Short Hough Poems

C-heer
I-s
N-ow
D-elighting
Y-our

D-omicile
E-ven
T-hough
O-utside
I-t's
T-ruly
O-bscure

Topic: Birthday of Cindy Detoito (May 18) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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J-ust
E-xpress
A-wesome
N-ote
E-ven
T-hough

C-omments
A-re
L-iterally
A-nnoying
G-ladly
O-ffering
S-mile

Topic: Birthday of Jeanet M. Calagos (March 17) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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D-ay
O-bliterates
N-ight

K-eeping
E-arly
N-ewness
N-ice
E-ven
T-hough
H-azy

M-ist
A-nd
U-sual
N-uisance
A-re
T-here

Topic: Birthday of Don Kenneth Maunat (October 28) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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B-eholders
E-agerly
R-ead
N-otable
A-crostic
D-esign
E-ven
T-hough
T-heir
E-yes

A-re
B-leary
A-s
L-ines
O-ffer
S-ublimity

Topic: Birthday of Bernadette J. Abalos (March 09) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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P-ress not the panic button, 
R-emain calm and composed; 
E-motions not in control
M-ake ears and eyes closed.

E-rrors are not made, 
S-econd morn November; 
T-hough clouds are dark, 
R-ain won't harm the river.
A-llow your life to brave
D-istress on your horizon; 
A-llow not hands to quiver, press not the panic button....

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Tales in Norse folk lore of
these mythical creatures,
though sadly nowadays 
they are better known for
trawling the internet
targeting people on
Twitter and on Facebook


Pleiades T Poetry Contest

Sponsored by Kim Merryman
6 syllables per line checked with HMS

04/26/21...

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I-f I could only fly, 
R-ainbows I will reach; 
M-aking the clouds easy to touch, 
A-s I hover above the beach.

E-ven if I could fly
S-till I couldn't hold the star; 
T-hough my wings are huge, 
A-ll I can reach is not that far.
C-ouldn't help but glide
I-nto the wide blue sky; 
O-n June seventeenth I'll soar, If I could only fly....

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It's called the Popliteal Fossa,
colloquially, the 'Hough'.

It is that sweet place behind your knee
that looks so like a boudoir pillow,
and yet becomes a tender hollow
when at rest.

A disguised beauty, but ever responsive
to my lips caress.

Such are the small things lovers
hardly ever mention with words
as they allow flesh to speak to flesh....

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A being so mighty he made everything
God is his name, they speak it, or sing
No-one can prove that he really exists
Oh how can it be that the rumour persists
Such beauty abounds on this planet we dwell
Though war and atrocity loiter as well
It’s ‘faith’ that says thanks for the good things we’ve had
Claiming ‘mysterious ways’ for the bad...

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Acceptance is a virtue
Cojoined with happiness-
Catering to good and bad.
Embracing all that is fine-
Personifies acceptance.
Though this can reverse
As hardships may transpire
Negating positive goals-
Caving to final acceptance
Enables us to endure.


February 27, 2023

Contest: A Forms and Words Challenge
Sponsor: Sotto Poet 
Chosen: Acrostic Form with word Acceptance...

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S-ail against the wind, 
T-hough the weather is vile; 
E-very wave rocks the boat, 
P-ouring rain goes extra mile.
H-ave to sail against the wind, 
A-s the sea seems so rough; 
N-ot for a moment you let
Y-our heart faint, staying tough.

G-o sail against the wind
A-t dawn sixth October; 
N-ever lose your resolve
E-ven if the storm gets stronger.
L-et your heart and soul keep the faith to win; 
A-llow your ship to tread on, sail against the wind....

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The dancer Mark Balas*
Had a gig down in Dallas,
But the welcome he got there was rough.
They said, "Mark, we're refusin',
There's been some confusion,
We thought we had hired Derek Hough*.

Without breaking eye contact,
Mark produced his contract,
Showed his name there
Then said with restraint,
"You don't want that prancer,
I'm a much better dancer,
And besides, I'm here
And he ain't."

*Two of my favorite "Dancing With The Stars" pro dancers....

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J oga bonito means play pretty in portages 
O nly the top of all soccer players get a chance
G ot to be able to kick the ball left and right 
A mong them are Christiano Ronaldo, rhonaldino, and many more

B ut not all people can be able to handle this tricks
O nly the chosen few can
N ot just anyone it has to be someone with heart
I n many countries joga players were found 
T hough most of them come from Brazil 
O n the field their great think you can handle us...

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W   as there ever a player so hated
 I    n the prime of a great career
 L    ooked on as the Devil Incarnate 
 T    ormented by boos and by jeers

 T    he man set all kinds of records
 H    e excelled at whatever he tried
 E    gged on by a fierce, wounded pride

 S    cored one-hundred points in a game
 T    fans hissed at him all the same
 I     f he had to do it over again
 L    ord Have Mercy, he'd have scored 110!
 T    hough he'd have traded every point for one friend...

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