Short Astonishes Poems

Trying to convince
humans to get out,
as their iphones sing out
the top hit labeled 
mandatory evacuation,
astonishes the birds,
as they revel in the bath of stone tub,
filled by the flood, 
and then fly away.
And the ones who won't leave, keep the thoughts of glue,
cemented to their brains,as they
sit and contemplate 
the acquisition of 
their furniture....

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Kick the leaves

Feel the chill in the air

Remember me?

Yes, I was there

The person you tried to bring to his knees

That person's gone, what's left is me

Do you remember that ice can burn?

Was it my time to feel the pain, was it my turn?

You believed what you wanted to believe

Your stupid ignorance astonishes me

But now I've gone

And I'll never return

So kick the leaves

And feel the cold burn....

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The timekeeper,
holds time in his hands.
Like the tick of a clock,
or the filter of sand.
The timekeeper,
is round as the moon.
Counting the seconds,
till humanities doom.
The timekeeper,
judges my fate.
Whom I do treasure,
and whom I do hate.
The timekeeper,
 so wise and strong.
Yet he has a weakness,
that astonishes all.
The timekeeper,
know’s not one thing.
When his hour shall end,
when time's coo-coo clock sings....

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For the way you are is new to me,
Your pride and strength and dignity. 
For whom so knows how to react to someone like you?
For you are one who intimidates.

For the way you are makes me wonder,
why do your actions boom like thunder?
Why do your words inspire me so?
For you are one who astonishes.

For the way you speak, that way you say,
it makes me want to hear you everyday.
As I leave in closing,
For you are chosen to steal my heart,
 like you did from the start....

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Lee Retiree, 66 Remix
Never one to be lazy,
Lee’s energy astonishes,
Clarity hallmark avoids the hazy,
Kristie et. al. he garnishes,
Materials investigator a la Dick Tracy,
Friends, Lee never tarnishes,
Quick stick moves as a Blue Jay,
Loyalty, he harnesses,
Learned from all at Poly,
Save the nobility (Kedusha),
Of the morning (Youthfully),
For some, retiree harshness,
An evening, but we wish Lee’s a dawning Be!
Mazel Tov! Chaim & Barbara
Note: Kedusha is ~ Nobility...

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