Short Concisely Poems

paradoxical
    concisely informative
    an oxymoron...

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Impressed
by what I see
then,improvised in me,
so concisely composed and penned-
for thee...

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Impressed
by what I see
then,improvised in me,
so concisely composed and penned-
for thee...

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Hey Tom, your heart you wear on your sleeve,
Concisely achieve what a poet does perceive,  
Surpassing discerning reporters near and afar,
Keep writing about Putin and his stories bizarre,
You remind me of Churchill, just add a cigar....

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Ten short lines: a mite succinct
To get a poem writ and inked.
It takes a certain type of mind
To get one’s thoughts in space confined.

For one who likes to write in verse
And isn’t used to being terse,
Such limits serve to strike a dare – 
Compose concisely, or despair!

Despite some stress, I found relief:
For here’s my poem - it’s ten lines brief!...

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As the sun rises casting purple
Upon wispy low clouds
There's a brief coolness in the air
For the fireball shines proud

Its color shifts to a golden glow
The clouds now more icy
Soon the day will warm to Cayene
A pepper so spicy

Some like it hot, enjoy the heat
Some like it cooled nicely
Some somewhat neutral, inbetween
Spring and autumn concisely  

It has been hot ones yesterday and today.....

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He's our savior
a man of utmost principals

He stands up against the deep state
and speaks his mind concisely

But he has faltered
and hoarded sensitive information

Now silver bars may bind his home
for several years to come

What can we do to help
how can we save the man we love

There may be no protection against his crimes
he tallied them up so much

All we can do is watch
Watch as a giant falls...

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side glances mock 
the youth, 
their moments
of relenting- 

sinuously fulfilling, 
as if the time 
was their own, 
and not perpetual. 

ideas making cycles- 
actions and reactions,
captured by neurons, 
and called original. 

concisely, 
unable to grasp
The Laws of Wisdom,
only time can teach- 

imperative, 
the elder thinks, 
as arthritic bones savor the sun, 
skin blisters raw, and pains to touch....

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Poetry
like unpartnered,
unteamed,
slow dancing

However rhythmically precise,
concisely devised

Does not dance well
in a highly competitive
youth-oriented 
commercial entertainment market

But,
does better
in cooperative venue voices,
disproportionately enthused by ancient women
investing in large-print choices,

Preferring off-line accessibility,
and not too expensive!

More deeply embedded
in soulful
left and right co-empathic
slow grown engagement....

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