Short Breadcrumbs Poems

winter squall
snowflakes peck away
the breadcrumbs...

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you
only 
leave 
me
the 
breadcrumbs
when 
the
world 
becomes
another
homeless
one...

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She made her path
Dropping breadcrumbs
Finding her own way. 
Caged by no one
Freeing herself...

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I've followed the trail, 
of bread crumbs,
you set behind,
each step,
now how am i to return home?...

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popcorn breadcrumbs
half a bag from you to him —
a man’s rose petals

8/7/2020...

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in the shady part of the woods — breadcrumbs
clues gobbled up by blackbirds
Hansel~Gretel alarmed

2/15/2018...

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he sits on the bench

      eager pigeons surround him

a bag of breadcrumbs

       is the offering he brings

loneliness is forgotten...

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Preparing stuffed artichokes 
My mom's recipe 
Breadcrumbs, garlic, salami 
Stuff (ALL) the leaves 
Steam them on low heat 
Three-four hours 
Eat!...

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Will you ever know, how,
breadcrumbs from your table, love
and a sigh in your sleeping breath
bear me beyond life’s tempests
in arms as heavens eternal rest?...

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when the light of youth

twinkles far above you

and death is just a breath away

you fear you'll just follow the same

stale breadcrumbs from life to life....

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For those of us
who'd believe
that the things we
post online
are as digitally 
biodegradable
as the breadcrumbs
left by Hansel and Gretel

Someday,
we may be in for 
a Grimm surprise...

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BUMMED

Ann delivered peaches and plumbs.
Bob could only give Ann breadcrumbs.
Ann’s fruit very sweet.
Bob’s crummy crumbs cheat.
Why does Ann’s fruit only draw bums?

7/6/2017
Limerick...

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cracked shells
gathered like breadcrumbs
 ~ scented pillow of lovers ~

Kim Rodrigues © 2017

Ephesians 4:26 (NIV) In your anger do not sin.
Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry....

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"Love Hungry"

There’s this troll,
4 fingers
4 toes

goes on
about
breadcrumbs

I think 
they need
a good feed

they’re
hungry,
love hungry

starved
for peace 

and Love

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)
...

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I have a clear quartz sphere that has a galaxy inside
effervescent inclusions of suspended breadcrumbs
a blow of dust snapshot of another dimension who
pay their bills kiss their infants and tend their lawns
and we… the grains, held in yet another playground...

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The grit of breadcrumbs,
That pass between our thumbs
When I exchange a brew for a kiss.
It’s these Sunday mornings I miss.

Let us savour these hours,
Residing in the conversations of others.
Give me this instead of flowers,
The language of mothers and lovers....

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The sun shines briefly then disappears
Taking my mood with it
Breadcrumbs of hope dissipate as hours tick by 
disappointment kicks in again
I want to be excited about something
Not always fighting to survive
I will only tolerate the burn for so long
Before I put out the flame...

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rather crumbs with love
than a loaf ~
shared with crusty folk



05/10/18


 Bite Size Poem No.39 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Line gauthier

'baker's dozen contest' : Sponsored by: Maureen McGreavy

New Or Old Less Is Mo Little Poem Poetry Contest : sponsored by Maureen McGreavy...

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Times spent most unwisely, unkindly
are each marked on this journey of ours
with a cairn of regret; small reminders 
strewn by our souls like rancid breadcrumbs, 
untouched, even by the hungriest of birds 
not to stain the past, but to steer the present
and with hope, to sweeten the future...

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A turtle dove
I landed on your chest
Widened the jagged crack 
Your Heart chambers shivered
Quiet silver ripples in a
Tender Garden of Eden 

Watching me, your son
Clapped his hands in orange glee
I sought some breadcrumbs 
Which I found upon your stable sea
I was vanquished by the I
Within your I...

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Feeding the ducklings
on a sunny day, 
around me they swim
and play.

The shimmering water 
is clear and cool
so I dip my feet
in the pool.

Around me 
the ducklings swim,
around me 
they play,
around me I beg them 
to stay.

But the breadcrumbs
are gone,
so they must move on 
and leave me
on the shore....

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Poor mockingbird, stay...
don't let thunderstorms bring you fear,
breadcrumbs are in the tray;
in my lap you'll be very near,
I can even wear a yellow rain gear.


Poor mockingbird, stay...
those cold snow days will finally wane out; 
lilies will bloom in early May,
and without the presence of doubt,
spring joy will overflow the smallest  heart....

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Life can bring rain, it can bring storms but it can also spring beautiful rainbows
after one.
Innocence and naivety can play inside of one as the umbrella against responsibility for a while.
The strong wind of the perplexity of the games prevents the looking  back 
at the breadcrumbs of the miles of the journey.




October 2, 2018
Picture #5...

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my muse 
springs awake 
from slumber;
in overdrive 
at the crack of dawn.
my mind's eye
wide open; 
my imagination,
a bird spreading
it's elephantine wingspan,
taking dizzying flight.
poetic inspirations
are breadcrumbs
scattering
here and there.
my ink-filled pen 
gracefully skates 
across a blank page; 
a poem was born 
with a faint gust of wind....

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two-legged ants dart
around & through
a holographic city
overcome by
  an illusion of order
overwhelmed by
  a terrestrial constellation 
  under cacophonous con(de)struction

six-legged ants dutifully
transport breadcrumbs to tiny 
chasms in the mottled dirt
where cool dark silence 
briefly mollifies
  a holographic planet
  under careless (de)construction...

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