Short Callus Poems

hush
  listen	
  to the rain

  it speaks
  Esperanto

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© paul callus...

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latched to hope
she patiently waits 
for his love and warmth…
chilly night 
approaches

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© Paul Callus ~ 4th February 2017...

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Witty sweet man Paul Callus
gets better with every callous.
His many splendid poems
too good! His computer broken!


8:00 am
May 16, 2014
________________peace Paul...:D :P GBU...

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Dedicated to Paul Callus

In his dream did appear her soul he adored,
Which he wished and wanted to be restored;
Hear her sing;
Back bring;
Now has been in heaven in hands of his Lord.

Jim Horn...

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sick am I heart's love
 my mind emotions frozen
heart bleeds hurting so
~
Beating heart crying 
such mind thinks of the sadness
frozen emotion

11/28/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2020...

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Tears heart

      Apart


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Paul Callus ~ 9/7/2015
Contest: One Footle
Sponsor: Judy Konos
Placed 1st

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Do not be enraged

I remembered your birthday

      But forgot your age!


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Author: Paul Callus
Contest: Birthday and Aging Humor
Sponsor: Carolyn Devonshire
Placed  2nd...

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dedicated to Paul Callus
it never will be enough
my mere sorry 

a village pump
quenched many thirsty children
hot summertime days
water pumped from mother earth
Paul Callus still remembers
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Can't forget the man from Malta, Paul Callus
In his poems he shows absolutely no malice
Once in a while
He turns on the smiles
Girlies are all competing to live in his palace

© Jack Ellison 2015...

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with each passing train 
the house trembles 
aborted dreams

strangers in the night
the creaking floorboards
she cheats on him

wafts of warm
spiced paratha bread
her aroma lingers

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© paul callus...

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another star spent

 empty spot upon the stage

   when the spotlight fades


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Author: Paul Callus ~ Apr'15
Contest: Get Your Senryu On
     Sponsor: Judy Konos
            Placed: 1st...

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There is a callus on my finger,
it is where my talent lives.

Growing wiser with each stroke,
it feeds on tantalizing inscriptions
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which I meticulously sculpt
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as I transform my inner reflections
into leaden-inked realities....

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inebriated

       by starlit heavenly bliss

        rich bubbly champagne


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     Paul Callus~4th July 2015
      Contest: Drunken Moon
           Sponsor ~ Skat A
                Placed 2nd...

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where aspens huddle
in dense woods or open heaths
I often linger...
the shimmering foliage
my inebriated soul

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Contest: One NatureTanka
Sponsor: Rick Parise
Placed 1st

© paul callus 2nd August 2016...

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Eyes closed he hums the melody

replaying in his mind each note 

in search of fitting instruments.


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Image no. 3
Paul Callus ~ 3rd January 2015
Contest: 3 by 8 image
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Placed: 3rd...

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Paul Callus and I have finally met
It’s a day I’ll never forget
Paul is so charming and he’s got greying hair….
I’ll say no more of our meeting… I’ll leave it there
What happens in Malta stays in Malta!

Jan Allison
2nd November 2014...

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She nagged, in monologue,
Her wicked tongue aflame!
But I cared not – 
My homemade wine 
Packed a bigger punch!


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Paul Callus 19th Dec 2015
Contest: Something with great Impact
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
[19 words]
Placed 2nd...

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A busty young lady from Peel
Her boobies she couldn't conceal
They were such a huge size
That she won a first prize
For the fruit men most wanted to feel

7th April 2015

I made a bit of a boob on the 2nd line - thanks Paul Callus for your advice...

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fresh flowing water 

denied freedom of movement 

       trapped in a bottle


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Paul Callus ~ 20th July 2014
Contest: One Solo EPIC Senryu or Haiku - In a Bottle
Sponsor: Poet Destroyer A
Placing: 2nd...

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Softly whisper in my ears
Gently kiss away the tears
While your lips explore my face
Let me feel your warm embrace
Softly whisper.



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Author: Paul Callus ~ 2nd April 2014
Contest: Whispers of Love
Sponsor: Gail Angel Doyle...

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A shift in consciousness 
A callus formed 
An attempt at a better life 
Failure, disapproval, disregard
A lack of perspective 
An excuse
A willingness 
Loss, bitterness, overdrive 
A callus formed 
A shift in consciousness 



- Caroline Youngless 

07/20/2020...

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wrong calculations
bought my love new coats to wear
        found I broke the bank


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Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
is my favourite sound.
Dedicated to my host Skat A.
Author: Paul Callus ~ Feb 2014
Contest: What Does The Fox Say?

Placed 2nd...

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Elaborate the plan
Enticing by pretence
Exclusive in deceit
Extols hypocrisy.
Each step has been rehearsed
Except for masquerade
Excessively disguised.


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Author: Paul Callus ~ 27 April 2014
Contest: Let’s Pleiades
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Placing: 7th...

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Shrouded in dark purple cloak
I behold your languid gaze
Tears glisten on your face
Heart with poignant passion filled



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Author: Paul Callus ~ 28th July 2014
Contest: The Passion of a Jue Ju
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Placing: 5th...

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Those men like calluses put a yellow tape:
"Do not pass!", and start sawing the iron.
And the iron cries.
I stay suspended as a bubble
and tremble. It is time for me to learn the truth:
I know how to fly - or I know how to become a callus 
waiting for those men to build 
some new stairs....

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