Short Dinging Poems

he said in the pass
it words still last
he was king
but just plain
we have gain
so jump and stump
its binging  dinging
out loud beyond the clouds
FREEDOM IS RINGING...

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Another day and wet chimes are ringing,
Whole week of rain, clouds have been bringing;
I miss our birds in the morning a-singing,
Tired of drumbeat of drops on roof dinging....

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Darkness of the night extending
Countless stars far away
Bundles of worry overlapping
Waves of anxiety tangling
A wall clock dinging
The worms bustle and rustle
To join me 
In a lonely and sleepless night...

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silver bells ringing
holly bright among the pine
merrily dinging
bringing Christmas cheer to all –
scent of the outdoors

tint-tinging clapping
etheric among the greens
happy holiday
they sing joyfully aloud –
angelic voices


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Amazing! A joyful life
          Bestowing special blessings,
                  Eschews strife,
                         Keeps xylophones 
               Very quietly dinging
   In my ears.

FIRST PLACE WINNER
Strand Poetry Contest
January 26, 2022
written November 2, 2021...

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Bells ringing, children singing
Sounds of the season’s joys
Cash registers are dinging
Bells ringing, children singing.
Lovers are blinging; Santa’s bringing
Presents for little girls and boys
Bells ringing, children singing
Sounds of the season’s joys. 

Written December 1, 2022...

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there is always a breakaway stem
that makes your life more colorful
the abstract art inspires you to think differently
the many different parts influences you to try different points of transit
you want to run, but the authenticity pulls you back in
via the many sudden light bulbs dinging off in your head, 
now you too are a breakaway stem yearning for many a new realm...

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Luminaries lining stairs
Ghosts and goblins walk in pairs

Jack-o-lanterns flaming faces
Standing guard on all their places

Frantic feet on crunching leaves
Only on"All Hallows' Eve"

Doorbells dinging: bony witches
Offer treats from candy dishes

Spooky mansions: quite a sight
Haunted yearly, for one night

Staying out for just one more
Waiting breathless at the door

"Trick or Treat!" the end is near
See you all again next year...

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My phone dings for no reason.
I am not playing video games.
I am not trying to speak to a friend.

I am sitting in the living room
And I hear my phone dinging in the kitchen.
I pick it up and stare at it.

There are no alerts.
No messages.
No indicators at all.

I leave it in the kitchen
And it happens again and again
No rhyme or reason to it.

The new phones
have their own personality
their own mood, and their own secretive magical ways....

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