Short Antennae Poems

I see some black crows
sitting on an antennae…
smell of rotting flesh

Russell Sivey...

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Son Scottie drives a Porsche, had a broken antennae
Took it to the shop, must wait for a part from Germany
Six weels later
Arrived by freighter
Wrong part... bottom line, buy a Hyundai...

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ALONG

loch-studded moorland

bogs and runnels

and o'er the Highland Pass

antennae alert
I'll twist the wind

            to
              feed
                 my
                    Bonny
                         Lass...

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Glued to her smartphone
Gaping at it
Her mouth contoured in a WOW
She herself plugged in
A human transistor
Eyes glowing, ears antennae
Batteries fully charged



    August 22, 2019
 Wow Me Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Nina Parmenter...

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Slide-out Coke machines
Superman/Batman comics
10 cent hot dogs
AM radio
Black & white TV
Rabbit-ear antennae
Bubblegum baseball cards
Tinny speakers at drive-in
Drive-in diners
Vacation bible school
Barefoot summers
Homemade playgrounds
A quarter made you rich......

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In-flight
In pheromone
Honeysuckle perfume
Insect antennae knot freshly
bouquet.

In breeze
I feel your breath
rustle shiny reeds
of my stints' hapless hinterland
you learn.

A vest
of velveteen
gleaming wings that trembled
Turn to a whirring glint beneath
full moon....

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In my mind’s eye: 
I still hang up 
the rotary phone,
as I hear conversations
on the party line. 
My hands flip albums
on the turntable;
and adjust the TV
antennae. My hair
flies in the wind,
as I ride in the back
of a pick-up truck,
on an old island highway.

#HowYouCanTellMyAge...

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a flea jumps across
the arm of the recliner --
athletic insect

fly tastes the surface
of the bureau -- wood's polish
must be flavorful

a garden spider
darts along the windowsill
as on in-line skates

roach peers at me from
the chair across   it's rapt --
antennae flex and twitch...

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The feathered antennae lightly graze my nose
I crinkle my features
Wrinkles appearing
Where there had been none previously. 

Withholding a sneeze, 
I gently cup 
              the moon white, night bug.
Opening the door, 
I thrust him skyward
And lazily watch as he
                                 gently 
flaps 
away.

***

July 26, 2020...

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Insect Part Three

Once there was a forest of the night
Vegetation underbrush so thick
Little creatures walk around in it
Never in a straight line
One bug in particular stood out
Antennae moving north and south
It had something in its mouth
Perhaps another nasty insect trying to escape
Once there was a forest of the night
No light got in no life got out...

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- Prawn eyeballs - as black as a hole in space

- Alien squid - with face hugging tentacles 

- Martian Octopus head - eerily out of place

- Flying saucer seabass - sci-fi Metallic

- Prawn antennae - picking up signals from planet X

- Lobster claws - armoured like a Mech

- The Blob – Drowned in acid

- Shrimp - nuclear pink

- Rows of reptilian fish - Morbidly staring ahead...

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Aliens are real.

Everyone around me is sprouting antennae.

They have alien eyes.

It makes me laugh.

They are holding back their teeth.

They will all transform soon.

But my transformation is almost complete.

Let them tear off my limbs! 

Like leaves on a four leaf clover.

Which will bring me eternal luck.

I’m very lucky.

I’m very grateful for my powers.

As my family escapes on their spaceship....

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is still out there somewhere
thousands of light years away
My Masterpiece is immortal
It has always been there
It will forever BE there
in God's eternal satellite
traveling the universe
circling the galaxies
constantly sending signals
signals meant only for me

My Masterpiece is very patient
(After all, time is no problem)
My masterpiece will never stop
Never stop sending and searching
searching and sending until I learn:
how to extend my antennae...

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Slide-out Coke machines
Bubble gum baseball cards
Superman/Batman comics
Full service gas stations
25 cents a gallon
Dial phones
AM radio
Fats Domino
Black & white TV
Rabbit-ear antennae
Three channels
I Love Lucy
Drive-in movies
Double dating
Drive-in diners
10 cent hot dogs
Saddle Oxfords
Penny Loafers
Vacation bible school
Homemade playgrounds
Barefoot summers
A dollar was a fortune...

No cable
No Internet
No cell phones
No problem......

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This strange creature ascended to earth from the stars.
He came from our nearby planet neighbor called Mars.
Ordinarily, he looks much like you or me,
except that, he has retractable antennae.
Arrival on earth was quite fortunate for him.
He became acquainted with an earthman named Tim.
This alien has powers we can’t imagine.
Tim simply refers to him as “Uncle Martin”.
This is Tim’s secret nobody will ever know.
There are funny situations in every show.
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Light workers ! Melt orange sediment 
For homes without leaks
Our hot hearts and hands
Becoming liquid stars

Lord of lavender and laughs
Bring the turquoise serpent here
Put before us bread and cheese 
Mould flexible our knees 

Light workers ! Walk quietly along
Corridors of Stone
To find the alabaster jar in your
Sun of suns

Work your will and wisdom
Become flames across the stage 
Holding antennae high to
Hear adoring breathes
Transcend tears of
Longingness...

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