Short Dons Poems

Nature dons steel gray...
Gale swept rains drive mount'nous waves
And e'en gods tremble....

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Centrifugal swirl
water dons ice overcoat
shivering no more.
...

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Flakes cascade downward
  God's angels pillow fighting....
     Earth dons chilled feathers...

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the
mighty mouse
who
dons
the
red cape
oh
what
mountain of strength
who
frightens
the
teary-eyed
gray elephant...

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quick change artist, Fall
dons her crimsons and yellows
as winter watches








written for "Images of Fall" contest...

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clouds and sun then clouds again
she dons a shawl of crystal rain
dancing upon a rain bowed stage
clouds and sun then clouds again...

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pulsing fluid blue 
moon breaks on ocean waves’ crest
beach dons pearl necklace

January, 27, 2019
Syllable count : 5/7/5
Checked on howmanysyllables.com...

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Friday afternoon a Jew's week winds down
His affairs wrapped up before sundown
   
   He puts away his workman's dress
   Then dons his finery, his Sabbath best...

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When early Spring gives weary Winter a shove
   Rash is he who dons garden gloves

The bracing scent of tulip's first bloom
   Oft buried 'neath wake of blizzard's doom...

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his hair dons dark and light
falls against little elf ears
blue eyes twinkle in the light
his smile shows a full set of pearly whites
and laughter can cause a clown to blush...

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Night
Sleeps in
Winter robe
Stars fall on dew.
Night dies in cold hours
The last breath makes the mist.
You lift the shroud like the sun
My meadow dons jewel at dawn.

October 5, 2017....

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Bobby’s sweetheart loves red lingerie,
which he’ll give her on Valentine’s Day.	
     He went shopping for two.
     Will she bid him adieu										when he dons his cerise negligee?

...

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Friday afternoon a Jew's week winds down
  His business shuttered
     Tired sun sinks toward the ground  

 A workingman puts away his modest dress
  ~ A newly crowned king dons his Sabbath best...

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twilight’s hue in view
eastern goddess takes the stage – 
venus dons her belt 


Note - Venus Belt is the earth's shadow in the eastern sky right after sunset - usually a reddish blue band on the horizon...

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SHE’S BOSS

The man and his wife not on holiday.
He dons a long beard and his cap for pay.
Don’t sit on his lap,
You might earn her slap.
No HO for this Claus, she’s boss — do not play!

12/15/2018...

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Youth's sure, sinewed fire of limb and gait,
Reside not long not tarries late.
The unetched silk of fair Morning's face
Dons so swift a different grace,
As boastful Dawn must e'er defer
To the granite reign of Time......

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sky dons sapphire shine
buds’ hued surge traps butterflies…
scent of spring ripples 

March 28, 2021
Contest : Spring Haiku-Traditional Form
Sponsor : Tania Kitchin
For Brian Strand Contest A Strand (1067)...

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a tranquil meadow 
dons a velvet lupine cloak...
bees swarm in dark clouds 

vast fields honeycombed
with flora and rabbit holes...
hawks swoop down for prey


By Carrie Richards......For Russell Sivey's Contest: Two Worlds Colliding...

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Certo

Então, vamos todas
fazer o que é certo, 
aprender e 
fazer mais e mais.

Então, vamos todas
aumentar o esforço
com todas
as forças 
para o inatingível, 
viver os dons 
e nunca parar 
de fazer sempre 
mais e mais....

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Springtimes sweet caress.
    Nature dons her floral dress,
    Perfume fills the air.
    Senses seduced seek romance,
    Aphrodite's love affair.

    3 / 10 / 2022.
    Springtimes Beauty Tanka Contest.
    Sponsor M.L. Kiser....

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BLISS IN BRACE

dawn 
born lone
sunburst shone

low 
clouds glow
in paint's flow

hue 
dons dew
meadows new

brush 
colors
flowers flush

grace 
on face
bliss in brace

September 13, 2018...

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In scarlet hues, along country lanes

Berries greet the eye.

Hawthorn, rosehip, bramble too

The season passes by.

A change of mood pervades the air,

A subtle slowing down.

Summer soon will take a bow,

As autumn dons her crown....

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Certo

Então, vamos todos
fazer o que é certo, 
aprender e 
fazer mais e mais.

Então, vamos todos
Aumentar o esforço
com todas
as nossas forças 
para o inatingível, 
desenvolver os dons 
e nunca para 
de fazer sempre 
mais e mais....

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A lagoon on the wings of a butterfly
  Jasmine, myrrh and frankincense flutter by
Shadows bury secrets of forests deep
  Pond's ripples extend beyond water's sleep

Ere the season dons new make-up reluctantly
  Embrace its effervescence ineluctably...

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Fear the tap upon thy shoulder

Dread it more as ye grow older,

It will come, there's no escape

It bears a scythe, and dons a cape.












Entry for
Poe-etic Verse Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Charles Messina
18/2/2020. Placed 2nd....

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