Short Broods Poems

pets, feeding times
my presence, their animation -
two broods: chickens...

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cumulus sets moods

losing now much of its woods

dark mountain grieves, broods...

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Stifling heat
broods on the land,
smothers any impulse
to stir.
Sluggish afternoon hours
drip, 
stick 
to the skin,
steeping us
in lethargy.

7/12/2017...

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pair of cardinals
sitting 'pon the red rose bush....
beaks touch, love renewed
gather nest materials
she broods, he feeds, hatchlings born...

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Trouble travels far.
Of its dark cloud
Not one sign, however
Broods here. Ever!

All but wraps and warm
Our minds around
For sea haze, does enhance
Dreamy romance....

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The sun is cheerful, birds are whistling 
Grass is green for the beasts to feed on
Torrents flow down the streams   
Broods frolicking on the path 
It’s a beautiful day...

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Tomb where darkness traps
Where hate broods from deep within
Where the sadness grieves
Even to point of terror
And fear wallops a great blow

Russell Sivey...

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This chicken
lays many eggs
broods it willingly
but pecks and eats
before hatching
all are gone before time
the nest is full of trash
her feathers and shells
are the legacy
of honest effort
of veiled parenthood...

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Of all the birds, both foul and fair, 
You stubbornly refused to wear

Full mourning at the Crucifixion, 
And were cursed with this affliction: 

Piebald broods of raucous young, 
The devil's laugh on every tongue....

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The eagle broods upon the nest
and gets upset and moody

"Would that I were a youngling still
like mine upon their cradle

no strings attached
no feeding times

and I a free scavenger..."


by Pyrgia

{inspired by quote #5}...

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The warming
muzzle of sun
burrows into
budding souls
till wind changes--
turns its back,
broods, then touches
us cold
as temperatures
fall
and yes,
this is
the cruelest
month, the
naked temptress
of sateen summer....

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The Country Mart broods over caverns 
of lemon ices, and a logging truck 
grinds the grade, and the tall pines 
point at a half-moon in the mid-
morning sky that nobody else seems 
to notice, except me, and I’m 
just waiting....

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Winter's Wishes

Winter broods upon a nest
With weathered sighs
Icy solstice in hibernation rests
A wish upon Orion's stars flies
For Aurora's dancing dawns to reply

1-4-21
Contest: Winter Quintain
Spo0nsor: Francine Roberts...

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Smok’n hot in his black suit,

a cool dude - he’s not.

Sickle swings shattering glass -

silencing bitter sand.

Your ignominious ghost

broods your grim image,

under the reaper’s hood.

Nette Onclaud’s Pic Motifs: Visual 2
11/17/2017
29 words...

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Sad sad state
This forlorn fate
Here at the gate
Time lingers late


Mad mad feel
This dying spill
Here beyond will
Space denies thrill


Late late fling
This deadly thing
Here suffering 
Broods bad mood swing




Leon Enriquez
01 April 2020
Singapore...

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On troubled, moonless nights
Restless journeys along her shores
Foaming and frothing her warning
Her heart beating the pounding surf
Her heart beating dark and dangerous 
She broods, she beckons, she calls
Calls me to her cold, deep waters
Come, come home to me if you dare…...

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Her grown up face, 
Bears a thoughtful grace.
Her warm bosom,
Awaits to welcome, 
A wanted guest,
On her laps to rest, 
Restless, though happy she seems, 
As her heart broods fairy dreams.
Her speech sweater from the lapse of years-
With a wife's love, and a mother's fears!...

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Her grown up face, 
Bears a thoughtful grace.
Her warm bosom,
Awaits to welcome, 
A wanted guest,
On her laps to rest, 
Restless, though happy she seems, 
As her heart broods fairy dreams.
Her speech sweater from the lapse of years-
With a wife's love, and a mother's fears!...

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Feel time slip
From my grip


Loss feels sad
In times mad


Bad feels such
Just as much


Slide of chance
In odd trance


Loss floods pain
In plush strain


Harsh feels sore
From deep core


Crash of mood
As touch broods




Leon Enriquez
22 July 2018
Singapore...

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If it was not….

If it was not by weapon,
My folks would have slain me with abhorrence.
If it was not inherently,
I would be their Desperado King for ever.
If I was not egoistic,
I would have been feasting with my broods,
If it was just,
I would have been a dud 
If it was not the distance,
I would have been alone....

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Brusque cold snaps crisp as a pine needle stab
evoking shivers in the elevated altitude silence
Lordly evergreen points, pierce the ephemeral
like aspen gold splashing in the emerald thrall,
as the lake now stills to glassy gray from aqua ~

Tahoe broods before the snow to stay stalwart

(12/24/2022 For Still-Life Autumn Scene contest)...

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Early morning mood
Grouchy now broods
Coffee tastes good


Sip caffeine fix
Brown brew magic
Mind sleepy mix


A bitter taste
Culls heavy haste
Drink seeds odd waste


New wit from old
Surge now unfolds
As high takes hold


Cuppa creams cool
Fancy frees fool
Drink dazzles drool




Leon Enriquez
05 November 2015
Singapore...

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Watchful of the morning skies
as the sun begins to rise
the shade of night slowly dies
before our very eyes

In the stillness that broods
nudging morning to a better mood
the shadows still sound asleep
as sun slowly begins to peep

A cheery yellow amber glow
upon the newly fallen snow
a wisp of wind begins to flow
putting on a morning show....

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I lay on my mattress and think;
Dark broods and silent reflection
Have no meaning
If they bring forth no new resolve

This is mine:
There is a race I must run,
A course I must finish,
A victory I must win,
A crown I must gain.

This I must accomplish.
For this only,
Can I give up my life and times

God grant me means
As I pursue my resolve...

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Evocative lines bring tears to the eyes.
Plethora of metaphors makes men think.
Emollient words soothe someone in his cries.
Furtive reading lets not mind quit and blink.
As the brain broods the troubles that arise,
No way will confidence dwindle or shrink.
Ineffable happiness of the heart
Allows not the sad soul to fall apart.

©? bfa 021024...

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