Short Fend Off Poems

just a piece of you
needed to fend off the blues...  
lonely river flows.

© Harry j Horsman 2013...

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Eighty years old and still motoring along
Not quite as spry but my breath is still strong
Can fend off attackers
A real firecracker
Just breathe on 'em and they succumb before long


© Jack Ellison 2016...

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Jan Allison



Jan Allison gave me a grinning big chuckle
Only wish she met my quirky Uncle Buckle
She might have to fend off
Then she may have to cough
A mighty big yowl to scare a honey suckle



Written: 2/19/15
Theresa Marie W-C...

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Ferociously fought Footballer's in Fray 
French storm did Italians fend off fairly
Materazzi muttered malicious mouthful
Zinedan Zidane zealous - headbutt was calous
Chest of foe concave became
Fell to pitch - victim o' Zidane
Red card issued - final curtain
Frenchies lose - Zidane for certain...

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Morning Musings
Miracle Man
1/2/2025 

Morning thoughts drift,
seeking guidance or direction.

Unsure of destination,
they fend off deflection.

Hoping 2025 will be as tasteful,
as some newly concocted confection.

Also, thoughts that might tempt,
are quickly met with rejection.
...

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Ferociously fought Footballer's in Fray on Field,
Italian storm did French fend off fairly for a time;
Materazzi muttered malicious mouthful,
Zinedan Zidane zealous; headbutt callous
Chest of foe concave became
Fell to pitch, 'nother victim o' Zidane
Red card issued, final curtain
Frenchies lose, Zidane for certain....

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With suction cups on its body,
It clings to rocks and such
So tidal currents really do not
Bother it too much.

Its teeth, as sharp as needles,
Line the rims of bulbous lips
And spiky studs, like armor,
Fend off anything that grips.

If this awful-sounding creature
Makes you frightened, you’d be wrong
For this lumpy little sucker’s
Just a mere 3 inches long!...

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^Truth is the smallest of all cays.
Surrounded by blood waters of the past...
the dorsal fins of doubt and deception.
Only the brave dare takes the chance. 
To swim out to it and fend off the thrash.  

Most would rather stay where they're at.
With the plush comforts of the arrogant mainland.
Suckling poison fruits of ego and half-truths...
then sashay upon the decay of the damned^...

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I long for that moment
When I can hear you
To have you with me
When you'll hold my hand
To stay by my side
I long for that moment
When you'll steal me
To take me away
When you'll protect me
To fend off my fears
I long for the moment
That you'd look my way
To realize somethings wrong
That you'll see my tears
To tell me you're mine
I long for the moment
When you'll come to me
...

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Words will sour
in your lust
for power,
it is these
deeds
that come.

Prayer is lush,
it makes
one cower
but pure
is the cure
that scours.

I fend off
these baleful insults
which tumult
through my brave
innocence.


The flower 
of the flesh 
is stretched
into power.


I oft come
here
and smell
the daisies
by the lake,
where bones so
fresh
waste away
in your wake....

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With the vagaries of weather,
One wishes one had Bird's feather
For a flight to a safer zone,
Where heat nor cold might crush the bone...

With the storms and ones of weather
Much focus on being together
He ceases who does wealth gather
Men with kids play roles of father

How many of us can storms weather
Without cast glances at Ether?
Who can cold fend off with cow leather
Or would bathe and soap calmly lather?...

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Will away the nightmares
Fend off all the pain
Show me someone really cares
And my world isn't constant rain

Hold me close and love me
Be my shelter from the cold
Give me new eyes to see
Help me learn to be bold

Open up this prison gate
Guide me through the maze
Help me wipe my messy slate
Clear my life of haze

Scare away these fears
I regret I ever fell
But I will wipe away these dwelling tears
And get away from this Hell...

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A white outline
On the cold grey pavement
Where my body used to lay

You left me there
All alone
To fight by myself
Leaving me to fend off
The monsters
With no means of defence

You left me
To cry
To rot
To die

You left me to mourn
The loss of
My friend
My sister
My soul

You left me by myself
LOST
And I can't find
My way back

I'm left with
THE MONSTERS
But what I didn't know
Until now
Is that you
Are the worst monster of all...

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I can be defensive, yes, it's true
A shield of protection, I construe
For wounds of the past still sting and burn,
Causing my cautious walls to discern.

But underneath this hardened shell,
Lies a heart that knows all too well,
The fear of being vulnerable and exposed,
Leaving me to fend off perceived foes.

So please be patient, understanding, and kind,
As I navigate this complex state of mind,
For behind the defenses that I wear,
Is a soul that longs to trust and share....

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Advancing the construct of love
    With embryonic sophistication
Will only bemuse the dove
    And send her back with agitation….

Through its genial labyrinth, into the trap
    Of every distant memory;
For the olive branch will surely snap
    When clinging to its reverie.

The bark will fend off the wrath of December,
    However, the fruit is not solely for you—
Lest we digress and disremember;
    The leaves are there to collect the dew

To nourish itself for all to pursue....

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