Hermit Crab's Cushion
(first stanza only for contest)
We hermit crabs smile at our grousing
a crack in my shell needs espousing.
I spy a cigarette;
the filter, perfect fit -
could it cushion my cleft in housing?
If filters could help tummy’s small crack
better shell I won’t have to hijack.
Should I try a
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Categories:
hermit, 11th grade, animal, house,
Form: Limerick
Hermit
Damp shiver,
under wanton fog,
lone self plight,
as shrill cry,
swallowed by eerie phantoms,
of snow gust night’scape
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Categories:
hermit, angst, anxiety, august, care,
Form: Shadorma
Hermit
divine cause
propels heart’s freedom
to languish
midst prayer
basking in soulful delight
meeting God* of peace
*2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
June 4, 2025
5th place, "SPIN A SHADORMA" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Nette Onclaud; judged on 6/6/2025
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Categories:
hermit, christian, god, peace, perspective,
Form: Shadorma
Hermit
Hermit thrush
hops, hovers, flips, flicks
gawping shy
modest nest
cup of moss, weeds, twigs, rootlets
sings so Oh! holy
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Categories:
hermit, bird,
Form: Shadorma
HERMIT
Inner light
is all that I seek,
plumbing in
to my depths.
barricade myself from world~
peace fills my being.
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Categories:
hermit, growth, journey, peace, visionary,
Form: Shadorma
Categories:
hermit, spiritual,
Form: Shadorma
hermit
ascetic
monk cloistered in isle
searching light
through prayer
freed from world’s cacophonies
for his inner peace
Contest Title: Spin A Shadorma Contest
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Date: June 5, 2025 6.29am
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Categories:
hermit, religious,
Form: Shadorma
Hermit
all alone
in his quiet space
known as home
he survives --
despite his name, he's a friend
our cute hermit crab
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Categories:
hermit, tribute,
Form: Shadorma
Hermit
Hermit
self-assured
solitary soul
longing eyes
staring far
peering down his inner self
forgetting himself.
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Categories:
hermit, self, solitude, spiritual,
Form: Shadorma
Hermit
a scraggly
beard down to his knees
been there long
and praying
same old prayers from long ago
sans circulation
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Categories:
hermit, character,
Form: Shadorma
Hermit
For Nette Onclaud's 'SPIN A SHADORMA ' Poetry Contest 6/3/25
A recluse
who loves solitude,
he cares not
what you think.
He is secure in
his own insignificance
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Categories:
hermit, people,
Form: Shadorma
Hermit
Silent flames,
scars speak through the night,
broken breath,
wild and torn—
rain and snake coil wounds unseen,
I bleed to heal me
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Categories:
hermit, solitude,
Form: Shadorma
Categories:
hermit, life, loneliness,
Form: Shadorma
Hermit
hermit's shell
feeling way too tight of fit
had to go
off it slipped
as naked crab stole a conch
clad in nacre pearl
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Categories:
hermit, sea,
Form: Shadorma
Hermit
At times I
am, a detached girl
secluded,
wings folded,
seeking a deep enlightment _
spiritual peace.
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Categories:
hermit, introspection, solitude,
Form: Shadorma
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