.
if'n i could git
thuh one
top
fromg mine
under
breath's wire
tickly
'twould be
lips 'to
stick
yourn cheeks
cheek
mine frenetic
excite'd
sticky
lovez
fly lands on my lip
germs from many lands
i cannot eat now
.
weep’n poet
‘bout mine feet
More endless lies and platitudes.
There he goes again flapping his mouth.
I just bite my lip.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
I'm thinking there's many
a drinking toast
'Cheers!' 'Cin cin!' '¡Salud!'
'Sláinte!' 'Prost!'
'Here's looking at you!'
or 'Mud in your eye!'
'To health wealth and happiness!'
in Japan it's 'Kanpai'
Hebrew 'L'chaim!' Chinese 'Ganbei!'
Russia 'Na Zdorovie!' Scandinavia 'Skål!'
and 'E ola!' in Hawaii
but was it a member
of the gay persuasion
who first let slip
before a sip slurp or sup
twixt cup and lip
the suggestion 'Bottoms up!'
Pop lip and a dynamic gothic eye,
delicately read the braille on my skin.
Melt me into a thousand small pieces,
scrub off the artistry and make me cry.
Create a dastardly brand new vision,
with every line drawn my pulse increases
Devotion has a unique perspective,
I’m on a high that feels like heroin.
Driving me wild like a child with Reese’s
you take me until every expletive
ceases.
My dear, I share with you a truth:
A life lesson I have lived.
Discretion is valor, a silent shield,
A strength that guards the heart revealed.
Be not the man who parrots all he hears,
Who, finding no one to tell,
Confides in the door.
He's a fool lost in words that wound and bore.
Let discretion be your strength—
Bridle your tongue with care,
Let intuition guide your ear,
Be perceptive, be aware.
God may have endowed such a man
With heavenly graces,
But the ruin of him will be
His own endless talk, so careless and vain.
To know what holds value for another
Is a burden not for faintest minds;
A sacred trust to keep,
A treasure in silence deep.
Discretion defines character—
Be the safe where secrets sleep.
Be eager to listen and to grasp,
But slow to speak.
In this wisdom, your honor will last.
Valiant are the lips that stay sealed
Even at the tempest of awkwardness.
Before a misty morning mirror
above a half-filled basin
such cold water was I braving
simply to lave my face in
but the coldest cut of all
and it only hurts when I smile
I severely slit myself while
I was busy shaving
but did my frozen fingers fumble
or was it just a rusty razor
which sorely needs replacement
that figured in my defacement
as there were many a slip
'twixt blade and lip
Words like gentle rain,
But ground stays parched, no life springs,
Empty sound remains.
©bfa050225
For talking too much in class, we've buttoned your lip.
If the teacher does ask you to talk, here is a little tip.
You unbutton your lip just like a button on your shirt.
The first few times, you may feel a little hurt.
So be gentle, so your lip ~ doesn't rip.
——— erogenous poem ———
——— slides off the tip of my tongue ———
——— spoken incursive ———
.
do you feel my
lips
'bout yourn
gentle
do you feel my
whisper
'bout yourn
hips
do you feel my
talk
'bout yourn
sweet
.
"imagin that
pops
"her wired
twisted
buzy
lip stuck"
whilst his jaw rested
over mine shoulder
az
tap tap tap
mine digits
strolled these keys
i
guess
noah'z
'lert
*Some uv y'all know that Noah will be 21 7/7/24
In today’s crazy,
topsy-turvy world,
you do
what you gotta do,
pick up jobs as you can,
but I must say
it is a bit awkward
to do your job
taking ‘grams
door-to-door
only to find
that you must
land a kiss
on your boss’s lips…
—————
an ‘e’ lipogram that will not be delivered to any contest doors… :-)
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