Short Handshake Poems
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aged oak branches out —
fledgling opens palm to clutch
the mentor’s handshake
Kim Rodrigues © 1/18/2022
glib smiles and handshakes
empty promises and lies
you offer false hope
evil intent is hidden
your true soul is well disguised
The smell of smoke on his clothes.
The crack in his voice.
The joy in his laugh.
The softness of his touch.
The clamor of his music.
Form:
Communicate
with words..
Communicate
with a smile..
Communicate
with a handshake..
Communicate..
It's worthwhile..
D.C. 10/14/15
A handshake clammy as a dead fish
is not meant to nourish or flourish
It sends a signal to its receiver
You’re much too eager a beaver
What road this death shall take
This road leads deep inside the woods
People request ice water in hell
Who shall stop and wait for
This silent handshake with death
Your smile beams beyond our borders
Seeping through our untouchable air
Blaring through the beast of fear
Nearer than an arm pat or handshake
Breaking quarantine barriers
3-29-20
steadfast, the wrinkled strong arms of the old oaks, remain
invincible in handshake -
firm grip.
the lightning, rain & gusts
cannot separate
the best of friends.
Once, a handshake was all it took;
a deal was struck, then hands were shook.
But today, trust has all but died;
and because lying is implied,
we treat everyone as a crook.
How long will you manipulate the hand
Before it starts to control its own mind
Into a fist, a tool, a sad wave goodbye
To begin to see with the freethinking eye
Machines giving a handshake to their world
Shake
this hand,
my friendship
to you,I send
each
day,
poet
and good friend-
in fellowship,
these
best
wishes
be with you
in this handshake
true-
for
in verse,
your talent
brings honour to
you
S-imple
H-andshake
E-xpresses
R-emarkable
W-armth
I-n
N-iceness
A-s
H-ellos
A-re
I-mmeasurable
R-egards
U-sing
L-ove
Topic: Birthday of Sherwina N. Hairul (March 11)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Injected eyes,
Poached-egg lids,
Rosy cheeks,
While walking he reels.
Speech irrelevant,
Belly corpulent,
Handshake hot,
Language rot,
These will be the wages of sin,
For those who live on whisky and gin.
Form:
3 C's: Communication, Celebration, Collaboration
Handshake acquaintance
High Five happy for success
Pinky Promise Bond
Aqua Marine: 31/12/2024
Good advice: Ecclesiastes 4: 9 - 12
Gratitude felt like a handshake coming back.
A single leaf calling out
made her echo in me.
What a family this is!
Now I have ears!
In every cell of me,
a Universe.
In every Universe of me
magnificent trees
all singing.
Taught to be formal with handshake
Unique circumstances at the workplace
Turned us into allies and friends
One for all all for one we blend
Yes we both joined the union
Even went to worship had communion
Respect and love like family reunion
There was a bar at the top of Dead Man's Curve,
the owner of the joint had plenty of nerve.
He had a funeral home just down the street,
with a cold handshake he was happy to greet,
drunks and mourners he was willing to serve.
5/19/19
Form:
Here within my hand,
you will find all that is me.
Held open so you know,
I hide no treachery.
My fist is not in anger,
but closed against greed.
My handshake is my word.
My hand plants many seeds.
For Brian Strand's contest
Placement: 2nd
Furious purple pen
Seeking sassy strawberries
A black fly in the coffee
The pen waits and waits
In case a gale grows and gathers
Sticks to shake the branches
Fervent pink pomegranate
Offers a warm handshake
Pen quietens
The poem crystallizes
The wave, a distant statement
“trust me, I come in peace”
The handshake, firm and strong
held just a bit too long
the hug, a gentle frisk
to minimize the risk
to those who must decide
to double down or let it ride
John G. Lawless
©11/14/2021
Written: January 16, Contest: 2025 posted Short form, Judged 1/19/2025
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gunshots thud, piercing silence
one mad man, a world of terror
Burnt air__ witnesses
every gunshot handshake.
Striking like a cottonmouth snake,
but we can see nothing is real;
Bored and trying to stir the pot,
that plan is going to backfire;
As honest as a soft handshake
with your fingers crossed on the deal;
Slippery hiss within earshot,
You are just a filthy liar.
Head to toe you speak elegance,
conversation adorned with glitz.
Within your world of opulence,
that rigid handshake transfers bliss.
Now between a hiss and a kiss,
drawn to grisly I can’t explain.
My thoughts split hitting hypnosis,
smack dab into a speeding train.
crowds illegal
gatherings banished
events cancelled
church forbidden
handshake hesitation
hugs unwelcome
touch diminishing
connection seeking
kindness desired
generosity needed
prayers embraced
smiles still legal
laughter not banished
phone calls welcome
3-16-2020
The bright, innocent liveliness of knowledge
with the gentle flexibility of tender wisdom,
it would be good to hang them
on one narrow corner of an apple tree.
Knowledge, flapping about without much sense, wakes naïve wisdom,
and steady wisdom, in turn, widens the generosity of knowledge.