Pain Footle Poems

   words churn
     heartburn

   U-turn
     friend spurned...

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HOMOPHONES

         Climbing               ...

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My son -
no fun

Distress
to dress

Thinks rocks
in socks 

His view
not true

Won’t put
one foot

in shoes
I choose

and so
we go

to let 
him get

new pair
to wear.

He tries
each size.

It seems
he beams.

Okay
I...

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The Scream
Fight pain
Lose game

Vampyr II 
Vein deep
Bond keep

The Brooch
Perfect
I wept

Potted Plant
Dank room
My tomb

Separation
I bleed
You leave...

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teeth bared
fierce snarled

claws sharp
deep scarp

maw clenched
fur drenched

eyes aimed
she claimed

mount tensed
head sensed

red heat 
conceit 

snug haze 
new ways

day's gray 
like clay

harsh frost
gas cost 

weak knees
feet freeze

night...

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For me
and thee

Your peace
my piece

Play pong
not wrong

Just ask
not bask

When I
tell why

Love sows
and grows

Even
not then

Noise rocks
and sucks

Round gongs
ding dongs

So now
somehow

Live now
not gnaw

Pray once
and dance

Minstrel
swing well

Up north
set...

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Could I
Die of 
Pain from 
A  bruised
Bleeding 
Tongue could 
I die 
If the
Pain is
To great 
I can 
Not bare
This bite...

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True friend
Mirror

Reflects
Candor

Nature 
Earnest

Pole star
Good guide

Shows sure 
Right path

Yes man
Never

Solace
In pain

Cheers up
Limp life

Lifts high
Sagged soul

Best friend
Prized gift

God’s grace
Benign 

_______________

October 15, 2022
For A Brian Strand Premiere Choice...

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much pain
incurred?

sounds like
a turd

be not
deterred

with time
heart’s cured

—————

Response to Caren Krutsinger’s A Little Bird Told Me...

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SUDDENLY 

              On a
        ...

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Evil
People

Dark and 
Lethal

Tortures
Ensures

Nurtures
Murders

Sadist
Misfit

Inflicts
Pain hits

Ill-treat
Repeat

Abuse
Amuse

Fun kill
Sick thrill

Nasty 
Ghastly

Ugly
Fugly

Gruesome
Humans

19.08.22

* Two cats, one a kitten, were found dead in a basement carpark in London, with horrific injuries. I...

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Bards brood
Thoughts crowd

Scenes flash
They dash

Words flow
In tow

They dance 
They prance

Ink spills
Heart stills

Verse born
Rhymes croon

Quill stills
Mind thrills

Pain dies
Dreams rise

Wounds healed 
Scars sealed

Bard thrives
Verse lives

August.18.2022

~ Placed Seventh~

A...

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 Sun glows
Wind blows

Trees sway
It’s May

Blooms beam
Bees swarm

Birds sing
Songs ring

Good day
Kids play

Pain stills
Joy fills

Bird trills
Sound spills

Hate wanes
Peace reigns

Winds kiss
It’s bliss
_____________

May.20.2022


~Placed Fifth~


A Brian Strand Premiere Choice...

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Sunrise
My eyes!

Much glint
Must squint

Joint pain
Again

Complain?
He reigns!

Crab heart
Departs

Bright sight
Delight

Nice scene
All green

Soft breeze
Through trees

Sweet sounds
In rounds

Joy fills
Those hills

Day new
Me too

Sunrise?
With fries!...

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Girl cat
That’s Gat

Boy cat
That’s Bat

Ukraine
Med plane

Box fell
Not swell

Advice
Vaxx ice

Heat pain
Insane

No ice
Not nice 

Split wide
Rats spied

Rats tried
Some died

Venom
In ‘em

Zombie
Army

Nice day
Kids play

Supplies
Nice prize

Rats swarm
Do harm

No time 
To...

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