Short Demurred Poems

Today, I got into a Polite Fight
Over the last Wonder Woman night-light
"Oh, its yours," I insisted,
She demurred, I resisted,
Until I gave in and let her be right!

4/8/18...

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Immaculate perception
its vision so pure
Beyond all deception
adroitly demurred
A birth without legacy
an orphan unnamed
Judgment abandoned
—redemption proclaimed

(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)...

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The first little piggy went to market;
The second demurred and preferred to stay home;
The gluttonous third one
Ate all of the roast beef,
So the fourth hungry piggy got none.
Although it's not clearly stated,
His thirst must have been sated
And his bladder inflated
'cause number five urinated
All the way home.
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When the star was seen high overhead
Both the wise and the low there were led
But the wise men detoured
And with Herod demurred
So they took the long way back instead

But the low ones went straight to the place
And there gazing upon his bright face
Having felt quite a stir
Strong aroma of myrrh
They were shepherded home in his grace...

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strange laws have nature…


strange laws
have nature—
the snow falls
and blows;
yet silent skies still
remain empty
surrendering
to the broom
of the wind—
the wind
sweeping
frail flakes asunder;
reclaiming
demurred dusty desires—
yet frozen sheets
refuse to succumb
to ironing winds
of time’s bed
and its juxtaposed
spread—
steadfast slip stretched: 
strange laws have nature....

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Perhaps I am a frightful boor,
But your looks were a visceral lure.
I stopped and I stared.
What if I had dared
To ask your name? But I demurred.

I'd have followed you without a thought
By your face I was utterly caught:
Like a fish in a net
My whole world I'd forget,
And misfortune would then be my lot

People say it is bad to be shy.
Maybe not, as your smile was a lie.
Looking back I can see
You are stronger than me.
I'm glad I could not meet your eye...

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