Best Surmises Poems

“The Lewis Trap”



Well, of course he's misanthropic
He’s a Misanthropic Man
The Devil’s in the details
Buried deep under the covers
Of bedtime stories, slithers ‘neath loose sand

A Liddell...

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CHRISTMASTIDE

During the Holiday Season, the spirit is felt by all.
We sing our Christmas carols for the spirit to flow.
Yet, the New Year is upon us...

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Keats’ Nightingale

The romantic poets were too early to postulate total atheism,
And so freshened up the church by aligning god with nature,
And I believe they had...

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Colors

Here they  are,   in no particular order
follow  no protocol  of precedence
the colorful  patterns  of the  mindscape
the planes...

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Daydreams

A daydream fanaticizes many things. 
Romance sings, rises.
But, real life surmises.

© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
January 26, 2010

Poetic form:  Englyn 
NOTE: There are several forms for...

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Eclectic and faint a lonely sunrise
As a backdrop horizon surmises a smile,
Arrayed in kaleidoscoped clouds softly hued.

A glorious triad fulfilled quest, flares
Its entourage of dichotomy...

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TAKE

The opportunity when you see a need
To help out your fellow man
When noticing someone in great distress
Reach out with a helping hand

UNDER

The adage of humanitarian...

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As we untangle cause and effect,
Like parts of some equation,
Investigating all that erect,
Your feminine persuasion...
Blowing softly in your ear,
To watch each hair that stands,
That runs...

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theorizes, surmises, realizes, outlandish notions 
   manifesting jibberish inside frangible egghead,
especially when attempting tip ply words struggling 
   to describe abstract...

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Slim Fast
For the diet can not last
The weight that which we weigh 
Is produced by the calories our mouth intakes
And if it is more cakes...

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Watch me fly
Flutter by
Wings wide open
Days go by
 You lie there dreaming
Sun rises
No surprises
Life goes as one surmises
Here we go again
Second chances
Left footed prances
Everyone dances
Music...

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 The first time I heard it my heart jerked,
And upon its frantic search I embarked;
The more I discovered the more the mystery it held,...

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Who is to know?

What is real?

Are you it?

Do you know?

Do you care?

Does it matter?

Will it infect?

Love?

Peace?

Truth?

Lies?

Disguises, disguises, and surmises are no surprises

For the wisest. 
...

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I’m a fool, hiding in the caverns of your skin
This love’s diary now lost, written in the inks of sin
Since you left me, there’s no...

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SHOES, BAGS AND TAGS

I’ve got a thing for handbags, all shapes and sizes
It’s a bother changing, but the occasion always arises
Whether pink, black, white, or...

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TAKE

The opportunity when you see a need
To help out your fellow man
When noticing someone in great distress
Reach out with a helping hand

UNDER

The adage of humanitarian...

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Its Strength Lies In Its Thorns
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Plea Bargain And Virginal Innocence 

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All things are possible when you believe
I accept (something) as true;
Just as I feel sure;
Of the truth of belief;

Just because you physically don't see the...

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The Alcoholic in Your Life

Might be the dirty man in the gutter,
Or your mate, so loaded he can only stutter.
She might be the loudmouth at...

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