Short Criteria Poems

Tuhada Khon Khon,
Mera Khon Pani........

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Knowledge euphoria,
make it a criteria....

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The Criteria for Heaven is not based on
Wealth
Education
Political Affiliation
Appearance
or
Status

It is base upon Obedience to
GOD...

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I wonder what are the criteria,
I'd meet him in a cafeteria,
Ask how he waned the entries,
Good poems from different countries,
He would say some lines act like bacteria.



April 3, 2022....

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Night
and day-
images
intertwined as
one

Empire of Light by Rene Magritte

http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%
3A3692&page_number=6&template_id=1&sort_order=1...

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to get a high school diploma you must be able to read at a twelfth grade level
this was in 1952
In 1972 we were told “an eleventh grade level is good enough”.
Today reading at a ninth grade level means that you graduate.
I heard that at a seminar this morning....

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While ours kill with flair and finesse
Banned weapons can make a fine mess
Since guys without class
Can possess poison gas
O-bomb-a will make an address

There's hype and there's hysteria
O-bomb-a needs criteria 
To send friend Bashar   
Wrapped presents from afar
His gift of love for Syria...

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10:00pm
Went to sleep

2:00am
Woke up
Very sick and ill
Fell asleep

4:00am
Woke up
Not sick nor ill
But to a word
One word

Diteria
What is it
Is it a name
Is it even a word
What is it

Diteria
The opposite of criteria
The one word I woke too
What is Diteria
Maybe it’s an Omen…...

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Roses are red, but we cannot deliberate any further the traits of the bed  
Rue, due to the sea blue, replica of brotha, anew view, as Olivia is misled   
What is being said? The criteria my sugar sweet is comedy, for he is a she       
You might get angry or find this funny, gender, crazy. It was the seventeenth century...

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Do you have what it takes
Do you have stage legs
That won’t break?

Can you make eye contact
Do you know the difference
Between compare and contrast?

Can you weather the storm
In spite of illusionary harm?

If you meet all the criteria than you’re the one 
Who’s conquered inferior and your
Confidence is superior...

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The criteria for involuntary hospitalization are as follows: patients must exhibit dangerous behavior toward themselves or others, they must be helpless and unable to provide for their basic daily needs, and there is a danger of “essential harm” to their mental health if they do not receive mental care..
Note.wehmi, nafsiati, Pagal, nashai, game, over.....

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Pastoral Hymn


Formerly, one knew on sight the ones
who walked with economic purpose.
One had criteria: the color
of their robes, the meter
of their stroll, the semaphore of their
cosmetic blare.
One knew that night for them was dawn,
that night lit bright their signal.
Today, my pastor claims, 
one must inquire of them all.


Donal Mahoney...

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Night Lit Bright Their Signal


Formerly, one knew on sight the ones
who walked with economic purpose.
One had criteria: the color
of their robes, the meter
of their stroll, the semaphore of their
cosmetic blare.
One knew that night for them was dawn,
that night lit bright their signal.
Today, my pastor claims, 
one must inquire of them all.


Donal Mahoney...

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If I had a dime
     Every single time
I heard someone say
     Have a nice day!

No riches on me
     Would you ever see!
Nor money in the bank
     Would I have to yank!

Most people won't take
     The time to fake
A laugh or a smile
     Might cramp their style?

So here's an idea
     Add a smile to your criteria
Make the effort, laugh and say
See yaw, have a nice day!...

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pink cherry blossoms 

cast shimmering reflections

on seas of Japan


*This was my first haiku written when I was a childand  committed to memory.
Now that I know the rules of good haiku writing, I know this does not fit the 
criteria of haiku, but  thought I'd post it anyway. Originally for PD's contest,
I've decided to look for a more recent haiku of mine that is terrible, to be used 
for "worst poem contest."...

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Dear Poetry Soup: I was wondering what formula you use to choose Best Poets
Here, including Best New Poets and Best Poets in last 2 weeks. In other words what
is the criteria you use that determines these rankings? I'm sure that many new members
who post here would also like to know what procedure is used for their knowledge so they
can proceed accordingly.

Thank you in advance for your answer.

Robert William Gruhn...

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One hundred and eighty words you say
For to write a poem and make your day
Attempting a task for to do as you ask
As striving towards your criteria to meet
For me that would be such a massive feat
My poems can be too long 
your attention span I’d lose
So I’ll submit
this little bit
and hope it’s mine you choose


Written 11th September 2019
Contest: Any Poem You Want to Write 180 words or less
Sponsor: Caren Krutsinger...

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Every single moments,
Lots of ideas are born in our brains 
Some are stupid- some are brilliants.

We need an extraordinary idea,
What can change our mental phobia 
For finding idea we don't need any criteria.

We are desparate to change our world,
We need to think about that manyfold 
For finding better solution we can't hold.

Just an idea we need, 
If we could find out that can work as creed 
We know it's a very tough job indeed....

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When I was courting
Many years ago
I had a golden rule
Which I liked to follow
This ruled applied
To certain criteria
Namely that the girl
Should live in the same area
In extreme cases 
A short bus ride away
As a general rule
Only one street away
But preferably
In the same street, or
In a perfect world
The house next door
My kids have no such rule
And don’t date girls in our road
In fact they won’t even date
A girl in our post code...

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I feel equivalent to an alien
as if I don't belong
for I am Pleiadian
I'm extremely headstrong

Although I understand struggle
I imagine we could still overcome
if we can learn to juggle
then to this we wouldn't succumb

Have we become to ostracism
when someone doesn't meet our criteria
magnifying a prism
as if they have diphtheria

I recognize it's difficult
but we must somehow comply
to obtain that which is Biblical
and this to apply...

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Paint coat gloss of stigmatised strategy
Ink print format dishonourable dastardly
Rewriting total emotional reliance on romantic target solo
Mistakes made eradicate match develops purely personal 


Necessary structure supports test criteria
Shifted not by storm of hormonal hysteria
Flattery, female following foresee men fearful, fatigued
Indolent inconsistency implores males imbibe, intrigued



       14th January

      - format dating -...

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What is the criteria to work in this office?
The prim interviewer began rattling off statistics 
About education, degrees, experience.
I looked around at the staff I could see.
Everyone I saw was female, blonde, twenty-two, and 36, 24, 36.
They dressed in short skirts, wore high heels and their nails were points.
Not a few of them. 
All of them.
Experienced in what? I wondered.
Knowing I would not make the cut.
Of course as you may have guessed, I didn’t....

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1.The judicial system is on the verge of destruction.
2.It is on the mercy of dirty rich,corrupt & resourceful criminals.
3.Pakistan is a safe heaven for the criminals of all kind.
4.We are lost without any hope for redemption. 
5.Criminals and gangsters should be punished. 
6.The same criteria shall be imposed on violators of the constitution.
7.What about those who wore and abuse uniform,
in the guise of emergency and patriotism.
Note.Rule of law cannot be selective....

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Chameleon Puddles


kicked the journal in the rear
because time is wasting
i don’t hear the criteria
of jettison hues and striking oranges
i'm the girl doing the prismatic happy dance
the peacock dancing through mutant rain
stopping to pop squeaky airborne bubbles
roll around in dew of purple plains
gawking at the maverick architecture
resting only to adjust the density 
of my panoramic range
and then I’m up and out
splashing through lifes chameleon puddles.. 
again...

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Before awarding you their prize,
They look at your size;
Not at how smart,
Soon, ordering you “To your feet rise”.
And watching how this tenses you up
Or keeps shaking your handed tea cup
Or your tolerance tries
Or up you blood cells dries
Or your flesh, not unlike chicken’s, fries
Next, ordering you to on them fasten your eyes
Leaving you to keep battling with all the possible ‘whys’
Before finally providing their lies!

Criteria of a kind
By a panel still far behind....

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