Short Lampposts Poems

high upon lampposts
          gulls give me the evil eye 
         ~ drop something on him...

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emerging twilight
lampposts light up shadow path ~
sirens blaring ... howls

12/3/2023
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Foggy mists engulfed the bright 
When raindrops fell throughout the night 
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark 
When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park...

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Wind was chilly,
The path downhill.

Night was still,
Her eyes were filled.

Dim rays of lampposts,
Rays of resilience.

Through the darkness,
They pierced.

Guiding her slowly,
The path downhill....

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War kills

Retina less windows
Bodies were strewn on foul streets
A photo of Grozny
Summary execution
Death sways from unlit lampposts 
Friend or foe
Who knows?
Conspiracy of peace
Both sides declare victory
The truth is debris...

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There are vultures perched on the 
lampposts of Florida
You can hear their young calling
in the morning breeze

They search for the desert that
was once their home
It's forgotten for now, a relic of the past
So they just sit and wait...

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Foggy mists engulfed the bright 
When raindrops fell throughout the night 
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark 
When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park

Inside wrists of sweet perfume 
Middle notes of love's exhume 
Bollard neon lights ablaze 
Dreamy lovers lost in haze...

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Sometimes when the night
crawls upon me
I go out
to look at the people
who's faces have
slipped out
of their contours
slid down
to rest
on collars
features
dripping down
on the
ash grey asphalt
and
under lonely lampposts
everything
fades
into puddles.


© Gry W Christensen...

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Foggy mists engulfed the bright 
When raindrops fell throughout the night 
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark 
When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park

Only starting or just begun 
Synchronous melding joined as one 
Rhythmic breathing no thought for pause 
Merged together, effect and cause...

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Foggy mists engulfed the bright 
When raindrops fell throughout the night 
The lampposts glowed at midnight's dark 
When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park

Like 'El Beso', lips locked so tight
Bodies glared, though dim was the light
Heart and mind amalgamated
They gleamed, love's luster elated...

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Foggy mists engulfed the bright
When raindrops fell throughout the night
The lampposts glowed at midnight’s dark
When sweethearts kissed at Lover’s Park. 

Their lips gently touched, love professed
With each other, they were obsessed
Strolling in the park, hand in hand
Fervid kisses seared like a brand...

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Foggy mists engulfed the bright 
When raindrops fell throughout the night 
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark 
When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park

Under an umbrella, they took shelter
As umbrellas went helter-skelter
Love laced their ambience
With this, there's no pretence


September 6, 2023....

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Foggy mists engulfed the bright 
When raindrops fell throughout the night 
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark 
When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park

Soaked wet through with glistening skin
Revealing all true love within
Drenched and over awed by charms 
Entranced as held in each others arms...

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neath firmament arched chilly gray,
black schnauzer sniffs, her leash drooped slack
beside my footfalls echoing
past lampposts painting puddles gold …
damp taste of winter … summer-thoughts …
thank goodness pink clouds herald day


October 25, 2022
Bitesize Poem No. 54 Poetry Contest
Line Gauthier, Sponsor...

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Foggy mists engulfed the bright
When raindrops fell throughout the night
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark
When sweethearts kissed at Lover’s Park

The fluid rhythms, realm of rain
Where lamplight’s stream did gild the lane
Wet leaves dripped dreams from tinseled trees
And pulses flowed like rolling seas...

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On raised thorny stilts
Marbled lampposts, lifted eyes
Clawed leaves for soft filth

The spider grown fat,
And hard, and round, and callous 
Like hogs, blinds the sand

I know my species
The same purpose fits the flies
The outer shell lies

Barrels hiss with us
Clambering to scuttle time
Gravity's dead claw...

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It Happened On A Rainy Night

Foggy mists engulfed the bright 
When raindrops fell throughout the night 
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark 
When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park

With ravenous beauty so wise
That love painted was no surprise
They with melded hearts therein chose
A mellow moon's glorious pose...

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Foggy mists engulfed the bright 
When raindrops fell throughout the night 
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark 
When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park

‘Twas the splendour of their sweet kiss
That led to years of intense bliss
Gentle rainfall and lamppost glow
Enhanced the stellar, long ago...

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Foggy mists engulfed the bright
When raindrops fell throughout the night
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark
When sweethearts kissed at Lover’s Park

The morning rose with glistening light
The rain dampened fire flamed its last firelight
Tender smiles opened eyes glowing as lovers do
As embers of passion lifted and flew...

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Foggy mists engulfed the bright
When raindrops fell throughout the night
The lampposts glowed at midnight dark
When sweethearts kissed at Lover’s Park

Beneath the large umbrella's canopy
Like rain, their love was irrefutable
Their affections took flight in whispered phrases
In the pouring deluge of love on that soggy night...

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"Foggy mists engulfed the bright 
When raindrops fell throughout the night 
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark 
When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park"

As crickets sang their lovers' song
Under the umbrella, you held me long.
Your strong arms around my waist.
Walking home, after our foretaste. ...

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Foggy mists engulfed the bright 
When raindrops fell throughout the night 
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark 
When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park

 Moonbeams drenched their wet cheeks
 When pansies blushed a face that speaks
 Two hearts adrift, will the cold night adorn?
 When their embrace freeze,  will love be born?...

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“Foggy mists engulfed the bright 
When raindrops fell throughout the night 
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark 
When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park”

Silent lovers entwined in sensuous rapture
The thrill of fusion they desired to capture 
Melody of love resonated in rain-rinsed wind
The gleam of dream melted miasma of mind...

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"Foggy mists engulfed the bright
 When raindrops fell throughout the night
 The lampposts glowed at midnights dark
 When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park"

Waves gently lapped the shore nearby
 as we embraced, my love and I.
 My fingers touched my sweetheart’s hair.
 It felt like silk, so soft and fair.

Stanza 1 by Charles Messina...

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(A collaboration with Charles Messina)

Foggy mists engulfed the bright
When raindrops fell throughout the night
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark
When sweethearts kissed at lovers park.

They sizzled and sparked like a firework display
The world around them faded away.
Transported to another place,
Locked inside their warm embrace....

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