Short Averted Poems

Her stare of sunshine,
Warmth that gives life to death.
Averted from me....

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 counting 
my breathing slows
a crisis averted
although it lingers in my mind
stalking ...

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What gives?
Spit it out, Huh?
What's Wrong? What have I done?
Your eyes averted says it all
Hung Up!
...

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Snow desert,
Soon be deserted.
Nature hath asserted
Humanity must be averted
From path of death.
Otherwise, we will have the last breath....

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THE DEVIL’S ROOSTER

	Basel put on trial
	Rooster lays the devil’s egg.
	Danger averted,
	Burned at the stake like martyr.
	Swiss farmers can rest easy....

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Angel's amity amidst angry assembled archenemies,
archangel's amazing announcement,
an armistice achieved, armaments acquiesce,
ardent applause,
averted an armed and amoured armies animus
and an Armageddon annihilation...

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a man in a dress with hair down 
his back descended the stairs of a 
chapel and the people stared in 
horror and the preacher averted 
his eyes and said a man of his 
value is not allowed in church and 
the man smiled and he nodded
and he left...

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The Dawn Broke every bone
While fighting the Darkness;
Still struggling to Rise,
She clawed her way
Over the Skyline,
Tearing herself on
Skyscrapers until the 
Whole Sky
Was stained Red;
Eyes were averted-
Everyone agreed-
It was Too Soon....

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We men on the sand kept our eyes averted and our laughter inside
As four corpulent women in super-sized inner tubes came in to ride.
When they jumped in together there was a tidal wave around us.
That was hilarious! Said my favorite friend, a cuss named Old Gus....

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She told me her own story
 
 She told it to me
 Only
 
 She told a story
 Face averted
 
 She told it to me
 Alone
 
 Tears coming down
 On my chest
 
 She told it to me
 Once
 
 A promise
 I, still, try to keep

Have I told to much?

Told to much; now?...

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*Image of Alcatraz San Francisco by Pixabay.

The Island of Alcatraz

Startled clouds lurk midst a gate
beams stretch crossed a bay
pylons yon the sneaky fog
dreams fetch castaway.
Deserted prison
vagary hopes long entombed
averted risen.

2021 June 14...

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In the story of friendship’s fall,
The averted eyes said it all.

It was not really what we said
Neither was it what we did;
Rather ‘twas the ways we said
And, of course, when, and how we did.

We shrugged our shoulders; let things fall
Forgiveness could have cured it all....

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averted eyes 
delicate beauty of eve
serving warm tea

humble geisha
amid flowering almonds
kimono silent

honored lady
gracing my dream state and hopes
sharing herself

focused on me
the best listener ever
thoroughly trained

i fall in love
with the Japanese culture
seen in her brown eyes...

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Emotions beg for hot soup.
The weary traveler lost-
Seeks a grounding warmth.

The bored wade in head first, 
Dodging carrots, and diving for the eggplant,
Wondering where the deep purple went?

The sick seek the comfort of clear broth-
It requires a downward thrust, the averted gaze-
A private withdrawal....

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sweaty palms,
lead to a brisk handshake.
averted eyes.
awkwardness.
the epitome of adolesence.
young boys and girls pretending to be grown up.
masquerading in ties and lipstick.
leaving numbers on napkins,
half-smiles,
and shared taxis.
it starts with a handshake.
quick
brisk
sweaty.
false.
like everything to come....

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Once a mighty angel
The right hand man
Expelled forcefully
Lost his wings
Plummeted to the land
Hatred left seething
Hotter than desert sand
Minions followed
An army at his command
Destroy the almighty’s loved ones
A course of destruction was planned
All of his attempts may be averted
It is up to you to resist temptation
Have the strength to withstand...

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He vacationed with his girlfriend in France,
Where, on the beach, he averted his glance.
Ignoring all the heat,
He kept cool and discreet,
While he carefully adjusted his pants.

'Twas praiseworthy how he tried not to look.
He cautiously put his nose in a book.
Big and itty-bitty,
What he missed, a pity,
'Til his girlfriend said, "please help me unhook."...

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Christmas Day is quiet – 
Traffic’s light and stores are shuttered.
All the hype preceding it
Has fizzled out and puttered.

Families turn inward
And the streets are near deserted.
Temptations from the outside world
Are easily averted.

If you took all the Sundays
And you rolled them in a ball,
They might finally rival Christmas – 
It’s the quietest of all....

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Peacock sports a hat with a rah rah rah
For a male bird, he is a kind of dawdy-dah
We tried not to stare at the contraption on his head.
He is crazy, this cuckoo bird, a designer said.

He’s a model, it’s not his fault argued his mother.
He wears it on the runway threw in his brother.
Getting no choice at all about what he has to wear.
The rest of us averted our eyes, trying not to stare....

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She told it to me
Only
*
She told a story
Her face averted
 *
She told it to me
Alone
 *
Tears coming down
On my chest
 *
She told it to me
Just once
 *
Have I told to much?
Now?
*
Picture a beach
Children playing in the sun
Picture a beach
Violent windstorm
Picture a mirror
Two faces in the mirror
Facial expressions changing
Like waves on the beach
Like seasons change
*
I can tell you this
Loved her...

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Grey clouds take over, the once bright blue sky 
waves are crashing in, sounds of the oncoming new tide
the rain pours down, as the sea moves in
the trees up routed, the grass worn thin
screams echoing, muffled in the wind
defy her fury, and this is what she will bring
dare not ask why, the answer u've heard it, 
so there is no where to run no where to stay
wait a bright blue sky, disaster averted, 
the missus got her own way...

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I veered past
Your naked soul
And glimpsed 
The scars
A slipped up sleeve
Revealed truth
I never wanted to see
Quickly, my eyes averted
As I squeezed away tears
...not here...not her

The breaking
The shattering hope
Gone, as crystal in wind
Beauty inside and out
Yet not one mirror
Can convince
Torment to let go
Of a yielded soul
Willing to cut away
...sorrow...seared sorrow

Written by Trudy Schrader on 02-12-2024
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Twinkling water...Shimmering Star
Loud Whispers resonate near and far

Nature's bounty..Meadows of grave
Misty dust commands the slave

Visions foreseen feed the blind
Lost sight or an averted mind

Tumbling tiara settles on lies
Instincts battle when truth is wise

False adherence refuse to obey   
Commands of my master 
When is offered to flay

Slave will rise to shelter its pride
One day it shall conquer the tide
One day it shall make it wide...

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Advice came out her ying-yang.
Advice came out her pores.
Advice saturated her arms and legs.
Advice that most abhors.

We saw her in the grocery,
We saw her buy her cloves.
We averted our eyes and
We ran away in droves.

She appealed to children
Brought them candy and toys.
They gleefully opened the door
Ushering her in with all her noise.

Advice came out her ying-yang.
Advice came out her pores.
Advice saturated her arms and legs.
Advice that most abhors....

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I dream in color.
Shades of grey mix to form shadows of black and white.
Pictures melt together like wax candles on a strawberry birthday cake.
I like roses, the red ones flecked with black tear drops.
The one's with scars and stains that refuse to fade with time.
I relate to their pain.
They stand tall with the look of disgust painted upon their tattered leaves.
Heads are bowed and eyes are averted as passerby refuse to take notice.
Shame, it makes the world go 'round....

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