Short Inherited Poems

I do it my way
Stubbornness inherited
I rarely give in

Russell Sivey...

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Asphalt inherited 
The new world,
From the stamped bricks
That lie sleeping,
Beneath it....

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memories remain
broken chains in the closet
pain inherited

Bite Size Poems no33 Poetry Contest...

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“Only those things not made less by division 
—are to be inherited”

(The New Room: February, 2021)...

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Success
In 
Nonsense

Separation
Inherited
Naturally

Satan’s 
Internal
Nature

Swimming
In 
Nothingness...

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The easiest part of being a man
is in owning an inherited list
of endless excuses

The hardest part
is not using them...

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Dip your toes in my soul 
Amber halos inherited bold
Nod your head tap your toes
Chocolate dance red romance
Ebony gold...

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Violence all round...
Haitians, Houthis and Hamas...
Moscow massacre...
The world we've inherited
is hell in a handbasket....

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My heart's desire is forever unlimited
to the reality of this world's expectations
that we've inherited
on this journey of meditations...

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I was born very young
I was born very rich
I inherited millions
of red blood cells 
and white blood cells
from my parents
look alive...

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I inherited
my father and my mother's
cherished furniture
a sparkling vibrancy
seems to have left
the shine
since my parents
passed away....

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He inherited a silver mine
Which had such a beautiful shine
Others heard about his luck
Tried forcing him to buck
Their tricks showed that he had a spine...

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our body shell is now the source
the light we had once set out to seek
bliss drenched presence employs no force
truly as said, earth shall be inherited by the meek...

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The first son inherited by right
The second,off with his king to fight;
Ab third in a rectory might dwell
The youngest was to marr well..
Family coffers...more to swell....

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She inherited the old farm house
why in the world was it her?
She’d never liked those people
Uninterested parents
had other favorites
never liked her
surprising
crazy
will...

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Hello, son.
You're a big one.
Lucky for you you inherited somebody's genes
That gave you light skin
That made you get away with murder.

May your day of jubilee
be all you want it to be....

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I have inherited pleasure:
the rhythm of pegs, the smell
of buttery sun on sheets,
a whispering murmur of trees
standing around, and the company
of magpies inspecting
with one eye looking or worms....

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Just received a notice by email today
Seems I've just inherited a million dollars olé
Now have friends galore
A silly scam for sure
Following the money is an real old cliché


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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Smile Your Style

What you have is a favorite style,
That is being happy with a smile;
Surf up high;
A great guy;
Now marriage is no longer on trial.

Start writing poems.

You have inherited the ability.

Dad...

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I inherited a rellie's goldfish,
It lives in calm and placid bliss,
I approach, it blows a fish kiss,
Here, I own the snacks,
Even the fish knows that,
I'll feed you, you drive your tank,
That's how a fish says "Thanks!"....

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I
In your hour of need, you hurt when those whom you have helped, now go deathly still

II
Remember the psalms: "God is my portion;" and if God is not, you are on death row getting news, you just inherited 3 million dollars....

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Everyday news heard
Palestinian in Gaza City bombarded
Israel claimed land inherited
Baby cries 
Mother shed tears
Many weeps
Never you deceit 
This is a blood tears


Kg. Delima
Kota Kinabalu
January 17, 2009
11:45AM...

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One's born with brain inherited, 
Or gets made with a lot lifted. 
It’s not what can one quote, 
How much his be of note, 
Or else everyone is gifted! 
_______________________________ 
Limerick (Tongue-in-cheek) | 03.12.2018 | humour 
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Karma is a complex of your nature and nurture 
That load acquired through aeons of incarcerations
What you inherited over generations of ancestors 
How the environment exposes you and builds you
Your true response to life is from that complexity...

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The first source of Qi is inherited from your parents at conception. It is known as the “innate vital substance” and is stored in the kidneys. The second source is derived from essential substances in nature such as the air we breathe, food and water....

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