Short Awry Poems

when plans go awry     ask yourself why...

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On
empty-
all awry
in a crumpled
sheet...

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With a
pewter-blue
mimosa cry-
my valentine is knocked
awry...

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grief is summer rights
twelve and sexy to grandad
the beat of hearts when...

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Everywhere there's conflict
The whole world has gone awry
As I gaze out of my window
I see sunshine and blue sky...

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Knowing why...is key
Why provides enlightenment 
To things gone awry 
Key to fixing what’s broken
Why? A most important word...

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A fat fly
in my pie.
There it lie
so awry,
will I die?

Fast by car
to E R
fly in jar.
Doc Kumar
says; "har har!"

Mini Monoverse...

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time don't deny, the world awry,
 in sadness struggles on,
the addled brains, accursed. remains, 
till no one knows the why. 
Don...

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Live hard and die young has gone awry
I lived hard but not enough to die
Aches and sprains
Arthritis pain
Live hard and die hard seems to apply!...

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The Blame Game
Miracle Man
8/30/2024

When things go awry,
Placing blame changes nothing.
Things remain intact.





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A string of one night stands gone awry
Left them wondering, why do they try?
Lost in the state
Good but not great
It's good evening, good morning, goodbye!...

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October only knew Summer
The seasons awry
Cast your shoes,
walk barefoot
this heated World
Dance in the bright dew grass
find out the furnace of the earth...

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There was a man named Hickenlooper.
Who invented a dog poop scooper.
Something went awry
Flinging contents into the sky
And stinking the town into a stupor....

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Stupid
Cupid

“Aim’s off!”
I scoff

His bow
Hit low

Beau's voice
Once choice

Awry	
Now high




*Entry for Dane Ann’s Valentine Footles contest...

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April has gone awry and is sending snow.
Old Man Winter laughs, and refuses to go.
He huffs and puffs and sends a cold blast,
But Spring in her glory will soon surpass!...

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There once was a Fawkes name of Guy
Whose dastardly plans went awry
Now in November
We still remember
And take pleasure in watching him fry




see about poem...

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The koi soul flies
on wings of the wind
dipping in orange guise
painting his scales and fin
harpoon rays pierce and awry
as his eyes and dreams arise
To the ocean in the sky...

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The pulse
Rises fast and
Goes suddenly awry
Feeling your heart stops suddenly
The beat










For The One Who Survives
Sponsored by Sara Kendrick
Fifth Place
2-5-2016...

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Salaries of ball players have gone awry
In the realm of sanity my question is why
A million ain't enough
Life can be tough 
Feeding the kids and other nonsense that applies...

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Too many forest fires along the main,
fire's leaving blackened nature stain,
burning leaves and debris,
flames awry have to flee,
nature once again too deprived of rain.





11-16-16...

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He was once the sun of her sky
And she, a star from a universe he esteemed
But their star crossed love went awry
Eclipsed by the traverse of moonbeams
A dark moon rising, on the edge of a dream...

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At times our Golden tends to go awry
She chases people on bikes, let me clarify
She doesn't ride the bike
Doesn't own one, no dice
You thought I meant our doggie, needs no reply...

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John McClane, a cop tough and wry, 
Found his vacation plans awry. 
With bare feet and gun, 
He yelled, "Yippee-ki-yay, son!" 
"These terrorists," he sighed, "make me cry!"


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Listen to poem:

Laconic lullaby a simple sigh
a wink a terse goodbye,
pithy pun a pointed reply
made turgid when seen eye to eye.

Tangy zest an alibi
for why you flit on by
to mollify and justify
your brusque awry reply....

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I do not view life through rose coloured glasses

Just choose to look for the positives and let the negatives fly

I know life is not a walk in the park

But dwelling on the negatives will only send my mind awry...

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