no petty niggler

Inspired by both Sara Baker & Heidi Sands writes.
Form: Senryu


Premium Member The Wise

golden rays of light
                           illuminate the sage oak ~
                              endowed in wisdom
Form: Haiku

Be Wise

Humility and discernment lead
Knowledge and wisdom follow
Use them as an example to succeed
And you will be them tomorrow
Form: Grook

Wise Or Foolish

A wise man will think
When a foolish man does not~
Does adventure wait
For only the bravest men
Or can the foolish join in?
Form: Tanka

Wise and Otherwise

Some look like fools but are really wise
Others look wise but are otherwise
Who am I, A fool unto a fool and a wise unto the wise


Premium Member A Wise Wish

A pearl more precious
than possession of knowledge - 
If I had wisdom
beyond that of Solomon,
I’d have no need for wishes.
Form: Tanka

Be Strong Be Wise

don't fall in a track
put sadess on a rack
its time
kept  smart mine
so many telling lies
to help carry on
BE STRONG
BE WISEs

Be Wise Aphorisms By Doctor Deo

Heard from Pastor on the internet:
If you are smart, you make lots of gains ("money"); but if you are WISE, you make a LIFE.
© Anil Deo  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Epigram

Premium Member Wise Soul

Wise a soul becomes when starts flapping the wings God provided it with!









© Demetrios Trifiatis
    30 October 2018
Form: Monoku

Premium Member WORD TO THE WISE a wmpc

enwrap wholesomeness wisely
compromise can contradict inerrant blitheness


(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • July 6–12, 2026)
Form: Epigram

Premium Member How Wise

How wise is it for a temporal being to place himself at the helm of eternity?







© Demetrios Trifiatis
        21 July 2017

Time Wise

TIME WISE
The early bird got the worm , the not-so-early,  precious hours of......sleep!

Aug21, 2016
Name of contest
Monoku madness
Form: Monoku

Wise Decision

Look out the window
And enjoy the eastern glow
Now get out of bed

Feet on a cold floor
In the middle of winter
Now get back in bed
Form: Haiku

The Wise vs The Fool

Fool laughs at people often, but tomorrow he will cry bitterly.
But the real wise man laughs with people and shall laughs best tomorrow.
Form: Monoku

Premium Member wise elf

lilliputian elf
hiding in oaks crevices
holding his breath

the tiger sensed him
sharpened his claws on the tree
elf remained silent
Form: Senryu

Premium Member What 3 wise good men and women fear

'tis the machine age
when we wise, be deemed machines
until three machines
read our stuff, agree, and say
sorry, you ain't no machine
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Wise Is For Man

wise is for Man with each thought, word and deed at God's glorification to aim!








© Demetrios Trifiatis
   28 December 2017
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Be Wise

Be wise like the wise old owl Don’t get your feathers ruffled Observing your surroundings Act judiciously
1/14/16
Form: Dodoitsu

Premium Member Wise tears

As the aged oak tree weeps vibrant, autumnal gales the mournful phase begins as acorn teardrops fall

Premium Member - Wise As An Owl -

    See the world through an optimistic telescope - meet the challenges,
    share your reflections - breathe and embrace life with intention
Form: Other

Wise Nd Ignorant

Further dangerous than the wise
is the ignorant ...
Even in the error  the wiser ponders,
the ignorant does everything without thinking ... !
Form: Epigram

Weak But Wise

Weak but wise
Sleep in the tombs
Skeletons of ancient
Serene men of virtue
Brutally taken away
By strong but foolish
Beasts of closed minds

Premium Member The Wise

The wise, a judgment would never form
       
Before

The opinion of the not learned considers!

 

© Demetrios Trifaitis 
09 SEPTEMBER 2014
Form: Epigram

Premium Member Tender Wise

raven whispered

                                              lullaby

                                      dream awakening








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Wise Old Fool

been there
and  everywhere
did this and that
now am wisees as  bat
yes a ihave been uese
and paid my dues
but its cool
NOW AM  A
WISES OLD FOOL

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