Short Bernadette Poems

Called so young,
So profound and sweet.
A spring of mud,
A wall of filth.
Yet, life ran true
As you gave all.
Could that we,too,
Possess such faith....

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B-eacon's
E-arly
R-ays
N-ow
A-scend
D-istributing
E-nergy
T-o
T-he
E-arth

Topic: Birthday of Bernadette Pineda (April 20) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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B-eautiful day brings
J-oy to the heart, mind, and soul, 
A-s the sky is bright.







Topic: Birthday of Bernadette J. Abalos (March 9) 
Form: Acrostic Haiku...

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Happy birthday, dear Bernadette, 
Now is the time to remember; 
Let not your mind ever forget 
The Lord God's gift, mercy, and care. 

Topic: Birthday of BernadetteJ. Abalos (March 09)...

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B-eacon
E-rases
R-ainy
N-ight
A-nd
D-ark
E-vening
T-o
T-imely
E-levate

A-s
N-ewness
T-akes
O-ver
N-ow 

Topic: Birthday of Bernadette T. Anton (May 23) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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B-eacon 
E-agerly 
R-ises 
N-ow 
A-s 
D-awn 
E-nds 
T-he 
T-wilight 
E-arly 

P-lacing 
R-ay 
A-nd 
G-leam 
A-bove 

Topic: Birthday of Bernadette F. Praga (May 29) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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B-eholders
E-agerly
R-ead
N-otable
A-crostic
D-esign
E-ven
T-hough
T-heir
E-yes

A-re
B-leary
A-s
L-ines
O-ffer
S-ublimity

Topic: Birthday of Bernadette J. Abalos (March 09) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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B-rutal
E-nemy's
R-abid
N-astiness
A-pplies
D-readed
E-eriness
T-ill
T-hreat
E-mploys

M-ystery
A-nd
Y-ucky
E-pidemic's
R-isk

Topic: Birthday of poetess Bernadette Mayer (May 12) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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B-irthday
E-xpression's
R-ighteous
N-ote
A-bout
D-edication
E-mploys
T-houghtful
T-heme
E-ndorsing

U-nique
M-eaning
A-s
Y-ou
A-ppreciate
M-essage

Topic: Birthday of Bernadette O. Umayam (February 23) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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B-ig 
E-vent's 
R-emembrance 
N-icely 
A-pplies 
D-elightful 
E-xpression's 
T-errific 
T-opic 
E-mploying 

U-plifting 
M-essage 
A-bout 
Y-our 
A-nnual 
M-oment 

Topic: Birthday of Bernadette O. Umayam (February 23) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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Saint Sinéad


Rendered asunder
more than just a pope
all the hearts you set on fire
with your sight and fight and hope
their beloved witch
that would not burn 
you tore the temple down
the voice of an angel
only louder 
six feet underground 



RIP 

Shuhada  Sadaqat
Nee Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor
1966-2023...

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Money is Welcome Everywhere
"It's not the money, it's the stuff!" Bernadette Peters, the Jerk.
"Give me the MONEY!" Cuba Gooding, Jerry Maguire.
“Do you smell that? Money!” Paul Newman, The Color of Money
Buys us our fancy cars, fine houses, pretty mink coats, ritzy computers,
But also purchases...
groceries, gasoline, toilet paper, Sharpies and notebooks
money is welcome everywhere....

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Bernadette prayed,
wore straw knee pads 
and
built a cathedral incarnate.

Remains of the glorified were
sun baked shingles upon her roof.
Beaded mercy chips 
and
pieces of blessed palms
sewn by dainty hands;
her mausoleum.

Visionary lass -
the divine enchantress
taught you to devour
a million agonies
and
digest the callous sins
of modern day charlatans -

who foolishly attributed
your pious actions
to 
telltale symptoms of 
manic depression....

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Bernadette, ex-midinette,
now leaving Paris:
shop-girl day before.
Paris takes long time to leave,
with all the arrondissements...

Bernadette, ex-midinette
swaps shop-girl airs
for country air.
Paris now seen distantly:
the Eiffel Tower.

Perfect future lies in front
near Lille, or similar.
Shop-girl the day before.
Tells me not to harp on this
and holds up middle finger.



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A midinette is a Parisian shop-girl.

5/1/2015...

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Loud Whisper.

wide -eyed, teary-eyed 
which tear was counted
every time i cried
heartless or just
thoughtless?

I'd like to scream 
i'd like to shout
only a whisper slips out
can't go back to the girl I was

past scatttered like broken glass
how ever so haunting
the reflection of the  
girl I use to be.

I'd like to scream 
i'd like to shout
only a whisper slips out
can't go back to the girl I was

past scatttered like broken glass

copyright:  Bernadette Barnardt...

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