Short Mph Poems

Jealous of the land,
howling and screaming with rage
She came in the night...

***Mississippi Gulf Coast - August, 1969
Estimated wind speed: 200 MPH...

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Spirea stirs

From gusts of wind 10 MPH

Calm, stillness, stirring from down under

Brown thrasher 

Hops out, flies    ...

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There was once a lady named Babs Bower

   Who lived 'cross town on a street called Tower

      She could talk you to death

         Not coming up for breath

            Gabbed with gusts up to ninety miles per hour...

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Hibernation is the name of the game
As we hunker down today from the rain
200 mph winds were sustained
In that Mexican hurricane
Best let it blow over as to a lamp post we're chained


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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She was out there in the dark
A brooding, angry monster
She attacked, screaming in fury
Wind gauges flattened and futile
She came to purge, to cleanse...

*Wind speed estimated at 230 MPH 
Sumitted for: Black Eyed Susan's contest...

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I drove onto a motorway,
70 mph middle of the road me,
Middle lane,
Overtake only when necessary,
Then on the otherside,
Slapping his huge stomach and laughing,
Was Sulaman the magnificent,
Fleeced on either side by elephants....

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Here are some amazing facts about hummingbird traits
Wings beat 200 times per second and they fly about 30 mph
Hearts beat 1250 times a minute
These are amazing snippets
Noone like Sir David Attenborough can teach and educate...

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I am 20 miles from happines
but my tank says 5 miles to empty
failure is behind me doing 95 mph in a brand new whip with a full tank of gas
I know I can coast 15 miles down the hill but its  6 miles away
so I ride ready for what ever.

to be continued...

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Love nature programs for they're amazing up close filming
How do they capture those exploits so thrilling
It's beyond my comprehension
Surely grabs my attention
The cheetah, the fastest land animal at 70 mph gets top billing


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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How thunderous nature's howling must be for humans to realise they are in peril?*







© Demetrios Trifiatis
    19 September 2018

* Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the strogest storm of the year, unlished gusts up
to 200 mph while hurricane Florence brought 40 inches of rain. CNN...

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How much...a great perfume is cherished by all:you can now walk with an even 
greater confidence;smiling at the Wind, as she causes this enchanting scent to 
fill you up...If I ever dare to forget...all I need to do, is to inhale deeply...exhale 
slowly...mph!...u are indeed... my perfume!....

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Wrathful trilogy:

Typhoons,  cyclones, hurricanes

Stern warning to Man!*








© Demetrios Trifiatis 
    19 September 2018


* Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest storm of the year, unleashed  gusts up
to 200 mph while hurricane Florence brought 40 inches of rain. CNN....

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I'm what they call a category 5
mood swings whipping over 200 mph
destroying everyone around me
anger issues building inside me
flooding with tears
but calm and gentle at the core
no control over what i do
never controlling which direction i go
I give warning
but some dont listen
I'll end up destroying you in the end
I'm what they call a category 5...

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Left at 9am,
hit the rush hour
crawled a few miles
then warp speed to
40 mph.

Pick up some gas station coffee.
Reaching into glove box
spill said coffee over pants.
Made the freeway
pissed off and squabbling,
10 miles on
still bickering.

It's our vacation
the trunks packed solid,

and we will fight tooth and nail

to be carefree and happy
very soon....

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I watched a sunset
on the beach at the ocean
The sun touched the horizon
one quarter, one half
Bright, blazing red-orange clouds
Almost down; the sky now pink

Then it dawned on me
I was really observing
our mighty planet spinning
My mind blew gently
in the eternal present
the day I saw the earth move

*The rotation speed of the earth is 1038 mph at the equator...

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I was a very BAD chick-a-dee
so mom grounded me for life
Clipped my wings; now I can’t fly
(I buried my head in shame)

Can't keep both feet on the ground
but man, just watch me RUN
50-60 MPH top end speed
I can REALLY fly (well, ALMOST)

Still pack one hell of a punch
(It’s all in the legs you know)
Ruffle my feathers? Guess what I’ll do?
Kick your ASS til you lay a fat egg......

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no 
officer 
i was not 
going over 
the limit

licence and
registration 
please

as he walked
back to his car
i tried to think of
how to get out of
this predicament

sir step out of the car
this is not your first
offence over 10 in
a 24 poems per
hour zone

your pen and paper
will be confiscated
until you are deemed
fit to write with a
certain amount of

responsibility...

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She launched into sea in 1852,
And was build by Donald McKay.
She sailed from Honolulu, Hawaii
To New York in a whopping 82 days.

She set the fastest speed ever recorded,
On her second leg voyage for a sailing ship.
She logged in at 22 knots/25 mph,
Over a 24 hour, 400 mile trip.

She loved to sail the open ocean,
Sailing away with the breeze.
She was a Bostonian Clipper Ship,
Named the Sovereign of the seas....

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a road turns into a cloud
as the lonely figure rides
towards the gates of hell

mirrored face shield 
hides the devilish smile
from onlookers curious

what's the hurry
does he know the risk
and does he even care

No

because life looks so different 
and feels so good at 150 mph
there's not enough time to think

decisions are for fools
the road is straight
the course set
a dead end means 
FREEDOM..................

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I'm from cute boys that
break your heart
to best friends that never
will
I'm from soaking up the sweet summer 
rays
to chilling in the cool 
winter
I'm from a softball hit 100 mph at you
to a hardball hit 0.01 mph at you
I'm from friends who
advise no drinking
to people with whom I 
drink
I'm from acting all that
to getting what I 
deserve
I'm from fitting in
to being a total social 
outcast
to a person never seen...

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Another dose
Of the good stuff
Poppin all night
5 syringes 7 drugs
But it's not enough
Another dose 
Of the good stuff
Smokin,sniffin,inhaling
Cloud 9 of all highs
But it's not enough
Another dose 
Of the good stuff
Drink after drink
Shot after shot
Chug after chug
But it's just not enough
Take a high way drive
Feel invincible
Laughing
Joking
But oh so serious
110 mph
But all I do is
Sing
Write
Draw
Dance
Create
My talents
My skills
My love
My high...

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Such beauty and speed
Large eyes with two pair of wings 
Life is short only six months
Seeing almost 360 degrees around

With top speeds of 18 MPH
On this earth 300 million years ago
Imagine how many dragonflies that would be
They can catch and eat their prey

Without even landing they eat on the run
Their eggs they lay in water some stay up to six years
The United Kingdom was their 1st sanctuary in 2009
I thank you for giving theses amazing insects a home...

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Sometimes we forget
We are travelling through the cosmos
On a big blue marble
We are a mere speck
In our vast universe

Driving on our big blue marble
I glance at the speed limit signs
Whizzing by at 90 mph
When I notice the blue lights
In my rearview mirror

So I cannot help but ask 
"What does it matter
That I am doing 90
As we speed through space 
At 66000 mph"?

"Tell it to the judge"
The cop tells me
He isn't thinking about 
Our big blue marble...

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