Short Lifespan Poems

brevity of soul 
a lifespan of commitment 
its all part of you...

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Diminished lifespan,
Feeble, yet a brilliant force
Bloom of true beauty....

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good or bad, long___ moments, earth's lifespan short_eternity   ...

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Dive deep into your thoughts
And unleash the anger within
Tell yourself you will accomplish
Much in your lifespan...

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dripping icicles
melting in the morning warmth
a fleeting lifespan

written December 23, 2021...

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Our sweet connection to
sunlit forsythias,
leaping squirrels, and
chirping chickadees—
deeper than a lifespan,
closer than a heartbeat....

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Donald Trump chooses lies and schemes
For clouds are the stuff of daydreams
But he has no plan
To improve lifespan
As he loves to hear voters' screams!...

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ancient redwood gleams
softly through the mists of time…
mayfly flitters by

-08 Jun 2014-

Average Lifespan:
Redwood Tree - 600 years
Mayfly - 1 day...

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iridescent wings
resemble stained glass windows
church bells are tolling

the lifespan of a dragonfly can be very short - probably no longer than 7 days

08/12/21...

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From the rich black soil where it all began
To the joys that lie ahead during every lifespan
The uniqueness of each
The tale they all teach
The individuality of every black white and tan...

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I thought someday I’d be a professional man
And not just a plain old house renovator
But I never followed up on that plan
And have not taken steps during my lifespan
So I have settled on being a ‘pro’crastinator

January 24, 2016...

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snowball wishes

snowball wishes he grow up to be a snowman
before mother nature shortens his lifespan
come on kids roll me up tall
into three big snow balls
dress shades and hat so i don't catch a suntan

connie pachecho

1/10/17...

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The sunset and the yonder 
Or speaks I wish I ponder,
under the looking glass is always half full.
To the light the bends with spectrum,
O’er the shadows that fall to the ground,
And dwells the indigo blue skies,
Into the deep horizons fold far over the lull....

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Before we all take leave, 
we should have goals to achieve. 
Did we do all we can 
during this finite lifespan? 
If we still have a long way to go, 
let's do something in order to grow.
Allow our better side to show.

Inspired by another member's poem.
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Short lived 
As a moment 
Merely a day
The flutter of wings 
Under a blue sky, 
Time only to copulate
Fertilize the eggs 
And then die, 
The lifespan 
Of a Green Drake Mayfly. 


             W.A CHOLT. Copyright Fergal O Reilly.2019.


            25th April 2019....

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I am the last sparrow
To foretell tomorrow
Losing lives of sorrow
I foresee that tomorrow.

I am the last sparrow
As an Egyptian pharaoh
Lifespan getting narrow
I foresee that tomorrow.

I am the last sparrow
As a drying bone marrow
Like the shooting blind arrow
I foresee that tomorrow....

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Heaven or Hell
Written: by Tom Wright
2/20/2013 

We must all travail our lifespan,
To receive a boarding pass;
Or to the fire from fry-pan,
Where souls will go en masse;
God granted option at the cross,
To select our destination;
Accepting, he forgives our dross,
And ensures us of salvation;
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There was an odd limerick
As failure did just the trick
To impress sad sorry chimes
In awkward pathetic rhymes 
To humour the dying sick!


There was a petty old man
Who lived a gaudy lifespan
With wealthy worry for cheer
In living hell often near
As an unexpected friend!




Leon Enriquez
20 April 2017
Singapore...

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If we pray for departed souls
Forms we encountered in this life
By doing so do we not negate
Life forms we touched earlier on
For our embrace, they still wait

Let us then look beyond lifespan
For we are soul eternal
Living light, one with all existence
Developing then periscope vision
Bridge distance, dissolve resistance...

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Friends, hold tight, with each friendship combined
Take care of, gather ‘round, like wildflowers entwined

Befriend new bonds, they will grow faster than you know
Advice, they like your voice, just listening to it flow

Give all that you will, become closer than you can
Listen, love, it will last a lifespan.
 

©Holly P. Moore  
   February 2013...

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Lifespan veils birth, growth, and fade,
live in realm of light and shade.
Who are you? Who am I? mom!
Are we the far-off orb charm?
Are we the rivers close by?
We are earth, water, and sky.
Lifespan veils birth, growth, and fade.


Written: July 5th, 2021


Elemental Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: charles messina...

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Evil exists unseen,
in shadows of the night.
Yet, it craves the limelight,
directing each new scene:
belligerent and mean,
oft hiding in plain sight.

Evil disguised as good
is seldom suspected,
going undetected
much longer than it should.
A secret brotherhood;
evil is protected.

And intrinsic to Man;
they share the same lifespan....

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Don’t you realize 
A life living in Freedom
Let me simply tell

Try to nip your nose
For how long you can survive
Who tell to give up?

You’ll miss breathing air
Tell other men to comply
Will fear missing air  

Let’s leave the nose free    
Inhales the costless fresh air 
Fulfill its own way 

Everybody freeborn
Desire the unchained lifespan
Nose depicts Freedom!...

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Time is witness to fidelity of man.
Even arranged marriage is that successful.
Never thought I am your ideal woman.
In union we virgins, vowed to be faithful.

Honoring promises of love for lifespan,
We stand even today, hand in hand; praiseful.
On the path of life, we followed each other 
Sensing a need unknown to one another.



5/08/17
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11 syllable per line...

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Reality
Realistic life
Truth
Materialistic world
Nature
not static,
not unwavering for long or everlasting

truth always varies
person to person
place to place
time to time

stability of this real life
has no limitation

fixation of the materialistic world
always spends time in the gyre of evolution,
revolution of changing
varieties there are in that materialistic lifespan...

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