Short Mismatched Poems

puffs of ganja,
intoxicated returned home.
sandals mismatched.

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vapor fog store
patrons exit; mismatched socks....
smiley faces   ...

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tiny fingers
mismatched mittens
snowflake shrieks 

11/17/2021

Hiku (Disciplined Brevity) Poetry Contest...

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Poetry lands in the depths of souls.
        In the mismatched confines,
   where only the voice of infinity is heard....

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In the beginning we are hatched
Then we're crumpled, somehow patched
Thus crippled, to the world dispatched
To live and die a life mismatched....

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he craves to live with passion
she wants to douse his fire
       this won't end well



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

posted on September 15, 2019...

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Shuffling off
this mortal coil
with nary
a shout or whimper
wearing mismatched pyjamas
different slippers
and unmatched socks.

Opening phrase from Hamlet....

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There once was an Aries lady
Who married a Pisces man named Grady
Their personalities clashed
They were totally mismatched
Now she rest dear heart where it is shady...

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There was an enormous gorilla
Who fell in love with a chinchilla
When time came for loving
He’s pushing and shoving 
But hadn’t intended to kill ’er...

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Socks 2

Sucked into the vacuum
Outside the realm of bliss
Closeted in claustrobic tears
Knit stitch dropped, ladder falls
Solitary socks seek new pairing

3/26/2018...

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Diapered kid flies around,
shoots arrows at mismatched souls,
and does it all blindfolded?
That stupid Cupid!


For the SYLLABLES OF WISDOM 2 Poetry Contest of Silent One...

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she loves her tiara and satin gown
he’s in a stiff tuxedo, feels like a clown
another mismatched couple, who will marry after prom
thinking they are in love, a small world they live on...

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Mushroom doll heads bobble when they walk.
They wear mismatched clothing and barely one sock.
They shriek and they whistle when they try to talk.
Sometimes I wish to put them back under their rock....

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Winter
Old man winter back again
Dinged fenders, frozen pipes
Frozen toes, stolen breaths
Old man winter laughs again
Wet floors, mismatched gloves
Soaking boots, frozen doors
Old man winter strikes again...

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This man does weird things to his heart’s content,
wears odd sock pair, thinks it’s not indecent.
      Likes to live life of contrast,
      in assortment he has trust,
hopes mismatched socks become a style statement.
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The familiar glazing over of the eyes
The all too strange stare
Mismatched eyebrows
And in-grown hairs
I was sure
Sure I knew that person
Then I opened the medicine cabinet
And she, she disappeared
Just like dew on a summer afternoon...

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My listless thoughts are entirely detached 
My mind unable to fully equate
These feelings completely skewed and mismatched
Emotions flee my mind then dissipate
The brain concedes to devil incarnate

Yielding to a distant watching member 
Recalling a past I can't remember....

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misplaced in moonlight
my muse lay mute and inkless~
venting in darkness
like mourning mists crawling through
sleepless stars before sunrise

but between silence
and twisted tunes of twilight
I found silver runes
carved with mismatched metaphors~
healing hymns amidst blurred lines… ...

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When angels and demons collide with their fate.
The glue holding the mismatched pair was the mate.
However, the angles of the cosmos were someplace.
Syntonic union of souls united by pure grace.

Written: November 08, 2022


Your Choice 2022 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Brian Strand...

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A bunch of socks without their mates
Are nestled in my drawer.
You’d think I wouldn’t save them
Since they’re no good anymore.

But lately, when I’m choosing clothes
To wear out on the street,
I realize not a soul will notice
What is on my feet.

Of course, this was the case before
The virus, but today,
With mask and hat, nobody
Could ID me anyway....

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bemusement
      mismatched
     in a backward glance
the worst if times
     demystified
          in transition
        s focal point
magnified in spritual images

perceptions of sincerity
     of
        freewheeling precepts
uniquely
       connected
then
    apopriated
in
   glimpses of the beyond
once conflicted
       now
           embraced...

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The fifth cat I know is from
a litter of thirteen.
They were all different colors
some in pairs of two
black, white, yellow, gray too.
But the one that caught my eye
was a kitten with fur
that looked like snow
and mismatched eyes.
She looked so cute
we had to have her. 
We named her Demona. 
She is the favorite 
of all the cats
that I know, 
but she is 
the purfect one
for me....

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Fresh opened plastic,
  unstretched elastic.
Crew cut, solid white.
  Knee high, gray on white.
Wal-mart bag, home that night.
  Days go by, what a sight.
Wash the socks from the box,
  dry them now, match them up.
Not too long to realize
  something's up.
I search and search,
  then give up.
Crew cut solid white,
  gray on white, knee high.
My head goes back,
  out comes a sigh....

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Oh! the wrong makeup
and the clumsy hair,
Not the mismatched sandals,
Just mind what you wear.

Going for a party or just a walk,
the lip gloss is sure to shine.
No matter how filthy you are,
your perfume will make you fine.

These are "apparent beautiful people".
For those who lack beauty in eyes,
Please make sure to give a compliment,
Only then will you "look wise".
 

06.04.2016...

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You remember in photographs, usually
And my keys, wallet, phone are not in safe places 
My mismatched socks festoon the living room 
And snuggle in next to your dishes filled with yesterday’s bones
And sometimes drifts of dog snow tumble through our kitchen 
Catching around the legs of chairs 
You the early riser, sometimes me
Either way with protestations and coffees 
In the imperfect light...

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