Short Afters Poems

I Love the Once Upon a Times
and missed the Happy ever Afters...

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TEN YEARS LATER

You say you understand
You can't have everything
Your tongue tastes the gutter
You'd soar higher without wings
You don't believe in ever afters
Yet you want a wedding ring
Now you shed tears
For both joy and suffering...

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And
wealth
is nought but
a doorway opened
by the few; for some it
leads to life and happy ever
afters, for most it paves the path
to sorrow, regret and acceptance that
their lives cannot be truly measured by the 
number of zeroes in ones account, but by the pluses...

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Memories turn to stories with time
And even happy ever afters end
Moments sift through our fingers
and dissipate devouring our lives
A tear so soft and pliable grasps the smile, the loss and the heartbreak
Pain imprisoned in a spherical salt cell
falls earthbound
and dies...

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There is a rumbling on the rafters,
 a subtle pounding drum beat on the roof,
flashing in the skies, harlequin spoofs
 a light show awesome and frightening ever afters,
the summer storms drift in then race
 slow and steady in their pace
ready for the earth to be displaced....

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a tender note at twilight.
two sugar plums in love.
wind chimes play a leitmotif,
as the candle flame softly sways.

hands touch, lips whisper
of happily-ever-afters,
whilst talking of adventure,
of marriage and children.

a tender note, a plot.
the invite was good,
but the flame died out.

the wedding chimes carry the note
and the bridal bouquet to the grave....

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Hiding alone in the shadows

guarded, trusting no one

silently watching, waiting

Is life worth living?

Can anyone save him?

His vision clouded, blurred

The sunless skies have him confused

Rainfall begins

a drenching and soaking rain

pours down

flooding the autumn bonfires 

Which blazed in once upon a time 

with ardent passion 

in the dense forest 

of happily ever afters...

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Aka :- A Romantic dinner


DRINKS
Grapes for wine,
Drink and dine;

DINNER
Healthy beef pie,
Better than fry;

DESERT
Baked Alaska pudding,
Very careful cooking;

COMPLIMENT
Biscuits and cheese,
Butter to please;

FOR INDIGESTION
Black strong coffee,
A mint toffee;

FOR AFTERS
Lying in bed
Make love instead



Wednesday 10th October 2018
Six-Word Couplet Series Encore Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Mark Toney...

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I don't write about love
Or happily ever afters
I've never felt a love strong enough
To inspire greatness in me
To move and to motivate
But I've felt the hurt of loss
The crushing depression of betrayal
And the sting of rejection
And then I'm inspired
I write about my inspiration
My sadness and pain
And I hope with each heartache
One day I find love
A love that inspires me
That changes my world
Then I will always write about love...

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Can't keep my head held up high 
Soil is by my feet 
Ashes scattered 
Consumed 
Becomes whole 

It leaves me 
Standing here 
This was always coming 
Predicted 
Destined to happen 
Ending in this separation

No closure 
No time 
Can't undo 

No such thing as those repeats on television 
No such thing as happy ever afters 

I apologise
I took my eye off the ball 
Got selfish 
Please accept me 
Hold me 
And tell me 

That I am enough...

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I love my Sunday dinner
Roast pork and stuffing too
Yorkshire pudding and garden peas
Potatoes not old but new
I'll just look in the oven to see how the pork is doing
Wow what a lovely smell
Do you think you will be coming?
There's apple and mint sauce to add unto the taste
So come and get yourself round here
There is no time to waste
I think I'll have my afters now
Sticky toffee pudding
I might as well finish this off
I don't think anyone's coming...

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Vibrating light
Creating sound
Resisting LOVE
When TRUTH is found

Resilient music
Bouncing the rafters
Building sandcastle dreams
In Happily Ever Afters

Mourning the loss
Of passing Earth
Clinging tight
To the afterbirth

Process is unyielding
As breathe comes to life
The cord of uncertainty 
Breaks the firing ice

No line in unity
Every work complete
As TRUTH is unveiled
Washing Salvation’s feet

Written by Trudy Schrader on 10-26-2023...

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Being a non meat eater
I'll never eat a spam fritter again,
So why is the special offer on the counter so inviting?
Am I back at school again?
Queuing up for dinner
And hoping for something nice.
No menus then,
Probably just as well,
And the fritters are there
With baked beans and chips,
Treacle tart and custard for afters.
So I'm in the queue
Feeling dippy in the chippy,
Longing for something
I can't really have.
Veggie Spam anyone?
Didn't think so....

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Past memories and back flashes,
Sweet reminders that well up the eyes,
On the morning afters,
Of the last nights,
When one wishes hopefully,
Hopes wishfully,
To hold the power of time at ransom,
To relive those moments,
At will, on a whim,
On a dime, at the drop of a hat,
But sadness is inspiring,
Happiness is relative,
Both bring to light,
The true situation at hand,
To love, to hate,
To cry, to laugh,
We all miss and long for,
These memories that represent,
Who we are, our identity....

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The boy rides on the pavement 
on his mountain bike
across cracked slabs 
and tarmac patches
bumps and holes 
make him hold tight 
whilst cycling home 
for his dinner 
he pedals faster 
dreaming of pizza
or maybe its chips 
or possibly both
he's nearly back 
in time for his feast 
ice cream for afters 
or chocolate cake he thinks
his appetite builds
finally he's home 
The front door opens
the smell wafts out
Its mum's shepherds pie again
The boy gets back on his bike...

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In the midst of my dreams

where happily ever afters

and fairy tales come true

the scarlet rose moon dips 

as she dances along side me

under a million flickering strobes

illuminating our milky way serenade

I call out her name

and the brightest star shines 

I watch her gleam

I watch her glow

basking in all that's good

and I know

that beauty

The same beauty I see in her face

as I hear those fragrant whispers

showering down on me ...

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