Short Doorbells Poems

The doorknobs were rusty
My hopes ran dry
Where does the time go
When we're all alone

Doorbells and permissables
A dent of occasion 
Dentures and talking
Come easy along


Miss you nights
when tadpoles go swimming
Lust and egos
are the height of fashion...

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Scary faces peer
Down the eerie pumpkin paths
Doorbells ring from fright

All the boys and ghouls
Spooky creatures of the night
Undead creep around

Keep those goblins safe
As they fill those bags with treats
Welcome Halloween!



* for Linda-Marie-Sweetheart of p.s. halloween haiku contest...

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Spring has sprung
Birds are singing
People emerge
Doorbells are ringing

Spring has sprung
Winter disappears
The sun begins to warm
The frost & snow have cleared

Spring has sprung
Flowers do bloom
Hibernated children
Come out of their rooms

Spring has sprung
A time for rebirth
All life… it does matter
I love our sweet Earth...

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Every season a time for bells 
handbells in the choir 
Christmas bells on tree 
doorbells 
Taco Bell 
everyone their own style and sound 
hanging bells mixed with mistletoe  
cow bells across the field 
some rustic, bronze, vintage, old and new 
no two are alike 
some ring for Joy 
some for sorrow 
the sound of ringing bells 
how can a hollow vessel 
bring such calm and peace?...

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If I hold one mirror to another,
how many times will it double my image
before I get sick
and decide to end everything?
My guess is enough times to carry me
well into my late 30's;
if I keep it up that long,
you better believe I'll be ringing doorbells
and asking for a reward.
No man should be made to live a life
that he himself would trade away in a heartbeat
for a new set of mirrors
and a hammer....

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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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