Short Nodded Poems

The ants nodded knowingly to each other
   A honey-pot overturned
      ~ Anteater licked his lips...

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his irish accent
i could have nodded all night
         and his smile



posted on July 28, 2017...

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at way-stressed words that echoed...
"my (main-you!) plea-is tea...tasting...
'of-odd-cause' heavy flavoring...cofcof..."

stan sand...

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It started with a face with eyes that wink
You asked why she didn't blink
Nodded to disagree
'Cause there's empty decree
Of your love
So deep and free....

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Your baby dropped six foot to the ground?
Head first with no midwife around?
She nodded her head.
More than enough said.
Her new baby giraffe was easily found...

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Lord Brexit nodded off in his chair
And, of course, Parliament did not care
When May gave him a prod
He exclaimed, "Oh my God!
Is it true we are already there?"...

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he texted his order to door dash
what do we want for dip?
hazelnuts or walnuts?
acorns
the usual please, honey
he nodded
barbeque sauce with a side of nutella...

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While I nodded nearly sleeping
While I nodded nearly napping can't believe it's happening
Goodnight all!

 8/6/20
written words by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2020...

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~While I nodded nearly sleeping my snores was hurt all around the house the family knew I was alive and breathing~


11/16/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2020...

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Anna wallflower didn't have many chances
and nodded when Pierre asked her to dance
he spiked her fruit punch
to prime her for lovin'
but Anna bit his tongue clean in half...

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she threw her power into the wind
the wind laughed, but tossed it back
now it was more potent than ever
thank you, she whispered to the wind
he nodded, appreciating her appreciation...

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May I please take a photo of your dog?
The man nodded
The wife said “that is up to him”
The dog gave him the eye
“perfect!” the photographer said
He snapped the photo and the dog growled....

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Purple raccoon decided to plan a surprise party.
He asked me for my advice, all hale and hearty.
Then I discovered it was for me, he is no smarty.
Is it a surprise? I asked. He nodded. A surprise party....

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Sullivan heard the professor's talks
Nodded his head and reached for the woks
The Quantum Theory
Is tomato puree
He learnt this in the school of hard knocks











Sullivan is my pet ghost...

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She strolled briskly toward center stage,
self-confident, charismatic.
She nodded at supporters,
teachers, friends, family,
who rejoiced in her
graduation,
overjoyed,
thankful,
awed....

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A land of darkness

I sit on the chair
Next to this black hare
"He's right in here!"
I yell out there.

The man nodded
He tried,
"He's writing here?"
The statement sank

Into nothingness...

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You were a doxy, her grandson said in surprise
She nodded, a Parisian party girl, that ain’t no lie
Kind of a vampy tramp, said his ignoramus cousin Jim
You will get it all now, Grandma said; I leave nothing to him....

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in few days ahead
they'll be all dead
none on their side
they lived with us
and we shared their good
toasted and nodded
depending on their words
they knew the truth
but kept silent
and now they'll be
forever silent...

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Just one French fry the princess begged the photographer
And a tiny bit of ketchup and maybe a small hamburger.
Should I just go to McDonald’s for you? He asked in a mean way.
She nodded her head. He had just made her day!...

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I passed my Christmas neighbor walking
tarrying to all
And nodded fast for certainty
that he'd be reached for all

That when we went to go our way
we'd always have our love
When everywhere we went that day
was not for push and shove...

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Her love of frogs borders on obsession, her relatives said.
Her mother nodded, unconcerned in her all-knowing head.
But when will she outgrow it? Her cousins asked kind of mean.
“I doubt if ever," said her mother, “She’s the frog-loving queen.”...

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I want to be a colorer when I grow up the child told the class.
The teacher qualified her answer. “You mean an artist?”
No, the child replied. “a colorer.”
“So you want to color and get paid for it,” I said.
The child nodded.
Sounded good to me....

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a man in a dress with hair down 
his back descended the stairs of a 
chapel and the people stared in 
horror and the preacher averted 
his eyes and said a man of his 
value is not allowed in church and 
the man smiled and he nodded
and he left...

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The moon decided to take a dip
On a hot sultry, night!
She threw a curtain of light
Over the inviting waters
And as she slipped  under
Twinkling stars, nodded in delight!

26.05.2021
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Contest: All yours May 25
First Place....

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I don’t have to give you the address to my house
Just the explanation
Wait! I said. Is it red?
She nodded.
On Elmbrook Lane?
She verified it.
You live in the underground house!
Head nod.
Can I come in and see it?
Why not? She said. Everybody else does....

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