Best Whirr Poems

(after Edgar Allan Poe's "The Angel of the Odd")

It was a tidy day and I sat, replete, under vellux blankets.
Sadly, my tea was weak, the...

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I vanish in the whirr of dreams in your eyes,
The death masses swallowing me whole,
Masked in your elegant form,
A glistening conviction I cannot dare to...

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The burst soapsuds dissipate.
Six doves outside my window
Enjoy their meal, congregate.
Wings whirr, head to the gingko

Baby phoebes see surroundings.
With wide mouths expose tastebuds
Hunger each day...

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all movements sweep
              perpetual motion
   the moon swims towards me,...

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Flitting and buzzing in a 
playful, poetic dance
a whirr of delicate wings 
crescendos and decrescendos
among a colorful carpet of
sumptuous, silky petals. 

Daring drones speed dizzily...

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There is a hum to morning
an accustomed to whirr
softly grinding gears
electrical whispers
gentle creaking of awakening wood
satisfied exhale
of a still slumbering dog
purr of a sun warmed...

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Summer Minstrels and Songsters

Crickets
Summer songsters
Music of the night
Back porch lullabies, serenade
Singers

Newborn
Cicadas buzz
Yawn and stretch in warm sun
Bright eyes see magnolia trees
Minstrels

Summer
Fireflies twinkle
Magic song of stars
Like...

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Lights flicker, 
buttons ping, 
new clicks whirr 
in the beautiful machine.

My head slides,
my eyes turn, peer in,
gaze: 
magnetized by novelty, in this tiny 
maze, slinking...

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The signs started in December
When she started waking up in tears each night
She was a normal girl with dark brown hair and darker brown eyes
She...

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A semi baked semi colon is neither a seminar nor a seminary session. It is in fact the whirr of wheels from the large overweight...

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WHIRR!
The noise
Hair-Dryer
Nails Polished Pink.
It's her first prom night.
Drenched in waves of blue silk
And black shoes with heels to kill.
Not a strand out of place on...

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Quietly, the memory of my grandfather manifested itself,
In the colors and shimmers of the Holy Spirit, 
I saw his human face,
The familiar lines, the flesh,
The...

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The glowing light 'pon sparse clouds
Radiates a golden glow
Orange marmalade sun tips the far
horizon and waltzes slow

Light changes slowly to clear bright
The birds' chorus crescendos
Joined...

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They say Cabernet Sauvignon pairs nicely with steak
Pinotage, they reckon, for cheese
Tempranillo is the choice for Mexican grub
But, I'm somewhat easier to please

I've tried a...

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With a whirr and grind
Slowly creeps up inching along
Then the banging sounds
The "Bobcat" reaches his paw
Out as far as it can
Pulling back black plastic
Discarded cardboard...

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