Short Bones Poems

Bones

Bones
jagged,
scabbed up skin;
But oh that fire;
Diamond in the rough;
Faded tattoos 
bloody smile 
simply 
shine.

Bones

In a badger trap
Found with peanut butter
Contented to be nursed back to health
And sleep on the chair
Next to the dog

Old Bones

old bones feel winter
joyful log fire spreading warmth
lethargic comfort



Pixabay image Tilenhrovatic

Neck Bones Meal

soul so food
and its cool
tis meat that a treat
 i love it 
i can't sit 
my minds is in appeal
thinking about a
NECK BONES MEAL

In My Bones

sometimes, with pen in hand, i fall asleep
           crumpled paper under me;
                 poetry in my bones

Jackson DeForest Kelley

Don'T Tell Bones

Star Trek officer Mr. Spock
simply couldn't find his sock
which he had just overlooked
but don't tell Bones Spock's goose was cooked!

Old Bones

Old
bones are
a big thrill;
exploring them,
archaeologists
gather knowledge
that can be
a great
help.


 

Bare Bones

Rico Leffanta is his name
Writing limericks is his game
Sometimes his tone
Becomes close to the bone
He is brilliant, just the same

For the sake of entertainment

Aerial acrobatics at the circus.
They have everyone in oohs and ahhs.
One slip and fall  ~ it’s all over.
Broken bones won’t be the worst of it.

Bones of Iron

Bones of iron, breath of steal
Heart of love, mind of hope
Fists of fire feet of smoke
Teeth of stone, eyes of glass
Face of future, back the past

No Bones About It

The skeleton was a surprise:
a male victim based on bone size.
The public defender
maintained they’d misgendered,
but the chromosome test never lies.

My Birthday Bones

September birthday
sticks may, stones definitely...
never throw sapphire!


For "Flowers or Stones" contest sponsored by Tracie ~*~ Indigo Dreamweaver.

Fire In My Bones

Words appear as
fire in my bones
memories like fuel on red ashes

Writing things down
cools the hot flames burning
At the end of the day
I am who I am

A Raft Made of Bones

After their patriarch died,
sea witches circled the night.
Those left behind clung to hope 
on a raft made of his bones,
until sharkness devoured the light.

February Funny Bones

In February Bonny Maroni
left school with her boy friend BIG Toni
his feet and nose 
large I suppose
were just part of what charmed Miss Maroni


Poet: Debbie Guzzi

Bone History

Millennia of stories in 
Earth’s archives; 
tales told of every species.  
Text book of life, 
bone history class, 
is always in session.

Autumn Bones

And the trees that don't turn,
stay hung on a scaffold
where green ribbons hang.

Bat wings rattle
in morning airs.
Shoes crunch down
the recently seen.

Bleeding Bones

I took the punches
paying price of my convictions
like a withered rose
my pieces all over this froze
can't resist and can't let you go
I come back even when you bleed my bones

Stones Sharks and Bones

trying to keep sinking relations afloat
is like patching an old boat with stones
for certain It'll go under
sharks will move in to plunder 
then crap out your miserable bones

Football Is Deep In Our Bones

Not Only A Game

Football Is Deep In Our Bones

And Is In Our Blood.

 

(January 15, 2011  Wausau, Wisconsin)

(c) Copyright 2011 by Christine A Kysely, All Rights Reserved

Bones Ache Yet Heart Sings Poetry Contest

Physical exhilaration drowns
bony aches,
emotional pain,
intellectual angst,
social discontent,
psychological drama,
hunger pangs.
Untethered my soul soars
thus my heart sings.

Rainbow Bones

Burt and Ernie dwell on Sesame Street,
deep in a closet but living rent free.
When their skeletons escaped
they painted rainbows all day.
Uncle Sam slapped a big tax on their rings.

Political bones

corruption in the cradle

...

bourgeois contradiction:

not just a matter of being lied to,

not just a matter of obfuscation,

or of folly, but, rather, one of being enslaved.

Bones

I'm 
sunken 
bones
Buried 
treasures
Hidden 
Coves
Come with me 
sail away 
For the rest 
of our lives
I keep you 
safe
Like a secret
Sworn
Only to be 
passed on 
at 
death