Short Camouflaging Poems

My reflection wears a mask
Face painted to hide my tears
Camouflaging hidden fears
If anyone tries to get close
I shatter like a fallen flask
Killing all hopes...

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New day with green-yellow possibilities
rousing the trees.

camouflaging my nose, mouth and cheeks
but at least my eyes see.

I long to imbibe on the woodsy scent —
lids closed and mask free.

7/26/2020
Modern Sijo
45 syllables...

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I can't find words to rhyme,
My thoughts are rusty
My pen covered in grime.
The flow is frosty,
Warmth been a long time
Silence at estuary
Vaporizing what does remain
Needling through the ocean
I endeavour to stitch
A tapestry of emotions
Beautiful and rich.
Mused lines, camouflaging
To string in chord 
With the pursuer's tuning....

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The dress was a vested interest
In looking good; the hair drifted down,
Soft Grecian lines that curled
Over sun-browned skin 
Camouflaging freckles on her back. 

Roving eyes took in the seated diva;
Her throne(worth all the tea in China,
Maybe more) was The Solar Bird,
A bronze, by Miro. 

Her exit was the East Wing’s nearest door....

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Concealing hurts,
Camouflaging heartbreak with humor.

With beam, belies 
the melancholy and pain within;

It speaks courage,
From a heart broken severally;

It speaks of strength,
Though weary, it will believe again;

It speaks of Hope,
Though weary, it will believe again;

It speaks volume,
Millions of words that can't be uttered....

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All across an area
Of poising purple peonies
She's silently secretly stalking
beautiful butterflies betrothed bright blue
Wishing with wonder what wagers would want
From ferociously fluttering fabulous faces
Casting closely to colored camouflaging kaleidoscopes
Until the usually utterly untrustworthy upon the unfortunate
Lands lightly on lips, laminating labyrinths
extreme exultations explode....

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Nebulous Streams, Clouding My Brain

Sleeping death through timeless space
Nocturnal Nebulae that will displace
Misanthropic minds of clustered clouds
Bipolar builders of sacred shrouds

Elucidative echoes of enchanted eyes
Decussate delusions that shall arise
Carnal contortions camouflaging spheres
Deleterious dust expanding light years.



Dec.15.2016
What was I thinking - Contest
Sponsored by: Daniel Turner...

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Winds shriek down the narrow lane,
mist covers many a window pane,
holding smears and dust at bay,
while camouflaging rut and decay.

The newscasters predict heavy snow.
Temperatures dip to zero and below,
inviting the flu and common cold
into putting holiday cheers on hold.   

Sizzling hot fireworks light up the sky.
People seek cover to stay warm and dry,
tucking past year’s missed goals away,
to recycle them on New Year's Day....

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Eyes of envy
jealous of my life
blind to tears I hide

Eyes seeing happiness
as I cuddle with him
camouflaging pain within

Eyes reading words
that I've typed
How I wished them right

Eyes un-believing
this you can't be seeing
my wrists still bleeding

Sitting in black
silence at a funeral
everyone looking back

Hard for you to imagine
the smiles, joy, and laughter
was my faked ever-after

No one's to blame
pretending
isn't just a child's game....

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