Short Madrid Poems

A young scientist from Madrid,
Suddenly fell off the grid,
Developing a new vanishing cream
With powers extreme,
Everyone wondered where he had hid....

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in Madrid 
lived a dark-eyed boy -
Eduardo

like my youth
that young, wild man *tan guapo
vanished from my life

*tan guapo = so handsome...

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There once was an old woman from Madrid
Husband disapproved everything she did
Cereal's too cold
Meat's too old
One day in anger his false teeth she hid...

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When summer's over, ask what I did.
Did I visit Paris or Madrid?
Nope, I flew a red kite,
admiring its swift flight,
while I skipped and jumped just like a kid....

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The famous guitarist Segovia
Was able to strum high and lowvya
With acclaim; so he did
Till his death in Madrid—
And his records continue to moveya.

July 18, 2019...

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The king banished a cat, such a jest,
To Madrid, in the west, on a quest.
With Spanish cheese and feline grace,
It grew plump in that very place,
Then married a funny  in haste....

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Rome

Ruins
and kisses

Paris

Romance
by lights

Naples

Pizza
and songs

London

Bridge in
thick fog 

New York

Soup with
flavors

Madrid

Arena
with bulls...

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D-esign
I-n
M-arvelous
P-oem
L-ets
E-xcellent

M-essage
A-pply
D-elightful
R-egards
I-n
D-edication

Topic: Birthday of Dimple Madrid (February 24) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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There was an old lady from Madrid,
Who often at night recites the creed,
She anticipates nightfall,
The moonlight on the rear wall,
Opened a wormhole for a strange breed.


May 6, 2023....

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In Segovia
the residents are jovial
   Unlike in Madrid
   where they've hit the skids


             July 22, 2019
 H W Longfellow Inspired Poetry Contest
          Sponsor: Julia Ward...

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D-etermination
I-s
M-ankind's
P-otential
L-everage
E-mploying

M-ight
A-s
D-oubtful
R-eaction
I-s
D-eactivated

Topic: Birthday of Dimple Madrid (February 24) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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D-o 
I-nterpret 
M-y 
P-oetic 
L-ines 
E-njoying 

M-eaningful 
A-nd 
D-ivine 
R-emembrance 
I-n 
D-elight 

Topic: Birthday of Dimple T. Madrid (February 24) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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   Paris is gay
     Madrid sways
   Munich's beer flows  
     Amsterdam's tulips grow

   New York and Chicago
     high grime and crime
   San Fran and L.A. ~
     Buddy, can you spare me a dime
...

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The Squid Eating Contest
By
Tom Wright

There was a young man from Madrid
Who excelled at most all that he did.
But in a contest for eating,
While others were seating,
He choked to death chewing a squid.
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   Rams have two horns 
     on top of their head

   the better to butt you
     and leave you for dead

   which is why you should never
     cross a ram ever

   unless you’re a giant squid
     or a large bull from Madrid
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On a train, my superego, my ego, and my id
saw a beautiful woman on our way to Madrid.
And at my first illicit thought, my superego said, "No!"
And my ego, raising the eyebrows, said, "Oh?"
And my id? My id just did - what my id always did....

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Limerick : Once a Toro in a Madrid prairie

Once a Toro in a Madrid prairie
Wondered why it had two horns, not three
Spaniards signal cuckold
With two fingers all told
So three for Spanish husbands in Paris ?*

*Paris : pronounced in French as : Parie/Paree

© T. Wignesan – Paris,  2013...

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Drawing from the shadow of La Manquita 
The mighty Spanish master from Málaga
Painted his m'lady borderline grotesque
Features so far flung and un fathomably stretched
She had an eye in Segovia and a nose in Madrid


7/9/2019

H G Longfellow Inspired Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Julia Ward...

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Madrid comes to life
as dusk melts into the night!
My young love and I
sat on a bench relishing
new feelings awakening.



    * * * * * * * 

If I were to see 
El Retiro Park again,
Would I find our bench?
Or has it vanished like
the boy with whom I shared it?


For the Contest of Black Eyed Susan...

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To see the country
light on their scooter 
the lovers sped off

They packed swift
without map
no idea 

How to get
from Madrid
to Segovia

Up for adventure
high on love
and free as the air



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on July 17, 2019 for contest H W LONGFELLOW INSPIRED sponsored by JULIA WARD...

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The Bengal is dead, a corpse in the ground,
The do-do bird is without sound.
The tribes of Indians, won’t see another day,
The ash from the volcano, has long been blown away.
We have seen the death, of the giant squid,
And many evils stole, the paintings of Madrid.
Why is it that we must destroy?
Maybe someday, morals we will employ....

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A silly young man from Segovia
Was eager to collar a novia:*
	When asked for his preference,
	He gave points of reference,
Restricted from Minsk to Monrovia.
	
When asked, an old maid from Madrid
Answered testily, “Heaven forbid!”
	But then, once wined and dined,
	She felt less disinclined:
She said, “Maybe I will” – and she did!


* novia  =  girlfriend...

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I've been to Paris, been to Rome
   To many places far from home
Been to London and Madrid
   On the move since I was a kid

Architecture there's amazing
   Shops and restaurants too
The museums and the waterways
   I could live there all my days

I suppose they have the same things
   In New York and L.A. too
What's special about Europe
   Is that for me it's all brand-new...

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As a trip to Segovia is re-defined  
And reaching for Madrid , shortly.
Dream of discovering Spain is pulsating
And her field notes are enriching slowly.

The heart keeps on beating in an aging gifted device
Only To flip through pages along,could be plenty revise.
Hope, would you mind shining along?  Found the reason enough? 
Life is a simile of a prolific verse. Yet so hard to decipher! So tough!...

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An incomplete love letter
I apologized for the pain i had caused
Before i switched pens to express the love i still had
The regrets i still harbor
So everybody get on board
Men and women tickets, please!
Tonight we escape the land
But the hearts beat on, as the waves free our souls
Destined to catch the sunset in Madrid
To the lives we've chose
No more regrets
Just rocky sailing to destiny
Oh God, get me home safely...

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