Short Andreas Poems

Never
Underestimate
Dee 
Equipment


For Andreas contest....

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"Longer days of heat-filled scenes
The sun paints orange, yellows and greens"










For Andreas "A summers couplet" contest....

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october leaf that
                                clings to its branch   no fear of
                                death but the falling...

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the bear yawns

	winter hulk blocks exit....

		as cub plays

		~//~

©27 Oct 2010  Charles Henderson
   10 th in Andreas’ Haiku contest...

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In all the world, there are places that assault
One of those places is the San Andreas Fault
Andreas' fault it's not
It's Mother Nature's job
But quakes only occur every hundred years by default...

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when least expected....
                          standing beneath the greenery
                                                        mistletoe kisses




For Andreas contest
"Haiku Me A Christmas Tree"
Placement:  Honorable Mention...

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Can you really vanish in this day and age

One where social media haunts and stalks you

Purchases on credit cards are tracking your buying habits

Cameras are located on virtually every street corner

Your phone a geo locator of your every move

Make my day, try to vanish.

Andreas Simic©...

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I oft wonder about thee
the flame that once shone bright
into mine life

Have thou been extinguished
by all the lies
spread by deviance for all to behold

Or have thy flourished
using deceit and manipulation
to fuel forward

Nary a thought
as to the carnage you leave behind
in the hearts of others

Tis I ponder

Andreas Simic©...

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“It’s not a matter of if, but when.”
Dr. Lawrence Hayes in Brad Peyton's movie: San Andreas

San Andreas' carnage sickens
the plot thickens
to higher stakes
than mere earthquakes
	
relationships split wide-open
wondering when
knowing the past
the end forecast
	
disease, divorce, death, denial
earth's life trials
how can one cope?
God’s grace brings hope

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Here alone
Far from my fellow kind
I stand by myself
But I am not lonely

Long ago I learned
Having more people in my life
Did not equate to
Having more friends

Being busier
Did not mean being more constructive
Or being more successful
That fulfillment comes from within

So now I gaze
Over a landscape filled with memories
Of family, friends and good times
I am alone, but not lonely

Andreas Simic©...

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You scan the room
eyes meet 
smiles are spawned

Blushes shared
sideways glances
embarrassment cascades

The dance has begun
awkward moments multiply
rituals are invoked

Stares become contests
flames of desire kindled
yearning turns to wanting

Time stokes the embers
into uncontrolled heat
that cannot be squelched
 
Days become longer
nights intolerable
until

That moment 
where lips meet 
and lust is born

Andreas Simic©...

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Can you see it through...
fog
smog 
mist

Can you smell it through...
fear 
odors 
stench

Can you hear it through...
noise
racket 
chatter

Can you taste it through...
spices
flavors
bland

Can you touch it through...
pain
sorrow 
concessions

If you’ve made it this far through 
the gauntlet known as life

Take a bow  for you are alive with the big five
sight, smell, hearing, taste and feel are for the surreal

Andreas Simic©...

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“Everything you ever wanted 
Is on the other side of FEAR”
George Addais

you see fear
I see fun

you sense dread
I sense opportunity

you feel loss
I feel recovery

you hate 
I love

you believe in the bad
I believe in the good

you think the end 
I think the beginning

you touch sorrow
I touch enlightenment

you hear pain
I hear healing

your glass half empty
my glass half full

your life hard
mine a life of ease

your life
my life

Andreas Simic©...

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What Would it Take

What would it take to have peace on earth

Sharing 
Caring 
Daring

What would it take to have peace on earth

Talking 
Listening
Courage

What would it take to have peace on earth

Empathy
Open mindedness
Inner strength

What would it take to have peace on earth

Conviction
Dedication
Understanding

Why don’t we have peace on earth

Opinions
Attitudes
Beliefs

Why don’t we have peace on earth

Any or all of the above

Andreas Simic©...

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