Short Disqualified Poems

Olympian speed
Tortise and hare race for gold
Disqualified, rage


Anybody watch the Olympics?

Inspired by a poem by Sara Kendrick this morning!! Thanks for the inspiration mom....

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from their quadrants
quadruped
quarterfinalists
quarrelling
in quadraphonic 
quadruplicity
are disqualified
for actually
being a
wanted
tetrad
only posing
as a quartet



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on January 30, 2020 for contest WHAT’S IN A NUMBER sponsored by JULIET LIGON...

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To give life, and have that life dejected away, within seconds….. Pleading for a precedent, Incapable of escalating.
 Designed second, within spent habits, disqualified from my child. Bitter sentiments of mediocrity and anguish. Powerless to retreat, decisively surrendering. Trusting to lull my droll agony, melancholy. Imploring for my termination....

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Today another milestone,
I played my first 3 games of candyland with my grandson:
The first game he reached the magic castle first
with a slow and steady climb,
the second game was all mine
as he became the victim of a sudden backward slide..
The third game he illegally peeked through the deck
looking for a shortcut card and was thus disqualified....

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How immense the moon
for little mouse,
who runs along the side
of little house,
who gnaws his secret way,
who eats his crumbs each day,
who toils for each buffet
for kids and spouse.

How intense, his life
upon this earth,
and it's been like this since
his very birth.
In shadows he must hide.
Of cats he's petrified.
Danger disqualified
for glimpse of mirth....

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A poem inspired by an old girlfriend's love of the band, Journey.

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It's no place 
To raise a family
If disqualified
From that state to be
No matter what I tried
It's impossible
And it's implausible
To be Forever Yours
Faithfully
Despite my pride
If you're prevented from
Saying unto me
I'm the One for you
On life's Journey
That stabbed inside
You hurt me too...

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