Short Donning Poems

Donning tangerine,
every creature was impressed
with your arabesque...

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my inner wildcat
is released by my donning
a leopard print sheath
my now feisty attitude
is obvious at a glance...

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In his navy blue coat with cap
& donning a smart auburn vest
Mr. Robin flew off in a hurry--
leaving the Missus to nest :)...

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in little girl’s world
when donning fine tiaras
fairy tales come true



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Posted on March 3, 2021...

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This spring day is bleak with no sun,
So you have to do something for a little fun.
Try donning a dress and a flirty little hat,
And when you go around town they’ll say, “Who’s that!”...

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Stitched in yarns of neutral gray,
I fashion a robe from wool 
To cover me against icy breeze
And by donning a smaller size,
The wrap becomes a tight hug.


16 Jan 2015
Wool Contest For C. T....

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seasoned apparel

fall has picturesque
donning and winter dress in
unembellished whites

2019 November 05

*3rd Place*

A late Fall or Early Winter Haiku
~~Tania Kitchin...

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Season's a changing Winter's a coming
Noses are sniffling Heaters arriving
People feeling cold and clammy
Donning thick new jammies
Oh no more natural warmth for a term
Just woolly coats and the flu germ!!...

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Children are celebrating
Because spring is in the air
Dancing around the maypole
Donning flowers in their hair

Enjoying Earth’s new rebirth
Spring’s artwork on display
Birds are vibrantly singing
From the excitement of May Day...

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Listen to poem:

Charlie's Full Moon

His enchantress donning afire,
Soon ladders rise feline rescue,
His veil edges deep-held desire,
Deny him naught his owned venue.

2019 October 31

*2nd Place*

Good Luck Halloween
~~Eve Roper...

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It’s A Snap
Limerick
Written: by Tom
2-7-2020

When things come too easy I call them a snap,
Though some require donning my thinking cap.
When sometimes confused,
over perchance being used,
I overcome the fractious and take a victory lap.
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Winds are blowing
Your hair is tossed
Autumn breezes flow through
Invigorating air
Donning warm clothes
Almost time, for the witches brew

Branches bending
Leaves are falling
Flowing with colors so bright
Raked in big piles
Kids come to play
Returning home, as day turns to night...

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Dragging my faith through the choppy waters,
donning lifejacket with strength,
I gave God the stern wheel.

With Him I found belief combines with grace
to reveal a safe harbor
just a prayer away.

You don't have to get all the words just right.
He knows the answers you need.
You just have to trust Him.

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A Robin lifted my soul as it took wing
on the breath of Spring.

Red breasts caught my eye;
against a blue sky.

Donning Spring's costume;
color inked each bloom.

And upon the ground;
green grew all around.

I heard a bird sing;
and on that upswing,
a Robin lifted my soul as it took wing....

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A warrior mentality
so to speak – 

donning our armor
of daily fashion;

tinted shades closing
off soul-windows,
concealing from 
prying eyes of inquisitive
nakedness – 

we clothe
fearing being disrobed

truth, such privates far deeper 
than skin

Gucci, and likes, the first
line of Metropolitan Defense….

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we come
donning our best
our head and heart clear
with pure intention
we sit in silence
ceremoniously
lighting the calumet
in peace and harmony
letting our silence
speak
our peace offering




AP: 3rd place 2020

Submitted on June 28, 2018 for contest END OF JUNE 2018 STANDARD sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 1ST...

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When weighing a smile
you measure its worth;
against the truth of
its sincerity.

Passion and desire
fuel hearts on fire;
and yet, fickle flames
sometimes flicker out.

Salvaging fragments
of shattered ego;
you suddenly feel
quite vulnerable.

And donning your mask
of obscurity;
you seamlessly slip
into the shadows....

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Donning a vintage coat, boots, hat and all,
the last organ grinder readies his smile,
outside the old age home, heeding love’s call,
to rekindle heart’s joy, for a short while,
triggering memory elders recall,
recounted to young ones, in life’s last mile.
His next stop is for the autistic child,
where he’ll sing songs by God’s angels compiled....

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He's a blue collared artist supreme
with a medium of drywall and wet concrete.
He was laid off when build back better lost its gloss.
He occasionally does side jobs... tax free.
The beard is unkempt, he flashes a tattooed head.
He's donning a third trimester belly he calls Johnny walker red 
It's going to be some time until his next masterpiece....

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Elephants will head for higher ground 
before a Sunami makes landfall.
The flocks will sing desperate songs
and fly quickly from devilish fires.

While donning his three-piece silky suit
man-unkind kneads another infinity bomb...
as glassy moths nibble away his soul. 
Leaving their powder to humor his ashes.
Stupid-stupid man, a pawn to his ego.
...

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They say laughter is the best medicine
to keep away the ills
So from now on I decided to write only lines 
which put away the pills
Donning the role of a courtroom jester
My grey wired cells I began to pester
As I began to brew my soup on the site
My dark world broke with crystal light 
I giggled as the ink began its play
Dancing words so happy and gay


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Arising from warm watered womb
To stand in steamy bathroom
Toweling dry before fogged glass
A moving smoky faint mirage
The cool Fall day is warm at last
Donning sweat shirt extra large
Picking up the empty cup
That held hot and gingered tea
He’d sipped while  laying down
The pocket door slid open wide
Reborn again he stepped outside
Refreshed alert unwound...

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The that that holds existence within its womb,
which though in stillness, propels life in motion,
donning for each performance, a new costume,
as both the burning sun and the cool ocean,
is felt when bliss within form begins to zoom,
serving our presence with utmost devotion.
God’s dance beauteous is at play everywhere,
recognised by void-centric souls who’re aware....

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The reactions of people angry and scared
says society's teetering on the brink.
When stubbornness and stupidity are shared,
the delta-variant is their common link.
Politics fueled a pandemic with hate
and subsequently sealed their supporter's fate.
Donning a mask and taking the vaccine shot
is how we will beat covid, like it or not.


(Rispetto)


7/30/2021...

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Autumn~ 
(Acrostic) 


Autumn is here at last again, bringing  us 
Unbelievable,  amazing  colors   
Turning the leaves, to yellows,  auburns, and browns,  with 
Unfolding blessings,  and  grace. 
My very favorite season, of all the  four   
Nature smiles now,  donning,  Her new  Majestic Wardrobe. 


Dorian Petersen Potter 
aka ladydp2000 
copyright@2015



July.28.2015...

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