Heartburn and indigestion most unpleasant.
I knew better but ate it anyway.
Have only myself to blame.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Keys jangle, footsteps crunch.
I hear the thud of car doors slamming, neighbours heading out to work in the early hours . The faded echo of their whirring engine leaving our street.
Rugged branches move with whistling gusts of wind, tapping against the window as though playing a tune , for only me to hear .
I hear the sound, which to the ear have proven most unpleasant!
Low and yet piercing... Keow of Gulls. the reminding noise which morning
closely approaches and plans are to be made.
The bubbling kettle I hear roar, downstairs in our kitchen.
Followed by bowls rattling being filled with breakfast and the clanging of the spoon bouncing of its side.
Children stretching out of their beds , sounds i know to well,that their eyes open with a smile . I hear … 'Good morning'. I hear 'Mum', and I hear love.
No better sound nor sweeter than the one that makes you feel the most joy.
Finally my blood began to coagulate
When you stopped doing what I hate
If not, expect the most unpleasant state
Of things from lightest to highest skate.
You should never ever be late
Whenever you invited me for a date
I’m a girlfriend who’s impatient to wait
My boredom is always at the zenith of rate.
Usual lines played like songs from Kate
On ears of her most devoted suitor, Nate
But, biggest surprise suddenly came in crate
Carried by young men marching from the gate.
Men with all kinds of roses started to sate
Her doubtful heart making his proposal to escalate
A wonderful rite performed by each of his mate
To win successfully a wife, cutting their late dates’ fate.
I have a can of wasp and hornet spray on my desk
It says killer on it.
Do I feel guilty?
Not a bit.
Will I use it?
Oh, yes!
During the day the wasps hide out in cracks and crevices.
But when my computer is on at night, they creep out of their places.
Landing on my screen, startling me.
Like flying mice only more deadly.
When they land on my arm I have to resist the urge to swat them.
I have been stung before.
Most unpleasant.
I reach from the green can,
at the ready.
Round Mudville Market, foul air was omnipresent
butchers rent fowls’ necks to make tenant's rent,
the scene that was seen was most unpleasant.
As sunset fell, we watched through evening light,
as Casey mighty Casey held his stout bat tight
while striving poet searches to right words write.
Seems a southpaw would tear up bravado's montage
Casey’s legend scorched by unknown pitcher’s flamage
and tears like diamonds sluice down his visage
As darkness gathers, a lone bat flits round diamond site
with Casey wiff, the bleacher rift, for sure a sorry sight
as we quaff stout, raise glasses high, E. Thayer's tale recite.
A thunderous r-o-a-r ….
One-one tho...
Explosion clap of lighting
The whole house shook with fear
Skies turns a deep ashen silent look
Most unpleasant feeling
Lord, keep us safe under your healing wrap
4/28/2020
Interesting fact, something I did not know.
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Mosquito populations explode in murky bogs
Their larvae swim with tadpoles in this incubation
This ugly undertaking commanded by their nature
Constant as the day is long and just as distant
Marsh water echos soon produces frogs
As katydids reverberate through forest wilderness
A noise most unpleasant from their leaf like wings
Driven to find a mate
Frogs dominate the world in summer
Devouring every living thing in sight
When they are done
They know how to cannibalize their young
Each tadpole and every frog becomes a meal
Mosquitoes beware
A furor surely was ignited
When somebody from United
Made a bad decision
With a most unpleasant end.
A carrier with dog inside
(The flight attendant notified)
Was placed with luggage which
The family couldn’t comprehend.
The overhead compartment where
Kokito languished had no air
And so he barked, expecting
That he soon would be unpenned.
The owners begged, to no avail.
Kokito’s cries did not prevail
And soon the family learned they’d lost
Their sweet and loyal friend.
United gets a new black eye
And not a soul should wonder why
Of all the airlines, this is one
I would not recommend.
The fly lurks around putrid matter,
and delights in savouring human waste.
The distasteful things we love to hate
satisfy his insatiable taste
for foul smelling things that are better
cast in the bin from our very sight.
He does not savour anything right,
he comes to dine without our request
for he is the most unpleasant guest
to find at the table whilst we feast.
What is the future? The present? The past?
Just a quick question I thought I'd just ask
Can scientists help us? So is it mere physics?
Is time metaphysical? Mental Olympics?
Do we walk backwards? See only what's been?
Or look into the fog? Far future unseen
Is there free will? Are we our own author?
No, destiny damns us to English tense torture!
I write this poem - the tense present simple
But simple soon ends with a present participle
Continuous tenses use "ing" at the end
For perfect (all tenses) add "ed" to amend
"Was", "will" and "am" - past, future and present
Irregular verbs? Long list most unpleasant
Spring sprang and sprung, unique without clone
Write, wrote and written I know, knew and known
A bit of a burden if not your first language
Unless you can master whilst eating a sandwich
But if we banned grammar and wrote more carefree
Our script becomes blander - we lose poetry
(Entry for past, present, future competition originally - recycled for the zany contest)
I love you, my love
Like our Father's love from above
I know our tongues carry a common scar
Scar caused by slurs
Held back during the times of war
War declared to impel my own delight
While slowly killing your dimunitive glee
My love, your untainted warmth soothed me
And befriended me with the son of Joseph
Through your folks basilica
My God given Namaqualand daisy
That bears bright flowers daily
In the most unpleasant conditions
Dry and barren locations
Still you bestow upon me
The most fundamental space of
Your sacred heart
I love you, my love
I love you
I love
I
The Ballad of Stinking Mick
Now Mick hung close to a Butt verbose,
And the cheese it ran like treacle,
Some said it was on the bloody nose,
That he lived, was thought unbelievable,
For he was a hairy Wombat Louse,
Hitchhiking on a vehicle,
He tried sucking up to a Mouse,
got dislodged by a Gay Boll Weevil,
There came a blast, hot and sticky cast,
Aroma, most unpleasant,
With bowel movement, he was passed,
Hot an steamy, flavoured, masked?
Mick thought it effervescent,
He’d spring and slide upon the tide,
His gumboots trickled full, (Kiwi slippers)
On a passing Rat he snagged a ride,
High speed, for a Wombat Louse,
I aint being snide, no bloody Bull,
On a Tom-Tit sure he’d been before,
The Wren had flown him high,
Caught by a Cat, he did attack,
with some ten thousands more,
Puddy left with an open jaw,
Thought and pondered bloody sure,
Perplexed with thoughts of why?
The food was flapping high,
The itch stuck in his craw?
Poor puddy bloody paw,
Was reduced to sigh
Should I this underscore,
apply?
This part I will deny,
No lice no bloody moer….( new aussie slang)
Don Johnson
This situation
most unpleasant
left me
more than empty handed
Staged love
unrequited and dwindling
Although the thorough attempts
to misguide and bleed me dry
are all too common and harsh
I stand where I was placed
As if you were born of me
I remain glued to you
Your every breath
and every sentence
You disappear
when I ache for you most
You leave me
all alone
when I am most vunerable
but you never give me doubt
or misjudge my attempts
to keep you when you're noticed
by the one you so deperately need
The possession you really want
she stands beside me
my right hand friend
given to me
So I could cry
on a shoulder
that could never become cold
The girl you wish for
Is right next to me and she knows as well
Situations are given
only to those who crave
a distraction
or penance
Staged love
never really kindled
was widdled
and dwindled until it was only seen
by those who are most blind
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