Short Archer Poems

The archer taints
The beauty of the wind -
Bringing dishonor...

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Wordless and silent.
Verb archer on vacation.
Muse out for late lunch....

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Your arcing body  
Drawn, quivering like a bow
I am, the archer...

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Rainbow's colored light 
Archer aims at cloud's despair
Shooting hope arrows


"I have set my rainbow in the clouds" (Genesis 9:13)...

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Draw weight heavy sin
Invisible archer fires
God above begged

Listen to the hums
And the whistles above too
He never misses...

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Arrows fly causing chem trails, 
such crazy twisted cupid tales! 
Could have flown farther 
boomerang hit the archer;
Now they fall, a crush impales....

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When Heard dared to question her partner,
men suited up in outraged armour.
Battling patriarchy,
this ‘feminist’ malarkey,
makes women prey and men the archer....

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A nonchalant twist of an age 
freckled wrist
The cast finished in the stance 
of an archer
A long languid shimmering line 
slowly slips
Arcs, hovers then drops on the 
water...

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a man of wisdom
life
integrity
strong and with love
soft words
have reached me
a man
to be listened too

The archer murdered
The Maltese falcon born
Knights
take care of all...

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(At the Tomb) 

I never told my brother, 
That the women did anchor, 
That the scene was blacker, 
Than a black sheep bleater, 
Because I was the archer, 
Of the delinquency, the snatcher, 
So I was not an asker, 
To my mother or brother....

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The best artist that there probably was,
His words make music sound sharper than saws,
His mouth shoots arrows,
The mic is his mighty bow,
He is practically an Archer,
Every piece he performs,
A battle he has won,
Ends with a victorious laughter...

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   This armed cherub
In diapers, with arrows
   
   This winged archer
is set upon our meadows

   Yet only time will tell

If he comes bearing,
   God's greatest gift

Or leaves us smitten
   and gawking at some girl... ...

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Lee bridged the race divide
when prejudice had nowhere to hide-
Riding a mustang in the sky
His deeds gave bigotry the lie,
sterotyping his,to defy.

Tribute to Lt-Colonel Lee Archer (1919-2010) WW2 fighter pilot and VP of General Foods who 
died this past week...

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The Archer

    S-shy but saucy
    A-Able to relate
    G-Gleeful and sometimes goofy
    I-inward looking
    T-Temperate being
    T-Tender feelings
    A-Absent minded
    R-Rascal at heart
    I-Idealist still
    U-Unaffected ways
    S-Safe..a sanctuary...

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To sing the unsung melody; 
To ring the unrung bell ??…
Amidst the hungry poets 
Starved and naked with pens poised …
To be awake amongst the sleeping;
To feel rain that has sobbed itself dry;
To the archer with only a toy arrow 
He will come by and by …!
( Naomi Rainbow )...

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In the legend of one,William Tell
an archer& Swiss-born rebel
Such accuracy & skilled know-how
but,to an Austrian hat would not bow.

So had to skewer an apple on his son's head
this obedient  lad trembled &said
keep your eye's open father,please
&    dear Papa,do not do not, sneeze...

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Nearing river’s edge;
My thoughts began to wander,
	As brooding clouds formed --
       In a once indigo sky, 
           There the hunter stood…
Yes, the archer and his hounds
	Readying his bow
He implored twins Gemini
“Chase the bull ‘cross Milky Way“… 




(Just a star gazers dream)...

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Apollo, Grecian god
Acclaimed as god of sun
Ageless and immortal
Adept in many skills
Archer and musician
Athletic and handsome
Adorable in mien

Placed Second 
March.2. 2022
Greek Mythology Poetry Contest
Sponsor - Joseph May
Syllable Counter used- How Many Syllables...

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Clout on target
Eye you can't forget
A dot like a tv set
No winking eye you let
Aiming high or low
Stretched or loose you throw
Arrows you release or blow
Prize you do not show.
Archer you know in you
With bow and arrow of you
Archery is your life in a game
Name in flame you lit without shame....

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An archer from Sherwood made shooting an art
Persuaded the wealthy from surplus to part.
He fell for a maid at first sight
But fearing to tell her outright
Enlisted friend Eros to capture her heart.


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -		 		
Limerick 3 Contest
Hosted by Joseph May
© 31st January 2019...

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I walked the path of
  William Tell

An apple by my
  side

And waited for an archer
  strong

To match me stride
  for stride

I placed the orb
  upon my head

And stood against
  a tree

And gave my faith
  unto the wind

Fates arrow sent
  to free

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)...

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ROBIN HOOD

      Skilled swordsman cum archer coming in guise,
       Robbing from rich to reach poor as surprise.
                  Brave righteous Robin Hood
                  Hero of my childhood.
        Fighting injustice was his exercise.

   01/29/19
                       Third Place
   'Limerick 3' Contest by Joseph May 

 'Early February 2019' Contest by Brian Strand....

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The famed archer perches on the minaret
While the waxing moon disappears
He studies the dancing silhouettes 
Waiting on the reclusive premier 
The scant light of a torch coyly dances 
And soon the moribund ruler emerges
The bowman knows where his allegiance is
Soon the realm will be singing dirges 

The arrow hits the heart and it is rent apart
And so departs the tyrannical tetrarch...

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Today is tomorrow only yesterday 
Oh how days go by counting sheep 
May I say this day to be the boy who cries wolf 
Or shall I comment on her dress?
Ribbons tied onto bows archer invisible arrows of love
Reading books' like eyes my jaw 
Omits it's formidable drool
What's that you say? Today is tomorrow only yesterday. 


1/20/17...

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Bullseye,
on dot,
marksman,
archer,
and a great shot,
each aim,
for him was a killed game,
he struck fear,
when he began to shake,
and have his armament leer,
he did not know,
that his days,
were near for taking a bow,
another of his clan,
had a long plan,
this time when he took the aim,
and could utter victim's name,
a little pain traversed,
from his temple to temple,
and he bowed and fell,
in a pool of blood ample....

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