Short Work Poems

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


Premium Member Side Lined (Naga-Uta Form)

over qualified
redundant and out of work,
too old to fit in -
downtown,it is pouring down,
the umbrella's in the hall
Form: Lyric


Weakness

Work; worry;
Everyday!
Action ~ reaction!
Kindness? Never!
Needs not met.
Eventual eruption!
Somebody WILL
suffer!
Form: Acrostic

#16 -Play

but it's a work day!
although my file for work is 
named play, just in case.........








* 16th angel card
Form: Haiku

Botanical Duet

doditsu

Nature knows that smell forbids.
Aphids avoid marigolds.
Match for a reflex magnet
in your berry patch.
Form: Dodoitsu

Thats What Hard Work Do

to reach your goal
you must reload
stay focus
don't get decuss
don't be a jerk
and be you
THATS 
WHAT HARD WORK SO


Premium Member A Can Knot

a po-at-tree
can knot one's
toil...letting...

when

th(e)-oughts go
directly to paper
as any po am

stans sand
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Premium Member Popular Mechanics

I’ve dug many a post hole. 
Each was equally important. 
None were easy. 
Few matter anymore. 
I’m proud of them all.
Form: Verse

Keep Up the Good Work

you are the star
where ever you are
my repect you won
for all you have done
you makes me alert
KEPT UP THE
GOOD WORK

Black Mold

black circles
mold spores on prison walls...
spreading day by day!


For Charles Henderson's "Haiku your way" Contest
Form: Haiku

New Employee

new employee
flings red socks in a white load
pink slip

1-25-2012

Sponsor	John lawless
Contest Name	SIMPLY SENRYU
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Full Speed

Full speed ahead 
in and
for the spot light
resting between the breaths
waiting for the next 
until 
the final rest.

Cheap Dreams

cheap dreams
never face 
sleepless nights

endless effort
finds realization
driving the dream


September 7, 2019
Form: Imagism

Hard Work Pays Off

to get it don't just sit
and most all don't quit
make  start
and  a part
get out of room or loft
HARD
WORKS PAYS OFF

Premium Member - Real Ape First - Then the Guy With the Shovel

yes...
stirred day

april first so...
the winds are

spiraling snow...
in front of the

garage...
and front door
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Premium Member Higher Up

Meetings...Projects...Deadlines...Fret!
  
 Pressure...Tension...Panic...Sweat!
     
   ~ Higher up...Birds make nests
Form: Senryu

Remodel

Drive nails in the stud
Priming over stains and crud
Floating beds of mud


By Robb A. Kopp
All Rights Reserved © MMX
Form: Senryu

Accused

your finger pointed
so accusingly at me
rush to make judgment
facts unknown, verdict guilty
proved you wrong, sweet victory
Form: Tanka

Premium Member His Pedigree

His pedigree
was his degree
Rhodes scholar selection

Yet once in the fray
he was easy prey ~
Mettle, reality assayed
Form: Rhyme

Ship and Crew

all ships
need crew

forecastle
chain gang

flight deck
airdales

deckapes
backbone

mess decks
feed crew

captain
in charge
Form: Footle

Premium Member We Can Work It Out

We can work it out!
Just look deep within  yourself
summon up your guts;
Nothing is impossible,
let your ideas run wild.
Form: Tanka

Haiku

Haiku 

anthills in the fields 
super colonies built by 
thousands of workers; 

Ramakrishna Chowdary Jasti
03Aug2014
Form: Haiku

Mover

give a call
we move walls
so don't stall
pick up the phone
your not along
we a move
gover
ok do it today
call
MOVER

Tell All

you can with a plan
with pen in hand
speak of your ups
and bad stuff
get hook write a book
of the ups and down fall
TELL ALL

Idleness

What hardship
Is joblessness? 
Soul searching endlessly
Roving depth in height
Beasting and feasting
On treacherous quagmire

Mary the Truckin' Queen

Mary, Mary, the truckin' queen
Runs from Raleigh to Abilene
Makin' sixty cents a mile,
Squashin' squirrels all the while.
Form: Rhyme

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