Long Whirred Poems

Suddenly frisson cold with fright...

I describe, suddenly feeling scared
and tried to summon sense and sensibility 
after scrambling to stand upright
with all my might.

Otherwise titled 
recalling taking a fall
about five years ago
ala Humpty Dumpty impersonation
(and nearly...

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The impatient motorist,
drunken and careless, drove
through the red light
and stroke a pedestrian
sending him five feet in the air;
then crashed into a concrete wall, 
to commit suicide...
that's why he died!

The drug-addict shot up cocaine
with a dirty...

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Tell us of folks with conscience clear on terror; of trusted neo
terrorists that oust teams, terrorizing thousands... near, far, and wide

May it marinate in their minds; peace and equality are as grated rind
with scent of...

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Standing in my kitchen, wearily washing breakfast's congealed dishes
  Dreaming desperately of dredging up a dinner delightful and delicious

Late winter's wan rays of sunlight weaving their way through living room blinds
  Weakly warming...

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Written: May 31st, 2025, For contest: By Joseph May

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"The stars beckoned her song to reach the crescent moon." 
A sonata spun in silver, diaphanous and light. 
Carried by...

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Suddenly frisson aye describe...,
I suddenly feel scared

As told once upon time helloo
from me matt chew
most previous poem ugh goo,
viz freak accident found ninety
degree angled desk corner (ewe
might not bull heave)

rammed, impaled, fricasseed 
smack dab skew
whirred...

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I reminisce, I miss
the sound of our giggles as we lay -
my sisters and I – on our beds
whispering into those sweltering summer nights
until inevitably, my stepdad 
yelled up the stairs at us to go...

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Sickness depresses my spirit
And shut down the doors of the sense organs
My soul recoils within the shell of my body
My heart retreats to a solemn feast.

There is within the flesh a great void of vanity
The...

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The barrel is oiled and it’s ready to go,
ammo’s in the magazine ready to flow
Universal cover mode, unsure who will show
Finger on the trigger now, I’m ready to blow

True to my sights so don’t show...

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What seems now old 
Used to be utterly new
What was previously told 
We cease to over chew
*****
All that is old hold a treasure 
If only we all knew 
Just weigh and measure 
Under the veil...

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At the flea market I found you
                            ...

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Cold air breeze flowing over the shore, as an lifesaver floats on the glistening water illuminated by the sun, most memorable during the day as many above have fun

Frightened of the ferocious sea-beings, admiring the...

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On the fortnight of the waning of the gilded moon
that burst with waxing wings like leather it whirred and hissed
a spell on tongues of terror looming to take my breath
away.  Shadows red horror passed.......

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it was like being inside a big machine that wants
to be noisy and disrupt your senses 

and the blades whirred at speeds I could'nt see, 
over the rice fields and boots of the dead and...

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A flying saucer landed 
In a farmer's fallow field. 
It had come from far away, 
Beyond Orion's starry shield. 
The aliens were mystified. 
They giggled and they squealed. 

The cows were in the pasture, 
Chewing...

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upon his tower dark and tall
malakar stood to doom them all
with lightning flashing, cape unfurled
he cackled, "Now I rule the world!"

he pulled the lever, struck a pose
but fate, unkind, had other woes
for with a snap,...

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Out the window pane she stares this day as others gone by. The 
Streaming sun on the hay about and around;
Add a golden touch to this dingy room. 
Drought she cried her eyes here thinking...

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Knower of truth visited not the church,
          for he was worn weary
      of sermons leaving heart in lurch
   ...

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Nobody ever knows the lives they've touched
Because they live
The purpose given to some
The light they gave to others
A moment that saved 
The laugh that lifted
Because you live
Because I live
Synapses snapped and whirred
Connections happened
Paths were crossed...

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Here’s a poem about poet Jan 
Who’s recalled for a second brain scan
I was called in again
Could they not find my brain …
Hope my poems don’t go down the pan!

The scanner whirred and clicked into...

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