Short Midair Poems

midair buffet
for unfettered lion jaws

— kingdom of darkness

1/26/2018...

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So much more of our souls can be laid bare,
when words don’t collide non-stop in midair....

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Floating in midair with a tease of rain
White clouds fade to light gray
Blocking the sun and darking the sky
With a promise of rainbows to come...

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a ventriloquist
his voice dangling in midair
waiting for tipoff 







Ventriloquist Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Anthony Slausen
20th June, 2018...

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Pink ambience
falling ever so steady
in the eternity of Spring
gentle zephyrs
make the pink cloud dance
in midair
blossoming the true form
of its passion...

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Weaved hems of lime and gold shimmer about 
She’s held in midair stupor 
Indeed a timeless sight   



18/2/15
Grace Mutindi
Contest: In Praise of a Kimo (Visual 2)
Checked: www.howmanysyllables.com...

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Falls
off the branch
twisting in midair;
end of a season of life.
Down,
down,
adjusts and sticks the landing;
still eight more to go.
Nonchalant,
leaves.

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Oddquain and reverse: 1/3/5/7/1, 1/7/5/3/1...

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Who am I?
I am petite.
Pretty.
Dainty.
A clever acrobat.
I can do tricks in midair.
I fly backwards and forwards.
I hover while I eat.
I devour flowers and insects.
I am one of the smallest birds, but I look like an insect....

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The door rings,
I look up,
someone with someone else,
back to my eggs and hash browns.
The door rings
Spatulas knell the griddle.
The skinny cook yells in Kentucky Yiddish.
Flapjacks slap in midair,
syrup dongs in jug and jar.
...

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The Time Has Arrived

The time has arrived
There’s nowhere to hide.
Tossing and Turning
Must tame the yearning.
Feet planted firmly in midair
Facing the horizon with a stare.
Desperate to stay
Yet, wanting to run away.


				--Michael Crabb...

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Clouds in midair
pink snow falls in the Spring
strings and voices play
the thousand melody winds
move feet
as radiating emotion
draw others in to sway
to the sacred song
hand in hand
the feast of motion
shall be enjoyed
to the highest dimension...

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the gap after thought
and before action
by us suspended
in animation
of meditation 

caught thus midair
with easy flair
within the void
Self overjoyed

the moment
stretched reveals
soul presence

therein
pure bliss

dwells

10-October-2020...

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swept to the housetops
on fragrant breezes so fine
petals in the wind

hues flying springtime
when the world has come outside
cherry blossom rain

saffron clouds creeping
in warm sunshine of our days
petals on jade grass

petals glide past hills
and over the silver lakes
then dance in midair...

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My soul, like a sea gull,
Poised in the midair
and scanned the wide and
shimmering surface of the sea.

Taking a stance to dive,
It swooped down with
grace and swiftness
and scooped up its prey--
Leaving behind unexplored
the treasures hidden in the
deep bosom of the sea,
as it soared skyward!...

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you could be my best kept secret 
the type of secret i'd keep in a mason jar 
sitting on my windowsill 
sunlight shining through the darkest parts of you 

and as dust motes collect and float midair
i'll be there
with a gentle hand, ready to wipe off the dirt
like the sadness i wish i could relieve of you...

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At night when humans are tucked away,
This is the time kittens will play.
 
They get on the chair,
and fly through midair

Kittens don't need light 
to see well at night.

And so they will play
until the break of day.

When the sun is deep,
you'll find them asleep.

Dreaming of mice
and everything nice....

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Stealthily,
it streams in at daybreak
through the louvre,
then slowly seeps
into my dim, damp room;

                   early light,
                   it makes the dust slow-dance
                   in midair to an awkward tune
                   like drunken dandelions
                   in the morning dusk....

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Whisking glitter bouncing midair
Twirling to absorbing magnificence
Inspiring déjà vu magically transformed
Pitches high adapting to their high mother
Joy of a butterfly beholds so many
Grandmother visiting as myths unfold
Bad omen other cultures be told
Glistening colours outstanding from nature
Symbolic luck may bring to you later...

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I try to pass the powdered donuts 
They jump off the display 
landing happily in my grocery cart.

I am next met by a shelf full of potato chips.
Lays – my favorite brand.
They throw themselves at my face.
I catch a bag in midair.

What kind of grocery store is this? I wonder.
Marie Callender’s lemon meringue pie laughs
and begins chasing after me....

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Mountains all around , the sea glimmering ahead.
A dolphin's fin swimming sloshing near the shore
This chilly sunny Winters day on a low tide beach
Lazy waves roll in slowly , quietly rumbling to a fizz.
The dophin jumps out of the cleansing  blue water 
focusing intently midair just meters from the beach.
Its shiny grey fin and smooth body playfully diving....

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Pen poised midair,
Blank paper in hand,
A million thoughts in mind,
Running and chasing in circles..

Yet when i sit to write,
To express my new views,
Or share my old memories,
Words seem to elude me..

They refuse to be caught,
And tied down into sentences,
As if they now fear,
Their imprisonment onto paper..

Is this what people call,
A Writer's Block??!!...

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Their kisses are very sweet
and taste like honey
to make flowers dilly,
but no memory they keep.


Butterflies of three awesome seasons:
you're a true delight to the watchful eyes
that capture every wonder
while you dance in midair.


Only girls chase after you to fulfill a dream
and enticed by your colors,
they paint their dreams in shades of cream...
how delightful seem their hours!...

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Donna's prismatic eyes
                                             Suspended midair
                                        More eyes, many visions
                                       Overlap like dubious codfish
                                   staring at the hollow pennycress
        




             




                                  Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty   2014...

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when a friend eagerly tosses 
     a hackneyed joke that you're
          sure will puff out in midair;

or when you contrive a laughter
     and he knows you know 
          you're just humoring him;

or when he dishes out more
     jokes believing you're asking
          for more when you're not;

and when you laugh at his being
     so dense, and he laughs at
          your thin pretense!...

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Thank you my fellow supers (soupers) 
for inviting me to write more
for appreciating and loving what i do best
when I was previously on the floor
I do not know the lot of you
but I feel like I know you well
for we, we share the same language
that makes a weak heart swell
swell with courage to write it out
when all the world seems not to care
when I was down in the dumps one day
the supers caught me in midair...

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