Short Hop Skip Poems

a hop skip and a lump in the throat  ~  first kiss




12.27.2019...

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hop,skip

jive trip

Note:Skip jive ,very popular on late fifties England,dance to 'trad' jazz bands...

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Ken Colyer&his 50's band
in dance halls across England
With hop skip&jive
he made 'trad jazz' come alive...

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TWIST AGAIN
disc-go
move slow
CHARLESTON
kick feet
off beat
TRAD JAZZ
hop skip
jive trip
SOLO EGO
line dance
per chance...

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FIFTIES FOOTLES
flirty
dancing

ladies
excuse-me

quick-step
fox trot

hop skip
jive trip

 last waltz
so slow

hold close
love flowed...

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Britainers have no idea of distance
Ontario to B.C. is just a hop, skip and a dance
About 3,000 miles
London to Aberdeen 450 miles
Holy crap, no chance to change your underpants...

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bunnies in the field
red and yellow butterflies
hued floral frenzy

bunnies in flowers
with a hop skip and a jump
wind's at the window

colorful bunnies 
frolic golden afternoon
under topaz skies...

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Rain won't let me down, I'm happiness bound
I'm still known as the happiest dude in town
With a hop skip and jump
Sometimes fall on my rump
Walk with a wobble but still a happy old clown...

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Featherbacks sliding through the air
trailing on the wind,
waiting for that carrion scent
to adorn their nostrils
pulling them to the feeding
    hop, skip, jump
tear a piece of flesh
flutter back and scarf it down....

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Am I too old to spread my wings?
Not at all came the answer with a sigh,
If you can't hop, skip and jump,
Simply use your eyes... said something
Within...
You can't get started, unless,
You begin!


2:53 p.m. sharp
Dec. 21, 2012


Cynthia...

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it´s only 
a hop, skip, 
and a jump  
away from 
a greater state of
self awareness 
which leads to
self betterment 
which causes 
a peace of mind
that once was 
non existent 
within the self 
that is now growing 
ever stronger within 
the present version 
of reality...

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TRAD JAZZ
hop skip
jive trip

NOTE:A footle is a two line ,2 syllable verse with an integral title-Light Poetic verse form,witty,pertinent,topical etc (technically a trochaic monometer and not necessarily in rhyme).A 'hybrid' innovative sequenced variation has
developed over the years (since 2009)alongside the original definition...

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There is subdued talk in the lowlight rooms
And outside the skies wear a dove grey bloom,
The wintry light seems brittle edged
To the suns brief course, the day is sped.
Gold and green leaves on their branches whip
Robins fly and land with a quick hop skip,
Then clouds are parted
A shaft of light comes through,,
As before night falls; bids us the sun adieu.

© Joe Maverick 26-09-2010...

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A useless piece of paraphernalia
Is definitely the umbrella
It only keeps us dry from the neck up
Not too brilliant there fella

I suppose there are people out there
Think it's the cat's meow
Hop skip and a jump down life's lanes
Doesn't look too highbrow

Must be more common in rainy regions
Closer to the equater
Parts of the world rains are common
Umbellas were created

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love blossomed
            suddenly
the evening
    we met by chance 
             in the 'excuse me' dance.

dance was the craze
          hop skip    jive trip
a  hip-hop
twirl  forward jump &
                           stop

then  boogie &
swing


     her eyes
           with a 
demure look
   I read
      this open book
come hither glance

with a song
became
        a lifetime romance...

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He hops & skips at my feet.

Searching tarmac for discarded worms.
One foot, one stump.

Reviled by most who walk past unseeing.
I drop a crumb.

Giving him only more reason to pursue his urban dream.
Silly city pidgeon.

Little pidgeon you dont belong in the city.
I have fed not you but a misguided pursuit.

Send your chicks to the country.
Where they will hop & skip in joy not deformity.

He hops & skips at my feet. I blink and walk on....

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Hop, skip
Dive and dip,
Here I go to and fro
Hurry mom you're way to slow.

I picked this flower
For you today
But then the wind
Blew the fuzz away.

I made my bed
And ate my peas,
Can I now have
My candy Please?

The cat is fed
The dog wants out
Can we throw
The ball about?

I love you, mom
I love you, dad
My teeth are brushed
My prayers are said.

Tuck me in 
Turn out the light
I love you both
Goodnight, goodnight.

               Cile Beer...

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Hop Skip and Jump

unquestioning faith
propaganda sweet like candy
follow the yellow brick road
paved with good intentions
the road is long with an unstable load
words that change colour with every corner
The sweet taste turns sour  	
God is played though out of tune
And in the wrong tone
I wonder why
I sigh and then I cry
so I can laugh at the lie
and I wonder why so many 
follow the leader
Hop skipping and jumping
until it’s painful

Frank Black Blacharczyk...

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