Famous Short Poems
Published: June 2018

Examples of short famous poems by famous poets such as Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Sara Teasdale. Short Funny poems by famous poets such as Ogden Nash and Shel Silverstein and short poems for children by famous poets including A. A. Milne and Christina Rossetti.
The shorter the poem, the more difficult it is to write. Every word must be exactly what you intend to say. There is no time for long winded explanations. Often it may take longer to write a short poem. You are more likely to write it and revise it many times before you feel that each word is perfect and perfectly placed. This may be analogous to a small family or group. There are not many people so each one much show up. Each one must do their part to create a loving family unit or group of friends. Every family member or friend must play their role to perfection
31 Famous Short Poems - Examples Of Short Poems By Famous Poets
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Now We Are Six
Famous Poem
When I was One,
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I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.Featured Shared StoryI remember my dad reading this poem to me when I turned 6! He read many poems and stories to me but this was one of my favorites! Did not realize it was Winnie the Pooh until recently. To...
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Snowball
Famous Poem
I made myself a snowball
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As perfect as could be.
I thought I'd keep it as a pet
And let it sleep with me.Featured Shared StoryI love the humor, innocence and whimsy of this poem. But there's more here than meets the eye. If you look a bit deeper, you can see how we sometimes don't properly interpret our experiences,...
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The Rainbow
Famous Poem
Boats sail on the rivers,
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And ships sail on the seas;
But clouds that sail across the sky
Are prettier far than these.Featured Shared StoryMy 11-year-old daughter loved this and learned quickly to recite it.
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Dreams
Famous Poem
Hold fast to dreams
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For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.Featured Shared StoryI so get it. Dreams are hope to a lot of us. I've heard it said that before you get it you have to dream it. I think when we stop dreaming we stop reaching, and when we stop reaching we stop...
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Winter Morning Poem
Famous Poem
Winter is the king of showmen,
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Turning tree stumps into snow men
And houses into birthday cakes
And spreading sugar over lakes.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking
Famous Poem
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
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I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,Featured Shared StoryThe poem transmits the meaning of helping from the heart, reaching out to those in need and soothing the pain felt by others. It doesn't need a hero to work wonders, only need a heart to...
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Hug O' War
Famous Poem
I will not play at tug o' war.
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I'd rather play at hug o' war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,Featured Shared StoryThanks for the simple but profound poem. I am a bus driver and I strive to be the open heart and guide for my children who ride with me. It is not always easy to hear what they have to say or...
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Listen To The MUSTN'TS
Famous Poem
Listen to the MUSTN'TS, child,
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Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WONT'SFeatured Shared StoryI love this poem because I have been writing love letters to my two teenagers and eight year old for fifteen years reminding them of what they shouldn't.
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Nothing Gold Can Stay
Famous Poem
Nature's first green is gold,
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Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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A Time To Talk
Famous Poem
When a friend calls to me from the road
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And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don't stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven't hoed,Featured Shared StoryExcellent! The case almost unattended in today's crazily hasty waste of morality and spirituality in favor of modernity! A nice moral lesson for those entrapped in the network of virtual...
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A Word To Husbands
Famous Poem
To keep your marriage brimming
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With love in the loving cup,
Whenever you're wrong, admit it;
Whenever you're right, shut up.Featured Shared StoryInteresting. Years ago for our children I made this little rule. They had to periodically repeat it after me. When you're wrong, admit it. When you're right, shut up. I'm an avid...
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Underface
Famous Poem
Underneath my outside face
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There's a face that none can see.
A little less smiley,
A little less sure,Featured Shared StoryWhat a perfect poem! At times we could basically tell how people were feeling despite their facial expressions. It was in their eyes the tell- tale signs that led us to see at least the...
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There Is Another Sky
Famous Poem
There is another sky,
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Ever serene and fair,
And there is another sunshine,
Though it be darkness there;Featured Shared StoryMy mother, Joyce, loves her garden, which she made and made beautiful; and her other garden is the seeds of positivity, love, and joy that she has sown throughout her life. Joyce is 84 now...
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I'd Love To Be A Fairy's Child
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Children born of fairy stock
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Never need for shirt or frock,
Never want for food or fire,
Always get their heart's desire:Featured Shared StoryVery nice poem. It deals with the aspirations of children. Childhood is the stage of innocence, and the present poem describes the same. It's lyrical, rhythmic and rhymed.
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What Are Heavy?
Famous Poem
in Famous Poems
What are heavy? Sea-sand and sorrow;
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What are brief? Today and tomorrow;
What are frail? Spring blossoms and youth;
What are deep? The ocean and truth.Featured Shared StoryIt’s pure perfection, this poem. It couldn't have been said any better and yet be any more poetic and precise. Beautiful. This poem shall stand the test of time, For it's got so much...
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Always Marry An April Girl
Famous Poem
Praise the spells and bless the charms,
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I found April in my arms.
April golden, April cloudy,
Gracious, cruel, tender, rowdy;Featured Shared StoryI was searching for a short poem that encapsulates the love I have for my wife. When I saw this, I knew. My wife's birthday is in April. The double meaning of marrying an April girl really...
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Still Here
Famous Poem
I been scarred and battered.
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My hopes the wind done scattered.
Snow has friz me,
Sun has baked me,Featured Shared StoryThis poem was in a textbook of mine from the sixth grade. As a child, it resonated with me. It inspired me to write poetry. As a child, educated by white folk, I had no idea who Langston...
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Morning Prayer
Famous Poem
Now another day is breaking,
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Sleep was sweet and so is waking.
Dear Lord, I promised you last night
Never again to sulk or fight.Featured Shared StoryHe did an amazing job on this poem.
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Fire And Ice
Famous Poem
Some say the world will end in fire,
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Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.Featured Shared StoryRobert Frost is a poet of great repute. It is not within our jurisdiction to comment on such a literary giant. However, in view of your invitation, I would say that he might have been in...
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My dear neighbor, Nellie, who is in her 80s, asked me, as I am an artist, to paint a picture for her to give to her husband for Christmas. She said he loves the poem "Here Comes the Fog" by...
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