Short Homely Poems

Homely
And
Peaceful
Protected
Indoors
Nothing
Externally
Sacrificing
Sanity...

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no place to go
walking slow
you know
by there face
theyer of every RACE
begg with a can
the 
HOMELY MAN...

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William Robertsan individualist
yet a homely art modernist
Originally doing poster design
so pioneering Vorticist was just fine...

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White little kitten
with glowing eyes
soft purr so lovely
silent walker stealing milk
Homely companion
so gently it plays
always cute for ever...

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she was homely and plain
Buffalo Bill dressed her poster up, pretending pretty
the men would not come to watch her shoot
if they knew the truth about Annie Oakley...

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The crack of a twig..' Some snickers, there's natter.' 
Double cream underJam with seeds; just homely feeds.'
A duck on a piano, under willow fronds in Devon; England.'...

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There once was a homely squirrel
Who fell in love with a beautiful squirrel girl
He would bring her acorns
But always leave her forlorn
For she wouldn't give him a twirl...

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the cuckoo in spring
needs to suss out homely nest
comes with baring gifts...
adoption not an option
a brood parasite in lieu 

17/2/2022
Entered a Brian Strand Tanka contest....

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If lies are told to save,
Will sin be judged at the grave?
Smile darling! The winsome homely,
You never change; your hair needs no tatting,
So in penury, your short smile you gave....

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From parents to all peers, a groomed tossing puck
so much care quite good with sour contents to suck
a growing cadet
but still a midget
chill and calm is the wind for this swimming duck....

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Grasping at straws
In hopes to cope
Collecting flaws
A heavy cloak

One by one
She picks apart
Goals, undone
Bleeding heart

A homely sight
She has become
Though options bright
She’s come undone...

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I envy that complexion,
that scent,
of a loved girl,
of an adored
and quite beautiful
daughter,
or lover,
or stranger.
Instead
I am damaged 
and homely,
hiding in the smoke,
longing
and distracted....

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Cold and lonely
I walked the street
How I miss
My homely heat.
Walking endlessly
From door to door
For I cannot speak
Only offer a paw.
Please give me love
For I grow so thin
Open up your heart
And let me in....

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CELBEBRATION OF THE HOMELY NEWLYWEDS

                  Reflection in each others eyes
            was all they needed –raptures charms
              and lived they so with outstretched arms. 



Victoria Anderson-Throop
12/19/20...

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house houses many a people, but home is what makes it homely,
be it a chawl, a hut-ment or be it a large building,
love is what one requires to have,
luxury is the bond that a family has 
whose riches are not seen yet cherished...

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IMPULSES
consistent
  principles
& tradition
practiced
in a
decided manner
deflated
in desire
unappreciated
yet
stirring

the elixor
of
understanding
into
delicate
  illustrtion
with gleams
of
fancy
seemingly
  strange
yet
so
homely...

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An ice-cream cone, a cupcake and some fries
A homely wife, a buxom blonde on the side
Let me state fairly, albeit, not without pride,
Some fact, some fantasy and a fistful of lies!



~contest: Your Best Four-line Light Verse
~Sponsor: L Milton Hankins...

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May be there is something
may be there is a thing
that matters and heals
may be hopeful and useful
may be designed and crafted
 religious and mundane
may be of some numbed lines and dots
may be homely and loveful
drawing and dreaming
here and there
as anonymous guest?....

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The gooseberry bush, a thing of beauty,
bow to my lady, bow to my lord

The homely hearth and sty for stock,
Bread for my bairns, fat for their chins

The cottage loom, silks for my lady,
Breeches  for my lord

Work and sweat for those without land,
Bow to my lady, bow to my lord....

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I do not like our national leader
If I had a pet shark, he'd be a feeder
Hard to believe he's not a big joke
Oh what a homely pumpkin-head bloke.

I saw a rat, I saw a mouse
I saw a gobshyte near my house
His name ain't Paddy, his name ain't Rolf
He's a big cheater at the game of golf....

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You may say I'm a homely old geezer,
ready for the glue factory or freezer.
Yet, in truth, while I make passes, uncouth,
my hopes of finding the Fountain of Youth
up the odds I'm chancin', when I'm advancin'
on the delightful Scarlett Johansson....

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Baking
a homely smell
drifts from my small kitchen
Hungry eyes, and tiny fingers 
ready
to grab sweet chocolate cookies 
still warm from the oven
Hope they save one
for me!

Let the Pens Flow - Butterfly Cinquain Poetry Contest


Sponsored by Jenish Somadas


05/03/20...

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A week of triple digits.
The birds stay low.
No sign of life, except
gophers scuttling across dry grass

making for the lower regions. 
Roots, tubers and bulbs. Gophers
turn down and inward, thrive
on lonely. 

Look, here’s one that feels
the vibration of our feet 
and scuttles off again.
Lowly, homely, alive....

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Howling artic gusts
frighten birds on snow clad trees
frozen wings swept off

Winter sun burns ice
storm force gales melt and mellow
creatures free to roam

Window frames rattle
wooden huts quake in harsh climes
homely folks cluster

Reindeer sleigh dots sky
children’s starry-eyed rapt gleam
carols thaw iced fog...

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In the Cathedral ruins

The ghosts seem friendly

Pigeons homely, air sweet

Clouds white with a hint of rain



The drops fall on the roofless relic

Like the ancient bombs

Failings of us all



Trying not to be religious

Humanity should think of itself



A bee gathers honeysuckle

People can love...

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