Short Newfangled Poems

Here lies her pappy.
He got one of those
Newfangled machines;
Got hung by the hose....

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aureate shaft fazed
copious pigments imbibed
newfangled "prime" glared.

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Newfangled in its essence
A tangled quintessence
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VERLENA S. WALKER!
Penned on October 11, 2014!
FOR IN ITS ESSENCE CONTEST!...

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WHAT'S A LANDLINE SOMETHING KNEW  - A Didactic Cinquain


Telephone
Newfangled, wired
Lining, speaking, telexing
Ever so wired
Telephone set 


8/8/20
written word by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020 ©...

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I abhor those newfangled air driers
which blast your hands with hot air
It’s paper towels that this gal requires
but there's none - shucks life just isn’t fair!

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08/17/21...

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He was the kindest man, with newfangled, unusual ways of doing things.
He had a good heart, but was avoided by the townies.
Died at thirty-eight, probably from a sense of shame
As his business died first because no one would venture in.
Sad for the few of us who got to know him, his employees....

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Marvelous and newfangled
  ~ purses and cars

Original or trendsetting
  ~ restaurants and bars

Different and fresh
  ~ opinions and ideas

Elegant or stylish
  ~ show smiles and not tears

Radical and sensational
  ~the headlines each day

New-fashioned or en-Vogue
  ~ Living today's Modern way!...

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My friends took me down to Broadway
To watch a newfangled ballet
T'was called the Buttcracker
And not the Nutcracker
The title was apt I can say

Some dancers were dressed in tutus
Bulges in their tights gave us clues
All the dancers were male
My friends face turned quite pale
Next time we should read the reviews!

02/08/21...

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"Here is a thing, glorious thing
Fit for a king,
Glamorous, gaudy grand thing for a fling,"
Seventeen salesmen, cocky and proud'
Chanted aloud,  "Joy is a thing!
Stand out from the crowd!"  

I was kicked out of a classy, cult carnival,
Giddy old newfangled, loveless fat carnival.
Small wonder I fled,
After asking for bread,
From the horror and dread,
Of stones....

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A BRAND NEW LIFE!

In time of peace, preach me.
In time of conflict, teach...

When life is forsaken
When strife is a hearkened

A fool will never win.
No skills for boob to give

The game of the chicken
Tame to be no bigger

A mind to do, endure
A brain to have, a cure

Newfangled in its essence
A tangled quintessence
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Penned on October 11, 2014!...

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If I must run for my life, I’m a dead duck
These old worn-out hips will give out quick
Time came when my arthritis was undeniable
When I walk now,  I hear my knees click.
I’m thinking I should consider replacements
Those newfangled techniques are superb,
I saw an old lady with brand new hip joints
Kick an unwitting purse snatcher to the curb.

Written September 4, 2022...

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Tendrils of absolute enthusiasm 
Ooze out of Chase, our new eager recruit.
Let me get your coffee, he says to McFhazm.
The hardest guy to impress, the first one to shoot.
You and your newfangled ideas down, we all held our breath.
Too bad for you now, warns our other intern, Young Seth.
We thought Chase was crazy, and would get rebuked away.
But instead, McFhazm made him a V.P. by the end of the day....

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They want to tax our axes
Then, take away our trees.
They impose cell phone taxes.
Then, laugh and shoot the breeze.
Lodges, matches, bridges, britches,
Dresses, dishes, finches, fishes.
Hinges, hitches, hedges, hearses,
Lenses, lynxes, luscious lashes…
They dip their hands in every pot.
Spreading wealth around they say…
Big Business taxes are a lot…not!
The newfangled economic way –
The middle class will love to pay!

© January 29, 2011
Dane Smith-Johnsen...

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