Short Half A Dozen Poems

Logan’s such a beast
he mowed over me at least half a dozen times
when we played tackle football by the tracks today
“If you’re such a beast, run over there and stop that train!”...

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Each year they send me calendars
To garner a donation,
No matter if in years gone by
I met that obligation.

I must have half a dozen now
With varied scenes depicted;
But though they’re nice, those knowing me
Could surely have predicted

Not one of those would grace my walls
‘Cause even though they’re free,
The only calendar I want
Is one picked out by me!...

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IT’S A DATE

I tried an on-line dating site to find a perfect mate.
I wasn’t getting younger, soon it would be too late.
I’d met with half a dozen but none of them seemed right
But I’d had great expectations of the one I met last night.
I sat there in the restaurant and watched as she drew near.
Alas, it was the woman that I’d divorced last year.

16th March 2022
Bitesize Poem No. 40 contest
Sponsor Line Gauthier...

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She,
magnet;
attracting
half a dozen
of quacking, waddling ducks like scrap metal
A toddler is casting her magic spell
with mere bread crumbs;
a wondrous
sight to
see!


Double Tetractys Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Eve Roper
1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1 syllables
Checked at www.howmanysyllables.com
Photo chosen: 1
Date written: 08/18/2020...

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Highway hawks perch regally
On branches way up high,
Surveying their surroundings
As the traffic passes by.

No leaves to offer camouflage,
They're easier to see
And heading to New England
Half a dozen I did see.

Though immobile, I imagine
Any second they might swoop,
Plucking rodents from the roadside
Which their talons swiftly scoop.

Glad I'm spared of such theatrics.
I enjoy their haughty pose
Which majestically inspires
Much more poetry than prose....

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