Short Contrite Poems

Placid platitude masks the grief of contrite certitude...

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computer mouse gone
the puppy is contrite
hangs head with guilt

remote is missing
Buddy avoids our eyes
secret stash somewhere...

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whistling cowboy
mothers pink cheeks
apology
forthcoming now

Written 8-31-2019
Contest: Charlie Quadku
Sponsor: Charlie Messina...

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How merry could the old bachelor be?
We decided to set him up, times three.
He was polite.
Not contrite.
He then demanded life privacy....

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A Didactic Cinquain Heart - 

Heart
Unfeeling, contrite
Pulsing, pithing, crying
Ever so broken
Substance

3/22/22
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2022©...

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An alien snatched my wife one strange night,
To planet Speed, they took her in flight.
But the alien confessed,
She'd been sorely unimpressed,
So back home, he returned her, contrite....

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God of War
Roar
Hear my Whine
Pine
Soft belly ambition
Attrition
Aries hot breath
Death
His long fight
Contrite
My lack thereof
Dove
Will soft mushy
Puppy
I need berries
Aries...

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Resistant to the light, we crouch in fright ~
Bemused by lower mind, we feel contrite

How long with fear, will we thus trauma bond ~
Ignite bliss within, by love’s magic wand

14-November-2022...

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A heavy heart
Makes for a new start
Life is finite
Time to be contrite

Apologies for recommending life
Insurance brings less strife
Farewell my friends, good
Others will save and invest for your brood...

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Super Moon presides
Laconic application
Devouring life and soul
They say it’s a curse
Shivers replace the heart beat
Unwelcome changes imposed
The mindset for one
Howling beasts inside contrite
Affection withdrawn...

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After Being Contrite,
Daisy Effortlessly Flirted,
Going Home In
Jasper's Kayak;
Likely
Mimicking
Nonsensical Opinions,
Previously Qualified;
Regarding
Sailors
Tattoo's,
Unaware
Vain Wizards Xrayed Yellow Zebras!...

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I lied about 
where we went. 
I lied about  
what we did. 


It was  
good bonding. 
The cops ruined  
our sibling spree. 
 

I am sorry. 
You weren’t 
supposed to find out. 
We didn’t know what was in store.  

May 10, 2019...

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The long guns trained upon my fragile refuge,
yet still to find forgiveness in contrite cadence' known.
Will you discover the dream has died-
in defiance of a love so giving...
to find the day's child-like grasp,
of world and wonder worth living....

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I lie awake
while he snores to the saints
                    at four a.m.
maybe I need to repent
      some kind of sin

            — tanka



            by Berteena
        Wild Orchid Haiku
       05 February, 2019
              five-lines...

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Serenity is to know what's right'
Eyes that peer in, beyond what's seen'
Nurturing our feelings with no regrets contrite.
Sensing the world, with consciously culled delight.
Exploring touch, smell, taste in ways foreseen....

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Prawn and Winkle Custard

Prawn and Winkle Custard
A delicacy and delight
Much nicer than Pilchard Jelly
Sounds disgusting and contrite
I’m partial to Bat wing stew
Though not to the taste of all
But as for Squid legs soup
Yuk, that makes my Stomach crawl...

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A Wookiee, the Wolfman and Jaws
Broke all of the Halloween laws
The shark got first bite
And was not contrite
His friends crawled away on their paws




*Written October 24, 2019.
For Tania’s Halloween-Inspired Limerick Contest
88558 - Howmanysyllables.com...

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Soft white 
light shining bright,
manifests before us
in vibrant stillness of the night,
as God, our Father, speaks to us gently,
saying we need not feel contrite,
since karma’s washed away,
in healing light,
soft white.

24-August-2022...

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My heart secures fright,
Forced into the light,
My soul so contrite,
My words become trite,
Hear my lonely plight.

I feel her cries,
Disclaiming sighs,
Without my lies,
Breaking all ties,

My love knew
Lies in view,
Breaking clue,

Shall she,
Blind me,

Mad...

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Fading light; our joy throbs lessen
Aversion contracts heart
Love alone makes our soul glisten
To so be, simply start

Hermit, be vigilant
Of each thought, cognisant
Make ego decadent

Heart contrite 
Fading light

15-October-2021
Quietus ...

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Throughout my heart's chatter
Love does not matter
For when it's not confirmed
Concessions will turn
Though contrite loneliness soon burns
A coupling that's so desire
To consume loves burning fire


2/4/22
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2022...

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South Park
At you're peril
Should you choose to disregard
Believing it's humor to dark
Once understood 
Becomes instantly funny
Bang on the money
As it parodies life
The absolutely absurd
That you could not write
As so contrite
The human plight
Is comedy gold
Destined never to grow old...

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I thought I would write something shiny and bright
                   Then lost the thought and wanted to be contrite
                   So here I sit in front of a blank page
                   When all I can feel is a "Nothingness Rage"
                   How do I get myself out of this plight?...

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The humble man stands before God,
Contrite, and aware he is flawed;
As each day begins
He confesses his sin
Then kneels before God and is awed.

The flawless man stands there as well
Convinced he has no sin to tell
And that God is his equal
Which leads to his sequel
Of life everafter -- in hell....

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To be alone in the dark
to dark deeds of demons hark.
Heart contrite nurtured by sprites,
fear not foes unseen,but fight,
to gain the gales of flight
of your soul uncaged divine,
and thank the Gods for man's flight.

Live in joy of heart's delight,
and fear not fights,but be kind.

Be strong,but not violent....

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