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Short Poems

A few lines, fully felt.

Each of these poems commits to one image and stops there, trusting the reader to fill in the rest rather than explaining the feeling further. For an even shorter format, try Quotes.

Love is not a long word—
it is the shortest sentence,
one breath,
and the rest is evidence.

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The moon knows my name—
I have called it often enough.
It does not answer,
but it stays.

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The tree does not fight the wind—
it bends with the full body,
and when the wind has passed,
it stands again.

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The rain fell
and I remembered you—
not a complicated remembering,
just: you. The rain. The window.

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Friendship Poems

The sunrise asks for nothing.
It simply rises
and gives its gold
to whoever is standing there.

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The heart speaks quietly—
not to compete with the noise,
but to the one
who has learned to be still.

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Kindness costs nothing
and buys everything—
the only transaction
where both parties leave rich.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of poems are in the Short collection?
Four lines or fewer is the form here. A sunrise that "asks for nothing" and a single image of rain and a remembered person - "The rain. The window." - both fit in a glance.
Why do people search for short poems?
Something quotable in a single glance, easy to post or repeat, is the appeal, rather than a longer piece to read through. The Captions section is a natural match for that same quick-share use.
What's a specific image used here?
A tree that "does not fight the wind" but bends and stands again once it has passed becomes the image of resilience in this set. It's a whole idea of endurance packed into four lines.

These pair naturally with a photo in Captions, or read easily aloud as Rhymes.