Best Quick Poems

Some people are just uncomfortable
She is putting on a smile
under her mask
I don’t know if it’s her
or it’s me
She’s nice, a little hurried
Even her son’s spirit
seems lost to the horizon
They are no strangers

Some people hurry
and still
make me feel safe
mask or no mask

There is a message
tucked...

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From the mountaintop, we look behind
Rivers crossed, the gradual incline
Obstacles seen clearly, paths not taken
Hills and valleys, opportunities forsaken
Winding paths, in all directions
Coming together, in retrospection
For a moment in time, take one last peek
It's down the backside, golden dreams we seek
Obstacles ahead, challenging no less
From...

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Have you heard of Bev Smith quite new to the Soup
When reviewing my poetry she's always so cute 
Quick with the praise
Sets my heart all ablaze
Dear Bev always makes me as happy as poop!

© Jack Ellison 2015...

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Quickly, 
Quickly, 
Quickly.

You spoke in search of light relief

And hearing your cries for Help

I cried myself to Sleep

On the rotten old couch upstairs 

While Mum Cradled you in your Marital Bed

I Prayed religiously 

Death come Quickly

To Shelter 

You from the Cancer Pain

A Milkshake Cocktail of...

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We’ve proven there's no quick fix
when we start to yell and cuss.
Oil and water do not mix,
and the same thing goes for us.

When together, night and day,
senseless arguments break out.
And politeness fades away
as we both begin to shout.

Right or wrong, we won't relent;
egos are immune...

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Broken dreams and shattered wishes,
Souls torn my hearts in stitches.
This girl was so suspicious,
So vile and oh so wicked,
Her words were sharp and vicious,
Like knife thrusts so malicious.
Looking for signs I’m superstitious,
And oblivious to the fictitious.
Green eyes are so lascivious, 
Deep stares cast spells like...

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Give us the quick fix
The easy way out
A heady dose of
Instant gratification
And we'll forget about 
The intellectual annihilation
Of sixty second news 
On BBC Three
Then prime-time karaoke
From deadbeats on ITV...

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"Make it quick" they barked. "We all have to pee."
The cock legged one woofed right back, "Don't rush me!"
Female dogs may have fleas
But they don't wee on trees
Trans surgery gets rid of that weenie!


*Not entered in the contest but I couldn't 
stop myself from writing...

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You're fat
Yelled at

Abused
Misused

Sad sighs
Soft cries

Left home
To roam

The streets
Not sweet

Too quick
Turned tricks

Too soon
Was ruined

On dope
No hope

In jail
No bail

Unsung
Died young...

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It was quick, as this will be
The rise of crimson and orange color,
Shining across the sky
Fading to pink, before my eyes
Then gray clouds rushed in as if,
A sky once on fire turned to smoke

Heidi Sands

3/10/19...

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PD: "We should hang sometime? I mean, we're practically the same guy."
ME: "That is the worst slam, the worst insult I ever received in my life."
 - All in fun........-=...-=...-=....-=...=.........-=...-=...-=....-=...=..
.......-=...-=...-=....-=...=..Love ya Hon....

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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The hound takes no notice and sleeps like a log

The quick dog jumps over the lazy brown fox
The tod is dog-tired—had a fight with the ox....

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Some people think I can't rhyme 
but my lyrical skills are sublime.
They take one look and think they know
but I'll hit you with my beat
and you will reap what you sow.
Judging me quick at the  very first glance
but when my beat hits you,
all you'll...

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It’s the first Olympics on the moon,

And the crowd is all in helmets and suits.

Out walks the champion at the crack of noon,

And kicks the moon-dust from his boots.

The pole-vault is the upcoming event,

But no high bar is seen in the sky.

Aloft in a rocket...

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turned quick nose to nose
comfort felt in knowing kiss
lovely your surprise...

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