Short Dither Poems

Campanologist
forgets to let go the rope
His face rings a bell...

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Dither of blue jays
bickering at the feeder.
Doves eat well below


Donal Mahoney...

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Dither of blue jays
bickering at the feeder.
Doves eat well below




Donal Mahoney...

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A man in a terrible dither
was yelling both hither and thither.
He cursed all his brothers
his sisters and others
and then cussed his father an mither....

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I fall and I fall
And each time I get up
I fall again
To the hole I dither in
And the higher I aim
The lower I descend
Till I fall once more 
And never fall again...

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Wildlife 37

A kingfisher was all of a dither,
When he first saw thick ice on the river'
He cried "Golly-Gee!"
As he dived off a tree
But the impact made every bone quiver...

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If you feel all of a dither
Go and sit quietly by a river
Take a book and a tipple
Listen to the river ripple 
Take a sip and a peaceful read
You may find this is all you need...

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Listen to poem:

Tis all 
shilly-shally, dilly dally
wiffle waffle, willy wobble 
quiver and dither 
teeter and twitch,
which whatever, wherefore wobble
hem and haw, ho and hum
Tis all a dithery tizz...

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If ever a golf ball were to be square
It would dither, neither go here nor there
Lofted shots it will resist
Putts, it may surely assist
New Golf rules too, difficult to declare.

24.4.2020...

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Heart o Silver, doth thou dither?
About the stars, or planets blither?
O grateful gods, become so weary,
Heart o silver, hast left thee teary.
Glaciated by wind and storm,
Nevermore, thy heart be warm....

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Fall leaves
in eaves

a breeze
now seize

away
they sway

drifting
shifting

up down
around

dancing
prancing

then lay
and stay

dither
wither

wrinkle
crinkle

decay
passe...

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I'm flexible by indecision,
Nothing came to fruition,
I'm really quite a dither, 
In verse I do blither,
Still, I'll finish this book,
Hope readers take a look,
What to write next? I ask,
Ah, decisions, that's my task!...

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Like ashes to ashes
Or the crushed wings of a moth
My body will wither
Will turn into dust
My soul, worn and tattered
Shall never be shattered
Will shine through the rust
Won’t waver or dither
To break free of all its cloth
It dashes, it dashes...

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what is there about a fire-
like a summons calling hither
draws us ever onward-
in a lather or a dither?

what can it be-
that leads us forthright
such as millers to a porchlight?

tell me what it is-
that tantalizes,mesmerizes

what's so cool about a fire?...

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In a dither for a dollar
Monies are being squandered
The pox is upon us
Taxes are ponderous
Stuffed shirts are foolish
Peace yet eluded us
The world gets Denuded.
We're living in the space age
Can't eliminate war and hate.
These hard truths we face
We are a better human race.
Are'nt  We.?...

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Dither and don't
Wither and won't
Slither away
Pawns dismay

Carols sung on Easter morning
Blasting the cold away
Rustic pieces found daunting
Carries night into day
Won't open the terror door
It seems to squeak a little
You hate but wanting more
Easy with cork in bottle

Errors made
Terrors hated
Rumors abated
Time slated	

Russell Sivey...

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everyday is fresh and new
   chase away yesterdays blues
everyday is a way to begin
   tomorrow is like a new friend
everyday life is getting better
   now not time to dither
everyday she loves you more
   things are great her you adore
everyday is good to you
everyday is good for you
everyday is glad to be alive
everyday is glad to be alive...

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In the mid summer hues 
Oh in the Kingdom of thee 
Pillars of lust so lofty 
Dither boneless men like bees 
Only to mesmerise the seer 
For its beauty & valhallain 
 A fine glass of amethyst 
Toped to its impious brim 
With a prime vermouth 
Titillated with placid fervours 
Vexed in secular cravings 
Fellated into an ebullience  
Oh shrivel mankind...

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Emotions up and down,
spinning out of control,
light headedness,
fuzziness,
all of a dither,
my mind can't deliver,
such emotive thoughts.

Try to shut away in a box in my head,
they are not in charge of me,
I am in charge of them,
keeping busy is the answer,
for a mediocre happy ever after,
pretty thoughts of a life after,
but for now, living for the day I can live the life i'm after....

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Vivere est militare, 
Lord, He, Almighty, ever gentle.
Thou, please, speak with thee.
Tell not the ineffable glory.
Beg thee to sing, to color,
To forbid, crestfallen can't be.
Aid thee, I dither long, too far.
Bury thy tenacious folk
Under the meadows and the beach.
Allow the waves wash this blood,
And may the sand, with anger,
Carry the dead and thy debt.
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No more school books ‘cause summertime is hither.
Happy children are playing - school is finished;
sandlot baseball in summer such a dither;
free unhindering time is not diminished.
People going on trips to sunny seashore;
easy living in summer what we long for.
Ever wanting warm weather gives us reason;
always dreaming of life in summer season.



July 14, 2018...

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I've been holding you for quite some time now
Mixing pigments that I don't know how.

I've been adding up set of colors like there's no tomorrow
For it's gonna be field with full of sorrow.

I've been trying not to dither
'Cause it's all for the better.

And now it's almost done, 
I don't want to see my painting's gone.

So I'll let you lay
With a trace of stain today
For I'm gonna stay....

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Up but down…part-3

In my errand for a fill of
Hilly air, I can’t forget its 
Kicking present, its woes and ills
Carrying that down-to- earth ache

To sooth which I run up and down
While the days worryless and dour
Don’t dither in their flow. And I
Turn to musing on these hills

Long after my bus had belted
Down its narrow, winding slopes
Tearing away its dry and shy
But superbly high-flying air...

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Crawling creeping beetles nibble
scatter dither wind and wither
whether chew my mind and sweetly eat
or wittle holes in words I blather blithered incomplete
three thirds are hurled and rained and voided 
annoyed I stew swear screamed "Destroy it!"
flung high a roar voraciously clear
heard words tremble dismember retreat with fear

Empty echos reach for letters
devours silence 
belches beaks and feathes...

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COPLA SESENTA: This Bad Guy World

Bad Guys bully to boost pleasure
Assure themselves of their meanness:
Just to keep trim

Not minding own onions’ lure
Makes them feel insecure bone-less:
Who’s the victim

Good Guys keep wond’ring what to do
Defend attack or simply wait:
No choice cower

The longer they wait in limbo
They’ll find fighting back far too late:
Choose don’t dither


© T. Wignesan – Paris, 2014...

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