Short Lessened Poems

While I appreciate the vacation
it would have been better if it were paid.
Funds lessened by nature’s aggravation,
lends credence to the starved artist charade....

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The gallows were offered,
guillotine chosen

Executioner a matter
of choice

The sinner repentant,
evil now lessened

Death calls
—in a welcoming voice

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)...

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The main reason we have two hands I reckon
To pet two dogs at once and neither will feel lessened
Find it amazing I do
Also tying our shoes
That way we don't waste even a millisecond...

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Overwhelmed, as I was
Today has dawned
My pain, has lessened
And the loneliness, subsided

A new time, is here
My loss is in the history books
Now, I must not be daunted
Be brave, against whatever comes...

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The gallows were offered,
  the guillotine chosen

The execution a matter
  of choice

The sinner repentant,
  the evil now lessened

Death calls,
 —in a welcoming voice

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)...

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Friends, dear friends, thanks for your effervescence
Miss the camaraderie at Antrim Glen, always present
When we moved away, it left a big void
Our time there was totally filled with joy
Still miss it so much, the longing hasn't lessened...

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They come to me couplets,
  they come to me tight

They come to me rhyming,
  they come to me right

With lessened confusion,
   more light in the air

All youthful illusions,
   exposed,
     —‘au contraire’

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)...

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Is a lie in its intention,
or its desired end result

Is deception ever lessened,
if the harm is never felt

Can you skate by blame or judgment,
if your evil plans then fail

Or are you even more at fault 
—when you lie to no avail

(St. Davids Pennsylvania: June, 2019)...

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Satan has torn at my heart ---
Leaving lascerations deep and wide ---
At first the pain was intense ---
It has been lessened with times passing ---
Not quite absent of anquish ---
Just enough to remind me it's there ---
So my heart continues to beat ---
Only because God allows it to....

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Good to listen to others:
let’s face it, they want
to be heard—why they speak--
even if we have all the answers
imagined
since questions and answers
are more numerous than
the hairs on our heads combined
lessened by the reason for time
our ignorance to not hear
and only be heard…....

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The Good Book states that Jesus knows the number of hairs on your head,
And I assume He also knows the color be it blonde, purple or red.

I would also presume that His calculations are somewhat lessened over all,
Considering those members of His flock who are as bald as a bowling ball!

(Matthew 10:30 & Luke 12:7)...

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While heading to office I hit against the door,
And my forehead started to soar!  
Seeing in the mirror I came to know, 
I got a big bump with purple hue!
 Ice was rubbed, compression was applied,
To help the purple bump to subside
Pain was lessened; I got relieved, 
And the Purple bump was gone indeed!
29/01/2019...

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Sixty year old cabinet hinge squeaks
Pain as owner bends her knees
A long relationship at its peak

Cling wrap drops upon the floor
Carpal tunnel lessened her grip
Cabinet door hangs loose from core

Stiff painful back slows grabbing wrap
Lying upon unswept white tiles 
Angels hoover near as she collapsed  ...

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What a horrifying two days people in California had,
I was shocked, my breath taken away, so very sad,
For all my poetry soup friends that live there or close,
Hope you are all safe, you must have all with fear froze,
Our prayers are with you, and you are in everyone’s thoughts,
Hope scare for more earthquakes has lessened, love you lots!...

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My darkest day somewhere does creep
Against unseen foe I must verily leap
To fight my demons hidden deep
Within your waiting arms you let me weep
The pain now lessened that I keep
Then  slowly heal the wounds that seep
Through love a light that twilight reaps
With you my days surcease in tranquil sleep

Brians Select E contest   2nd place...

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Two shoplifters, when they were caught,
Stealing items they just should have bought,
Fought their felony charge
For their total was large,
Adding up to much more than they’d thought.

See, their sentence, the thieves had deduced,
When the charges had been introduced,
Should be lessened, to scale,
Since just items on sale
Had been stolen, their prices reduced.
...

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Broken hearted, that's how I felt now
Alone and my thoughts in wonder,
A good friend sent me this
After all, my life is still in bliss.

"I may never have the opportunity
 to do great things for you.
 But I’ll always find a chance to do,
 small things for you
 in a GREAT way BY PRAYING."

Thank you my friend,
tears were lessened 
with what you have just sent.
Peace....

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I made you laugh.
A real laugh.
It made my stomach flutter.
Such a small thing yet it made me,
in that brief moment,
fall in love with you.
You were bright and happy,
your cynicism lessened.

Don't worry,
you came back and I landed 
softly back to reality.

Is it a good thing that I'm learning
to not to be hurt and
stuff the love back down?

Oh how I could love you if you let me....

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She holds me so close
I can feel her heart beating
Every breath is ours
For we share our lives as one
We are complete, unified

Labor is lessened
By sharing our great burdens 
Our love has increased
By a whole many tenfold
Our lives have grown very close

Entrant into Black Eyed Susan's "Any poem under 14 lines within the last 3 months NOT entered in a contest" contest

10/1/2012...

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Malicious brigand of thought
Shadow dancing about
Times dark mastermind
Of sand felled memory
No deliberation granted
On the adequacy of crime
Here the confidence breaks
The vibrant glow dulls
This slow compiling of theft
His character torn away
The sum of his being lessened
Accomplishments sponged away
Slowly losing earned identity
Burning one chapter every day
A life story without its voice...

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a rose is a rose
though bent by the spiteful wind
some petals are lost
its fragrance has not lessened
beauty changes but remains

its essence the same
yet overlooked, you pass by
touching another
perfection your objective
you forget time's truthfulness

beauty is fleeting
roses were not meant to last
yet this bleeding rose
pummeled and bent, almost crushed
offers you the sweeter scent

Eileen Manassian...

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a true legend with spoken words
the world’s oldest reigning monarch
rarely gives interviews
personal feelings not know
her beliefs fundamental importance
well known for her dry witticism
habits were parodied by media
know not to be a teetotaller
wants to see her kingdom live forever
hypocrisy lessened and faded
the future British world is hers
truth her glory, riches, and honours
reign acquired but never regretted...

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Your eyes are such
An incredible green
The most beautiful eyes
I’ve ever seen
The face of an angel
A smile so bright
Gives light to my world
On the darkest of nights
I love you so much 
It’s hard to explain
You’ve healed my heart
And lessened past pain
Where I’d be without you
I don’t wanna know
I can’t help these feelings
They continue to grow
The love of my life
From out of the blue
How could I know 
It had always been you...

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Your eyes, such an incredible shade of green
The most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen
The face of an angel - a smile so bright
Gives that light to my world on the darkest of nights
I love you so much, it hurts to explain
You’ve healed my heart
And lessened past pain
Now that I’ve found you 
I could never let go
Still those feelings inside
Continue to grow
The love of my life
From out of the blue
How could I know it had always been you?...

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Love for him has lessened with the passing time.
Agonizing moments shift to fleeting hours.
Inner wounds and surface sores are doing fine.
Grieve not for days gone by when memory sours.
Standing on my own as sunlit kisses shine,
I thank God for His wondrous healing powers.
In life’s changing seasons I will love again.
Firstly, asking God if this one He did send.


9/26/2022


OTTAVA RIMA Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: L MILTON HANKINS...

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