Short Appraised Poems

we all have it
measures vary
as self appraised

drawn to harmony 
sacred geometry 
a magnetic pull

07-May-2023...

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Howling winds, tranquil mind
As self-appraised
Egoic bind

Howling winds, childlike glee
Dance of aliveness
Soul’s free

08-October-2022...

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Casual glances at ballroom dances
  an eyebrow raised, a bare shoulder appraised

Mask passions profound 'neath waves of sound
  on alabaster marble hunting grounds...

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There once was a mortgage bank broker 

Who sold mortgages more than he oughta

Then one day he found

With the economy down

His own house appraised way under water...

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Appraised by the experts, my love is priceless
Like a sparkling diamond it is cut flawless,

The opening bid is set—not a moment to miss
You can raise the stakes with one luscious kiss.


~11/28/15
~Bid on my love contest by Tammy Reams...

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SIGNIFICANCE
an
imperfect
rhapsody


embellish
unforgettable
melodies
 venture
forth
heartened
 delight
conveniely
 exaggerated
 compounded
phrased
&
appraised
estimated
&measured
circling
comprehension
in
creative
forces
lapsed
 destiny
both
 beautiful
&
emotional...

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Converse compulsion in the dust of the day
Doggedly defying  its din to abate…
For silence surrounds, it has so much to say -
Appraised to be golden, not measured by weight -
Cajoles with the cascade of calm in coy play,
Listen to silence, it has so much to say. 


 September 6, 2021...

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BLIND    LOVE


Not seeing into a face
Is not
Not seeing into a soul


Qualities appraised by eyes
Dimensions measured by hands
Emotions spoken by lips 


Are more perceived with ease
By   eyeless   contact.
With a blind love


Sightless   men   feel   faces
Sensing   troubles and graces
Easily,   unerringly,  eerily...

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Her eye’s looked out with smiles of love 
That left my heart amazed.
In wooded graveyard high above
With Yew Trees we appraised.

We traced our roots that clawed the ground
In mind we felt the clay.
Of hearts and souls rose too profound
And toxins came our way.

In love the Yew’s are similar
So beautiful and true.
Beware the poison in their bark
That killed the dove that flew....

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Age by comprehension's save
nor failing, nor compassion's grave.
I only fail, I only stave
and then to scoring, am un slave!

No better, boring to deprave,
no asking why, consigns not brave,
the self determined thence appraised
to knowledge minding, is least rave!

It is the doing, that I crave
the soul cast mewing, wisdom's lathe
that building risk the crisis ~ have
I own not, but contend . . . . . the path!...

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Trapped in a box
Most cannot see
Blinded by pink ribbon
Analyzed and appraised before we speak

Stupid girl
Why do you live in fear?
You're a million lies and every one's for sale
You'll find no sympathy here

Don't scrutinize my behavior 
You're too ignorant to see me for me
I'm safe in my own skin
I could care less what you see

Just a woman
Up for comparison
In a mans world 
Perhaps I'm better off dumb...

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Peanuts nestled in my palm
Awaiting Black Capped Chickadees
These little pirates claimed their booty
And stole my heart away

Clawed feet hooked ‘round my pinky
As they appraised the contents
Then snatched the plumpest nuts
Yet no plunder was involved

When I begin to lose all hope
It seems I feel those tiny toes
Mere ounces lift my weighty pain 
A fair exchange indeed




For Brian Strand's Indelible Impressions Contest...

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I Slept with a Female Mosquito – part V 

Anopheles!  I, take my sanity, gaze at her. 
Evil alter ego and Calvary spar; right in my heart
Crash her, splash her 
Red birthright on the white. 
Yes. A dense dark mark of her red. No – my blood
Yes, my blood and I’ll be glad. 
Walk tall and yell Eureka. Spilt from the bucket! 
Killed a quito dead. She dared touch me at night. 
The demented pest! Decimated. 
Appraised; The PS did it!...

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Behind a gauze of softest grays 
In a sky of baby blue 
The moon in waxing gibbous phase 
Rises slowly into view

She rests her cheek upon the haze
Of stratus thin and few
For so content is she to laze
As a goddess is wont to do

A precious gem to be appraised 
A pearl, a treasure true
I feel I should avert my gaze
As dusk arrives on cue

Though mysteriously mute she stays 
I still bid her adieu 
The moon is set in her old ways
And I in my ways, too....

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Relenting for Salvation
Came so powerfully
That we, our will, will be done
Enchantingly,
We appraised thy benefits'
Fore God praised
The mountains' and mounted
The seas'
He created all the creatures'
With the greatest of ease
He fostered the land
For which we stand
And created the air, the fire
And the sand'
Yes, He is King to me
The Messiah if must be
For every persuasion, Creed
Tongue, language and land
They are all at his command
Das Restoration is at hand

GF...

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Crazed commotion commercialized
Addictive actions appraised
Watching wearily waiting
Glances, glimpses gazed 

Cell phone checked consistently
No new numbers needing names
Conniving, covetous and creative
Greedy gigantic game

Where, who and what?
Questions queenly quailed 
Answers acquiring accuracy
For a fearing fortress failed  

Captured confidence compiling
Suspicions a soaring social sight
Distrusting defiant diligence
Readily rehearsing rights 

© Stacy Lynn Stiles...

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