Short Incurred Poems

The early worm dies a hard death
It shouldn’t have come out then
Might’ve lived if it hadn’t
The pain it incurred -

Too great to really survive

Russell Sivey...

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much pain
incurred?

sounds like
a turd

be not
deterred

with time
heart’s cured

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Response to Caren Krutsinger’s A Little Bird Told Me...

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From the cemetery no specters arose
Why the teens then took flight, they did not disclose
What had incurred
Not seen, but heard
Discovered, because of the caws of the crows!...

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There once was a driver named Huck
who found himself down on his luck.
When he kicked the tires,
he incurred her ire,
got left by his self-driving truck.
...

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Dear Plumbing I am extremely vexed.
I never know where you will burst next.
I took a nice bath,
And incurred your wrath.
Why you won't turn off has me perplexed.

Came in no.7...

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Eccentric is not her word
Passionate is often heard

When she’s feeling absurd
She relies on the preferred
	Her hunger – stirred
Remembers 
		The storm, deferred
The brilliance of her love, incurred...

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Sharp Suited Sharks 
Feeding
Fervently Feasting, Foul Fiends 
Covetous Cuthroats, Cultured Convicts Convincing
Innocents Inked In Immensely Incurred Interests, 
Indebted
Enslaved, Effaced Emotions, Exasperated...

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Whatta summer for us in Southern Ontario
Thanks to Mother Nature for this glorious show
How much do we owe her
A couple of bucks we've incurred
Maybe just a normal summer except for the snow?...

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The gift that is given is given in vain.
The loss is incurred by having to explain
What the present is and why it is hers
The acceptance of which she deftly defers
Thus avoiding, yet causing, much heartfelt pain....

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I am quiet like a mouse.
N ever raise my tone of
V oice or express myself. 
I learned quickly to  
S upress self expression.
I n case it incurred aggression.
B ecause it was obvious you
L iked me under your thumb and
E motionally abusing someone....

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Time’s Toll


Bargaining with fate
a “now” bartered for a “then”
plans made – debts incurred
a future becomes a past 
sliding through tight clenched fingers.


John G. Lawless
12/7/2015

submitted to – Time is of the essence – Tanka – Poetry Contest
sponsor – C. T....

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The nightly news gets only worse,
I swear the world’s incurred a curse.
My dog lays on my lap untouched
by what I see and hear so much.
I stare into his soft brown eyes,
he stares back with some surprise.
And in my to-myself monologue
wish I had, like him, been born a dog....

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The children went on a field trip
On a farm much fun was incurred
Back in class, the teacher stated,
"Please tell me some sounds that you heard"

One said, "Oink", then one said, "Quack, quack",
He seemed to be quite the actor!
Then one little boy said, "I heard,"
"Hey kid, Get off that dang tractor!"...

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Grievous Words
By: Miracle Man
August 15,2020 

The harshness of a persons voice,
can distort the intent of a spoken word.
Though an apology always comes by choice,
it won’t erase any damage incurred.


Proverbs 15:1
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
...

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'Twas a boring days of October
When I viewed you which reconciles 
The prestiges of mine.

You incurred myself a neophytes
to prosperous prestige,
Incurred me with an inducement,
to be degree holder.

Yet, amazement rush,
Between you and me,
Six-annum surpassed.
Nevertheless, 
Even friendship is futile,
To both of us!!!...

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ON ENTERING WHAT SEEMS A GAME OF LOVE

IT'S NICE TO KNOW OF ANY STRINGS ATTSACHED

OR NETS PROTECTING FROM LOW BLOWS


A RACKET?  NOT WITH PLAYERS FAIRLY MATCHED



ADMITTEDLY THE FUN INCURRED IS NOT


FOUND ONLY IN THE WINNING OR THE PACE


BUT IN THE SERVIE OF ONE'S OPEN COURT


AND YOURS IS SEEN DESERVING OF AN ACE...

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"Burning Bridges" was his first released song
Back in the fifties it didn't catch on

In the mid sixties a song he would bring
The movie "Paint Your Wagon " was where he'd sing

Then a duet with Merle Haggard incurred
"Bronco Billy", the flick where it was heard

Though singing was not his most powerful tool
As actor/director Clint Eastwood would rule!...

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Here lie the Limericks of John Doe, duly interred
For the poet wrote "The dysfunctional $@& life.." and erred
Using innuendo
Totally intendo
Behold!  Promptly the Admin's righteous wrath was incurred!

The Limericks I agree were crude
Not at all meant  for the prude
The title had this warning
But by the very next morning
The Admin had them promptly removed!...

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Dogma deemed absurd, I fought scruple’s bird, 
its voice I still heard, but conscience was blurred.  
A peer-pressure nerd, the threat was the herd;
their counsel preferred, my standards deferred.
Accident incurred;  two bodies interred.
My mind I re-gird with thoughts from God’s Word.

written April 28, 2017
for John Hamilton's Rhymer's Delight, Internal Monorhyme Contest...

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No Free Lunch
Written: by Tom Wright
8-6-2016

Everything in life comes with a price,
And oft times the toll appears great.
Maybe cost was rooted in bad advice,
And we hoped situations would abate.

But whatever the case we always pay,
Sometimes the defrayal runs for years.
Seldom is payment incurred for a day,
And often, interest is paid with tears.
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et·y·mo·log·i·cal
adjective
relating to the origin and historical development of words and their meanings:
"an etymological dictionary" · "the etymological roots of the word are of interest."


I earned a name quite a few years ago.
The name is Adam Barha.
I do not even know if that has incurred a spelling mistake or not.
But it is truly the noun, proper enough, not the adjective.
9:34 AM
Sunday, January 14, 2024...

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et·y·mo·log·i·cal
[?ed?m?'läj?k?l]
adjective
relating to the origin and historical development of words and their meanings:
"an etymological dictionary" · "the etymological roots of the word are of interest."
I earned a name quite a few years ago.
The name is Adam Barha.
I do not even know if that has incurred a spelling mistake or not.
But it is truly the noun, proper enough, not the adjective.
9:34 AM
Sunday, January 14, 2024...

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Caution: 
Do not attempt to remove yourself.
You have incurred the penalty
Of my undying devotion.
My heart and soul are clamped to yours.
Removal could mean a huge fine.
You are so fine, I find.
Get your engine in gear
And accompany me.
Give me ideas above my station.
You have been found
Obstructing my peace of mind.
I may just tow you home,
Bumper to bumper,
And let you park your chassis
Really close to mine.
My fine
Valentine....

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Gone too soon

How time flows by
Now we are saying goodbye
To the months that have gone by
The months of this year.

January was the longest
But we perceived through the toughest
Now we are waving in modesty
Afraid of what we incurred during
The months of this year.

Our hopes which were not fulfilled
They die unfulfilled
But God opens a new door;the new year
A year of hope again
Which our dreams shall be fulfilled
The months of next year....

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Lines in the sand

    Blanks on the screen

        Cocaine on the card

            No apple in paradise


Castles in the air

    Veiled in innocence

        Loaned to the banks

            Fruit cocktail spiced


Staked pigs fly high

    Masked ignorance

        Small fees incurred

            Apricots date peaches



Limitless sky

    Showering curtains

        Canned laughter

            Hemlock imbibed



26th April 2020...

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