Short Groggy Poems

bleak lights snuff

greyhound fox rolls fast

yawning stars groggy...

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empty, drunken beer cans

clatter down a sober alley

under a drowsy neon halo

'neath a groggy full moon....

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If too much grog has left you foggy,
Your sodden noggin grimly groggy,
So much sauce, your socks are soggy,
Loving you still, will be your doggy....

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leapt out of bed
groggy head spins
spouse said hurry!






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December 15, 2019
F F I series 37 than-bauk
Brian Strand, sponsor

Podium placement...

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Empty, drunken beer cans
      clatter noisily down an empty, 
             sober alley

under a drowsy neon halo
      of a tipsy lamp post
             beneath a groggy moon!...

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Tonight, I gaze up 
at the ashen sky,
at a pale half moon 
that is

... starlit.


With my groggy head 
on my clasped hands,
I stare at pale stars 
that are

... moonlit....

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Woke up this morning groggy and dazed
Must have slept well, my eyes were all glazed
Walked into a wall
Then peed in the hall
Cut myself shaving, bled freely from my face...

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Woke up this morning groggy and dazed
Must have slept well, my eyes were all glazed
Walked into a wall
Then peed in the hall
Cut myself shaving, bled profusely from my face...

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The dew on the window is frosty
My vision foggy
My body groggy
Speech is sloppy
Feeling like a zombie
Man still have to stop at the potty
Before I can get to my coffee

3/27/2017...

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Smack down heat gives pavement a warm buzz of groggy
For a puppy who joyfully licks a lemon popsicle
       held like a wand
By a caring boy with a warm buzz of rebel.










Composed July 27, 2020...

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Mistaken Identify

Jerri had a funny doggie
Who saw his shadow. Yep, so scary!
Barked, “Ribbet”. Sounded froggie? 
Jumped high to fly. Would not tarry!
Ran home to nap. Did exit groggy!


November 23, 2020...

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Woke up this morning groggy and dazed
Must have slept well, my eyes are all glazed
Walked into a wall
Then peed in the hall
Bled freely from my face while attempting to shave

© Jack Ellison 2015...

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empty beer cans
              clattering drunkenly
                     down a sober, empty alley...

       well within the full circle
              of a sedate neon halo
                     'neath a full, groggy moon....

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A COLD MALE GOAT
Chilly
Billy

SQUIRREL RUNNING IN CIRCLES
Whirly
Squirrely

ANGRY MILK COWS
Scary
Dairy

DOG WAKING FROM A NAP
Groggy 
Doggy

HAPPY KITTY
Sanguine
Feline

SHORT TEMPERED FISH
Snappy
Crappie...

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Mornings
So boring 

My mind is so groggy
Like being lost in a forest that's foggy

Going downstairs to take a shower
But the stairs look and feel like climbing down a tower
I'll try not to fall
As always it takes my all...

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Knocking on my brain
In dead of night
A word--THE word
I sought.
But the light is out
And all is silent.
No pen in hand or
     pad on which to jot
A groggy, rhetorical question
"No, I shall not."
In the morning
I've forgotten....

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Sometimes, I've tried lectio divino for the hour before bed
but at this time, or my 1st hour, I may be groggy of head!

So I try to opt for a daytime slot when I feel my awake-est
like 3pm the Hour of Mercy, when He felt most forsake-est!...

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The morn is new, yet it feels old,
Seeing the dew glistening in the cold.
Comfort and warmth are things of the past,
For, despite desires, the night will not last.
A groggy shuffle, a bleary eye,
Whoever took the last cup of coffee now must die....

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The morn is new, yet it feels old,
Seeing the dew glistening in the cold.
Comfort and warmth are things of the past,
For, despite desires, the night will not last.
A groggy shuffle, a bleary eye,
Whoever took the last cup of coffee now must die....

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Brains are the most ingenious organ in the body
Neuroscientists have discovered more is still foggy
Years after year as time goes by
Exciting new knowledge is being applied
Just scratching the surface and they're still quite groggy...

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I'm feeling lazy
Confused and feeling fuzzy
My mind is all groggy
And my surroundings are so hazy
I feel agitated
I jus wanna make a doodle
If I can't be a tinker
I wanna dabble and splash water around
Maybe I should lallylag
Before I dilly-dag...

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His wet hair, dripping like seaweed,
        plastered thick on his groggy head,

as a waterfall of thoughts cascades
        through his mind, even through his bed;

must be a real, mean storm out there,
        his roof badly needs urgent repair!...

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Through the clouds tonight,
Lifts that veil—
The face, in its shell;
Behind groggy light,

A man's oval eyes stare
In a woman's grasp—
Seen through without being seen,
She rises every night 

With her craters' scars.
They enchanted the air
For innocence and touch—
All of her lust....

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Dare you not cross the path
of a Snarly Yow. The rangy hills
are its home from home.
It prefers to roam on groggy foggy nights
to galumph upon the unsuspecting
to drool over its dire and deadly deeds
chewing over motley meaty morsels
for breakfast dinner or supper;
it’s not particular....

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Dog Chinese Restaurant

Poodle’s
Noodles

A Favorite Dog Dessert

Poodle
Strudel

Doggy Line Up

Canine
Aline

Too Dazed to Bark

Groggy
Doggy

Dog Caught in Rain

Soggy
Doggy

Doggone Confused

Foggy
Doggy

Doggy Valentine
Stay fine,
Canine

Forget Brown Cow

How now
Chow chow?


Aug. 8, 2022...

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