Short Certificate Poems

Address.....
                                       Birth certificate- 
                                       Father...

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A gravestone is the last 
official document a person 
will attach his name to. 
And though it takes place 
after the fact, it still has all 
the weight and finality 
of a death certificate....

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I will never celebrate for sure,
the thing called my birth day.
At the age one, I was programed
 to die standing  on the roof of life.
Yet I’m still alive in eyes of them,
without a cake, no birth certificate...

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I am going to have to dig out my Birth Certificate 
And check my date of birth 
Because my body certainly 
Is not acting its age
Feels like it is aging in dog years 
To the power of 7
With my brain stuck on 11...

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Mew, mew, mew, mew!
has been your music
boring music, you play
No change year after year
You showed me certificate
that you got from college
after a course in music
Mr. Cat, be open to me; 
Did you forge certificate?...

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I was inspired by “For sale: baby shoes, never worn”

I wrote down my own “Six-Word Memoirs»: 
«Birth certificate completed
Death certificate completed»

I much prefer:
«Birth certificate completed»
Even though that is only three words...

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If a fire broke out I would save my ancestry tree, wallet for Id, pictures of family indeed, birth certificate and deeds things that are personal to me, then family mementoes which are sentimental and what I really want and need is my Cadillac and its keys....

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If a fire broke out I would save my ancestry tree, wallet for Id, pictures of family indeed, birth certificate and deeds things that are personal to me, then family mementoes which are sentimental and what I really want and need is my Cadillac and its keys.
02/14/2019...

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If a fire broke out I would save my ancestry tree, wallet for Id, pictures of family indeed, birth certificate and deeds things that are personal to me, then family mementoes which are sentimental and what I really want and need is my Cadillac and its keys.
02/14/2019...

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I am president
of the U. S. A. with a
real birth certificate

which I used to run
for state senator and
the U.S. senate

I'll use all of my
energy and time to solve
the nation's problems

Meanwhile, if you are
searching for the long form, please
enjoy your journey...

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Senryu 4

Is graffiti 
A plague in our cities 
Or beautiful art?  
 

 Life in big cities
Is lived on street levels 
Not in skyscrapers 


Was Jesus Jewish?
Has he got a birth certificate 
To substantiate  it? 


Most drinking holes 
Are on the ground floor
Isn't that a blessing...

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You don't need a Masters or a PhD
  Truth be told, you don't need a degree
No permit, certificate or license to pursue
  No committees to sit before
                                    ~ No interviews

All a poet needs is imagination and pluck
  Pen and paper, of course
                           ~ and a little good luck...

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Education!
Not a name of any degree
Not a certificate.
It can not be shown as proof.
Education!
The name of our attitude.
The name of our actions and language
with others in real life.
My worth,
Keep learning.
Life never stops teaching.
No matter how it sounds,
how you feel,
get up,
dress up,
show up,
And never give up....

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So easy to die,
But so hard to live.
Wonder if this existence,
Is really worth it.

I cry in the arms,
Of an early grave.
I only wanted love,
But instead rejection came.

I can love no other,
Because I do not love myself.
Zero self confidence,
Zero self love.

No self respect,
The cause of my death.
The past the ink,
On my death certificate....

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CERTIFICATE

this poem is a certificate
to verify
the poet
is
lucid

this poem is a diploma
to justify
a pen
of
logic

this poem is a document
to authorize
a notion
with
feeling

this poem is a licence
to validate
bizarre
bent
belief

this poem is a…….
certifiable  ripple
of 
my 
wits
end




© Kim van Breda—10 March 2015...

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¨dreams ¨
everyones dreams seem so productive.
makes me feel like mine are so small.
not a big accomplishment to everyone.
not something i can hang up on a wall.
if i show you what i've made of myself you wouldn't jump for joy. it's not a degree,
does not come in a certificate,
so how would i show it to you?
if my dreams dont come on paper will you still be proud?...

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CERTIFICATE
Only another signature
The state says it’s needed
Something most never see
Yet it must be heeded

It’s about a child
So difficult to realize
The paper states time and date
The reason for demise

It’s only a piece of paper
A child’s life no more
Only another signature
But so hard to endure

Complete the dreaded task
Then the helpless feeling
Upset hopefully will pass
Now help the living...

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This is to all my sisters, 
Who are in the market for a Grand Marqui.
Please make sure to ask the jeweler for a certificate of authenticity.
See i knew this jeweler who's work was well known
Many admired his work without having work done.
His cuts were made with precision
his angles were made with perfection
and he captured every spectrum of light
But see this was no diamond in the ruff just a cubic zirconia
for half price....

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Apologies to everyone I have mislead about being new to poetry. I have just remembered I got a *certificate of excellence for this poem and attended an awards ceremony** (aka *merit certificate **assembly at primary school) back in 1988. 

I don't mean to give you a fright
Please don't be scared of coming out at night
I don't bite, no not me
I only eat vegetables for my tea
I may look scary but that is it
I won't hurt you, not a bit...

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If I could write a poem as enchanting as you are
I'd show it to the world and never say that you're the star

I'd enter it in contests you would never know I'm in
Then celebrate in secret should my precious poem win

I'd hide my proud certificate but you I would allow
To hear I'd won some riches, but I'd never tell you how

And then I'd smile discreetly and I'd take you out to buy
Anything that you desired, and I'd never tell you why....

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Joined a blowing team
We bowled once a week
Practised, practised all week
Big tournament coming soon
All my team mates members
Had gotten the high scores
I tried to do the same
To get a strike wasn't easy
Sometimes three pins fall
Then I would get a gutter
          ball
The tournament begins 
All teams ready to win
Each team taking turns
Only one team would win
It wasn't my team
My certificate said
Play Offs Champion
I was so proud...

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My birthday is in January
so thanks for the card in June.
Oh, and about the $15 gift certificate,
I'm 26,
I'm too old for the zoo.
My number's still the same, 
you know,
the one you "called one day"?
I hate they way 
you make me feel,
but to you its all the same.
Tell your new wife
(what's her name?)
hi...
no forget it.
She probably doesn't know
you had a son.
And as for the grandchildren
you've never met,
I told them you were dead....

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the final certificate
that I don't love you anymore,
was decreed in court...
The confirmation that
we don't belong anymore
each other is on paper
of the justice of the peace...
Did you realize you were
vital to me and why?
because you were the light
that made my heart
shine... !         




        SONG SUGGESTED


        MILLION YEARS AGO (MULHERES - WOMEN)
             ADELE AND MARTINHO DA VILA

 
https://youtu.be/zu-_E9aCPB0...

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Brilliant pilots
With no college certificate, but
Knows all the rudiments to flight;
The escapes, and
Never does crash.
I want to fly like the birds,
Colorful in the sky,
With no buzz as with the plane.
I jumped in the air, but
At once I crashed, and
Bunked my head,
I screamed of pains, and
The sight of the wonderful fleet I lost.
Then in a twinkle little while,
Each party to the fleet
Dropped a bunch of rose on my head.
O! What love untold....

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OBLIVION IS THE PRICE

Oblivion is the price to be paid
When attempts all fail to engage the mind
And the key that’s lost you can never find
Even when the best of plans have been laid
The mental quest is over, I’m afraid
No prospect of success of any kind
Oblivion is the price

Despite what efforts that may have been made
No contract or certificate was signed
Was it naivete or were you blind
As the world around you begins to fade
Oblivion is the price...

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