Short Limb Poems
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The man went out on a limb
To hire his best friend Kim
Who was dingy as hell
He couldn’t even spell
Put his signature name as Jim
Shattered Limb
broken tree limbs
lie shattered on the ground
no longer useful
the one-armed veteran
looks on with understanding
Yamamoto Miki has a face
That stands out in a crowd anyplace
She looks like the fairy
Who charms Londonderry
With visions of ethereal grace
A tall tree I did climb,
on a bet of a dime.
Baby Bear said it was funny,
it was not for the big money.
The limb broke what a crime.
what was he that stood before me
was he himself or was he a zombie
i emptied my rounds
in his brain it was found
but my heart at the plight abhorred me
Form:
on one gold-leafed limb
where shadows now sooner fall. . .
a forsaken nest
Posted 8/12/2010
For 'Favorite Nature Haiku' Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
So tightly squeezed shut
Is the flow to healthy flesh,
That might by your release
Ramble back and return again.
The tireless dancer sends an echo,
Desperate, pressing,
Pulsing into the vice
So far from home.
Octopus hide in your sea garden
Two tentacles bit by a marlin
Afraid to reach out
though never a doubt
New limbs sprout, no better a bargain!
Hard to hide my drooling when that sweetie comes in
Try to appear composed but I dribble down to my chin
Not very classy
But with this sassy lassie
Even this dude loses control of his lower limb
L-et Tuesday morning come,
I-n twenty-fourth January;
N-ight cold chill disappears,
D-awn erases the
A-gony.
B-lue water in the pool
O-pens the time for a swim;
H-aven't yourself gone
O-ut on a
L-imb.
I count fifteen enormous branches on my giant oak
If lightning got them and they fell, it would be no joke.
I bet each one of them weighs at least forty pounds
This magnificent tree might be the largest oak around.
I walked down a road called love,
why didn't they warn you my soul,
that the road is full of booby traps.
With all manner of untold perils..
you my soul would be captured
never to be ransomed again Eva..
#bubles in time
Hard to hide my drooling when that special sweetie comes in
Try to appear calm but I dribble right on down to my chin
Not very classy
But this sassy lassie
Even this cool dude loses control of his lower limb
Blissful he appears
Enjoys nature’s habitat --
Survival instinct
We have missed something
Only man kills for greed, sport --
We are devolving
*Entry for John Freeman's "Natural and Beyond" contest (Haiku first, then Senryu)
My heart soaked in enticing wine
Drunk with love and mellowed,
Hangs out on a flower-laden bough
With new charm is endowed.
Come quickly my dear, oh, my love,
Come, for life is fleeting,
Ha, as soon as a flower blooms
Its beauty but takes wing!
Eagle on a Limb
The faraway gaze
of an eagle on a limb
is mesmerizing.
***
Note:
The eagle in Chinese paintings is symbolic of heroism and when portrayed in a pine tree, symbolizes strength combined with longevity of life.
Smack dab in the heights
a moment missed
where cracks crease
the self-destruct
unnoticed
in the reality
that life evolves
enveloping every step
up the ladder
surveying tattered seams
costs of lovers dreams
and then you fall
or fail
to see the lessons
and what they truly mean
Similar to a leg ripped loose
you learn to hobble on crutches
but like a phantom limb
the amputation still throbs
long after the wound has closed
Those few precious seconds
between sleeping and waking
you are as you once were
then the awful will of God dawns
then it’s oh yeah, my leg is gone…
Went out on a limb and lost my way
burned all the bridges I know
a drove of seagulls passed me by
flapping their wings, they waved goodbye
Now I'm heading your way,
and I pray the ocean leads me home.
July 31, 2021
Contest Name: Bite Size Poem # 15
Sponsor Name: Line Gauthier
A-ugust thirtieth Wednesday,
R-emain safe and sound;
C-over your life with shield,
E-vildoers roam around.
L-et not your soul be put in risky situation;
I-dentify the danger that causes destruction.
N-ever let the weather turn
I-nclement and dim;
L-et not yourself go
O-ut on a limb.
Was that a creaking limb?
I look up at a large oak soldier
Noticing an enormous squirrel nest for the first time
It is two feet wide, about fifty feet up on a large branch
A raven pushes off another branch
I hear the creaking limb sound a second time
Realizing it is his wings flapping against the air
Where does my hope go
When I can't find it anymore
Hiding with my faith
Behind a hidden door
Love can be lost
But always exist
It can't be killed
Even if I resist
Am I still here
As I lose myself
Can't find my image
Even on a shelf
I've lost my way
The path grew dim
No crossroads present
Alone, out on a limb.
One sunny afternoon amid a snowstorm
appeared a lovely rainbow.
A canary on a limb chirped a sweet tune,
but he had no voice and was tone-deaf.
The small blind hound below witnessed
the whole show.
If you doubt the story, call up the deaf
mouse that’s studying to be a chef.
09/07/2021
Contest:Nonsense Rhyme
Sponsor: Charles Messina
On a large elm tree,
there hung a young broken branch
swaying in the wind
Tenaciously it clung,
as it perilously swung
Hanging on for dear life
by a sliver of vine
And I beheld in nature
something so divine
A broken limb
struggling to mend
Refusing to die ... to give in
Then I understood: I too must try,
fight desperately to live
For a broken heart too can heal
A most neglected of limbs is the wrist
Next to a place where ladies still get kissed
Smack dab on dainty hand
Is where smooches do land
Hard bony wrists are just not in demand