Short Berm Poems

fisherwomen tramp
along river's berm
we picnic...

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lagoon sand berm lanced
by tide and waves oozed its pus
flushed clean by sea fizz...

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off the gander, down feather basks on the free breeze, divorced 

(8/24/2020: '02 Sea Ray 560; Willow Berm)...

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Those secs that sizzled!
Infinity lies perturbed
Zilches the present...

Many miles of love...
It’s extraordinary
No regrets at last! 

(8/20/2020: ’06 Sea Ray Sundancer 44; Willow Berm 8/19)...

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distant wolves sniff at the winds,
sense what you do not.
your death hums in the air!
pings run through your heart
to raise a berm of hair!
Baskerville hounds now shift
from lope to lunge. 
their thirst for blood has come!
rapacious tongues make clear
your death is in their mouths!...

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I see a Robin Red Breast
He’s searching for a worm
A few quick steps is all he takes
He’s on a grassy berm
  
When he stops, he turns his head
And listens to the ground
If a worm should make a move
He’s sure to hear the sound

Soon the worm may find himself
In a game that he can’t win
If the Robin gets a hold of him
Let the tug-of-war begin...

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There once was a cautious weird man named Berm
He was mortally so afraid of germ 
No girl did he ever kiss
Saying I won’t get sick miss
Pressed her lips with fingers, thought there’s no harm. 

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May 14, 2023
Syllable count : 10/10/7/7/10 (HMS)
Contest : Funny, Bawdy Or Humerous Limerick 
Sponsored by : Tania Kitchin...

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Outside the wind screams and moans. The snow on the ground joins forces with the snow in the air, taking flight across the frozen landscape until, out of breath, it falls in piles on the leeward side of some barn or berm or wall, resting there, awaiting the next gust to shape it. Inside we pull the covers closer, thankful for winter sheets. Warm, soft, fuzzy and comforting. Not the cool, cold, slippery sheets of summer. Winter sheets....

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