Short Arena Poems

In life's arena
self inflicted righteousness
no prisoners lost...

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Rodeo Poet,
 bronc riding Sage
Arena unbridled
—dallies unfrayed

(Las Vegas: December, 2021)...

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In the Arena of  Verses 
not men or beasts, 
but words, 
enter into conflict. 
Poetry conquered!...

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Enter the arena
     Take a big swing

   Will you have another chance
     to win the whole thing...

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The one who faith in his heart harbors, double armed enters he, in life's arena!








(c) Demetrios Trifiatis
        09 May 2016...

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The dance, dance as ballerina
         soft light body levitating...
       animated bodies inspirados   
      men , women sway in the arena...!...

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First as a kept slave
now damned to the arena
foreboding thoughts drifting in,
premature demise
as I step forward to strike
Into my heart I am pierced...

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in mind's arena				
                                   seeing touching thinking plant 				
                                       sense feels the picture...

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beaming auburn sight
                                      summer eve's sun's affluenza
                                             through dusts' arena...

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Heart
Keeper of good
Our feeling arena
Often activated by mind
Imagination can stir her up too
So easily bruised and broken
Lovely and forgiving 
Keeper of sad
Heart...

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Happy birthday, Sister Rona, 
Delight in the place is certain; 
In the Philippine Arena, 
Joy is offered by The Garden. 

Topic: Birthday of Rona R. Martinez (March 16)...

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The books are open
to us who fatten
mice into pigs

even tho' u limp, brethren
crawl to the ward
take seat in the arena

shortly,
curtains will part
To you : Be brutal!...

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Oh by golly, whatta show I just witnessed
Milady just showed me her arena of interest
Since I was wee
Made me go whee
Have no control and perk up in an instant...

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Rome

Ruins
and kisses

Paris

Romance
by lights

Naples

Pizza
and songs

London

Bridge in
thick fog 

New York

Soup with
flavors

Madrid

Arena
with bulls...

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Of my bed every morning out I jump
Ready for the fields of life to go
Armor, sword and spear in hand
Into survival’s arena myself I throw



© Demetrios Trifiatis
  10 SEPTEMBER 2014...

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In that arena couples fight
Against infidelity, dishonesty…….
Many have fought but lost
Yet many still join the spot 
But when love wanes
They totter to demise 
As their opponents smell victory...

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The pillars of the colloseum 
stand guard over the arena
men to the lions they were led

Their life's blood shed
 on the makeshift floor
as the spectators cheered 
and roared let the games begin...

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mammon arrives
the stage
the global arena
whose head
whose heart
whose soul
shall go
the way of the world?
not all that glitters
is gold!
hear well
sense well
brother -
the world's ill
the globe's evil
de mammon arrives!...

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Columns of sweet flag
line the ancient arena
where love conquers all

The brilliant heavens
with its endless string of pearls
dances the god waltz

If we could but see
the one locked inside we would
set a giant free...

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Get out of my face, I holler 
Leave me alone, I scream 
Like spectators in a darkened arena 
Like a colony of ants 
Like stars in black 
Like overgrown grass, dead 
Like sand like coal 
Get out of my face... 
Whiskers...

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Social media shenanigans
do learn nay to take seriously
seldom do they add any value
Distortion of reality a tool
readily applied in an arena 
where aesthetics rule
over brains and decorum




#Cybertracks
Vanity train.. Dec 2016...

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I have parallel hands
and multiform gestures
outside, arena and circus
inside, life and death.
I bear my voice
not the words,
I perform all gestures
I don't carry pigeons,
inside of me
sprout beasts
inside of me
missing shoulders......

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There once were three girls from Athena
Sweet Lena, Helena and Celestina 
        Each to make a bit of dough
        All set to put on a show
Gave fame’s wheel a spin in packed arena




AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Posted in April 26, 2018...

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They couldn't kill their friends
to gain life and freedom,
watching blood gush made them faint...
throwing away swords
got them slaughtered as traitors!
Defeat fear or die;
in this arena, death breathes...
afraid of lions?
Make the gladiator's choice!...

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In the arena of vices the man of virtue fell

an intrepid gladiator with God's sword in hand

ready to die was he for all of evil to expel

gallantly fought till evilness had left the land!







© Demetrios Trifiatis
     17 January 2018...

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