Short Freshening Poems

dew drops die down 
freshening flower faces... 
sun smiles at snowflakes 

22 February 2022...

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Recalled,
That country road
Between the knowledge trees;
An arch of truth, a freshening
Of soul....

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To keep it, dear, maintained
Your mind's room
Brightening, freshening
Up its gloom

By this performing work's
Throat action
I, in just the right key
Will turn on....

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Dear Lord and Lady:
I thank Thee for the gifts of life;
I thank Thee for the gifts of death.
May I ever be mindful
Of the souls who share
My coursing blood, my freshening breath....

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Spring
rainy, mild
planting, freshening, rebuilding
gardens, flowers, orchards, bonfires
decorating, harvesting, baking
brisk, cool
Autumn

January 21, 2023

Contest: Delightful Diamante
Sponsor: Caren Krutsinger
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Light upon night water
Your reflection is beauty here
I came to your breast

Water in a throat 
Apart from you I cannot
In my mind and heart

Gone apart from you
The apple of my very eye
Within yours a rose

In my life as rain
Freshening my soul and mind
Yours a lilly in dirt...

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A child rises
Stretches
Eyes open to
Breaking dawn
Windows open
To freshening breeze
Clothes on chair
Damp
Sky lightens pink
Moon sliver 
White against blue
Baby birds peep
Mouths open for
Breakfast 
Crows’ hoarse calls
Call a murder
Together
Katydids
Rub wings, buzz
Predicting heat
Again today 
Pale body dons
Shorts, tee
Sandals
A new day
Options: endless....

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Sweet laughter buzzing
Tickling my hard-worn face
Merry memories flooding fast my mind
Cheery moments crippling forth

What freshening feels of fine fragrance
That trim those treasured times 
What exciting swells as of a fountain
That charm and cool the hearts

Thinking of the moments past
Thinking of its beautiful bond
Thinking of the thrilling time together
Thinking of living this past again...

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Quiet Summer evening alone 
As the thoughts wander home
A soft cool breeze blows 
And the curtain sways to and fro

Remember the evening stars 
And how they twinkled from afar
Summer in the city bakes you dry
But you are refreshed as the sun slips from the sky

Countless summer days in the sun
Remembered as the evening time begun
Freshening sweet cool breezes
Across my face now pleases.

© Paul Warren Poetry...

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Freshening
of the chair-wherewithal
I sit and meet
the stewing news
with hearty meat and veg
The idleness
unspoken here -
here I right
no wrongs
I just belong
to the sect
that sits upon
the court that no one hears
I write
of unimportant
matters that are detained
chained to a box
a talking box
How strange
our ancestors 
would find the lies
between the perfect
teeth
of time
though linked
to an intersectional ginormous behind

5/7/2022...

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Childlike wonder keeps a person fresh, giving her the sense of play she needs
to survive the difficult times.  It also brings exuberance, joy and enthusiasm into
her world on a regular basis, reminding her that there is hope and faith.

			                 childlike wonder
                                  freshening up your world
                                       helps you retain joy

Written 6-5-2022
Contest: Like a Child Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Regina McIntosh...

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Under Red Umbrella

               Two sisters under freshening rain showers
               smelt breeze carrying sweet scent of wet flowers
                      holding high a scarlet Red Umbrella
                       walked hand in hand little Cinderella
                         caressed by older Isabella.
                     Rain-soaked moist ambient embowers.

    11/03/18            
                            First Place
   'The Red Umbrella' Contest by Eve Roper...

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