Short Keyed Poems

Look at Dicks new car

My eyes were green with envy

So I keyed his door...

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Pleading with myself 
all keyed up 
‘Now breath in calm,
I have no reason for 
contaminated thoughts’....

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I coulda keyed your car
I coulda shot your dog
I coulda burned your stupid deer-stand down 
but instead i broke your heart
I left with my head held high my dignity intact
I left you cryin like a baby beggin for me to come back...

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“What if this life isn’t perfect,
It’s not paradise”? 
In confused this learned girl

“Yes,it’s not paradise
But,
If this life isn’t perfect 
No paradise”,

I explained,

She keyed her lips to smile
Keeping her tongue tightly locked

Feeling the truth of Paradise!...

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President Donald Trump will not concede
    Sure Biden lost, and he was in the lead
                Demands a recount;
                Says it's a miscount,
Not to mention the bizarre tweets he keyed 












Contest:Out On A Lim
Sponsor: Joseph May
11/18/2020...

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Mister Jack Benny was a funny fellow indeed

   He played a mean violin, though a bit off-keyed

      'Tis said that he was so tight with his bountiful purse

         That to part with his moolah he was very averse

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
© All Rights Reserved...

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Is there disappointment in arrival…
anticipation the crown jewel

Are the accolades left hollow,
uncertainty what’s new

Is acceptance yours or theirs to own,
all badges keyed to lock

Does your soul ignite once past the flame
—your words no longer hot

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)...

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Play this simple tune upon your spinet
so that I can know the notes well, my dear.
Restful music sounding sweet to my ear.
I am greatly eased and made charmed by it.
Home is truly most blessed by whole bit.
We sit listening while her tones are made clear.
Fine, well keyed, and gentle music we hear.
Showing perfect phrasing she's a great hit....

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My computer's my friend
  more so than my pen
With lightning-fast fingers
  thoughts needn't linger

I can change my mind
  with the tap of a key
No need to erase or cross-out
  and that's fine with me

Some long for the days
  of paper and pen
Bobbies on bicycles
  the chimes of Big Ben

So let them long ~
  I'll type my song
to silky-smooth speed
  not written but keyed...

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A visit to the Poetry Soup site was quite a delight,
It lifted my spirit and brought me a smile.

My laptop awaited, its keyboard ready to roll,
As my mind began to spin words in a whimsical stroll.

I sat down with a cup of steaming ginger tea,
And keyed some thoughts, setting my creativity free.

From gibberish to verses, a lyrical voyage unfurled,
In the quiet of my room, a poetic moment stirred.
...

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I approach my writing tasks
With far too much hesitation,
Why is that so…you might ask,
‘Cause I’m focused on my vacation.

My mind can’t find the words
To relay my gleeful anticipation,
My phrases are coming awkward
I’m so keyed up about my vacation.

For days I’ve had writer’s block
And been looking for a causation,
It comes to me as no great shock
I’m ready to leave on vacation!

written November 10, 2021...

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Angry thoughts took me hostage for ten days
My dendrite chain choked my imagination
Demanding her participation in worst scenario fabrication

I worked my mind into a furiously angry frenzy
Falling to sleep was no longer easy or relaxing
My keyed up state refused to give up her hostility

Luckily I was cognizant enough to not text or email
Saving a relationship I have had since birth
Prayer finally dissipated my unconscionable angry thoughts...

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