Short Countenances Poems

Its beauty is beyond expiry
makes all countenances appealing
exhibited by only humans
...

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light reflecting light. . . 
my face becomes a mirror
when I am smiled at

cold countenances
and man's inhumanity
make my mouth turn down

For Michael J. Falotico's Contest:
 "What Makes You Smile, What Makes You Frown"...

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Better performers interpret.
Experimental values appreciate.

Honest countenances humiliate.
Unknown delights elate.
Many pearls of wisdom concern.
Binding capacities hold.
Literary aptitudes exalt.
Extraordinary commendations mention...

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Complacent as the moon
Flickering dimly in a dull night sky,
Soaring solo through the stars
Recalling remnants of the life

Cautiously remembering
A time long since gone,
Laughter and joy a distant memory
Engulfed in the dark quiet seclusion

Softly rumbling through a silent company
Traipsing countenances of dreams and nightmares,
Through dim starlight’s briefly glowing
On a memory that once was absolute...

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Although their blows knew no restraint, 
Their countenances no control, 
He bore their hate without complaint
That love might make their hunger whole.

The curses that had filled the night
Gave way to stifled sobs and wails, 
While on that hill the infinite
Was held for half a day by nails.

He cried aloud in grief and pain; 
The soldiers stopped awhile to stare, 
Then turned their backs against the rain
And grubbed among his underwear....

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Happiness is a dream that everyone aspires to,
A condition of euphoria that most people don't have a clue
how to attain,
For some, they identify Happiness by another name,
Happiness may be as complicated as living life,
but without out it we barely survive,
It is inner joy that radiates on our countenances,
Yet, its eternal quest takes us to strange places,
Some of us may seek its glow eternally,
but never realizing the true definition,
until our dreams come into fruition....

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