Short Fifty Six Poems

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Youthful

I thought I was young 
Fifty-five then fifty six
Pass here sixty years 
I would rather enjoy youth 
Instead I'm counting my years
Categories: fifty six, age, youth,
Form: Tanka


She Was An American Girl, Ii

Nineteen eighty-seven one hundred and fifty-six children....
Perished upon flight two fifty-five less one baby girl of whom
Heaven's hand had covered a moment in time her, Sole surviver.
Categories: fifty six, baby,
Form: I do not know?

Battery Point Lighthouse

Built then in eighteen fifty-six
Earthquake, tidal wave couldn’t nix
Crescent City did lighthouse fix
At low tide it’s accessible
Strong and stoutly made of white bricks
Structure's not so  impressible
Categories: fifty six, ocean,
Form: Rhyme
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Cream Rises, Work Smarter

Cream Rises, Work Smarter Miracle Man 8/28/2024 When doing any job, work smart, don’t stop My mothers advice, “Cream rises to the top” Her advice seemed sound, and to it I became bound, And at fifty-six I retired early chop chop.
© Tom Wright  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: fifty six, retirement, truth, work,
Form: Limerick

Untitled #204 / Springsteen

“This is radio nowhere
is there anybody alive out there?
This is radio nowhere
is there anybody alive out there?
I just wanna hear some rhythm!
I just wanna hear some rhythm!
I just wanna hear some rhythm!
I just wanna hear some rhythm!”
Tell ‘em, Springsteen
we’re all fifty-six years old
Categories: fifty six, introspection, life, music, mystery, social, song-
Form: Lyric


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April Morning

popcorn clouds stretching themselves into cotton balls
a sky feeling somber, gently shadowing itself
fir trees darkening in the horizon,
a meadow glistening with dew
fifty-six degrees, a hint of spring
baby animals wake up beside their mothers
the world is coming back to life in time to greet May
Categories: fifty six, day,
Form: Free verse
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She Found Her Mothers Box

the day before her wedding
Pandora found her mother’s loony box
there were journals about her bi-polar condition
and her suicide plans.
We were glad she kept it silently locked
did not read it on that day
or any other day,
preferring to burn it unopened
after she had been married for fifty-six years.
Categories: fifty six, daughter, mother daughter,
Form: Free verse
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Watch Out Mister

I am wearing sandals.
It is February.
This should be a no no
But it is fifty six degrees.

I am old.
I could be dead tomorrow.
I had best wear them today.

Your toenails are horrible! My husband says.
He would have been better off never saying that.
Do you have any idea how much damage sharp pointy nails can do?
Categories: fifty six, humorous, husband, wife,
Form: Light Verse
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What Does Five G Mean

my phone is at fifty percent power
losing juice fast
we have no electricity
I cannot plug her in

she is my only link to normalcy
internet out
lights out
tv out

it is too dark to draw
I cannot see my paint colors
I stare at the phone
what does 5G mean?

fifty-six percent power says my husband
oh, that’s a six?
Categories: fifty six, technology,
Form: Free verse

Norman

(This poem is about Norman Greene. He died June 12, 2001. He was fifty-six.)

When I learned that my uncle had lung cancer, I was stunned.
He died in 2001.
He smoked four packs of cigarettes a day.
Sadly he's gone away.
I wish he would've quit smoking or at least cut down.
The world would be better if he was still around.
Categories: fifty six, death, health, loss,
Form: I do not know?
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Dress To Impress

Prince Harry’s to wed Meghan Markle Her dress, see it shimmer and sparkle What I can’t understand… It cost fifty-six grand No wonder there’s such a debacle! Inspired by another news story N B The haute couture dress was originally on sale for a whopping £56,000 ($77,587.23) but I've read they got it at a reduced cost 01/21/18
Categories: fifty six, clothes, engagement, humorous, money,
Form: Limerick

A Kiss For Her Beautiful, Emily Dickinson

Fifty-six years her beauty's heart did glow; a nineteenth century
Love song amid eastern skies northern lights; she danced as dwelled
In dreams these possibilities ? Clandestine, verses sublime gables rhyme
Of sweet perfume, and timeless time; singsongs, choirs, your carriage awaits...
Segue Juliet, this music she plays; parallel, heirlooms her love his, corsage; we kiss.
Categories: fifty six, art, baby, beautiful,
Form: I do not know?
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Gumball Machine Is Full of Fun

The red gumball machine was full of fun
A machine that knew she was number one
Other contraptions thought they were a contender
They were certainly not said my cousin, Sam Lender.

I have had this machine since nineteen-fifty-two.
I know that’s a lie, but Sam is often a liar too.
You were not even born until fifty-six, I say.
He and the gumball machine begin to play.
Categories: fifty six, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form: Rhyme
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Buddy Our Chewer

We have had chewing puppies before we got Buddy.
But this is the first time we have had a dog with indestructible teeth.
Buddy can chew through tin cans.
He chews electrical cords as if they were popcorn.
Our vacuum cleaner cord is in fifty-six pieces now.
We have raised over nineteen dogs.
Buddy is the first Great Dane mixed puppy we have ever had.
I envy him his teeth.
Categories: fifty six, dog,
Form: Narrative

No 56

No 56

A two and a half bed room place,
A man and a woman with a beautiful face,
One boy, another boy then a little girl,
Two more boys as rare as a pearl,

A two and a half bedroom place,
Two adults and five of the Heavey race, 
Four more girls for number fifty six,
Two adults , Nine children in that family mix,
No 56 a magical life ,
All start with the love of a man to his wife.
Categories: fifty six, birth, loneliness,
Form: I do not know?
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How Do I Find a Girl

How do I find a girl? He asked me.
He is alone on Valentine's Day.
He is fifty-six years old.

Maybe you are turning them away
By calling them Girls I told him.

Develop yourself to the best of your ability.
Play a guitar, sing, dance, paint, skate.

But get ready for a full fledged woman
Because you deserve one of them, not a girl.

Do things that are so much fun that she will find you.
Categories: fifty six, valentines day,
Form: Free verse
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united in happy thoughts

Fifty- six years of togetherness; some think it is strange.
For Ida and Frank it is normal
They have been best friends since their teenage years
They cuddle on their swing looking over their lake

Reflecting on the successes of their business and children
Two snoring dogs lie contentedly next to them
The orange and pink sunset looks gorgeous tonight
They sit in comfortable silence, united in their happy thoughts.
Categories: fifty six, 12th grade, marriage,
Form: Free verse

The Late Michael Alldredge

He guest-starred on "The Jeffersons" and "Serpico".
He also guest-starred on "The Bob Newhart Show".
He starred in "The Sting II", "Iron Eagle" and other flicks.
This very talented man died at the young age of fifty-six.
He guest-starred on "The Dukes Of Hazzard" and "Archie Bunker's Place".
Lung cancer ended his life too soon and he was a credit to the Human Race.


[Dedicated to Michael Alldredge (1941-1997) who died on December 19, 1997]
Categories: fifty six, cancer, celebrity, death,
Form: Rhyme
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Contrasting Baby Showers

Baby shower for popular Jodie
Fifty-six presents, games, prizes, 
Lots of laughter, thirty-two co-workers in attendance
Hilarity rings out bringing in two more co-workers

Two weeks later
Same company
Same invitees.
Different mom-of-honor.

Baby shower for shy Pam.
Five gifts, three co-workers show up.
Two games, difficult to play with only three.
Lots of left over cake. Feelings of embarrassment.
Sad comparison for Pam had been to Jodie's shower
Categories: fifty six, life,
Form: Free verse
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Decks of Memories

Each card I hold is a memory
of my time with you
Fifty-six hand drawn images
that feel all so brand new

Then I hold another deck
with images all emptied out in white
hoping that you'll come back to me
one day and again be my wife

Either pen or pencil can draw the images
they will surely come to life
capturing the essense of each day
morning, noon and night

Two decks of cards of which I cling on tight
Even if things don't go my way, they never leave my sight
Categories: fifty six, appreciation,
Form: Sonnet
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