Short Amarillo Poems

I know a wolf from Amarillo
who loves to sleep on a pillow
when sleepy he howls
wake him and he growls
but he really is quite a fine fellow...

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There once was a man from Amarillo
Whose wife looked like an armadillo
The tooth fairy came
And left in shame
Empty, like his mouth on the pillow....

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A Texan with no love relation
is filled with Valentine’s Day elation
When his head hits the pillow
he leaves Amarillo
with his gal on a dream vacation

2/14/22...

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orange and yellow 
vivid hues predominate
in the tropic spring

anaranjado y amarillo
vividas tonalidades que predominan
la primavera tropical 
 







4-4-2016...

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radiante flores de rojo
y magentas
emancipador arboles
rompiendo ramas
perro amarillo minusvalidos
vacas rumiantes para orinar
pocion curativa
en la tierra de
los templos
in ruinas...

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Route 66ish No 2

Young Lisa lived near Amarillo,
And would sit in the shade of a willow,
She had stuff from Ann Summers,
That once was her mothers
Which she kept hidden under her pillow!!...

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WINTER IN SHELBURNE BAY

Snow drifts, far as the eye can see -
Flakes as big as maple leaves.
Wind whipped ice crystals sting the eyes
Like smoke from frozen campfires.
God, I bet it is cold in Amarillo....

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THE ARMADILLO

There was an armadillo
That came from Amarillo
He discovered an 18-wheeler
To really be a killer
Now the armadillo from Amarillo
Lies in death on a concrete pillow
Perhaps he should have stayed in Amarillo...

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Sonnengelb / Yellow like the Sun / Amarillo como el sol  

Wände erblühen
In freundlichem Sonnengelb
In meinem Zimmer

Walls bloom
In friendly sunny yellow
In my living room

Paredes florecen
En claro amarillo soleado 
En mi sala de estar...

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El amor florece en el invierno también
Rompe el hilo de tus cuentas silenciosas
El amor no es un espejismo
Abre las cerraduras de tu camuflado
anhelos
El amor es genial, el amor es azul
Violeta rosa violeta amarillo
El amor es rojo como la sangre...

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Singer,songwrter and piano man
We,fifties teens remain a fan,
Classically trained,a musical chameleon-
Oh Carol,hungry years, took him to Amarillo
But never,solitaire,this brillant Brooklyn fellow.

Tribute to Neil Sedaka ,71  years young this year...

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Blätter des Ahorn
Fallen auf taufrisches Gras
In hebstlichem Gelb

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The leaves of maple
Are falling on dewy grass
In autumnal yellow

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Las hojas de arce
Caen en hierba de rocío
En otoñal amarillo...

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Forget those wintry postcards,
where the streets are covered with snow;
'cause there ain't no snow in Texas,
the odds are better in Amarillo!

Christmas in good ol' Texas,
mild weather is such a pain;
there won't be snow for Christmas,
so i guess i'll pray for rain!...

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el agua
se convierte
en amarillo
anaranjado
luego rojo
vino
abundancia
de flores
fantasticas
entre lazando
cada
vez major
ella
se esta
extendendo
en la parte
superior de la
niebla magica
consciencia mistica
lava que expulsa desde
un volcan vicioso
metafisico
revelaciones
el sueno es
via de escape...

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Hunter Cervenka
is becoming best known for his sizzling senka
as it approaches the plate
it rapidly senks and only then will it begin to gyrate.


Wiillians Astudillo
is dreaming dreams of Amarillo
at low,very, A
and Sweet Marie who’s in the hay.


an arriviste
is someone whose production has lately ceased
and is now a new Brave
for his redemption, and ours, sweet sanity crave....

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Had an old Cadillac and a gal named Ann
And I played fiddle in a travelin' band
I loved my Ann and a dog named Yeller
They ran off with a yodelin' feller

I woke up this mornin' on a choo choo train
Bound for Amarillo in the pourin' rain
Starin' out the window started me thinkin'
It's gonna be this way 'til I quit drinkin'


3-22-19
Contest:Wk 4, March 2019, Max 8 Lines
Sponsor: Brian Strand...

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Listen to poem:

Como la hierba, crece tu lado oscuro
y tendremos que esperar al otoño para sentir
que cada pedazo de ti cae seco
y amarillo
crujiente,
hasta conseguir una cara nueva
y, cada mañana, prometer lo innombrable.

Esperar es una prueba difícil
si, en cada espera,
hay una promesa que embriaga al ser y lo llena de todo con nada
y respira.
Respira tiempo.

Tardes, cartas, llamadas, amores, trabajo, otra vida.
Siempre esta tarea....

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Colors of Serenity
by Lori Maria Walton

Serenity,
  an endless expanse, 
     Indigo

Cutting through a synaptic web
   Earth entangles thought,
      Amarillo

Fossils of our lives
  Entrenched in patterns unknown,
    Violet

Spoiled, the the artist
   Our existence, 
      Fuchsia

Melodious rhythms
  Overtaking our soul with grief,
     Transparent

Jasmine aroma
   Brilliant, shattered, replaced
      Colorless and free...

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Armadillo,
peccadillo,
armored, slow, but
sneaky fellow
when confronted,
rather yellow
some say, very 
cute!

Armadillo
peccadillo,
leprosy and
such diseases
not aggressive,
somewhat mellow
he's a nasty
brute!

Armadillo,
peccadillo,
please stay in the
open fields, not 
tearing up my
daffodils and
nibbling to the
root!

Armadillo,
peccadillo,
please return to
Amarillo,
and even though
you travel slow,
now skedaddle,
scoot!...

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