Short Exceptions Poems

Don't rush to judgement~who knows a man~be cautious~there are exceptions...

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Truly dogs hate cats.
Have seen exceptions to this.
Some live in concord....

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To prove
this theory,
exceptions make a rule-
patriarchs seeking a father
figure....

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Each life
is a series
of exquisite moments-
beacons of beauty illume grey
shadows

Inspired by the imagis T E Hulme's observation

http://imagistpoetry.blogspot.com/...

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she is not usually wistful
this is one of those rare exceptions
she is allowing herself one regret
limiting herself to devoting only ten minutes
choosing to dwell on positives...

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Democracy says
The minority must obey the majority
But to the genius
And the saint
Sometimes
There are exceptions
To discover
To believe
Those on the right
Are the minority...

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The key to success
Ability
Patience
Endurance
Insistence
consistence
And actions
All, but not any exceptions
In the present tense
In the continuous tense
And in the future tense...

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So much sorrow and failure I see.
All are shipwrecked in life's angry sea.
Be it illness, divorce,
rack and ruin perforce.
The exception, of course... will be me....

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Editors
What they recommend
Fight with words
Is irritating
Exceptions
In humor
Your accomplishments
Will remain unseen
Family biases
Editors
Are not really friends
Editors
Use my words
What they recommend...

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Lectures for years each time we ended a sentence with at.

"You don't use a dangling participle at the end of a sentence.

There were no exceptions.

So we could not resist the head stone:

This is where he's AT....

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At 1st, Words On Words ... 
  Engage Exceptions,
  Uncertainty Opened, 
  Tension,   Thought,
  Comprehension,   Insights Discovered,
  Fresh Paradigm Apprehension !
 And All Started,   
 With the Ramchal's Call for Dialectic Investigation...

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I want to tear down your walls and smack you awake,
I'll take you with all that you are.
Your complications, 
Secrets, and all of your past,
Your longings, your dreams and your pain,
I will take you completely, all that you are,
Without exceptions each day....

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THE CHOICE IS YOURS
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


Despite the Winds, All Ships Sail, Not, in the Same Direction
Despite Accepted Norms, There Are Proven Exceptions
Choose Your Goals Wisely, Adhere to Your Preference
Perfection Is Elusive, Set Your Sights on Excellence...

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Exceptions especially encouraged-- 
Every encounter emerges, 
Eventually enveloping everyone 
Eagle-eyed; ecstatic, energetic   
Early earthlings enjoyed elegies 
Effusively effected, each eloquent.

March 23, 2021...

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Hi is to number 

Number is to date 

Date is to kiss

Kiss is to love

Love is to sex

Sex is marriage 

Marriage is to divorce

Divorce is to lonely

Lonely is to another hi

And the process repeat......exceptions may occur



(dedication to my brother.)...

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full-fledged member 
of the inner cycle that 
exists within the realm 
of the internal world 
without exceptions to the rule
should have remained a valid 
contributor sited amongst 
the valued counsel members 
instead of being ostracized and 
extradited from all future encounters...

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We are ALWAYS taught to tell the truth
But SOMETIMES there are exceptions to this rule
If your wife says ...
Does my bum look big in this ....
NEVER say yes dear !!!!

N/A in original contest
Submitted to Second chance poetry contest sponsored by Broken Wings

02~11~16...

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Morality is morality, there's no ifs
Or buts about it, either you obey 
Rules or you throw them aside.
Always for each transgression
Lies a matching retribution.

For every seed that you sow
Is a grain waiting for reaping,
Be it a good one or otherwise.
Exceptions are not options,
Row your boat...or you sink....

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My ghostly friend 

My dearest friend Arron 
from the Army lost. 
Now serves God in death
at no cost.
My ghostly shadow who has 
my back.
My lost love who waits 
for my death, after a 
long lived life.
No exceptions my soulmate 
is him.
I'm content being a mom.
While my ghostly friend awaits 
for my earthly life to end....

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Some people walk with purpose,
Their confidence on view,
While others shuffle by as if 
They haven’t got a clue.

New Yorkers, as a rule, are fast
And so their normal pace
May look, to others, like they are
Competing in a race.

But as with any rule, there are
Exceptions, so I know
Some walkers take forever to
Get where they need to go....

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Bullies are created from homes with larger bullies
Understanding them will not stop them
Logic will not change their upbringing
Loving them is difficult, you may be rebuffed.
It is sad they grew up thinking this is the way of the world.
Exceptions are out there, but many bullies retain their status
Society despises them and so do their neighbors...

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Watch the people in the pool
As they kick and splash,
Knowing that their pool days
Will be over in a flash.

Noodles, tubes and swimmies
Help to keep the kids afloat 
While the grown-ups stand there, cooling off
And trading tales of note.

The only thing you rarely see,
As summertime is dimming,
Is anyone (with few exceptions)
Actually swimming!...

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We all think we're the exception
Those thoughts are just deception
Games played in your own mind
Wasted time you can't rewind
Your best bet is to learn and improve
That mind set remove
Try to rebuild those bridges you've burned 
Apply the knowledge you've recently learned
Even if the lesson was some what cruel
You now know, you're not the exception to the rule....

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photography 
needed a dark room
poetry
had to have a home office
dogs and cats
built a compound
painting
where is my art studio?
my hobbies are a result of my obsessive personality
They usually last two years, two and a half tops
Poetry has lasted four, and painting has lasted six
These two are the exceptions
Maybe because I was always looking for them...

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I have no doubt that is a D-flat, he insists,
No, no, that is a C-sharp, she persists.

It is okay having a nuclear U.S. and Russia
but definitely not North Korea.

The world can live with a nuclear Pakistan
but obviously not Iran.

A rigid set of standards is applied to some
while exceptions are given to the other ones.

No wonder the world is such a mess!...

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