Short High Tension Poems

HIGH TENSION

Horizon to skyline traversing panoply of greenery
High over verdant land they drape an elegant catenary

Stark constructs of geometry stand noble tall and fine
Their mission for the nation to forever hold the line...

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As a giant wave rises with passion
aroused by the overtures from the moon
I surf within its folds with high tension,
As a giant wave rises with passion
racing ashore with intense emotion
I must unravel this timeless bond soon
As a giant wave rises with passion
aroused by the overtures from the moon.


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"One Lovely Summer Triolet" contest by Andrea Diatrich...

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dealing with imbalance
between harm and harmony
in a loaded circumstance
all hope seems so phony
      comfort is infamous
      for never lasting long
      calm is notorious
      for always feeling wrong
in the presence of high tension
when all begins to quake
overflowing with apprehension
even faith begins to shake
       but beneath massive pressure
       faced with killer calamity
       I still keep praying to endure
       even if only due to destiny...

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It has been a long time.
Summer of sixty-nine.
Dad, Uncle Don, and I
Their decision to fly.
Wires, you control type.
I ran and walked inside.
For Pepsi cold as ice.
Was there under five.
Had just arrived.
He hit a high-tension line.
The mega-volt kind.
The arcs flashed, pure white.
Blinding light, ten feet high.
As we knelt by his side
tears welled, began to cry.
It has been a long time.
My Dad survived.
Etched forever in mind.

Truth is stranger than Fiction....

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