Short Kneed Poems

"veni vidi weak kneed"


i came

i saw

she conquered...

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Happiness is

Flour, yeast and water
mix it well
let the leaven rise 
with hands of humility
kneed the dough into bread
bake them well
bread has a crusty top.
Look at the loaf
you make so early in the morning
and be happy...

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Arnold Palmer was knock-kneed
  when he addressed the ball
President Clinton smoked weed
  yet said he never inhaled at all

Tiger Woods fell in love with a Swede
  though their marriage did sputter and fall
President Biden's been known to mislead
  folks ~ He's still 'that senator' with a drawl...

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When the sun had melted straw
to gold
and dawn had shimmered,
out of its platinum dream-mask,
then the lank kneed heron
allowed itself to blink once,
however,
the darting minnows
were too small to care much -
they knew the tall still bird,
had no use for scraps of silver foil.

...

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My heart was heard
Sensed every note
These birds evoked
Animals came to play
Added smiles to our day
Squirrels do feed
Where I have kneed
Calming air
Brushed our hair
White butterflies pass us by
I almost cried
Black-and-white warbler
Came out and pondered
Blessings were made
This melody we played...

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Sleep, Lord Poseidon,
Deep, everlasting sleep
While sailors watch with bated breath

Old planking creaks -
The pitiable, splintering sound -
Old planking creaks

Old sailor,
Splintery-kneed old sailor,
Keeps his watch

With ever a thought of life's futility,
Down deep,
Where dolphins stay

But Lord Poseidon never sleeps
And dolphins play.....
And play...

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Give me your goodbye 
Give me away

Give me that stone cold expression of your precious face; 
Give me that old, slow confession of your pestered faith 

Give me swift heartbreak;
Give me quick heartache
 
Give me my pain.
 
Give me that runway;
Give me that runaway
 
That stumbled weak kneed;
That "why me?" God prayer 

Give me your goodbye
Give me away....

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a drop of my blood fills my tears,
tears that roll down my  cheek, past
the frozen  expression glued to my face,
standing weak kneed before you, feeling abused,
 dazed by the velocity, the ferocity of your 
tongue lashing, steals the breath of my
existence so Dad why are you surprised 
a drop of my blood fills my tears



20~10~2014
Maurice Yvonne...

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not revving
but remming
her skateboard
rimming railsliding
catching some air
before the extension
she tucked kneed wanting
trick transition tweak topsheet
i tail grab switch tools stoked stall
i no comply nose grind i'm mongo
manual local lipslide k-grind on 
an impossible invert Indy 
grab then hip heel flip
method pump pulls
flick trick flip front
gnarly fast plant
bombed a hill
boned...

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speak up my dear
the class can't hear you 
when you mumble
e-n-u-n-c-i-a-t-e
stand up straight
pull that hair back 
from your face
no wonder no one wants 
to play with you
at recess all you ever do
is sit outside the classroom door
nose in a book
"look, look! it's bug-eyes"
she hears somebody say
"she's such a booger-nosed,
knobby-kneed, goober-dweeb"
she waits . . .
until their voices fade
to wipe her tears 
away...

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RIDING ON

Destination Dallas
home of the cowboys
land of the brave
intentional target
aimed with precision
at new paths to pave

gravitational phase
surrealistic
skyward wave

spurred on to
something new
beneath God’s
sun and moon

eyes turn inward
anchors pull out
onwards toward
landfalls legends
devoid of doubt

brevity flawed
weak kneed but
hardened jaw
riding on….



© Kim van Breda—14 August 2015
(moving on in life to USA)...

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Oh, fickle friendly fearful feline,
ne'er a pet be so sublime -
playful, licking, leaping, purring,
even while you're sleeping stirring;
watchful with a wary eye,
careful cunning in disguise.
Our fussy flip and fuzzy friend,
we're thankful that you condescend
and bless us with your loving being
though the dog is disagreeing.
We kneel before your regal paws
with which you shred and kneed and claw,
but with that warm and funny face -
a faithful friend we can't replace....

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