Short Attempted Poems

Temples and hutongs
dragons and people abound.
Tea an oasis....

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A poor example,
this haiku haltingly made,
my first attempted....

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two crows in a field
attempted murder I’m sure
for where is the third...

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For now, 
call me Icarus, 
for in loving you
I attempted to kiss the sun....

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lifebuoy tossed
attempted rescue
from his own fate



posted on November 5, 2018...

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The poetaster attempted to write a couplet with success
The results were more than embarrassing nonetheless....

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Okapi thought he was a horse
Attempted to blend in, of course
Zebras kicked him out
Horses ran about
But okapi had no remorse
...

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There was an little girl who fell
mom attempted to calm her but she yelled
15 now, professionally singing
her mom calls ringing ringing...

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Keeping secrets I have attempted to hide
No longer can I keep it
Embarrassed by the wet diaper leaking  through like a tide

11/30/2019...

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Onions basil and garlic
Simmering softly
Thinly sliced leeks buttery splash
Chives and parsley  mash
Salt and pepper dash
Broth and sip
Soup...

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You may have lit the fire and burned me, 

But the fault lies with me.

 I never attempted to snuff the flames,

I deserved to burn....

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Once attending professional course
Shrinks attempted to fix mind flaws
They gorged on cocaine
But primitive brain
Has failed to achieve sacred pause...

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Dissemblers remember!
the fifth of November,
the US coming election;
will there be reason
for attempted treason?
at the White House an insurrection!
......

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Watching wild Wasps
Fiercely flying forward
Sonic stings, sickly screams
Painfully piercing pandemonium



Experimenting with form I have not previously attempted....

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Take her blank canvas
And with invisible ink
Turn her into something beautiful.
To be marked eternally.
Others have attempted permanence,
Only one imprint lasts....

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When she found out she would be working late
She asked if he could pick her up at eight
Attempted romance
Drew looks askance
When he said, "It'll be hard to bear the wait!"...

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A 
Bright
Child

Attends
Bright
Childrens

Academy
Being
Cheeky

After 
Being
Cheeky

Another
Bright
Child

Attempted
Being 
Cheeky

And
Became
Cheekier...

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Don John attempted to flee the country.
Soon, he was apprehended
and will pay for his crime.

based on the play "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare
...

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To all the girls I loved before,
who couldn't wait to whisk me out the door ~
who, after a single, attempted kiss
exclaimed, "Oh please, no more of this!"
Please know, je t'aime encore!...

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Four frogs on a wall
Colorful and calm
Collectedly cool
Shooting the breeze
Waiting for terrified flies to show up
At least it is over quickly one of them said
As they attempted their fly by....

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Inside a cocoon, a heart lays with story untold

Countless times, it attempted to unfold

But the walls within to it, viciously holds

Such is a selfish shade of love

That puts its gains all above...

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How have the hours fallen? times x harder; attempted my destruction'
I have been swept along, in the hasty tide of despair
Yet in the lone times between; truth has spoken,
Endurance nurtured.. Salvation prevailed'...

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A bald-headed man from Jamaica
Attempted to scale a sky-scraper
From his hospital bed
He was heard to have said
‘I was seeking a hair-raising caper!


Bite Size Poem No.42 Poetry Contest
Sponsor :Line Gautier...

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Impeachment
2-6-2020

A president whom some sought to teach,
a lesson so they attempted to impeach.
But in the senate held court,
Managers tempers grew short,
Over witnesses being kept beyond reach.
...

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There wuz once an ol' cowpuncher named Slim

    Who attempted bull-ridin' on a whim

        Throwed in a heap of manure

           'Twuz more'n he could endure

                Thus ceased a bull-ridin' future fer him...

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