Short Mimicking Poems

Origami leaf,
Glides toward a nest of leaves:
Mimicking the birds....

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thorn bug looks like thorn
her camouflage is perfect
mimicking nature...

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steadfast canopy 
blue skies of hope lifting heads
mimicking the sea...

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Silent leaf
Lying here
upon this ground
Mimicking death
You make no sound...

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Canyon darkness
mocks the uneven gait
a stoic wind mimicking
the shuffle-drag
of combats scars.


5/13/2019...

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mimicking sunrise
life’s irrepressible grin
dandelions

8/2/2021

Haiku Challenge Poetry Contest...

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“The sun is a lion roaring, shaking his mane of golden light.” - by poet

Dandelions roar:
Yellow lions in the grass
Mimicking the sun.
...

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Moon sparks float above the
meadow of golden blooms,
mimicking marmalade
mists of healing, and the
magical muse of a
mellow field, adorned with
mosaic hues of hope....

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viceroy butterfly
dancing
on the tips
of cottonwood
dreams

tumbling
in the
spiritual air

your seamless
wings are
slicing through
the wind

mimicking
royal blue
sky...

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They’re out after dark
carrying their own night lights,
flickering, flashing.
Mimicking the distant stars
beneath a rocking chair moon.

©3/11/2022

Firefly Tanka Poetry Contest...

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There's a joy about sleeping in,

Like some delightful little sin,

The world tries to deny.


Wrapped up in a warm comfy bed,

Mimicking the rest of the dead,

Forced to arise with a sigh....

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middle school
girls become imitators
copying mannerisms and styles
mimicking those they admire
often losing their own identity for a year or two
sad pretenders, not living up to themselves yet...

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They bake in the sun
until their skin is a blueish black
their stomach mimicking the moon
flour, yeast, water, almost a bread makes
they, are the salt of the earth.

( a sort of TANKA - 5-7-5-7-7 words )...

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Child
Carefree, fearless
Learning, observing, mimicking
Baby, school, graduate, adult
Teaching, protecting, providing
Responsible, cautious
Parent

Diamante Poem - Poetry Contest
Sponsor	Regina Riddle...

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                                                Caressing waters
                                          Clearly polishing the rocks
                                                Mimicking our lives...

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After Being Contrite,
Daisy Effortlessly Flirted,
Going Home In
Jasper's Kayak;
Likely
Mimicking
Nonsensical Opinions,
Previously Qualified;
Regarding
Sailors
Tattoo's,
Unaware
Vain Wizards Xrayed Yellow Zebras!...

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tease of wicked night

mimicking a Hallow's scheme-- 

dressed as Clyde's Bonnie





Halloween Senryu
16 Oct 2017
---Bonnie Parker ( Bonnie and Clyde)
was history's most nototious robber
and killer in the 1920s....

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Pouncing on all that moves
Playfully mimicking all we do
Purposely frolicking and care-free
Pretending to mind, but only for food
Panting for all your attention
Protesting by squeals and barks
Purporting to have our hearts 
...

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the sun throwing shade
the leaves all turned and they left
the sky remains blue

the sun cast shadows
the leaves are turning colors
the sky lightened blue

the sun bled gold mauve
the leaves mimicking the sun
the white sky falling...

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Shadows hide behind the trees
Mimicking their shape.
They sway and bend in perfect time
But never can escape.

Caught for all eternity
The only time they're missed
Is when the sun goes into hiding
Then they don't exist.

Written Aug 23, 2016...

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Moving silently without direction
Like an old Saint 
Quick yet perturbed
Mimicking a malnourished child 

A silhouetted figure in the dark
Slithers across the curve of the Earth 
While the dewdrops gather at their pruned toes
Just to find 
You.

~Whoever...

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Tiny Shards Of Ice
Bouncing Off The Ground 
Like Shattered Glass
Mimicking The Sound
Yearning to Be Snow
Intricate As Lace
Instead..Micro Mirrors
Searching For A Face
Hoping To Flutter, Float
Dart Like A Bee
Sorry Little Raindrop
'Tis Not Cold Enough
To Be...

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Rumbling flows inside my very essence. 
Storms on the inside, mimicking tornados on the outside.
Feelings of despair flooding out the hope that is in my heart.
Pain leaving darkened footsteps behind. 


Contest:Glen Hughes Poetry Contest
Sponser: Robert James Liguori...

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shadow
                                   mysterious, hidden
                 sneaking, mimicking, observing, touching
                            believing, learning, loving
                                      natural, soul
                                              self...

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The Edge of Life

The Heron stands motionless
feathers mimicking the leaves
of slowly swaying saplings

its stoic Buddha pose
silent in its presence
conflicts with its purpose

instincts wily wisdom
poised of necessity
on the edge of life


John G. Lawless
©7/13/2018...

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