Short Courting Poems

despite the rain -
two squirrels
courting dance...

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froggy went courting 
on a sultry summer day
his flowers wilted....

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Autumn’s hand extends,
Courting his lady Summer:
Cicada song plays....

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Flirty admiration leads to big ring on finger if feelings are mutual...

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daisies in bright skirts -
bees in yellow jackets 
come courting...

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Courting and dating-
wedding and commitment both
need covenant gowns....

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brahma bull snorting
flies with her tail thwarting….
young cow he’s courting...

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Around artistic altar, 
Boys betray bedspread
Courting candid challenge
Dearly....

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dance dulcet tunes
lantern moons sway
with spoons’ parfait
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Dappling sunlight
wandering
patching
Blessed earth
courting
dancing
Summer leaf
capturing
mesmerising

Summer airs...

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Neither spouse should ever forget -
             In marriage, the courting never ends

~Paula Swanson



Placement:  9th...

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Edge of wharf diner courting saline tastebuds,
Halyard rope bell hop with a catch,
Grandee gourmet glutton wolfs marinated cod...

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A man went a-wooing a lassie
ill at ease with a great biggie
his face all blushing
and him stuttering
she thought him to be quite wacky...

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Singing stars soaring in the sages' skies,
Glorious gifts gesticulating in their gentle girdles
Courteous colours courting in christmas' crest....

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The man who learns mauve from chartreuse
Is rendered quite gay by the news.
For courting sweet lasses
A man means amasses
That too many colors confuse.
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love birds
courting in
my small backyard
feeling charmed bringing love
my way



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on May 12, 2019...

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"Donald Trump does not pay his bills"
That's a fact that gives us the chills
Our Bankruptcy courts
Could nail up his shorts
But supporters love all the frills!...

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what do you do if a broken heart won't heal?
i'm lonely and your gone
all night long i cry
while your out courting her
my feelings don't matter
it's her smile you worry about...

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Do you intimidate yourself…
If you do
You need to go back to work
Mining the fear
Destroying your ego
Intrepidation courting truth

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2019)...

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There’s a man with a flame name of James
He lives north, yes far north, of the Thames
He’s a lover for sure
Courting gals by the score
But, his wife loves his hide all the same!...

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                               Summer Hiku 24

warm summer   s ~u ~n ~s ~h ~I ~n ~e

	c -o -u -r -t -I -n -g  lilies in   v ~a ~i ~n~

	   	         heart aching with   p ~a ~i ~n.

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An old, gray-haired emir from Yemen
Preferred courting underage women,
He kept a list
Of those he kissed
Banished those he considered a lemon.

written June 26, 2021...

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two bunnies go a courting on a sweet summer’s day
middle of noon, and their guests are not far away
why don’t you get married? Giggly preteens often say
they go down the aisle and marry with a sashay...

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Ease after torment
delight for a time

Pain as a stranger
more fondly in mind

Absence entrancing
when courting a knave

Sweetest the silence
—where screams did pervade

(Las Vegas: July, 2022)...

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Memory of my grandson at 6 years old

July 4th 2016

cache extra cuteness
courting field of coneflowers
purple purity
cute as button upturned smile
stirs boy’s long hair and wild grass
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