Three Guesses
Originally published in Out on a Limb, an Anthology for Friends June 2020
Little dogs,
To show how “big” they are,
Growl and snap in a mean gruff bluff;
And “little men,”
Yell and beat their chests and their wives
To prove they’re big, rough, tough.
But when truly formidable challenges
Finally come their way,
Three guesses.
Who’s first to run,
And which dog has his
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Categories:
guesses, day, dog, men,
Form: Free verse
Galactic Guesses
The cosmos baffles all train of thought,
Though man has extended his reach and he has sought.
Telescopes now peer up at distant stars,
While spacecrafts are sent to our neighboring planet Mars.
When the sun sets no longer are we in darkness,
For it is electricity which we harness.
Powering all forms of robotic life,
We have eased this world
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Categories:
guesses, life, , atheist,
Form: Rhyme
Second Guesses
Perhaps had I chosen another
Instead of the love that I did,
I wouldn't have been left a
Widow so soon and my
Son would not have had
Genetic flaw
That took him
Away
Too.
But ..................if I had chosen another
I would not have had those sweet years
With the love of my young life
Nor have had him either,
My redheaded lad
Or the two girls
Who are
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Categories:
guesses, lost lovelove,
Form: Nonet
Categories:
guesses, inspirational
Form: Senryu
Quiz No. 1 For 2008- Due By 1-3-08 Max. 2 Guesses Per Poet,
Except John Heck ans Sharon Weimer, whose past championships allows them
3 guesses each...Good Luck and Happy New year!
"Plop, Plop, Fiz, Fiz". What in the the world do you think this is? Hint; think the
English Moors.
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Categories:
guesses, adventure, confusion, imagination, mystery,
Form: I do not know?