Collection
Best Very Short Poems.
Maximum meaning in six lines or fewer
14 poems
Compression is this poet’s native mode. These poems—none longer than six lines—prove that brevity is not a limitation but a discipline. Each one lands like a held breath released: a stethoscope becomes a musical instrument, a trail disappears and takes fear with it, a tree asks for nothing but your attention. Read them slowly. They are small on purpose.
The Trail Turned
A trail dissolves and takes fear with it. The unknown becomes relief, not threat.
Feathers Fly
Minimalism taken to its limit. Two images, one upward motion, nothing wasted.
To
Health personified as sovereign. Four spare words and one act of reverence.
The Moment We
Parallel structure equates death with the end of curiosity. A stark, two-line ultimatum.
My nose it smells
Gratitude addressed directly to a tree. The senses grounded in morning air and personification.
The raven caws
Haiku-like compression set in Yosemite winter. A raven's breath melts the landscape in three images.
Melon pan
Melon pan above Tokyo -- a Japanese sweet bread becomes a snapshot of contentment. Place and taste in three lines.
CAT scan --
Medical imaging meets wordplay. The CAT scan yields data, not the animal its name suggests.
Don't waste it away
Brevity as emphasis. Two lines, one rhyme, zero room for procrastination.
Flower fell
Reversal of expectation. A blossom falls from its branch and glows brighter among the rocks.
With A Stethoscope
A haiku bridging medicine and music. The stethoscope becomes an instrument.
Small you are
Four quick lines that find wonder on the vine. Smallness recast as radiance, not limitation.
Hello leaves
Apostrophe turns a tree into a conversation partner. Gratitude at its most unguarded.
And so I sit
Creek water and thought made parallel. Stillness of body unlocks movement of mind.