Short Offbeat Poems

It's nature's will in Autumn trees—
To slip out of offbeat colors.
There lay crushed prose he saw through her.
My unattached ground still does bleed
From raked walks on lanes— those who leave....

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I dig, you dig, she dig, we all dig, it makes us weep
This may not be beautiful, but it's certainly “deep”
How tricky was that
Such clever chitchat
Surely could make it in showbiz, though a little offbeat...

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REVELATIONS
uncomplicted
staightforward
revealed
&extractedx

a  discerned
  illusion
dismantled
 feelings
 permeate
& proliferate
ina
disorientated
rhythm
so
refreshing
&sensitive
 distinct
&offbeat
disrupting
status
changing rigour
the
direction
resting
heavy
&listening...

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What means this word, bizarre?
Quirky in appearance and character- offbeat!
Strange, by far!

Platypus has
Beaver's tail, duck's bill, and webbed feet.
Pizzazz!

Revered  
Yet bittersweet!
Weird.

What means this word, bizarre?
Beaver's tail, duck's bill, and webbed feet.
Weird!

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So sublime my dream that I want to scream,
for a guy who is a sweet offbeat character;
he is kind, gentle and helps where he can, 
this sort of wonderful man appeals to me !
I wish that I could be his forever girl friend,
with love to transcend that grows over time....

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You have to have a banjo
To get that Bluegrass sound
 The bass is a necessity
 To nail the rhythm down

When the fiddler plays a lead
It shoots tingles up your spine
A guitar helps to keep the beat
Or pick the melody line

The Mandolin’s offbeat chop
Makes the Bluegrass whole
Greater than the sum of the parts
 This music’s solid gold...

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you think you can rhyme
your words out of time
like a dancer offbeat
you step and repeat
you sound like a fool
your mouth open to drool
trying to take me down
like bozo the clown
no  words to be heard
and nothing to say
so you flip them the bird
then you walk away
like a sucker in a suit
you're better off mute


Contest: So You Think You Can Rhyme...

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    A California babe named Lizzy
    As hot as her best friend named Dizzy
       These two girls are on fire
       Desires climbing higher
     Fanning and licking flames ~ His name’s Izzy




  An 'offbeat entry' for "Dumpster Fire" contest
             Sponsor: Margaret Lillico
                Date: Jan. 14, 2025
                    Gershon Wolf

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What was I thinking
I should have prepared
Offbeat was my blinking
It’s clear, I don’t care

I’m only a fraud
Incompetent fake
An average facade 
Even that isn’t great

Unfortunate victims
Who saw false potential
It seems that I’ve tricked them 
With phony credentials 

Make no mistake
This is not a confession
I, too, took the bait
Subconscious deception...

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The Dance of Anger…

A weary waltz, 
on a sheenless floor.
Offbeat music
gyrates an endless cycle.
On two, accent anxiety’s weakness     
Syncopated rhythms erupt.   
Love songs 
are a miss.                                
Vinyl scratched,
for a touch
a large charge
or a bit of blood.*  
Choreographed to move timely and allay tears. 
Uncrazy!
Dance to a different drum. 

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She was a woman 
who fought for her rights

Struck down by a 
mindless murderer

An offbeat note 
in a symphony of hate

Her legs will no longer
traverse the green campus

All of her love
Her desires for the future 
ended 

A newspaper tells 
this tale
An empty seat in the 
class

Just as spring returns 
So life will continue

The earth still revolves 
Around the sun
Minus one...

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Her nose was slightly big I saw
When at first we were to meet
Not enough to call a flaw
But only just a tad offbeat

She said, "I think on you I will grow"
I asked,"Is that what you suppose?"
She said, "No, I know what I know"
Smiling, I said,"That's a lot of knows!"

Then she did something very sad
She stomped off with no goodbye
I could see she was very mad
Then I knew what I said was why!...

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EBONY WE ON THE WAY

Beating our drums
singing our songs
rhythmically
foot printing
our hued feet
with eyes
still on the prize
and the summit
brightly in sight
we be proudly
marching 
in blues-jazz
liberty 
faithfully assured
no sisyphus-like
rocky rolling
oppression tappings
can get us offbeat
in our sojourn
to mountain to
liberation
awaiting 
the dream’s 
reality
for the ebony we:- 


 

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The Joys of Snowshoeing

S ~ suspense, silent steps, scenery
N ~ natural, Nordic, noiseless
O ~ outdoors, open heart, offbeat
W~ woods, wildlife, winter
S ~ stamina, suspended in snow, solitude
H ~ heart healthy, happiness
O ~ ocean of snow, one with nature, outstanding
E ~ exploration, energetic, exercise
I ~  impressive, idyllic, intense 
N~  new, native, normal
G~  groomed trails, graphic tracks, generate warmth...

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Limericks as stanzas..  is that a thing?

In a little corner, by the window
A tiny, potted, plant does grow
Odd and unconventional
Awfully untraditional
But this is where I tend to go

Something that feels so out of place 
Rejected, awkward, filler space
An offbeat
Few square feet
In my mind, along the lines, I trace

We share a moment every single day
When our time is up, I want to stay
Feet hit floor
Out the door
The world around looks beige and grey...

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Sugar cubes and coffee grounds
May skies beckon birds soaring
Sunlit paths lead to fields of gold 
An exodus from darknesses’ gloom
Sail away to transitional fame 
In route to where u’re meant to be 
Appeal scorn’s judgement of you
A freedom sought is one to cherish 
Pages turn and chapters burn
Poetic notes break the mold
Offbeat tales bold and untold 
Dare to carve thru the untamed path
Play in the margins where rules decay 
Strive to recognize unstructured grace
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The ever growing sense of danger
prevails through
sweat and quick glances,
the shadow ballet
with offbeat dances.
The melodrama playing out in your heart
vibrating with each beat.
All in the synaptic choir
singing the intro of your panic.
As the people start to chant
while tension wounds even tighter,
the warrior in you the fighter
comes through.
To save the day and be a hero
from the pain staking moments
leading to and fro
that equals to nothing less
than pure fear....

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