Best Syllables Poems

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. . . a souvenir of selfless stars salute,
                     shine and shimmer.

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A letter to my wounds,
fragranced with powdered incense,
every word woven from carnelian ink,
beauty lies in the readers heart,
bruised syllables define nothing,
when everything phrased and vented,
are mere signs of bravery, 
flowing in eloquence. 
So, see beyond vague verses,
crafted from mystical metaphors,
and sanguine similes,
there streams,
truth of a...

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thunderclouds
shrouding the grave 
my falling tears

03~30~16
13 syllables or less contest sponsored by Timothy Hicks...

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people watch people
habits become examples
exhibit good ways.




... CayCay Jennings
January 11, 2016...

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Forgiving yourself
 Necessary for self growth
  Know you tried your best
 The past belongs in the past
Your mistakes don't define you
 


Contest:- Syllables of Wisdom 3
Sponsor:- Silent One

19th January 2016...

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COUNTING SYLLABLES*

2/2

lacks pace
slow race

bombshell
death knell

3/3

one desire
to retire

wasted brain
down the drain

cobblers last
frozen past

common sense
self defence

rocking beat
happy feet

in the groove
on the move

4/4

an unsure cook
recipe book

5/5

confronting yeti
with palms so sweaty

© Harry J Horsman 2022

*Apologising if stepping on anyone’s toes
If so, get in touch and I will credit the...

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you are my moon, babe
i'm surrendering my tide
over and over...

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Don't  Ask For My Money
Ask For My Vote!
U.S.A....

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Take this worry from my head
Mix it with the blood you shed
Blend it with the psalms I read
Strain the mixture I'll be fed

Reduce my life's dismal toil
Set to simmer, do not boil
Feed me love my daily bread 
As I lie my weary head

Add a cup...

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Syllables form one’s will… “enables” 
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hungry birds in tree
took my
cherry pie...

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hummingbirds

     draw in sweet nectar...

          from plastic flowers


Sandra M. Haight

~11th Place~
Contest: Thirteen Syllables Or Less
Sponsor: Timothy Hicks
Judged: 03/31/2016...

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Relax, Let It All Go


calm ocean dance, soothing scene  

seaweed scent breeze, seagulls sing,

whispers of sounds and dreams drift

as time sweeps away


1/13/2016


Poetry Contest SYLLABLES OF WISDOM 2  
 Sponsored by: Silent One...

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Sowing seeds of love
Nurture them with tender care
Watch them flourishing
Growing strong before your eyes
Love to last through all your life

Contest:- Syllables of Wisdom 3
Sponsor:- Silent One

18th January 2016...

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Six, nine, nine, a new type
of poetry I have invented
Six, nine, nine, to do something different.

Of course they do not know
This is the official announcement 
nobody can possibly know yet

Except me.  It is mine
But now I am sharing it with you.
Six, nine, nine, a...

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