Best Debut Poems

Sir Leonard Hutton famous for cricket
Idolized him yet we played in the snicket
His bat willow three springs and all
Ours a joke no umpire to call
Yet did dream of 'Lords' having took a wicket.

© Harry J Horsman  2015...

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Répéter Depuis le Début 
The Pink Studio, by Henri Matisse, 1911.

Perception fuses like melted rose quartz,
fuses on the lens of Matisse’s puzzled eyes
like the naiveté of childhood returned to age. 
Melted images rose in two dimensions,
rose in repetition, mothering the pieces.  
Quartz, genteel rosé,...

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Although you've been crying,
morning lost dreams dying;
your heart still keeps trying
to start anew.

You let him walk away
to his utter dismay;
he's a phantom cliché
you'll not pursue.

Happiness was fleeting
now your heart is bleeding;
for once, he's caught cheating,
love can't redo.

Forever thoughts frighten;
anxieties heighten,
your defenses tighten,
and tears ensue.

You feel...

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When Winter's grip eases,
Spring sends tepid breezes;
but water still freezes
and storms renew.

On hearing birds singing
and Easter bells ringing,
icicles stopped clinging;
and winds withdrew.

A snowman melts away 
as Spring marks its doomsday;
and pools by the walkway
bid it adieu.

Amidst rivers flooding,
pussy willows budding
and prairie grouse thudding;
it's Spring's debut.

As...

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I now appreciate greatly
The good I have seen lately
My joy is vibrant and youthful
And my word aims to be fruitful
Coming from the speech reserve
Going to every rightful deserve

Let me keep you lifted
With words sanctified and sifted
All for your reading pleasure
And for your memories' treasure
However near...

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For this new
year's debut,
we turn to
next in queue,
twenty-two.

A blank slate
sure sounds great,
I can't wait
to ice skate
and lose weight.


(Mini-Monoverse)


01/03/2022


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fin - début

what human has created, sapien can asunder
it's not ours to keep forever defaulted
through ignorance, avarice, prideful blunder
it's only some created civilization after all

the neighborhood won't deny our urban renewal
the neighbors probably thought for a long time
but might think us uncaring, unmeaning or cruel
yet...

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Inspirations come
When the pretty pixies hum
While humans succumb...

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high coup

haiku


Chomolungma's fame

sherpas' legendary strength-

beware the dead zone...

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The trilling birds are on the wing.
	The blooms are lovely; skies are blue.
	The breeze exudes a unique zing.
	Springtime has made its grand debut.

        The young and young-at-heart will sing
	of love, and some will say “I do.”
	It’s here—sweet, long-awaited...

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Storm made no sound when the doctor pulled her from her mother's womb and handed her to the nurse.

And the angel's sighs uprooted mighty trees and their tears covered the land and swell the rivers, for they knew, they knew.

She was a grayish blue and...

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Come down here
to this world that you fear
together we will dance with the darkness...

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Little princess in satin shoes and dress
Curtain rises as she makes her debut,
Important attendees are me and you
She has been afraid of making a mess
Dancing across stage’s apron finesse,
To a rousing applause in ev'ry pew
Little princess in satin.

Tomorrow her troupe will be in the press
I’m...

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A hundred times too many,
I'd done it before.
Only thing is that :
I couldn't take any more.
I was always told that ,
"Pride comes before the fall."
I couldn't even go on .
Let alone stand tall so I could fall.

Now my destiny's linked to the stars,
But its not...

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Ssip your
Shine
If you wanna
Don't let it
Be ah dirtyglass
Make you
Do things you
Don't wanna
Gulping cold ones
Down to fast
Sip the shine if
You wanna
Drink it
From a fluted glass

There is a thyme for
Everything 
Opps for everyone
Don't act seasoned
When your weak as
Water
F*cling up
Acting dumb

When she's wild
And wants attention
Changing lyrics to
Your songs
Your...

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