Best Shoppe Poems

As scented air aroused my misty mind, 
a shadow broke the early morning Sun,
aromas wafting from the morning’s grind,
assured the senses morning had begun.

I felt an airy presence from afar.
Unnerved, I sought some comfort in my joe
when then appeared this early morning star 
with beauty...

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(Dedication: For my PoetrySoup friend Skat A.)
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Meet sanguine cheer in easy strains,
Yield to sure ease when things turn sad.
Ink passage here in sun and rain,
Note a deep peace that sifts thoughts bad;
Voice in sure time a finesse bold,
Explore the range of all things good;
Sense healing...

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 Great idea here
Let’s open a Haiku Shoppe
They go great with beer

Easy to find I’m told
They hide under nibs of pens
Don’t let them get old

To make a great stew
Take a limerick or two
 Mix well with Haiku

If all has gone well
And your mix has turned...

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Ye Olde Sweet Shoppe

Let's take a journey back in time to the 1900's
when children would delight in regular visits to
their sweet shop in England, they had a large
range of lollies and their eyes would all light up
at the sight of these delectable treats, they had...

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Propped up on a bar-stool almost seeing eye to eye, the policeman and the kindergartner sharing stories over two scoops of ice cream. Today's special ~Discipline with a Smile~.

Joe the friendly police officer gently corrects the young child. "Always think of others' feelings first before...

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I hear the bell like ex-wives voices nagging
Hanging,beneath the olde shoppe door ringing
When someone enters through
They have and I do 
A swift little dance and a more ridiculous jig
To that stupid and silly sounding thing

Every time I hear it, it echoes in my head 
As...

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The Barber Shoppe of Hope
It was not what I was expecting at all
A barber shoppe in a rough side of town
But this is where the Lord sent me
So off I go…
I walked in and began to proclaim the coming of our Messiah
The owner walked away...

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Ancient replicas of forgotten treasures; 
How slyly…….. you pass them off. 
Only a penny, only a penny, you say. 
For only a penny you can buy my secrets, 
My lost dreams and other such oddities. 
For a penny you can have a loved newborn’s last...

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Pierre's upscale wig shoppe sells fine toupees
Gus said, "This one I want to buy today."
   Gus was ready to spit
   'Cos his wig didn't fit
Pierre smiled ~ "First get a haircut, OK?"...

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The curiosity shoppe
Was the place to stop,
For something unique 
... A rare antique

With floors that creak
A treasure in itself,
Amongst the keepsakes 
Lining each and every shelf

Under layers of dust
Upon layers of rust,
Hoping to snare
... A buyer's stare

Leather-bound books stand
With their titles erect,
Rifled through by many...

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The poem sits coyly at the counter of the Soda Shoppe,
waiting to be discovered, slowly sipping an egg cream.

Making it last all day, the creamy lukewarm liquid
drips down its poetically pointed chin,
a sticky puddle forming at its iambic feet.

The Soda Shoppe’s bell tinkles;
a thirsty reader...

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All hell broke loose,  when Jerry ran into John at the Paradise Pizza Shoppe...

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Mine a grand find, mine a fine niche;
Yield to clear feeds, yield to wise bits.
Ink visual kind, ink ample reach;
Now bounty seeds, now plenty fits;
Visualise grand, visualise more;
Expect fond lots, expect fine gains;
See love attend, see joy galore;
Touch grandeur's plot, touch splendour's train.
Sense wise outcomes,...

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Coffee shoppe chit-chat
Random topics here
Mull all this plus that


Brisk as sensuous play
You say and I say
Time oozes away


Ideas in odd spheres
Much mellow gain here
Private cheer endears


Prompt wordplay surprise
Watch puzzle speak clear
Feel stray touch of spice




Leon Enriquez
28 March 2018
Singapore...

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Sense sure surge
Pick prime purge


Loud love lines
Feel frame fine


Bright blooms breeze 
Sift soft squeeze


Calm cool cheer
Now niche near


Grand good grows
Soft sell shows


See sweet shoppes
Seek sure stop




Leon Enriquez
18 June 2018
Hamlet Place, ACT...

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