Best Ready(A) Poems

'Twas the night before Christmas, all children were in bed
Elves were loading the sleigh, for Santa's big night ahead
A heavy fall of fresh snow had now covered the ground
The whole world was hushed, there wasn't a sound.

Santa went over to the stables to round up...

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Coffeeblood castings surface
Earthworms rip through trenches
Tangleweeds tug at my limbs
Twisting ferns rake through my hair
As spikes of foxglove ready a violet strangle
The sun itself is fixing to swallow me up
Its incisors cutting through the sweet dream sky
Grass wet with venom spit
The vapors rise to sting...

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Written: November 27, 2024, For Contest Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh
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Whimsical whispers of wind 
are my wondrous wicket  
restive and ready, a...

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Wear that Hat and wear it well,
If it drags you, we all can tell.
If you'll fake, real, or true
Whatever you are it will come through.

Wear that Hat and shut the church down
Make everyone turn completely around
Get ready, a real queen is coming down the aisle
You...

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In a long ago day no term such as teenager 
was inferred
Upon reaching pubescence adulthood was 
conferred
No separate entity were teenage years 
thought to be
Anymore than 20 or 30 even 93
The business of giving separate age a place 
on life's map
Has turned out to be...

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What’s this heavy weight? If I could see it, 
I would launch it from my chest.
Do I not deserve a reason for cradling such a thing?
Do my shallow breaths not catch your attention?
When my arms begin to slacken, 
Could you not offer a deterrent?
Do you...

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Such an ironic plight in blinding light of day,
his appreciation, the cruel blindfold o’er eyes,
after his dark time served in dank cell of dismay,
taken out at dawn, a bright morn for his demise.

Rough restrict of ropes constrict, last embrace he’ll feel,
as he’s tied tight, upright,...

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I stand on the plate with the sun in my eyes
the pitcher is ready, a fastball he flies
I swing just as hard as I possibly can
love says "strike one" as I try it again

I choke up on the bat, pull down on my bill
nodding my...

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Shadows on walls, enjoyment of shapes
Rabbits, Dogs all made to enthrall
The feeling of late, drowned in sound
Time for a walk, shadow beckons
Lost the energy that once abounded
Standing enjoying birds and scenery
A giggle, from where? no one around
I looked down at the ground
My shadow standing next...

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Light the oven with a spark
Wearing paper gloves in the dark
Add water: a litre
From a distance of a metre
Add a rampant stinging nettle
Then its ready: a chocolate kettle...

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My cat, she plays so, with her prey.
It is what nature tells them to do.
We cannot shame the feline’s way
For they believe they’ve brought us food.

The dog will always be our friend;
It’s love, the closest thing to God’s.
Always ready, a paw to lend;
As we trek...

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By Poet "A mother's love is made in heaven." 


A special gift given from above
only one person can feel.
How great is a mother's love.



She always has ready a delicious meal
working many long hours
only one person can feel.



Her garden is filled with flowers
wiping away the tears
working...

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You come to me in the still of the night,
I’m awakened by your presence beside,
You come and bring inspiration and light,
These you give to me and make them reside,
They come in an amiable serene flow,
Dark and murky waters become crystal clear,
My mind goes on a...

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Unto Us A Child Was Born
The first birth from the divine mother 
Promised by the LIVING God
A new star shining a way to find the new king in darkness
That  would become the morning star
To shine light into the souls that seek
Out of darkness a...

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Start with a red onion and dice it all up.
Then slice up some mushrooms (no more than a cup).

Saute in some oil in a cast iron pan;
it quickly will soften in a few minutes span.

Then separate the leaves from those lovely red stalks,
and set them...

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