Short Decry Poems

a telephone pole --
partial remains of a tree
now wearing wires
instead of leaves -- stands tall.
its splinters decry its new woods....

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Fear is the impetus which doubt provides:
with the roiling of false pride
of the sought for safety decry!
By the power of prophesy let fear hide
as the brave push forward let love abide....

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Help! Help! I'm running dry
I'm the same old jester, can't figure out why
Lost my giggle
It's a mysterious riddle
No wait, it's back, YAHOO I decry


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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Some will tell,
others describe

Feelings of bliss,
hearts that decry

Phrases bring life,
to words once alone

With meanings immortal
 —heavens to own

(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)...

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Should there be something you wish to defy,
Think for a moment of what you decry:
    Whatever it is you think to oppose,
Start first by asking both whether, and why. 



8/20/18; revised 9/8/19...

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In the poverty of sound
hides a final goodbye
Mortgaging the silence
with debt to decry

A tenancy of sorrow
with melody banned
An orchestra homeless
—foreclosure at hand

(Dreamsleep: December, 2021)...

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Saying no to the Muse
  all sleep deprived

The darkness magic
  —her words decry

Saying no to the Muse
  time splits in half

Before in tatters
  —after the fact

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)...

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Drifting
Among azure skies
Needle-like threads
Decry two-hundred wishes.
Eleemosynary prayers	
Line the winds of spring
In a cloud of floral snow
One wish permeates the air—
No mouth go hungry, no thirst unslaked....

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Little by little
Fear forms whittle
Dimming soul’s light

Day and night
Crouched in fright
Dark thoughts belittle

Our mindful eye 
Thus does decry
Onset of grief

Ego, joys thief
To get relief
We wingless fly...

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Some will then tell,
  still others describe

Those feelings of bliss,
  those hearts that decry

Each new phrase bringing life,
  to words once alone

With a meaning immortal,
—now heavens to own

(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)...

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Triumphant eye, desirous heart
But we’re not the doer
Time for ego and us to part
God alone the mover 

Bemused by illusion 
We live in delusion
Drifting in confusion 

Should we decry
Triumphant eye

14-February-2022
Quietus ...

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To wingless fly, just vaporise
Melding with the vast void
Grace then in-pours to our surprise 
Our presence by love buoyed

Let’s never say never
Whatever, whenever
For we have a waiver

Ego decry
To wingless fly

26-February-2022...

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Mindful eye, distils attention
Opting for love delight
Drawing in by resonation 
Boundless bliss, day and night

Within dreams we create
Images not quite sedate
Time then to contemplate 

Lust decry
Mindful eye

28-August-2021
Quietus...

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The Dawn has surely come
I see a small crowd gathered 
A farewell to bid
The mist and fog hug the trees
Morning birds decry the weather chilly
Silver droplets of dew shine my way 
The river requests goodbye
A-sail you must set me now
And with me my soul
To return no more....

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No point to prove, we walk alone
With angel wings we fly
We cannot share, the bliss we own
Till ego we decry

It’s an open secret
That no one can ferret
Save love at heart’s turret 

In joy we groove
No point to prove 

23-October-2021
Quietus ...

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Laugh or cry, the sun will yet rise
Oh, why does heart contract
Does not each breath usher surprise
Soul eternal, a fact

Let’s then cut to the chase
Choose open arm embrace
Imbibing divine grace

Fear decry
Laugh or cry

20-August-2021
Quietus...

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Black man prowls or so says our mind
So narrow are our views
Herd mindset grips us in it’s bind
Prejudice our heart chews

Narrow thoughts, let’s decry 
Choose love before we die 
If reborn black, we’ll sigh

Why scan
Black man

16-November-2021
Quietus ...

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Pendulum swings, from left to right
For those with mindful eye
Moving from darkness, to the light
Feral urges decry

Free will offers a choice
To hark our conscience’s voice
Joy suffused, we rejoice

Virtue births wings
Pendulum swings

13-March-2022
Quietus ...

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Thoughts not so quick, as mindful eye
Nipping them in the bud
Desires decry before heart’s sigh
Lest fears stain soul in blood

Double-check, doublethink
Before ego can blink
Love’s indelible ink

Jiu-jitsu trick
Thoughts not so quick

22-November-2021
Quietus ...

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Lustful roving eye, we decry
Base animal instinct
At life’s end, do we laugh or cry
Are our thoughts, by love inked

Earth life a gift; use it 
Lamp of bliss in heart lit
Love’s path to the summit

God utters a sigh
Lustful roving eye

08-February-2022
Quietus ...

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Why?
By: Tom Wright
8/9/2006

In childhood,
The answers we often sought 
were punctuated by a mother’s sigh.

Years later,
With memory tweaked 
This conundrum again we still decry.

Finally our years,
Seared by the winds of time
Reveal the answer to our question why?
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Me my true love did decry
~ Cry

She on whom I did rely
~ Lie

Now I see her walk on by
~ Bye

A bitter adieu
~ Bid her adieu






February 5, 2020

Poetry form: Echo Verse

Image credit:  Gerd Altmann • Freiburg/Deutschland • via Pixaby


F F I series 69 echo
Brian Strand, sponsor...

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- Short Morals -

What we know we should,
What we wish we could,
Those living in sin,
Those loving the grin,
They preach and decry,
They laugh and bye-bye,
I try to live my life just,
Because in my heart I feel I must. 

Creation Date - 02 Jan 2020
Sponsor Name - Mark Koplin
Contest Name - Morals...

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Thinking about the past 
I used to fly in the sky
Dedicated my vivacity   
To serve the motherland 
Through tough, silly, 
Joyful days along the way

Only history left in memory
Old man and his quality
If bad karma has been created
People must be unhappy, 
Worried and angry
Will decry inside my coffin...

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Cliffs were sentinels reaching to the sky
Gulls chided my presence with loud decry
I scaled a hilltop to glimpse the sea
Piety washed in gentle waves over me
Never had I felt so humbled before,
watching fingers of foam fondle the shore



October 26, 2021
Bite Size Poem no24 Contest
Sponsor: Line Gauthier...

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