Short Bauer Poems

Man has knowledge and power.
He is complete.
God has patience and bauer.
He will accrete....

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Ilene will go the extra mile
And do it with a charming smile
Climbing the walls
Can lead to falls
But bouncing back is Ilene's style!...

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Although she is still in her prime
Ilene always writes a good rhyme
Despite her muse
Wanting to choose,
"I'm Cliff; please drop over some time!"...

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Though contests may pique you,
Judges critique you.
Challenges push you;
Naysayers shush you.
Rhythms confine you;
Poems define you.


Ilene Bauer
for David Williams' Twenty-Twenty Contest...

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Quenched

Whenever I’m feeling quite blah,
I will not unwind at a spa.
	I pour a cold beer.
	My woes disappear;
And all I can utter is…..Aaaah!

			Ilene Bauer
			October 22, 2011

(for the "Pick a Beverage" contest)...

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Salome just loved gingerbread
But Herod misheard what she said
Who wants a dead head
To bounce in their bed?
So she dashed to the John instead


*Title inspired by Special Character, Ilene Bauer...

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Humpty Dumpty fell off the top of the wall
He got on the phone and gave his lawyer a call
With help from the lawyer and litigation men
Humpty is rich and won’t have to work again!

09~30~16

Inspired by Three blind mice poem by Ilene Bauer...

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Ten years of work got me a coat
Eddie Bauer's name on it was the style
With hand out, I'd say Bauer, Eddie Bauer
Glad to meet you! Then I would smile. 

Then one day a fellow asked me,
"Eddie Bauer with a clothes line is you?"
I said, "Well, believe it or not,"
"Out in my backyard, I have two!"...

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Some poems are long and complex,
With imagery galore;
And some throw out ideas you think
You really should explore.

Some poems have gorgeous language,
Every adjective a gem;
But, if you haven’t guessed by now,
This isn’t one of them!


Ilene Bauer ~ March 22, 2014
Philosophical ~ for Short Poem Contest...

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The new poems list I must scour
For poetry by Ilene Bauer
The flow of each line
Is simply divine
Her witty words I just devour

N B To the British ear the Name Ilene Bauer uses 4 syllables I-Lene Bau-er

Paean On Poets Poetry Contest

Sponsored by Margarita Lillico

03/22/22...

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God Help Us When Afraid

God help us, when we became afraid;
Through problems and fears will wade;
Experience sorrow,
Today and tomorrow,
Caused by sinners  who have strayed.

Jim Horn

More people harmed in a synagogue
in Pittsburg. More to worry about.
Bauer obviously is German and may
be of Jewish ancestry. Another hate
crime....

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Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer 1   

(part one) 


Generous expanses of gold and silver 
thy lady ''Adele'' sing your song of a fleeting love
ornate thy garb of eligence worn in a celestial dream
eyes of thy suspect float thy gown searching in disarray
overlapping hands guard a heart of unknowing passion
a calm hope bleeds a woman of intrigue and of lust....


A Painting by Gustav Klimt...

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Here is a little ditty
  To a poet from the City

She writes of common things
  Yet makes the routine sing

Her style is perfect rhyme
  Its beat is mighty fine

A chronicler of daily events
  She walks the dog, pays the rent

The subjects may be ordinary
  But her poetry is extraordinary
  
A tower of poetic power
  She is, of course, Ilene Bauer



Keep writing, Ilene. Love your poems!!...

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Today’s definition is BOWER,
A shelter of tree boughs and vines
Which sometimes has blossoms that flower,
With man-made or Nature’s designs.

It’s also a common misspelling
For Bauer, my married last name,
Despite all the products now selling
As Bauer, of clothes and skates fame.

Still, I like the “bauer” connection.
It conjures an image quite pleasant,
Much better, of course, on reflection,
Than its translated meaning of “peasant.”...

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A dog who lifts his leg to pee
Against a trunk’s solidity
Just simply wants to leave his mark – 
It lasts much longer than his bark.

An artist, in a matching fashion,
Leaves the markings of his passion.
Canvasses shout loud and clear – 
I exist! I once was here…

Writers do the same with phrases,
Hoping thus to garner praises.
We all want to leave our mark
Before our destiny goes dark.

Ilene Bauer (http://primetimerhyme.blogspot.com)...

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The local health club has a sign
Encouraging recruits:
“Immerse yourself” and what it means
Is exercise pursuits.

The concept is a clever one – 
The words sound so enticing.
You delve into a hobby
And immersion is the icing.

But working out is not, for some,
The means for self-improving;
And other ways exist to get one’s
Motivation moving.

For me, the message that the gym
Is trying to disperse
Is one I’ll tweak a bit ‘cause I’ll
Immerse myself in verse!


Ilene Bauer...

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My ears perked up at Bauer
When the radio talked sports.
A player for the Indians,
By all the news reports,

Was set to pitch Game 2
(The Series winding towards the end)
When he had a "pinkie laceration,"
Needing time to mend.

He'll get to start Game 3, they hope,
His hobby left alone,
For Trevor Bauer's injury
Was blamed upon his drone.

When baseball Bauers hit the news,
(I've 2 of them to thank)
I won't claim kinship to the drone guy,
Just to Cousin Hank!*

(not true!)...

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