Short Gautier Poems

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A Hair-Raising Tale

A bald-headed man from Jamaica
Attempted to scale a sky-scraper
From his hospital bed
He was heard to have said
‘I was seeking a hair-raising caper!


Bite Size Poem No.42 Poetry Contest
Sponsor :Line Gautier
Form: Limerick


Premium Member Magical

magical moment 
brook babbles contentedly 
duckling swim lessons


THIRD PLACE WINNER
April, 2021
Single Haiku Contest
Sponsored by Line Gautier

HONORABLE MENTION
Brevity Haiku Contest on All Poetry
August 1, 2021
Form: Haiku

A Hair-Raising Tale

A short-sighted barber named Dave
Bid folks to 'Sit down and be brave!'
With ears and neck snipped,
Departing they quipped:
Whew! That was a very close shave!'


Bite Size Poem No.42 Poetry Contest
Sponsor :Line Gautier
Form: Limerick

Pumpkin Winds

Pumpkin winds

Your amber-umber eyes, penetrate me
as saffron sun sets on faces, ashen
Your suspicious mind raves with jealousy
as pumpkin winds chill our summers passion

For contest Bite size Line Gautier
September 23,2023
Form: Verse

Premium Member Hummingbirds

hummingbirds arrive on summer wings aflutter ruby breasts glist'ning courageous fellows long slender beaks are probing red flower feeder
May 15, 2021 for "Surprise Me" Poetry Contest sponsored by Line Gautier
Form: Haiku


Premium Member Danger

Sheep bleating sundown 
Wolves lurk furtively in packs  
Moans of dying voices warn. 
Shepherd alert now 
Danger to his frightened flock 
Brings crude weapons to ready.


Submitted to "BITE SIZE POEM #7" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Line Gautier
Form: Sedoka

Premium Member Muddy Boots

I was never particularly proud
Hearing Mother yelling “For cryin’ out loud!
I have just mopped the floor,
Before you opened the door
Muddy boots in the house are not allowed!”


May 28, 2021
"Bite Size 3" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Line Gautier
Form: Limerick

Sage Advice

A wise old man once said to me
Be careful how you spend your days
Care not that riches pass you by
Discard all thoughts of wicked ways.
Ere long, your walk in life will cease;
Find happiness in inner peace.

08.07.21


Bite size poem no. 11 contest - Line Gautier
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Charming, My Dear

A zillion ways, I think, to charm
Tiny kittens will always me disarm
Children licking on an ice cream cone
An old man sitting on a bench alone
I do not know what charms you, dear
This poem won’t do it, I sorely fear. 

SECOND PLACE WINNER
written May 18, 2021
for "Charm Me" contest
by Line Gautier
Form: Couplet

Look At the Bright Side

This creature we are, flesh, spirit, and mind.
And with our brain, a curious kind.

We want a good job and a lovely mate.
The life that we get will come down to fate.

We ride the trolley every day at nine.
With good perspective, your life will be fine!

Bite-Size Poem no.37 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Line Gautier
© Meru Groen  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member A Mother's Pride

The finest voice on the Broadway stage
Cannot compete with a mother’s squawl
When her son catches the winning ball,
Sending the winning team on a rampage,
Causing the losing team to feel outrage.

HONORABLE MENTION
written July 30, 2021
submitted to "Bite Size Poem No. 16"
sponsored by Line Gautier
Form: Quintilla

Stars At Night

I couldn’t get to sleep last night and gazed
up into the star-studded midnight sky.
There, Venus every other light erased
as transient bright shooting stars streaked by.
To witness this magnificent display
caused worries of the world to flee away.

Bite Size Poem no12 Poetry Contest
Line Gautier

entered 15.07.21
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Sing Anyway

Though skies are dark and dreary,
The songbirds’ trills are cheery,
encouraging me today
to feel inspired and sing anyway!

used howmanysyllables.com



March 23, 2022
entered in the LIND 30 Rhyming Contest
Sponsor: Chantelle Anne Cooke


May 7, 2022
entered in the Bite Size no. 43 Contest
Sponsor: Line Gautier
Form: Verse

Foolish Whims Scatter

Foolish whims scatter

I played at life, but life played me harder,
Lived bet to debt, in life's Russian roulette
I place a wager, speed into danger
My foolish whims, scatter in mistral winds
Now tossed by waves, by blind forces of fate
How they orchestrate, time, distance and place

For bite size poetry contest
Line Gautier
Form: Verse

I Have My Reasons

I HAVE MY REASONS
You’ve given me six lines, no more, To list the things I love you for. It’s not much time, you must agree, To tell you what you mean to me. And so, I’d better set about the task Er … sorry dear, what did you ask? 9th November 2021 Bite Size Poem No. 26 poetry contest Sponsor - Line Gautier
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member I'M So Smart

Summer heat zaps my get-up-and-go, so I’m resting and taking things slow, loving cold drinks, TV, comfy couch, and AC! I’m too wise to invite heatstroke woe!
written June 4, 2020 for Mohan Chutani's Summer Heat Laziness Poetry Contest August 20, 2021 Entered in the Bite Size Poem no. 18 Contest Sponsor: Line Gautier
Form: Limerick

Gold Diggers In Danger

I saw two gold diggers chasing  by dangerous dogs. 
Hidden behind the hindu golden statues of gods.
Screaming for help, some people came to help them, 
One dog caught one gold digger and bitten her bottom 
Dogs' owner blamed by one driver who carried goods. 

April 21/2023
Written for Bite size contest No.62 
poetry contest Sponsored  by Line Gautier
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Dusk Silky Lure

Written: November 02. 2025, for Line Gautier contest ************ She glided as dusk sprouted in a silky embrace, Behind her, she left a trail of intricate details. The room leaned into her breath, Each word was a lewd lure, a soft flame. We stood wrapped in the warmth of her light, By morning, we found ourselves giddy.
© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.

Open Space

Placed : 3rd : Bitesize 149
Sponsor: Line Gautier
July 26
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quiet petaling garment breaks  o p e n 

       a blackout mission from dewdrop

regurgitating quantum memories 

                  incubated in cells vibrating 

fertile decades, perhaps centuries march

                       into futuristic   s p a c e •••

_____________________
Form: Verse

Sorry, My Dear

>center>SORRY MY DEAR

“No ready-meals,” you always said. “The things they put in those; a heart attack waiting to happen.” But you are no longer here and cooking for one seems pointless. So, it’s on my lap in front of the television

Ready meal’s ready
The microwave has just pinged 
So sorry my heart 

26th May 2020
Rhymes and Reasons poetry contest
Sponsor - Line Gautier
Form: Haibun

War-Time Memory

WAR-TIME MEMORY
During air-raids in London, we would huddle under the stairs, Mother, Brother and I. Minimal protection against a direct hit, but something. I would feel Mother flinch when one landed nearby. But not me. My worry was spiders. Safe under the stairs Not concerned by falling bombs Afraid of spiders 26th June 2020 A Memory Contest Sponsor - Line Gautier
Form: Haibun

The Way of the Walk

Watching people walk on the street.
Tells so much about who they are.
The hurried with their great strides.
Those shifty eyed and guilty shuffles.
The high noses with stuffy little steps.
Waitresses with their swinging hips.
The care full who first test the water.
But crowds will part like the dead sea.
For one with the Italian shoe swagger!


date:9/1/2019
contest: swagger
sponsor: Line Gautier
© Meru Groen  Create an image from this poem.

Still Waiting

STILL WAITING
Until his assassination in 1968, Martin Luther King campaigned tirelessly for equality and human rights for African Americans. Fifty-seven years on from his historic “I have a dream” speech, for many the lessons still have to be learned. This man of vision Dreamed the impossible dream. Still far, far to go 22nd June 2020 Haibun Pick Your Theme Contest Sponsor Line Gautier
Form: Haibun

Premium Member The Robin's Song

I wake to the soft sounds of rain tapping my window.
For several days hovering clouds have stolen the sun,
And I am thinking they portend sorrow lying ahead.
I hear a robin singing, so rare when the sky is gray,
With indomitable spirit, the bird keeps up its melody
And, suddenly, my heart begins to sing its own tune. 

HONORABLE MENTION
June 4, 2021
submitted to "Bite Size Poem #4" poetry contest
sponsored by Line Gautier

Premium Member Whitewater Rafting

Purple shadows drift beneath the gray sky forge
Mists dipping into verdant valleys like quicksilver
Skimming the rapids where we hurtle downriver
Through seething whitewater of New River gorge
     Hurtling toward narrow waters of the Gauley
     'Neath the bridge to form the Kanawha mighty.

THIRD PLACE WINNER
written May 22, 2021; reworked May 23, 2021
entered "Bite Size 2" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Line Gautier
Form: Quatrain

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