Short Invariably Poems

A poet looking for a peer 
invariably troubles Shakespeare.

Volodymyr Knyr
2014...

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Respect can not be awarded
Respect is invariably earned
And those who may think otherwise
Are bound to get their fingers burned...

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The cat invariably got his tail crushed as Grandma rocked in her old rocking chair. 

Entry for Rick Parise's "One, One Liner" Contest...

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there was a young lady called Joan

who frequently played on her own

a partner she said

won't help make the bed

he'll invariably be on the phone....

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I wonder what it’s like
Inside an iceberg, lo
Ice-encased and frozen
Indigo-hued and so
Invariably cold;
I wonder if I’d be
Impressed with what’s below...

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A balanced diet
Is what is planned
Which invariably
Means I understand
Something healthy
Something bland

A healthy lifestyle
Is what is planned
So a balanced diet
If I might expand
Does not involve
A pie in each hand...

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Like a Tuber mushroom
an Authoritarian State
thrusts myriad mycelium tendrils
in a vain attempt
to control every contingency.

Like a Fragrant fern
a Constitutional Republic
radiates spores far and wide
to invariably find
the wisest way....

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Friends are the family we choose to
Rely and count on invariably
In the times we feel low and in need of
Encouragement and bringing forth
New positive energy to propel us to
Distances we dread to cover alone since
Shelter is the invaluable support they provide....

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When I was young 
I could cut three holes 
to wear a black garbage bag 
as a mini-skirt over
torn fishnet pantyhose, 
with fishhooks in my ears, 
and I was totally-totally fashionable. 

I do it now 
and invariably someone asks 
if I'm okay 
and do I need help....

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more or less to "Ally Oop"


I like to take a dump in my mommy's back yard
(Take a dump. Take a dump.)
Sometimes it's soft, sometimes it's hard
(Take a dump. Take a dump.)
The one thing that's invariably true
(Take a dump. Take a dump.)
The best fertilizer is my poo!...

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Since I do not relish spending time 
with sails aloft
in Satan's choppy waters.
I will seek to lay anchor,
in the stillness
of God's sheltered cove.
As one who knows
the worth of prayer,
I choose to use each calm day,
in preparation for life's storm
that invariably will follow....

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Being betrothed to anger, a sorry  wife,
Inspires words, often verbalized in haste.
Anger pilfers joy, devastating your life,
It seeks soft targets, and lays them waste.

Collateral damage invariably is found,
Even the blameless, have charge to pay.
Slain or injured ego's too oft abound,
Knowingly perished by this bedfellows fray....

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Being with you was so joyous
That makes me to be dense
I wonder why I'm with you always
Not to be alone all the times

My thoughts are all for you
And for mine, are all rubbish
Something may hinders you
I want that facts to vanish

It may invariably be vainly
When your grop is been waned
But I'll be there for you only
And never let thy grop vanished...

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Heavily guarded heart, 
wearily navigating life.
Like a fugitive,
invariably primed,
for that final day,
to be discovered,
apprehended, 
imprisoned eternally. 
Snapping shut like a bear trap,
only able to be opened,  
by the strongest of love.
The kind of which,
only transpire in dreams.
If you dare, 
to let your heart free.
The most painful paradox....

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PING HAD A DOLLAR BILL

                         Ping had a Dollar bill got from the king Weevil,
                 Who loved nuts, beans, almonds, millets ,peas as a meal;
                                So Ping named the king- ‘Crackpea’;
                                      Queen? ‘Nut’, invariably
                    And gave the dollar to bee Toll and went downhill...

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She is a courteous little girl.
She is young and vibrant.
She is diligent and dutiful.
She is truthful in her deeds.
She is quick to listen,
She is invariably slow to speak.
She is smart at school works,
She is swift to do house chores.
She is prompt to friends' calls.
She loves wholly,her parents and neighbours.
She's her siblings' pride.
She's a salt to humanity,
She is Bintu!...

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Somewhere Shakespeare says it:
Brevity is the soul of wit.
So I tried to learn all about it.
Read so much, oh,
On how to be brief and witty.
Trained desperately to be so.
Tried to be witty in almost every party.
All that the guests had to say, invariably, was: What a pity!
So all that I’m left with now is self-pity.
I would advise you, therefore, not to try 
If it isn't your cup of tea!...

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The baby sat joyfully on her lap
The mother on his tender thighs did tap
It tickled the boy to laugh and laugh
He was just one and a half

Both invariably enjoyed that sport
No one came in between their fun to abort
The baby had such fairy grace
Kiss after kiss she planted on his face

The blissful pair looked ever so cute
Who on earth can their oneness thwart?

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I meet four women.
We laugh and talk.
Some of the stories we have heard forty times already.
We laugh anyway.
We are talking in two’s now.
Which means the fifth is completely left out.

Odd is always a “third wheel” with women, and girls.
Trouble is, no matter how hard I plan to be in pairs
Someone invariably conks out at the last second.
Leaving us an odd number again.
Making it a hard time for the wheel....

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I used to think that I was strong. 
I realize now that I was wrong. 

'Cause every time you walk away, 
a piece of me, 
goes. 

I closed my eyes the moment I surrendered to you. 
Let love be blind, 
innocent, and tenderly 
true. 

Lead me not to beguiled fate.

I'll protect your uncertainty, 
appreciate your worth. 

Invariably.

In the mornings when you go. 
Wake me gently so I'll know, 
that loving you was not a dream.....

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I wear a mask,
So those about won't see.
I shelter my thoughts,
And tongue often still.
Not all things exist,
Exactly as I'd have them be.
I search mind's obscure corners,
To escape life's drill.

Why does anxiety,
Induce neck hair to stand.
While detached,
I contemplate this state of despair.
For which, responsibility,
Invariably takes leisure at my hand.
No one takes sight, save God,
Beyond this mask I wear....

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Brooding invariably brings out
long suppressed ‘thought’ seeds 
to the surface, for they remain dormant, 
if stay buried for many years. 

The 'bosom-field', when 'dug up' 
produces numerous dreadful weed,
A crop of accumulated impressions, 
which, when come to the fore, 
Ransack serenity and poise. 

The 'weeds' must have laid 
buried there since ages and, 
when the subconscious is stirred, 
they come to life and 
become a perfect plague....

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My wife
5/24/2016

Clothes and jewelry can make you look smashing,
But true beauty is seen in the smile you’re flashing.
Your beautiful smile invariably captures my eye,
Leaving me to contemplate, sometimes, just why?

Your smile is infectious and lights up my day,
In caring for others you make kindness your way. 
For all you do I hoist my coffee cup and Toast,
It doesn’t make you perfect, but for me, almost.
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The cosmic opus,
The nature offers it all.
enticing, ethereal, expansive
Are you enchanted by how vast it is?
refreshing, rejuvenating, relaxing.
Does it fascinate you to see the creation so invigorating?
It's Nature, an epitome of exhilaration and unceasing growth.

Never forget the labyrinthine it is,
It's tunnels coequals the branches of nature,
At each end,
invariably, something new awaits 
So pick up the principles it purveys....

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Backward Thinking
Miracle Man
9/16/2024

The tranquility that so often i readily enjoy,
is invariably the precursor for a coming storm.
Spewing words at me to browbeat and destroy,
is seldom the impetus that forces me to conform.

Over the years some have tried to make me do,
and more than a few have made me wish I’d done.
On occasion I’ve bitten off more than I could chew,
but once a fracas starts it’s too late to be undone.
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