Short Hile Poems

Greet the new year alive
Remember, no drink-no drive
if you want to stay free
then give up that key
DUI's are not worth the jive....

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Spring days, as a child,
While grasping the ropes tightly,
I soared heavenward. 
Now, decades later, I love
Gliding gently while I read.
...

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K-een
A-uthor
T-imely
E-mploys

P-oem
A-bout
T-he
A-crostic
W-hile
A-wesome
R-eader
A-ccepts
N-icely

Topic: Birthday of Kate Patawaran (December 05) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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J-ust
A-bate
M-orbid
E-nemy's
S-ilent

C-ontagion
L-etting
E-erie
R-abidity's
K-iller

M-ystery
A-void
X factor
W-hile
E-pidemic
L-ink
L-oses

Topic: Birthday of poet James Clerk Maxwell (June 13) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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R-egards
I-n
C-omposition
H-appily
A-pplies
R-apturous
D-edication

W-hile
L-itterateur
O-f
D-elightful
A-crostic
R-ightfully
S-cribes
K-een
I-nsight

Topic: Birthday of poet Richard Wlodarski (February 23) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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Breeze bestirred, died down,
Not even a stray leaf stirred,
He came to my town
And left like migrating bird,
Leaving me parched, my eyes blurred.
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Gulzaar | 16.03.2023 | Tanka
Poet’s note: This is translation of lyricist Gulzar’s short shyries.

Hawa guzar gayi patte the kuchh hile bhi nahi,
wo mere shahar me aaye bhi aur mile bhi nahi....

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W hile the hands move about in front of me
I see them wondering near sincerely
L anding their palms right on my pounding head
D riving with a power, mighty it’s said

H ow much I want them on me, greatly placed
A nother realm of understanding faced
N ever do they reach my skull, I’m so lost
D ays and nights confuse me, in show I’m tossed
S hower me with those hands let me be free
! A great massive display of what can be

Russell Sivey...

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F-irst March early Tuesday, 
R-ain disappears underneath; 
A-fter the twilight is over, 
N-ew dawn turns into a
Z-enith.

J-ust before the sun rises
O-ver the mountain high; 
S-hadows have vanished, 
E-ven the dark in the sky.
P-ure delight and sheer joy are only reserved for you; 
H-appiness has been the topic to add color to the view.

B-ad clime, mist, and haze 
A-re not found ahead; 
W-hile the wide lanes above
A-re turning out to be 
R-ed....

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R-apture fills your heart, 
O-n August twenty-fifth day; 
W-hile the sun is rising, 
E-vening chill fades away.
L-et rapture fill your heart, bringing pure happiness; 
L-oneliness leaves your mind, turning into sheer gladness.

F-ill your heart with rapture, 
U-ntil it truly overflows; 
L-ights from the sky above
G-ive shine, replacing the shadows.
E-arly beautiful morning, 
N-ew daybreak will start; 
C-omplete pleasure is promised, 
I-t's a rapture
O-f the heart....

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R-hythmic sound is played, 
O-n the twenty-second of January; 
M-ind is lulled to deep sleep, 
W-hile pausing in activity. 
E-ars hear the rhythmic sound, 
L-istening to the golden voice; 
L-ife is truly pleased, as the soul and spirit rejoice. 

R-hythmic sound of the heart 
E-xpresses beautiful beat; 
V-ibrationn on the floor though 
I-s caused by thundering feet. 
T-empo, accent, and meter in the movement are found; 
A-n aspect of music comprising the elements of rhythmic sound....

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