Short Mites Poems

now, take this world
disassemble thoroughly
here come the dust mites...

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Four Pelicans in formation
On bank of empty dam
Dust mites in restless wings...

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Some worms and mites
Inside the Mother of the Worms' larynx
Who lives in the throat of frog
All of them inside the larynx of the Dog
Who barks twice a day....

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Some days were made for legs to rest and do nothing in particular.
Days when lumps of muscle and fat and skin, sway with leggy hair 
and seeds and mites from crops walked through; some days were 
made for legs....

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Hang Loose

If hanging by a thread or hook
Covered in fur, denim, or rolled up white shirt
Tilt your head to the side and take another look.
Listen with ears free of wax, mites, and dirt
Color-blinded by hidden claws that can easily hurt.


Jenny Emelander  8/2/2011...

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the circle ring has figures svelte,
faerie forms here, walk in stealth,
the inner light, reveals the wealth,
such beauty of the night,
perceived by inner sight,
these tiniest of mites,
a picture card is dealt...

re: 'Woodland Path'   Michelle Mac Donald

Don Johnson...

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The Dog asked me: what you have done all these years?
Well! Helped you to see the true phases of white
black worms, mites, dang …,
As well as the beauty of others birds & cats! 
Dose that upper nice part of his head remind you
Of a rigidified stone?
looks like the super full moon!...

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Hooray! The Reader’s Digest arrived today!
I tear the cellophane open, eager to begin my big read.
There are mites on every page.
Troops of mites in a line, marching along.
Where are the words?
I show the book to my husband.
Those are the words, he says.
Now I am irritated that I argued we did not need to order the Big Print...

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monsoon 

velvet mites appear 
roam as though lost their mates  ---
blood-red carpets spread 

flies sip my teacup 
to get a taste of my lip ---
some linger so long

white ants don't enter
as my mesh nets don't allow ---
mosquitoes set, yet...

midst cockroaches creep
centipedes and millipedes ---
calm leeches suck blood...

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Ladybugs are beetles.
They eat aphids and mites, too.
They are red and spotted.
I love ladybugs, don't you?

Bonus activity: Inform children that ladybugs are a gardener's friend, as they devour 
the aphids and spider mites that destroy a gardener's plants. Some gardeners even 
purchase ladybugs from home and garden centers to sprinkle on their plants!...

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Brittle Souls
shallow holes
empty rooms
 false truths
broken choices
 shattered voices
 silent noises
quiet cries
 open lies
 nobody tries
 dark desires
foggy fires
 Frozen wires
 no one admires
 shocking wires
 jumpy tires
flying kites
 egg whites
ear mites
cancelled flights
 Shady nights
human rights
 Lonesome lights
 it's alright with you in my sight...

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A choo! Achoo! Oh geez, here we go!
L ousy allergies putting on a show.
L ingering effects of pollen's assault,
E yes weeping, nose running, I wish it would halt.
R ecurring miseries with each seasonal change,
G uaranteeing discomfort, plans rearranged.
I ndecent exposure to dust mites and such,
E nergy draining meds a necessary crutch.
S niffing and sneezing - I've had enough!...

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The lyric deft and yet bereft, its logic baldly doffed:
an heir in err, a progeny ‘twas not untimely off’d.
In aggregate, the follicles that sprout the facial hair,
protrude a plain that’s primed for pain, as microbes nestle there.
To mow the glade with steely blade creates a field of woe;
the pain-free knight, his own mote smites, so mites midst hair might grow.
...

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The king of the oak mites thought 
he was all that, and was gloriously puffed up
Making the roaches laugh, and the leaves shake
Even the caterpillar queens made fun of his arrogance

The princess of the anthill got angry
She had fallen completely smitten under his self-promotion.
You are all jealous of the oak mite king, she chastised us.
We did not mention him again, to her face…....

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Morey Mouse made merry,
Mollifying Mallory’s Mama,
Maybe mixing mammoth metaphors

Marvelously mystical, Marmaduke mimed
mingling, meshing, ‘mogrifying magical mites,
Measuring muskrats minding miniature minnows

Meddlesome merrymakers, Mr. Mumbsly mentioned, miffed.
Mesmerized minions made millions, merely making mincemeat.
Mediocre maybe, magnificent Mrs. Mumps meticulously mentioned....

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I found a large glass container in an antique store.
My panoptic vision for it became so much more...
A bottle garden that would bring me such pleasure,
so, it grew into a tiny jungle of plants to treasure.
I nurtured it quite tenderly for almost two years
but one morning, what I found left me in tears.
Tiny mites and aphids stripped all the foliage clean.
I'll burn my bottle garden and pests with kerosene....

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dust.
tiny snow drifts.
come.
fall across these memories.
banish them from my sight.
change their vivid technicolor,
to solemn grey daguerrotype.
let me FORGET.
i can't bear the sight,
so cover them in dead skin cells,
dust mites,
dusty science things.
let them go,
lock them in a silent mausoleum.
some things are better forgotten,
some things best left to the past.
dust covered relics,
left to moulder....

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Dust floats in the air like it belongs there,
and it accumulates on everything.
Dead skin and mites suspended in mid-air
adhere to practically anything;
sullying surfaces to which they cling.
Dust bunnies gather, morphing into balls; 
that hide under beds and roll down the halls.
Dust spreads allergens, dander, and pet hair,
it collects in corners and sticks to walls;
it's everywhere, yet we don't seem to care....

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Louise
has fleas

And nits –
the pits!

Scratch head
In bed

Sore bites
from mites

Sleeps bad
goes mad

Bedding -
shedding

Gets cross
with boss

(Itchy
B itchy)

Feels rough
buys stuff

Lotions
potions

Bug foam
nit comb

Prepare
cleanse hair

Comb through
shampoo

Hair washed
lice quashed

Nit free -
happy!

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Sponsored by Brian Strand

12/18/20...

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Jasper is the ultimate peddler man
Has all the supplies and says “I can”
He is the quintessential help you with it man.

He has things to wash your windows,
Sweepers for your floor.
He’s got polish for your shoes, your sheets and more.

No matter what the problem he has a solution.
Jasper can get rid of mongrel dogs, mites, germs, and pollution

His braggadocio ways are well known around here.
We call him when we need him. He is always near....

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is there a time when pain accrued
dissolves to nothingness
when life again bares mites of joy
amid this hopelessness

and will i dare let go this grief
bid fair thee well to pain
and spirits shall no longer be
my daily crutch and bane

for time's become my enemy
by keeping us apart
and yet it drifts directly to
the one who owns my heart

so suffer i these nights alone
abiding daily life
obsessed with burning passion for
this soul i call my wife...

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ALPHABETH POEM: A FOR APPLE

An Apple a day
Keeps the doctor away,
Giving fiber in each bite
Protecting against the mites.

Everyday eating apples
Or drinking some snapples,
All well and fruity
As though its your duty.

That red, green or yellow apple
The choice being subtle,
The pectin in the skin
Makes "going" a win.



Contest Title:  THE ALPHABET CONTEST - LETTER A
Contest Dealine:
4/16/2016 12:00:00 AM
Sponsor: Unknown PoetrySoup Member (not listed)...

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