Short Furtive Poems

beautiful strangers,
unrelenting rain...
steal furtive glances.......

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A furtive glance reveals
      what a man would steal

    Met by woman's eyes
      ~ desire quickly dies...

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Undermining base
Furtive steps during a year
Revealed false foundation
Hidden behind three fake smiles
Discovering covered lies...

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They call me a furtive old fella
And scoff at the fortunes I tella,

     a hoax you would call it
     as you look for your wallet,

And I vanish before you can yella!...

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Steps and proceedings, gradual and furtive
mysterious and crude, clear is the motive
tip toes and searches around
until item is found
the homeland to crime, here is a native....

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his furtive glance caused waves of ripples, disturbing the calm of my mind.

Feb. 19.2023

~ Placed First~

A Ripple to Me.2. Poetry Contest
Sponsor- JCB. Brul...

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how lonely it must be
furtive and stealth
slithering undercover
to not have one friend



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Submitted for contest LOCH NESS sponsored by THVIA SHETLEY - January 2, 2018...

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Who are you really to me
  that I ought to truly worry
    about who I am to you?

       Must everything I do or say,
          in some furtive, fawning way,
             be always pleasing to you?...

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On the horizon, it shimmers and gleams.
A bright green oasis beckons parched dreams.
So lush, inviting, it's not what it seems.
It's an illusion, a mirage of beams,
Scintillating in incandescent streams....

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Longing looks or
furtive glances,
shuffling steps
or pony prances

Sheathing swords
and crossing lances
choices, actions
partners, dances

Living, loving
true romances,
fate and chance
or circumstances...

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Obvious
Flamboyant hair, brazen strut, swank suit
Elusive spiel, furtive smile, sly eyes
Dubious

4/06/20

For 'Let the Pens Flow - Antonym' contest
Sponsor: Jenish Somadas

The syllable count was confirmed on howmanysyllables.com...

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We see furtive looks
Mired in gluey fears
Their minds hypnotised
In ego bubbles
Imaginary

Help is at hand
In glowing heart
Each breath we take 
Offers fresh start

What to say
What to do
But to pray

Become
Empty

Now

29-December-2020...

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And I start again,
Despite the insecurities, the little lies 
Despite the loss of time, the contradictions
Despite my anger , despite the furtive smiles
Despite the fact that I don’t believe in love 
Despite the other one 
I start again 
Yes ma’am !...

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Blink of glance, fleeting touch on fingers flit
furtive; just out of reach your desire pants,
wantonly wanting the touch of desire.

Warming to hot with anticipation,
willing the wait to gain, not wane in vain,
not early this time our coming be joined....

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Natural selection favors
The fit and the strong
Gene-choosing femmes
Won’t wait very long

Furtive and clumsy
Daddy does his job
Many rows to plant
No time to be a snob

Diva turns harpy
Dad’s tractor out of gas
Sons and daughters absent
Time to fish for bass...

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Jack Frost had been darting around
Frost covered the hedges and ground.
Sly Frost crept and scrawled
And none knew Frost called;
Frost struck without making a sound.


05/01/19

'Same Word Winter Limerick Poetry Contest' : sponsored by Charles Messina...

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Listening is a
furtive tool to enrich life.
Hearing people speak
offers us knowledge freely,
and lets us know others.

Listening is hard.
We desire to be heard,
more than to listen.
Respect is key for hearing
pay attention now.







Bag of Tricks
Julie Heckman...

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You've been reckless
like a marsh fever
You've got the infamy
Did you really need
that Hollywood look
Being with you 
makes it hard
Your eyes of blue
are a culpable blame,
You gallivant around
Your furtive dream is over
The Sun is an aside
Solitary you run...

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A HESITATING SILENCE
08-11-2014

© rajat kanti chakrabarty



                                            A hesitating silence
                                I could not speak He could not speak
                                    Furtive glances kissed my navel...

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A furtive glance
Slow approach
A hand extended
To dance
An ever-familiar dance
Gnarled knuckles caressing
The swaying of endless memories
A soft moon 
Glistening in curled grey
A whispering of promises
Repeated
Kept
Forever
as the music fades
on a last dance
...

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            she looks hard
                with beg
                 leaking 
              hern looks

               i feel her
                 warm

              the music
                 wooz
                 ourn

            mine looks
                 leak


...

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try your luck, perchance,
around the room you glance
the sea of faces looks back askance
but, a cheeky wink invites a dance,
a budding romance 'tis happenstance
as luck would have it, purely off-chance
a die cast, a furtive darting eye-glance
rolls to snake eyes, and entwining prance...

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Once there was a plumber named Cletus Leaks,

   Who when working 'neath sinks exposed his cheeks!

      While adjusting his britches,

         He left ladies in stitches,

            As they all giggled between furtive peeks!

Entry for Joseph May's "Limerick" Contest
(4 Jan 2019)...

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i cross them
in the hallways
on the sidewalks
in the grocery aisles
their eyes furtive
avoiding contact

every time we meet
they’ll quickly say
excuse me
pardon me
anything so they
don’t have to say
good morning
how are you?



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on June 21, 2020...

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Past
fuzzy, reflective
retreating, ruminating, rummaging
reminiscence, memorabilia, reverie, providence
looming , unfurling, inveigling
golden, furtive
future.

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August 22, 2021
Contest : Diamante Poetry For Fun-Your Choice Of Theme
Sponsor : Caren Krutsinger...

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