Short Nines Poems

Scripted is the flow of time

Scripted is the rule of nines

Scripted is the thought of the Divine

and She scripted it in 0s and 1s ...

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gorgeous kind-hearted empathetic
motivated lady godiva
usually dressed to the nines
taught her husband a lesson
showing off what he was missing
to the ones he referred to as commoners...

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The fluffy fancy gray kitten is dressed to the tens
We used to say the nines, but have you seen her lately?
She is prettier than a peacock and two flocks of hens.
She looks gorgeous, she is truly dressed finely and greatly....

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A slender young woman in tightly-worn slacks
Obviously, she has far more than she lacks
Made up to the nines
She covers her lines
She reads about the latest cosmetic hacks. 


written June 9, 2021...

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Saturday Night. 
Toothpick body strippers tip toe the 3am stroll
Glitter, nines, lipstick, grime 
Time catches the last hours of the night
Heads lay in the treasures of dreams and slumber
A troubled world in sweet tranquility...

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That was something unexplained that I saw:
Paul Newman was playing poker against Robert Shaw.
Robert Shaw had four nines, and was happy to stand.
How did Paul Newman get four jacks in his hand?

From the 1973 film “The Sting”
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Red sprite viewed on high.
A pilate’s surprised,
Rubs his weary eyes.
SHE’S dressed to the nines.
She’s MORE surprised to see him.
“Why isn’t he more down to earth?”
She asks herself.
Why would these earthlings arise
“Is it their pride?” She wonders....

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Will you be my valentine
my size twelves your size nines

Let me hold you in my arms
I will impress you with my charms

Dancing slowly to the beat 
our feet meet

Side by by side we will glide
we will take things in our stride

will you be my bride...

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In pink and white attire
Dressed up to the nines 
Set that stage on fire
Kept between the lines
Moved in perfect rhythm 
Right where she belongs 
Set my heart on fire
When I heard her songs
Meant to be a singer
Answering her call
No one else comes near her
Out in front of all...

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Miss Scrooge dressed her Christmas tree to the nines
She hoped her "hum bug" hub reads thru the lines
She laced the tree so sweet
To knock him off his feet
She sprayed Chanel number five thru the pines

11/14/22

A Fun Holiday Limerick Poetry Contest

Sponsor-Tania Kitchin

2nd...

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Chitter chatter left little doubt what creature was hiding in the pines.
I knew before it threw two walnut shells upon my shoes, both nines.
Creature’s eyes appeared before it ears, teeth played upon my silly rears.
Tiny screamed a shrill unholy evil scream, bringing to my ears quick tears....

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dice lay where they stopped off edge,
two nines a six and a seven lay dead,
the green baze not understang the law,
evan tho its been played here before.

the gossimer swaying under the table leg,
the spiders home once, long dead,
the atmosphere an ever ressent tinge,
the farkeled gamblers head bows....

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D-ress up to the nines, 
I-t's your special occasion; 
A-rray in your best garment, 
N-ever ignore the 
A-ttraction. 

J-ust dress up to the nines, 
U-ntil you are satisfied; 
L-et the gladness remain 
I-n your heart deep inside. 
T-wenty-seventh of July, your attire has nice designs; 
A-im to wear your apparel, dress up to the nines....

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Bustling old fella dashing biddly bop by dressed to the nines
with briefcase stuffed under his arm equipped with fixed maniacal grin jabbering to himself while confirming his expressions
to an equally jazzed and jaunty westie he calls Ralph trailing exuberantly behind
let's me know that there are actually still some living beings out there
to learn from...

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The mystical number nine,
its magic, is not by design.
Its magic speaks
math techniques
which simply cross the line.
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Multiply nine by any number
Add the digits in the answer
Do until you can’t add again
the number will always be 9

9 x 1234567890=11111111010=9
Many other tricks with 9's  

© Jul 14 2010 For Deb’s “magical numbers” contest...

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I thought my little mate the blackbird
was being bullied by his flock
maybe pressured to renounce our friendship
his little yellow nose looked painfully pecked
his tail short and dishevelled as his feathers
I might have been wrong
his beak looks healthy and strong
of shiny long black coat and tail
worthy of any self-respecting bird gangster,
groomed and pedicured to the nines....

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A helical "Slinky" type coil
Compresses or springs without toil,
It’s spiral at times,
Or stretched to the nines...
Like worms that are happy in soil!

Beneath or on top of the ground,
They stretch, but so often lie wound,
Their tunnels air earth
To make healthy dirt
And seedlings are glad they’re around!


February 21, 2015

Premiere Contest: Spiral
Sponsor: Kai Michael Neumann...

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A radiantly coiffed bouffant was mine,
    fit perfectly and curved to the nines.
I stood taking in the awe of counterparts 
   let them eat cake I chuckled in my heart.
The spring roll rumbling in my center
   drifted to the lower parts no longer indentured.
I held my breath and prayed
   that no sound or scent would stray
I wanted to drop to my knees
  Oh God, please, don’t let me sneeze....

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she told me a few variables then
 kept nine secrets for herself

 she asked me for three words
 that i could not give her

 she scattered my nines and
 turned my weekends into a 
dewey decimaled drama

she gave me her digits in a dimly
 lit bar while drinking saki and
 putting her makeup on with
 paint by numbers.  

 sudoku take your cubed gray
 lined face off of my front
 porch for good....

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No matter who you ask
If you expect two adjectives
One of them will be fashionable
She is a diva cat, dressed to the eights.

I would have said nines, but that is rude
considering what nine means in the lives of a cat.
She arrived today with a self-portrait bag.
We begged to know where she ordered it.

Of course she had conveniently forgotten,
not wanting to share her fashionable ways
with the rest of us....

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At times, I'd just like to slap that Seuss;
hendecasyllabic seems obtuse.
But Gwawdodyn's no use: three nines, a ten,
and internal rhymes to be set loose.


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There! Now I can say I've tried a Gwawdodyn: a Welsh quatrain with an aaxa rhyme scheme, specific syllable counts (9/9/10/9), and internal rhyme requirements on line 3. Onward!

1-xxxxxxxxa
2-xxxxxxxxa
3-xxxxbxxxxb
4-xxxxxxxxa...

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Nein is German for no to that we agree
Maybe if you had said it you wouldn't  be
Pregnant, with time to stew over a babies name
Will it be Tanya or Zoe  or maybe William 
Up on cloud nine is where you will stay
All dressed up to the nines until that day
The baby arrives  I see smiles on your faces
All the anger, bad moods gone with no traces
What name have you chosen, no hints so far
You have named him Oscar he is your star...

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I surge my steadfast search thru all headlines
                to seize enriching keys for peace of mind
                         but views infused with clues are hard to find.

Seems schemes could bloom some better designs
                for my soft tranquil dreams to seed cloud nines.

I want to live as peace not witchy blind -
       did stress mash dreams inside its heavy grind?





... CayCay
October 19, 2019...

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Here walks a man
Dressed to the nines
Talking by hand 
With a mouth full of sighs

Fingers in his pockets
Grasping wads of lint
Eyes rolling in their sockets
Torn socks in shoes looking mint

Trully impressive he is
While he struts down the road
Self-assured the strain of that smile of his
Will stay hidden within the fold

The truth this man
Remains but a mystery
His shiny facade a sham
Yet it does its job implicitly...

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Nine,  the number of innings in a baseball game
If you're on cloud nine,  it's happiness you proclaim
Everything included means you want the whole nine yards

Nine judges on the supreme court act like retards
In nine months a baby emerges from the womb
A cat has nine lives is what we assume

If you're dressed to the nines, then  you're fine
 A standard work day will usually begin at nine
All entries in this contest must have nine lines...

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