Short Loving Cup Poems

love’s intricacy ~
couple sips from silver cup
~ unbreakable bond

5/16/2018...

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Do not look around you for answers in the world, instead look up~
The angels with heavenly song will soon fill-up your loving-cup. 


For "YOUR BEST RHYMING COUPLET #3 Poetry Contest"
Sponsored by L Milton Hankins 
10/08/2021...

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In dreams , we have nothing to fear 
I hold you close within my arms 
sustenance I need is so near 
wrapped up close in your many charms 
interpret as my clear voice calms-
drink deeply from my loving cup 
these hands bring  you soft salving balms 
from ruby lips red juices sup.

21 Jan 2019...

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Their loving cup sits on a shelf
     stained by the dust gathered there
   Next to a grainy photo of the chair
     where he first styled her hair

   Tears trickle 'cross the windshield
     their first and last car
   Lips melting on a screeching curve
     intersecting the moon and the stars...

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Tis the season for goodwill toward men;
Hark ye now, to that I say amen
And lift a loving cup of heartfelt praise,
Now to you all, this offering I raise.
Know your kindness measures unsurpassed,
Ye know not how this month I’ve come to pass;
On lifted wings, my heart has grown to soar.
Understand, it’s you these words are for....

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My stomach is on my mind
Won't you get that griddle cooking
My mind is on my heart
Couldn't get no better looking

My memories all ran dry
Went down to the drinking well
Fill me up my loving cup
Surely wasn't thinking well

My tractor lost a wheel
The hoe can't even pull her out
My cat came back without her
The dog can't even figure it out...

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He got made fun of in the boys locker room
When he took off his trunks and gave them a moon
You must have worn a suit on the beach today!
He was so angry, he decided to make them pay

It’s bad enough to be the largest hog on the team
Making fun of his tan line was incredibly mean.
He became the quarter back and showed them all up.
Loved receiving MVP and the Cincinnati loving cup....

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You fill my world with color
With culture and with class
You cover me with fineness 
None other could surpass

You fill my loving cup
My head full of ideas
My mind of fascination
And wild imagination

You fill me up with style
Your touch is but a flare
A smile that lifts me up
To chase away despair

Of tantilating manor
And wisdom to compare
Overflowing passion
And caringness to spare...

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I'm in love with living
Am I the only one?
Hear a lot of grumbling
Negativity by the ton

Hey there, all you people
Stop and listen up 
Attitude's the real key
So fill your lovin' cup

I'm in love with living 
Am I the only one?
Grumbling ain't the answer
You miss out on the fun

We're in this together 
So let's not mess it up
Happiness is totally free
So fill your lovin' cup...

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Halloween bear we know you want to be horrifyingly scary
But you are no more frightening than the sugar plum faerie
It is more than your big eyed look and your fluffy fur.
It is your giving heart, which is incredibly pure.

You can dress up in a witch hat and try to look mean.
But your soft-hearted soul and loveliness is too easily seen.
We will never be frightened, so you might as well give up.
You are about as terrifying as a sticker of a loving cup....

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Soft flurries, at dawn,
      spurred on by wind;
   the blow and drift
of twilight’s whiteout blizzard.

Achoo, here we go;
    how ravenous the roses.
       Red petals tickle schnozes.
          Earth in royal bloom.

Flopping into the pool,
     tummy trouncing off water,
        red, white and blue -
           colors of American hero.
          
          Loving cup of leaves,
       dancing and romancing fools.
    Oaks baring their souls.
Rakes vowing, “I do.”
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sympathy for an American
fighting for freedom
now buried in the Ukraine.

he loved the orphans-
hopefully they’ll gather
at the Hungarian or polish borders
ready for pickup

of loving arms and hearts.
so many stories -
we can personalize a few.

a loving cup-
the hands of God
with the world painted
in all colors
the mountains and valleys
the sea and plains.
all the troubles nailed into the Lord’s palms.

so many stories to tell.
we can personalize a few.

2/28/2022...

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The year is dead, long live new year
Don’t dwell too long, don’t shed a tear

For what is gone, is done, goodbye
There is no how, no who, no why

Instead go forward, see far, head up
Drink joyous gulps from the loving cup

Tomorrow’s a glow, this moment burns bright 
So embrace yourself, your star, your light

Tonight is magic, an inflection in time 
It’s not about rhythm, but more about rhyme

So be safe, be happy, and healthy always
And let love be with you all of your days...

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