Short Durable Poems

first things first

   internal peace…then 

          external...

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kudzu takes hold
durable, invasive growth
a yenta's grapevine

8-16-18...

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More durable, one's word
  than a powerful locomotive --

Fashions bonds of steel,
  oaths and vows, steadfast, votive...

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A simmering smoke surrounds me
And it’s you
Coming to abduct me 
From this life
I’m in your world now
Fenced in by loyal love
Confined by durable devotion
Would you mind
If I stayed forever?...

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Use at your own risk!
Recommend durable tires
and a durable psychology. 
I know, I know, I know
that I can't live 
through it again.
That's why I'm walking, 
watching my feet
in my red-rubber shoes....

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Air
              Atmospheric, Breezy
           Calming, Soothing, Freeing
 Element, Biosphere, Nature, Environment
      Grounding, Healing, Unwavering
              Meditative, Durable 
                        Earth...

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With durable softness
I grace sheets and cushions;
I have a most beautiful feel.

With colorful crispness,
I sheathe fashionistas;
I'm cotton silk satin - all real!


Nov. 9, 2017 for nette onclaud's Knit Your Fabric Contest...

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What persistence and tenacity 
And the strong will to survive 
The courage to go the extra mile 
That my friends is no jive
Continuing to take flight 
In spite of all obstacles 
Shows a vital source of energy 
And makes one quite durable...

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Memories
                        Anchor, Durable
       Sweet, Heterogeneous, Unforgettable
A store of past life and is different all the times
              Realistic, Worthful, Trustable
                         Teacher, Bitter
                           Experiences...

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atonement is not for the weak but durable; cloaked wrongs weigh heavy







Proverbs 28:13 
“Those who conceal their sins do not prosper, but those who confess and renounce them find mercy.”

Proverbial Monoku
Carol Connell
September 7, 2018...

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While love blinds,
friendship opens your eyes!

only friendship
makes unequal
equals...

If love is fickle
and may leave,
friendship is more durable
and can stay!

there was never friendship
in friendships that
  start and end...

friendship is almost
marriage...
Sans carnal conjunction!...

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Gentleman
               thoughtful honest 
         funny encouraging decent
   sensible practical plausible durable 
         unequivocal noble polemic 
              principled studious 
                     Champion 



Delightful Diamante Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Caren Krutsinger
01/15/23...

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For our country, it stands tall
durable against decay
God-blest with health benefits
midst distinct fragrance.

*Narra is the national tree of our country.

October 2, 2020
3rd place,	"Writing Challenge - Dodoitsu" Contest
Sponsored by Constance La France; judged on 10/4/2020....

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Durable heart pulsating over decades
Never-ending love in seconds and decades.
Magical dangers are imminent and beware!
However, this agony can be calming
This remains a give-and-skip situation
The rhythm then suddenly broke
Brave and untamed despite the pain
Many tunes to appreciate

Written: November 17, 2022...

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there was a caterer
hardly loved  she was
flowers she harvested
and seeds of sorts too
stems of things as seeds
she picked and put in pans
to cook and satisfy her ego
soon famine built a nest
so special, so durable it was
humans, animals, plants
wept and cursed the life
as the land was devastated
to primitive life of agony
but the caterer laughed heartly...

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Magnus can’t run wild
since he bolts
once given liberty
of tether.

I identify with his struggle
as he pulls with vigor
to center the fray
in frolic

only to get denied
with a plaintive yank
at the limit of
influence,

placated and sequestered
in a panting pen
without regard for
dignity.

As I unclasp his
durable chain,
he licks my face
then jets off....

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Borrowed friends should
be the most durable
like stretching leather
Their circle unbroken
They listen to every word spoken

You could talk poetry for hours
and they endorse it
as I shared their news
of yet journeys untrumpheted

but time is shallow
and there are no more
The Autumn mists swallow friends
their golden memory lasts
through the cold clouds of time...

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You're a cup of Milo on a cold winters day. 
The bacon and eggs on a warm breakfast tray. 
You're a budding rose in a dying field. 
Your not the dagger, but the durable shield. 
You're the rainfall in the middle of a drought. 
You're the certainty in a world filled with doubt. 
You're that shiny polish put on an old worn shoe. 
In fact, you're all the reasons I'm in love with you....

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We used to have buttermilk
and Austrian white wine
from Safeways
and used to buy 2nd hand Prog from Beanos
The years have sped by
and I'm not recalling any standout shop now
Unless you include the durable Buddist centre
Toothless gaps in the town square
The Whitgift Centre is half empty
Samsung Mobile shop is closed
The years have not been very Kind
The sound of laughter is removed...

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One ventricle inside your heart have you
while everybody else I know has two!
It causes you to suffer; this I know.
Yet here you are surviving. In fact, you glow!

Your heart, although not perfect physically
is twice as durable spiritually,
for love to others gracefully do you impart
so well, dear Chantelle, with your special heart


March 3, 2021 
for Chantelle Anne Cooke's Heart Harp Harmony Poetry Contest...

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On the street between the impeachment
and castle a divine release was being
enacted engaging the durable peace in seething winter.
A somber black cloud of smoke was
slowly reclaiming the sun.

A disgraced militant was pounding his chest
for not killing priceless bees
who were initializing the flowers of Aden. The
death was laid out in a row before the child
was born. Dead prophets were watching from the eyes of dolls.



SATISH VERMA...

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TRUST


Trust,
Cornerstone of every
Relationship,
Durable rock of
Dependence,
Unshakable groundwork 
Of reliance,  
Only upon your 
Unyielding base
Foundations should be
Built to erect the 
Edifice of:
Partnership
Of friendship
Of love,
So, no earthquake
Of doubt,
No matter how 
Powerful, 
Would ever be able
To reduce, 
The structure we 
Raise on you,
To RUINS!



© Demetrios Trifiatis
    01 February 2013...

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On the street between the impeachment
and castle a divine release was being
enacted engaging the durable peace in seething winter.
A somber black cloud of smoke was
slowly reclaiming the sun.

A disgraced militant was pounding his chest
for not killing priceless bees
who were initializing the flowers of Aden. The
death was laid out in a row before the child
was born. Dead prophets were watching from the eyes of dolls.



SATISH VERMA...

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I have it in my mind frowning
You remove my breath
But you let it free
That is liberty

I have it in my mind anxious
You remove my clothes
But you let it free
That is liberty

I have in my mind curious
You cut open my heart
But you let it free
That is liberty

I have in my mind smiling
You give me to the gallows
But you let it free
That is liberty

I have it in my mind durable
You put me in prison
But you let it free
That is liberty...

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Drivel
dribbled from those lips of ours
while climbing streets and chasing cars
peeling back our velum skin
removing duty, tasks again.

Drivel 
trickled from our sanguine lips
reddened by a vibrant sun
infinite, treasured, playful trips
of youth perfected, minds begun.

Drivel 
fueled creativity in our veins
more effective than any lecture
more durable than the double AAs
powering flashlights at bedtime.

Drivel
was never 
just 
Drivel....

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