Short More Often Than Not Poems

Emotions are like piss,
They pass through your body, and, more often than not, they are surplus to requirements....

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Melatonin
Haiku
By: Tom Wright

Melatonin sleep
is conducive to bad dreams
more often than not
...

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and more often than not
my inner soul is all the world
i seem to need



AP: 3rd place 2022

Posted on December 7, 2022...

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I believed too much to not get hurt
I tried too hard to not cry when I failed
I hoped too often to not loose my faith
I gave up too much to not have regrets...

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There once was a man most ancient
Who, more often than not, was complacent
   He flew through the stars
   From Gallifrey to Mars
Protecting we humans most nascent...

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Rearview Mirror


Driving on the road of life
many fail to look ahead,
focusing on the rearview mirror 
to see only what’s behind instead –
more often than not a fatal error....

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peace-keeping opossum with such an ugly pink tail
rids your yard of mice and snakes
a terrific mommy, she keeps her brood close
often is not dead so do not get too close too fast...

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Renoir father of the impressionist style
his art celebrated femininity and beauty
he was poor, often could not afford paint
arthritis in later years made it difficult
still he painted...

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My imagination is sharper than my memory
I make up instead of retelling a story
If I can't recall truth; more often than not
I recreate and invent it
Pessimists call it lying
I don't give names...

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???
Tappin' into some fine stuff
wonder if it's gold or diamonds?

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*It's really not a couplet and just for full disclosure's sake, I lie as often as not on form... and less so on content....

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Every minute is a gift
We often do not realize it
Until we feel our minutes
are numbered

Every minute is a choice
They are not replaceable
So please choose wisely

Every minute
Wasted
Or enjoyed
Your choice...

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More often than not
The mind is mellow
Frequently
The mind is focused
Sometimes
The mind is unsure
Once in a while
The mind is enraged
And then
The mind has flashes of inspiration
Undeniably
The mind is amazing...

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Explaining My Thoughts?
Miracle Man
(Archives)

Trying to explain some thoughts
Is like trying to discern why I had them;
But then, thoughts aren’t meant to be explained
And more often than not, go unshared;
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from a car on the stoops a song as he is good
trying to get his wife back hearing the fight every night
and a cop car showing so often but not on my call
it say with a beautiful jazzy voice
I mop and feel wonderful just kidding
washing my floor I mope no thank you...

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On workdays more often than not
I'll have a small energy shot
Too stay alert
It doesn't hurt
To get a little boost like I got!

But when off no such drinks I'll see
They are replaced most instantly
Quick as a snap
I'll take a nap
And that's just mighty fine by me!...

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For those who alone did trot,
waiting for a miracle to come,
they often are not looking too,
for a sign to pass them by. Done 
with the world, evading their 
shadows, holding it by the helves.
For they don't need anyone to survive, 
they are whole in themselves....

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Second Chances 1
Written: by Tom Wright
5/24/2016

Tears often escape my eyes,
When I reflect that,
More often than not,
Only God gives second chances.
For all make mistakes,
While living life in combat,
As man’s credo of,
“Take no prisoners” advances;
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Bodies,
Upon bodies,
Underground.

We lose each other more often than not,
The cause of our problems is undeniable,
Though the solution is shrouded.

Death and life unite in a place that is unlike earth,
Unlike darkness,
It’s a different view,
Fresh perspectives,
They hold on when they leave us....

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We all have a place 
Where secrets are made
The ones we would rather hide

More often than not
God takes what we've got
And brings it into the light

Beyond the shadow of doubt
Your sin finds you out
No matter how hard you try

It's best to make
The paths you lay straight
Keeping God right by our side...

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My thoughts flow your way 
More often than not

Sometimes when  I 
Watch you walk away

I think to myself 
You might never return 

Then what would I do
I'd be lost without you

When I am in your arms
It seems like the whole 
The world goes away

I love you 
That's all I know
That's all I want to know...

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I'm vain enough to think that I can read
Current contest sponsor's mind,
Failing often as not.

Sometimes I write and rewrite
As I reread instructions,
Then find to my great chagrin
I read right first time.


By: Joyce Johnson
My kimo and dodoitsu  For  Russell"s "A Mesh of Forms Free Poetry Contest"

Won a 2nd...

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To turn slowly turn,
                    
     hold the wind for fleeting moments,

turn around to see you swaying ever gently in the breeze,

to know just to know,

        by a squint in your eye,

or a line upon your face that creases when you smile,

      that love is something often best not put into words....

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There are things which have no resolve,
Guilt and pain most often involved;
Wishing for peace, hoping for love,
Regret casts a shade most dire.
Courage and strength must acquire,
Those qualities sent from above;
For anguished we argue in vain,
So often resolve not attained.

















11/7/2018...

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beauty can be found 
in the simplist of things
joy can abound 
from a cloud's silver lining
answers can be found
dustless and shining 
wherever you turn

don't stray down along
the path of naught
for it is wretched and wrong
more often than not
like an old familiar song
love the life you've got
and happiness will return
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I'm losing interest
In the things I used to love
I'm feeling more and more
Alone
Even with hundreds of people around
It's hard to tell
What's real
I can't stand
The sight of them
Im noticing the things
I hatethe most
More often than not.
I can't concentrate
Because I can hear
The whispers
I can see the stares
I can feel the pain....

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