Short Foibles Poems
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A myriad of steps we will take
to correct our predecessors’ mistakes...
So busy will we be
our own foibles we’ll not see
chill arrives
twirling like bruised spine ,
with each huff
her skin coils
on decaying trellises--
ripped by old foibles
Words of the poet can be a salve that heals,
stitches that mend mankind's foibles.
The very breath of life contained in a phrase.
Deb Wilson~~2011
Don Johnson pens from his far south berth
insightful poems tinctured with mirth.
Of human foibles, plights
and Aussie nights he writes;
all while dangling down under the earth.
They say love is blind, but that's in hindsight
When you're smitten, everything feels right
Open your eyes to the foibles of your true love
The romance is over ~ off come the gloves
deep is the sleeper
wakes not for rushing water
chronic bed wetter
For contest senryu -topic On human foibles: Definition, flaws in human behaviour/character.
date 7-9-18
Human foibles,
Human troubles,
Meandering lane,
Not the same for everyone,
End of the road,
Out of midnight.
April 11, 2023.
Bite Size Poem No. 61 Poetry Contest,
Line Gauthier.
There once was a man they called Fred.
who had to be tied to his bed.
When deep on the sauce
his cookies he'd toss.
Then proceed to fall on his head.
for "Short and Sweet' contest
sponrored by Brian Strand
O, when youthful sighs of solitude
seek out trails o'er which to brood
And contemplate men's destinies
'midst myriad foibles and tendencies
Why, then it is I sound the alarm
alerting them ~ 'a job' does no harm
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with scamper and scurry, slither and slink,
with rustle and rattle, crackle and snap
the shy, bashful, humiliated and humble
sneak away scared, to hole-up and hide-a-way
covering up their foibles and fears,
which they know all too well.
Thank
you, God,
for people
other than our
family, who when
we meet, will greet us with
a pleasantry, and for those
few who give us love regardless
of our foibles. For each dear friend on
whom I can depend, I give gratitude.
For Deb's contest: give thanks
M onk may be a little odd,
I n a TV show.
S till, he's the kind of person
T hat we all need to know.
E ven with his foibles, he
R eally seems to glow.
M any of us ponder
O n where he gets his dough.
N evertheless, we still
K eep watching TV show.
an inclination
to
reclusivity,
leave
everything
to chance,
for a
quiet life:
the solitude
alleviates
the need
to talk:
complex
in mannerisms
passive
sensitive
conceptual
articulate
living
at the margins
Love comes around
In books I’ve found
Tomes and tomes tell
Of lovely spells
Joy in deep cheer
Of foibles here
So many books
In poignant looks
Stillness seeds fate
Here at these gates
Leon Enriquez
22 January 2018
Singapore
Tired, exhausted, with headache
I left my cares, foibles and troubles far behind.
Took a break.
In car I jumped.
Dialed random for 'peace of mind'.
All pumped,
To go
Free Ill-defined,
Faux.
Tired, exhausted, with headache,
In car I jumped
To go.
HUMAN FOIBLES
nature... her time spent
perfecting life's perfections
man in denial
~
human life upsets
natures equilibrium
decimating... why...
~
nature screams aloud...
at the human race... hear her...
she will right our wrongs
~~~~~*~~~~~
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Flaws and foibles, dents and blots,
all viewed as quirky, cute and nice,
are mere trifles, that makes us lovable.
How quickly the tide can change,
when sensibilities, foil those foibles
into scruples, qualms, faults and vice,
up-welling into wellsprings
of misery and strife.
One of my many foibles is greed.
I have placed myself in a bad situation indeed.
If I only hadn't sat at this blackjack table today.
My depleted bankroll won't permit me to stay.
I am flummoxed by the way the dealer pulls twenty-one.
That's it. I am over and done.
What peculiar behavior I see.
That’s what is known as an idiosyncrasy.
It is inconsistent with acceptances in society.
Persons who have foibles in life
have actions that can cut like a knife.
Someone with an eccentricity requiring a nudge,
is in no position to decide or judge.
Don’t forget
I tried and did
My best
I gave it all
And more
Don’t forget
When you
See my picture
That this man
Lived ten lives
Took the pain
Of ten men
But felt the
Love of none
Don’t forget
I was just
a man
Of flesh
And sin
Foibles
And Faux pas
Don’t forget
This man
Was your
Dad
Their clueless inane fangs of reed
Strive to bite what's made of steel;
Deriding the stronger sinew of virtue
They cling onto feeble foibles untrue.
To headache more reasonable head
Is the very principal aim they're bred...
These pithy bothersome numbskulls
Coined with dimmest grasp that lulls.
Are chemical apparatus
where dangerous experiments are done
Are wine-glasses
for leisure bashes in the evenings
Are tea-cups
to relax muscles with hot sugared water
Are good ivory beds
to keep calm the amorous overweight body
Are deception bill-boards
where lies are written, formally advertised
There’s a moment
sad in a way
but happiness is
the order of the day
There’s a moment
when mom and dad
are no longer gods, though
we’re not yet comrades…
There’s a moment when
yes, we’re glad in a sense, but
with all our foibles and flaws exposed ~
you and I, mom, our little lambs have deposed
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Let the kinks and oddities remain esoteric
to herald that special uniqueness
that makes you, just you, as you are.
Resist the shapers and conformity grinders
that would smooth out the crumples,
iron out the creases and wrinkles.
Your texture becomes you when gripped,
Your spikes and bumps adorn, when worn displayed
I oft find myself reliving my youth
uncovering uncomfortable truths
about all of my foibles and most of my sins
O, Lord! What condition my poor soul is in...
Whether daydreams or nightmares
each one gives me a scare
I'd played life so close to the vest
~ What might have been if I'd headed west