Short Consecutive Poems

Consecutive games 
Played in diamond crested pain
An iron will of fame...

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Learning to open a door.
Resisting consecutive snores.
Ignorance of mirthful wars.
Decidedly dull lore....

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a glossary
       of memory
measured
yet unsung
plural,personal
delicate:
a consecutive
parade
from twilight
to daylight...

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Hairy spiders do not grill
    steaks on consecutive Tuesdays
  due to alternate-side-residency-
    restrictions in bushes on parkways

  Nevertheless, if seeking opportunities
    to slake cracked-throat-thirst
  Welcome to the Wetlands
    where founts of poetry burst...

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The allure of the moment
thousands of love ideas shaped at once 
a typhoon of possibilities
swirls the senses
ruffles the mind
witty glances and flow of speech
all parts surrender to the voluptuous rhythm
of those consecutive fiery circles
released unconsciously
in an ocean of Spontaneity.

...

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Between the end of
Winter and the buds of Spring--
    Stuck in Frustration.

    Between the end of
Winter and the buds of Spring--
         Anticipation.

   Spring's Bronco Bucking,
Nature's poised to burst forth--The
     Calendar shouts 'Halt!'   



(Note: This poem is a "traiku:" three consecutive, interconnected haikus)...

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moments fray and shred  
          tomorrow folds today; time’s teeth – rounded 
                memories meld a transcendent balm  
                     deeply rubbed by fading voices 

                                  17 Feb 2021 

     Contest, Liberum Divisa 4 sponsor, Gregory R Barden  
     (4 consecutive lines from my poem, “Waiting’s Knife”)...

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Consecutive syllabic lines
I'm needing all my words to rhyme
With subjects from love to nature
Written on college ruled paper

Many different styles and forms
Learning the make up of a poem
Put together pieces by piece
To say something that's none the least

Every word is sounding smart
'Til it becomes a work of art
That will belong to only me
And last throughout eternity...

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Consecutive days,
yes, that’s what I seek.
Twenty in a row:
that’s nearly three weeks.

Just keep it alive,
you’ll groove it, I’m told.
But here’s what I know:
it’s just getting old.

The same could be said
for writing a verse.
Try hard though you may,
your efforts get worse.

Made it to twenty;
its gold for the win.
Rowing tomorrow?
Nah, I’m sleeping in!...

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Every layer amassed vertically on the previous

Quintessentially abdicated from the next’s cornerstone

Upward from yet another illuminated chlorophyll-filled vascular vessel

Inspiring the growth of the next generation

Seemingly taxed at consecutive intervals

Each layer recedes like roman pilasters.

Tolling delicately to not topple the tower 

Umbilical to existence,

Mother of creation is left on top....

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55 is the sum of consecutive numbers from 1 to 10
55 is a semiprime
55 is the 2nd member of the semiprime family
55 is a natural number
55 Cadillac, an album by Andrew W.K
55 is the name of a song by Kasabian
55 years of infancy
55 years of manhood
55 years of inconsistency
55 years of consistency
From hope to despair
From despair to hope
Nigeria at 55
55 years of independence
55 is beyond jubilee...

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Any bowler will achieve notoriety and fame
if he or she bowls a perfect three hundred game.
To be a certified hero or heroine of the day,
achieve that feat during tournament play.
It takes a great deal of concentration,
and you must have solid determination.
Just take the ball and let it go.
You need twelve consecutive strikes in a row.
Everyone agrees that is not easy to do.
If you ever bowled one, then good for you!
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adamant energy aiding my anger management
composing into compassion in fashions that are magnificent 
we are the innocent, for only enlighten chosen have their noses
outside coincidence, perpetual planning and landing so very intimate
living beyond the internet, feelings coming out as if ventriloquists
were speaking from yonder seating, barely believing my own sentences
minus all menaces, here's where positive blesses this
consecutive benefits, to draw a collective intelligence...

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the punch of the first note 
the sound of your name 
the sight of the number 
invokes an ocean of emotion

the tickle of a memory 
the hint of a smile tugging lips 
the ache of a heart 
what remains is just reminiscing

the last word 
the last laugh 
the last time 

marks passing bisection of our worlds
the hourglass grains sliding away
the slipping grasp on affection 
the tapering conversation
history repeats itself 

but the consecutive will never be the same...

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