Short Footwear Poems

Hogan's

     Brogans

(For Brian Strand's Contest)...

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Acme sold sneakers
not much of a selection
when I was a child...

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In Paddington, shoes left on the ground,
Alien signs? The rumors spun 'round.
But with earthly reason,
No alien's season,
Just misplaced footwear, lost and found!...

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The other night at the county fair
I got drunk and tried wrestling a bear,
he twisted me in a knot
I heard loud snapping a lot...
now my glasses are used as footwear!...

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There once was a poodle named Bradley,
And he liked to eat shoes very gladly,
How much footwear he'd destroy,
"Bradley! Shoes are not a toy!"
No other dog in this world acts so badly....

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We're the only ones that wear socks and shoes 
Birds and animals don't, my mind is bamboozled
Animals walk a lot
But birds, not
Meanwhile, footwear makers profits ooze...

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Two banana skins
Nature's organic footwear
Slick pair of slippers

... but seriously ...

Slapstick never fails
Banana peel accidents
Laughter unites us


Entry to "but seriously" contest

Written 30th January 2017...

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My footwear in hand,
Trousers folded up to fend,
Dunk in tide I stand,

Unsteady a bit,
Sands under feet digging pits
When two huge waves hit

Splashing sea water,
Wetting me and all my wits,
Clueless I totter.
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Haiku |30.06.2021|...

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Hush!
Discreetly they be. Clandestine
Journeying a void voyage,
Made for each other
Madly in love.

Might be
A pin drops silently
Mind is a culprit.

Yesterday slumbers on a bed of thorns.

Hush!
Sweaters in making
Knits a sock, as well.

Footwear and footprints in love...

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Hush!
Discreetly they be. Clandestine
Journeying a void voyage,
Made for each other
Madly in love.

Might be
A pin drops silently
Mind is a culprit.

Yesterday slumbers on a bed of thorns.

Hush!
Sweaters in making
Knits a sock, as well.

Footwear and footprints in love...

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Two pixies dressed in October clothes
Were dancing on wings of an autumn leaf
Their lively footwear was fun to watch
Neither seemed concerned we were there

Twirling and whirling, on tippy toes
They showed off their dance moves
As the elm leaf floated to the ground
Where they would safely dismount...

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Booties on tiny feet
                                                           
Skipping in new white tennies

Wobbling in first high heels

Gliding in wedding slippers
                         
Chasing kids in sensible flats

Arthritic fingers and velcro straps

...   No shoes needed in the after- life...

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When streets are all covered with snow 
There's one thing I surely do know.
In order to stomp
On the snow hills and romp 
You need snow boots wherever you go.

Your toes will stay cozy and dry 
Even if more flakes fall from the sky.
Every puddle awaits
So 'till winter abates
Kiss your usual footwear goodbye....

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In Air Jorden’s he strode proud,
with name-brands he stood
apart.

In closets
sneakers walked
not far from their boxes.


Heel to toe stock grew

Well known on eBay,
to barter, trade and pay
he paved the way

Fake stuff,
imitations led to 
litigation
financial gloom.

Nike rued the day
his wife
put down her foot
gave him what for,

then ran away

in cut-price
              footwear....

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Two pairs of scuffed sports shoes
Remain where they were kicked off on the bedroom floor
Never to be worn again

Two brothers playing football in heaven
But their footwear remains here on earth
As do their broken hearted parents

I wonder about the supplier of the drugs that killed them ...
Would he like to be in their shoes now?

Two Shoes Contest
Sponsored by John Lawless

07-30-17...

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Ode to my crocs -- BALD from high wear,
In serious need of good-riddance
During my TREAD on a wet floor with care 
In the throws of a SKID and imBALANCE
By the absence of any TRACTION
Between the floor and the sole of my croc
In need of replacement action
for my crocs on the croc-chopping block
Up from the floor no worse for the wear
Through all the sales in the fliers
At the store with the Croc footwear
Back home with the new set of TIRES...

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