Best Jauntily Poems

Prologue 

Of the alchemist’s physique I expound upon thee
A white feathered cap wore he jauntily, cocked to a side.
His sight like a moles’, aided by technology.
Shoulders broad with features fair
Emerald eyes he had with a lion’s flaming hair.
Also a nose of kingly report, a boon...

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Written: November 24, 2024 for contest Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann
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In a calyx of ambivalent dreams,   
where...

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It is gratifying that, 
    Words still have simpler forms,
And feelings still have milder versions.
That seasons still change,
And I get to soak up the sun everyday.

How I know,things most don't,
And jauntily skip the world that don't recognize me.
How I can love,
And know...

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Jovial Dr Jekyll played for juvenile Justice
                    a just jaspered journey
jokingly jumped a joyride 
       ...

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Vets ate free at Applebee’s
To honor them this day,
A heartfelt offer bringing
Good publicity their way.

Lots of stores gave discounts, too,
To soldiers with I.D.
And many took advantage
Of this generosity.

Every town and city had
A veterans’ parade,
With marching bands and waving flags
Quite jauntily displayed.

It shouldn’t be one day...

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Alfredo always abhorred angry approaches
After an amigo accosted after an argument
And, afterward, Alfredo abstained arguing,

Because blackening bruises betrayed blather
Berniccio blindly behaved better, bravely
Becoming brotherly before blasting bullies!

Carefully commandeering calmer Carlos,
Claiming cool comradeship courageously
Communicated clever candid conversations.

Dandified Darius decided daring dialogue
Dangerously divisive, declined discourse,
Deliberately discrediting dainty...

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Part One

                 Still the din dashes about in his dreams
now louder in the spacedout quiet:
an occasional auto-rickshaw backfiring revving
spluttering too close for chancy comfort
some blaring tv hoisted above craning...

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What Trump Wants:  according to John Kelly- Retired Four-star General Trump’s former Chief of staff

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All through the last winter
I sat on my own
Playing Cushie Butterfield
On my xylophone
I tried it as a two step
I tried it as waltz
Its not easy on a xylophone
To avoid playing shmaltz
But I got it just perfect
It sounded a treat
So I played it on my xylophone
As...

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In the twinkle of the night, she skips along the trails through the forest. The 

moonlight shines upon her face. She smiles jauntily and her eyes sparkles

like a twinkling star. Reeling with unfettered joy, she leaps upon her toes and 

she dance mirthful through the...

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A most strange creature walked into the room
upright on two legs he stood oh so very tall
dressed in fine array booted and suited
a hat perched jauntily on his head

He cast around the room eyeing people up
as he strutted back and forth leaving in his wake
a...

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3rd march 2012,malvan.

 Waves diffuse themselves on sandy shores repeat,
Like fresh feelings in young lover’s kiss, their pristine emotions upbeat.
Youthful hearts pant and gasp, volcanic emotions erupt,
Like Twilight rays caress blue waters and foam splits abrupt.

As night she festoons her darkness a more,
Temptation flares within...

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I wandered in the hat store
And there it boldly sat – 
Bedecked with bright white flower – 
A cheerful orange hat.

Once on my head, it beckoned,
Quite jauntily, indeed,
Attracting more attention
Than a person’d really need.

My husband did encourage; 
The salesgirl said – it’s you!
But everything has...

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For days now he had hungered.

His search took him along many an avenue,
where his pleas were so harshly ignored.
But his need was such he had to continue,
so to all that he met he implored.

Many turned him away with brusque impatience,
what had he to offer them...

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The wooden skull and pumpkins
Dangle neatly by the door.
The ghost and owl made of felt
Add much to the decor.

The cat and witch are wishing all
A Happy Halloween
And soon a jack-o-lantern will
Give credence to the scene.

The skeleton quite jauntily
Holds court while on his perch.
The scary part...

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