Short Namesake Poems

Golden, soft petals
A million wise eyes stand tall
Proud, like its namesake....

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My grandfather's name
Was given to me at birth
To honor the man
That my father never knew
Having died in World War Two...

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Chasing the gold
    Charley got old
  Youth passed him on the course
    left him with his namesake
                  ~ poor charley horse...

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much like her namesake
bit by bit she disappears
into the shadows

For: Black Cat Haiku Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Robert James Liguori
April 6, 2022...

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an orange betrays its true colors
GREEN when immature, its namesake when "ripe"
an apple, hides its true flavors
Green when "green" but from red passion to yellow lies...

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Richard's namesake Leo played for Les Canadiens
Way back in the forties when their reign didn't end
A magical time
Their reign was sublime
The Rocket, Boom Boom and Beliveau did ascend...

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Delicious ,enchanting
Drooly, taste set afire
Deluge of sensations
Delight , bewitch, enthrall
Dishy,  savoury, to
Die for, is ambrosial
Divinity's namesake!

Date Aug 28, 2016
Name of contest
PLEIADES D...

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Staring into her eyes, I see peace.
I seek her joy by all means
like my favorite food- rice.
She is beautiful
She is awesomeful
Her name is Emma
My Savior's namesake- Emma
Little wonder I like her
Christ's glory shining on her
Her Name Is Emma....

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My life's great sorrow,
no namesake to carry on.
Pages of my book empty.
Shards of my glass heart,
pierced deep into childless grief.
Drown in my sea of regret.



By Deb Wilson
for "Sedoka me any subject" contest
sponsored by Russell Sivey...

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Jack Upheld His Namesake


her jack-in-the-box order arrived at her door
it was extra everything and she let out a roar
jack was quick and nimble
he added an extra pickle 
when jack left he upheld his namesake and lore


connie pachecho

2/9/17...

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        Boy.

 Our first boy, boy.
 My namesake, boy.
 Fetch my tools, boy.
 Cry beating belt, boy.
 Make me proud, boy.
 Ignore my cruelty, boy.
 War's killing eats us, boy.
 Comes home each night, boy.
 Never mind the misery, boy.
 She smiled at you, Boy!
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They kill for their namesake
Blinded with visions of righteousness
Mirrored with images of self
Sanctifying, with daggers plunging deep
Crowds gather in loyalty
Massed in fear, assembled in hatred
Adherence to dogmas of a farsighted kind
While master deceivers bloom like orchids...

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Twitching finger
Symptomatic to Parkinson, 
And his namesake dis-ease,
Holding a dirty pistol,
Pointing out the barrel
Is unaimed, but serendipitously
On the right parabolic trajectory...
And boom, boom, boom
Out go the lights.
Instant justice, for 
Justice missing the target....

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Edsel Ford launched the Edsel auto much to his Pa's consternation!

He hyped it hoping his namesake would reach top sales across the nation!

Edsel touted it as the latest and greatest but it proved to be a flop!

Folks soured on this woeful lemon since it spent most of its time in the shop!...

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For the favor of people and greed
I will not bring shame to my namesake.
A believer's crown, they don't esteem;
For the favor of people and greed
They lie and do a hideous deed
But take heart – enjoy what's good and straight
For the favor of people and greed
Will only bring shame to your namesake....

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June
                                           namesake
                                       her birth month
                                      my  grandmother 
                                            blessed







5/21/2019

June or July Lanterne Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Caren Krutsinger...

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fiddler’s overture
falls on roof ~
Chagall’s surveillance

6/23/2018
Magicicada 13 - Mind and Body

Poet’s Note - A tree fell on my house thus the inspiration for this poem.

Marc Chagall - artist would paint ghostly figures flying in sky and his fiddler on the roof was the inspiration for the movie namesake....

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Ochre Field

The ritual
Of hailing Ra
Begins anew each morning.

Golden faces
straighten to meet
The first rays of their namesake.

Dew-tipped petals
Surround the ebony Cyclops
As each giant flower awakens.

They stand
Vigilant in the field
As blossomed monoliths of life.

They sway 
In tune with Mariah,
Waiting to entice the pollen seekers....

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The Climb
Up and up we
Climb up the spiral
Staircase.

Each step you take
You curse my
Namesake

Each step I take
Each Moment
I wish someone
Else could
Take my place

When we get
To the top
Look out
At the vista

Watching the ocean
Lick the sugar sand
Coastline

Nothing but
Peace is
On your face.

Climbing the
Lighthouse Was
Not a waste....

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The square has four equal sides.   Whether it is
in North America., South America,  Africa,  Asia,
Europe,  Antarctica and Australia it remains
the same.   From the highest mountain,  deepest
Undersea lake to the most luxurious valley it measures
the same.   No matter the holder,  or the way it
is turned by life's challenges. global integrity
is it's namesake....

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On hot field days they wave to the flowers,
And matching grasshoppers climb their stems,
As pink butterflies visit in the lazy hours,
While their sly namesake doesn't notice them!

Frequently a chorus of crickets can be heard,
As they sway gracefully under Moon and Mars.
When beauty is spoken without a single word,
Like a distant sound of summer night guitars!...

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{ Mystic Split Haiku }

 dew-tipped sunflowers
entice the pollen seekers
            with
     faces to the sun
              ~

    cinnamon cyclops
amid bright golden faces
             hail
  Ra, as their namesake
              ~ 

   blossomed monoliths
stand vigilant in the fields
            sway
   in tune with the wind
              ~...

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new life.
beautiful life.
let me teach you.
ill show you this life.
this world.
come with me my son.
let me give you all.
all that i never had.
see the love in my eyes.
love for you.
love everlasting.
my life for you.
to teach you.
teach you right.
teach you wrong.
my pride and joy.
my child.
my namesake.
let my name live on.
live on in you.
proud.
so proud to call you.
my son....

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String of Lights
David J Walker

Stretching as far back as
I can remember
A string of lights shines
(one at a time)
On each day 

The wall plug energizes from
Deep within the last century
Dulling each mise-en-scène 
That is numbered

As I walk down its namesake lane
The nearest shine bight 
(At last fading into a distant past) as
The bulbs flicker their luster and
Vanish from sight...

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The game
Squashed his frame
Socks tainted
Carved out plain
But the road map was tame

Animals replete
With zoo keeper seed
From marsupial greed
A black out rabbit hole
Concealed the frrozen deals
Pincers chopping dollar backs
Red with collar grabs

Soapy suds and beer
The watery love endeared
To carry a child burden
For the sake of namesake
Dust off the the boot heel kickers
And fly kites with cotton pickers...

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