Short Bracing Poems

a field of acorns
the squirrels save  and harvest them
bracing for winter...

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the bracing factor
sun adds a finishing touch
lusus naturae...

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whitest of daylight
screech barred owl piercing eyes stalk~
bracing bare branches 

12/5/2023
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The last amber dance
Through this sun
Still hiding behind
The neon clouds
Bracing yourself
Moving on
I cherish this 
Day...

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BRACING THERE WITH RIFLE IN HAND,
PREPARED NOW FOR HIS FINAL STAND,
SEEKING ONLY THE Promised Land,
HEROES UNITED MAN TO MAN....

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I'm expecting a terrorist attack
suspecting my defense's out of whack
I'm bracing for the worst here, all alone
Waiting for my children to come home...

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When early Spring gives weary Winter a shove
   Rash is he who dons garden gloves

The bracing scent of tulip's first bloom
   Oft buried 'neath wake of blizzard's doom...

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As dark as it is cold, chilling to the tongue
Almost sorrowful
Bitter tanins leave my mouth wet indeed
and bracing for a sweetly finish
Yet promises remain unseen inside the solid morsel

-Jess...

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By faith, I behold God in His beauty*, building, bracing, blessing lives.

*Psalm 29:2 "Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness."

February 10, 2019...

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A quiver of longing, the heart perched
on its topmost rung, bracing itself
for yet another
fall.

Thud.

No flailing of wings,
no shrill cry ringing in the air.

Why am I not surprised?
Is my plea for a fair
today that unfair?...

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once i was small i thought life is coool
no work to do just see bracing rool
then i grew in a 10  then saw the life
with a poor rally rife
i was sad at the time 
then now understood that 
no end of work at a life 
just a begining fo my life...

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Listen to the silence,
hear each frozen word
wrap your mind around itself
distant from the herd
Feel the bracing numbness,
lift what can’t be touched
free one starling in the night
—windblown through the musk

(Dreamsleep: February, 2022)...

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Bright
spring sky,
cloud sails in
ivory fleet, 
on its silk shadow
dew-crowned jade grass splatters
sublime sheen on rose petals. 
Luring scent floats in breeze bracing 
chromatic canvas of bloomed garden,
butterflies weave tapestry of nature.
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The sky is clear
  the air bracing
Yet streets are empty
  social distance spacing

Fear grips our hearts
  keeps loved ones apart
A deluge of dark news
  tightens the screws  

But wait: What is this
  I heard some good news
Dare I repeat it ~
  If they let me, I would...

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Faith*

in God

upholds me...

prodding my heart

strengthening spirit

against turmoil

midst worries...

bracing

trust!

*1Corinthians 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

August 15, 2018...

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Whenever she nudges
She hauls agony
Endows endless happiness

Pulling others' sadness
Bracing tonnes of secrets
She often grins

Every now and then
Enduring rain and sun
She dances blissfully
 
Embracing people
Being livelihood for many
She persistently works
Never takes rest...

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The breeze, dank with autumnal chill
Sighs through the lonesome woodland trail
Yet whispers of sweet promise 
Waft gently through the bracing air



27.10.20


An excerpt from my poem 'Romantic encounters with nature'

Liberum Divisa 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Gregory Barden...

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sun gently breaks hymen
of inviolable night,
flooding silken sheets
of sky
with bleeding red.

december morning's ample bosom 
spills forth crisp coolness,
bracing me 
with a discovery so new.
my fingers run 
like wind through leaves
as i marvel at the wonder of you.

(dec. 1976)...

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A chilled but passionate solution
Bubbly mix with bracing sensation
Dashes of bittersweet fruit in flute
Sends forth your day in joyous pursuit

An inward touch of coy affection
Close to perfect prime of your generation
Afar I lay on your sinuous path
As frivolous lace of vast green swath...

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Like antiwords, the absent 
truth, walks with you.

It had indented the push.
Profanities are on rise.

Marginal dare has a 
bracing truism.

I am working on a thesis. 
The candles are out.

Light will come from burning 
doors. Smashed windows will harbor 
the grudge.


Satish Verma...

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Standing at the ocean's edge
  He inhaled the air, raw and bracing
His love, faraway on yonder shore
  inhaled as well, her heart a-racing

A wonder that two hearts can feel
  the tide's mighty surge as they kneel
in reverence to their passion's ardor
  that kisses' wings, sure true love seals...

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under the drifting snow winter season
bracing snow starts sinful loving reason
melting snow on fireplace frame
lust  through cold snow  hug, no shame
snow turns them into shades of pink crimson


1/5/2019

Poetry Contest: Same Word Winter Limerick
Sponsored by: Charles Messina...

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 a softened heart is parted;
 as the soul holds the spirit started;
 mind is racing head spinning;
a soften heart is parted;
 humanity and bracing winning;
 true love is offering up forgiveness;
 a softened heart is parted;
 as the soul holds the spirit start


4%22/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr...

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Up swings the green, down showeres the rose. 
Hugging the horizon are mixed hues,
Where sedate tenebrosity, the fine foliage's spews,
Seamlessly mingles with the serene sunset's afterglows. 

Eyeing their osculation at ease,
Brewing bosom bracing breeze,
----Bracing breeze, as me, at ease----
I wish us together saying cheese....

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I saw the little old man
With long white hair and yellow eyes
Whisking on windy nights
Through street lights and puddles.
I told him how I spend twelve hours a day, 
Chasing, racing, and bracing, 
And he gave me a wink and a yawn.
I asked him how I could stay awhile
On his sweet, secret, gentle side, 
But he vanished without a clue....

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