no thoughts tornadoed continents waiting
our ignited centres spaced dichotomy
unnamed species inhabited surrounds
we knew not of wisdom pounds
too much ayahuasca in the Amazon
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Gold Winner Poem
Allpoetry August 26
Brevity Contest
Prompt: Hallucinatory
sunlight sauntered through
the dark edge of dawn ~
amber horizon
brilliant diamonds
stippled upon black velvet ~
glittering stars
silver ornament
hung in ebon skies ~
moonlight through the mist
November 22, 2021
Hiku (Disciplined Brevity) Contest by William Kekaula
syllable count checked with HMS and listed respectively:
5-5-5
4-7-4
5-5-5
Inevitability looms like the imminent sunset
Beyond an unchanging bleak western horizon,
Oft illustrated by those “death and taxes”
More certain than next blood moon a’risin’.
The lottery of life assures the loss of coin
Before the aligning symbols outpour a lode
Of silver and gold, or fortune unannounced
Unexpected knocks at the door of one’s abode.
Beware the clutches of boasting entitlement
Convincing empty promises too soon delude
The mind, seem worthy guides to long life,
Deny reality’s inevitable poisonous elixirs brewed.
Ah, the charms thus fervently sought do fade
Life is not so enriching as one may have thought
Seeking more, when one has, is never enough,
And what is inevitable surely cannot be bought.
Written on January 22, 2021
Second Stanza entered in "Brevity" Contest on All Poetry
SILVER MEDAL WINNER
Short is what you will get
Six is this poems exit
Brevity I had to look up
The Dictionary was my key
One more line and I am done
Six is the end for me
Contest: Brevity
Sponsored by: Caren Krutsinger
Date Created: 10/01/2019
N/A Bummer LOL
This BREVITY poem I wrote was for Casarah Nance's
contest. Closed already! So printing my poem anyway
I love my job,
I really do.
Even though my hours are long
and the benefits are sometimes few.
I make the coffee for the crew,
and a zillion other things
for them I do.
Jobs are important!
So I'll hold on to mine,
because never again do I want
to stand in the unemployment line.
Sometimes I feel unappreciated,
in this job I've been given.
But I know as a wife and mother
it's the best kind of livin'
However, at times, I YELL,
"Enough! Enough! Enough!"
And to my husband I say,
"Here, you change your son's diaper.
I'm finished for the day."
"The children are all fed,
and your wife is going to bed!"
.
As I approached the doorway my heart went rat-a-tat-tat,
Just thinking about stepping onto the old welcome mat.
Because recently I ate way too much, and became too fat
Which, unfortunately meant that I was worth looking at.
So I planned on exercising in order to look more flat,
By ignoring the world like a selfish brat,
And once I made that decision, I stood pat.
For if I didn’t I’d be the first one that goes splat,
When scurrying out of the wall and getting caught by the cat!
For the Brevity contest
I lay on the bed puffing and panting
Couldn’t get comfortable no matter how hard I tried
I twisted and turned, oh how my stomach ached
When will this pain be over - I can hardly take any more
With one last push ……
I got the zipper of my new jeans done up!
Brevity Contest – Sponsor Casarah Nance
07~07~15
In the blink of an eye,
and the kink of a stye,
or the filibustering sigh
of a speaker,
the clock rolls its hands
to the sounds of big bands,
as the hand of time grows weaker
Levity/ brevity merge into one, storm’s
darkening clouds; sun’s briefly shone;
We really must hurry, just don’t have
the time, for kissing and cooing, or a sweet
sixty nine.
Pull back the sheets quickly,
clothes we’ll keep on;
the missionary position, can be quite fun.
But do keep it short, best not drag it out;
the quicker we cum, the sooner we’re out!
100 wds Written for Brevity contest 7/7/15
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