Short Oldie Poems

Once I was young, 
now I'm an oldie;
Once I was shiny, 
now I'm all moldy....

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Why don't we move on musically
  Why are we stuck in the '60's or 70's'
Maybe so oldie stations can thrive
   ~ back when we were truly alive...

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Father Christmas is old,
He was feeling tired and cold,
His wife said, "It's time to retire."
As they both sipped wine around their cosy fire....

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A man said his wife's name was Goldie
and Goldie was really an oldie.
He then told she died
and wept as he cried,
“My Goldie is oldie and moldy!”...

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alone in my yard

i twirl among the fireflies. . . 

dancing with the stars


An oldie For Line Gauthier's 
Bite Size Poem No.43 Poetry Contest...

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playing on branches

       wood wind is the instrument. . . 
 
                        fall’s leaves brightly twirl


An oldie for the Bite Size Poem No49 Poetry Contest...

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Regarding the importance of punctuation
  Let us view a prime illustration

A woman without her man is nothing...Rewritten:
  A woman -- Without her, man is nothing. ~ if not smitten!...

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squirrels with stuffed cheeks

dash along our crimson path - 

 nuts for fall!

Oldie submitted 2/1/22
For the Squirrel Haiku Poetry Contest of Robert James Liguori...

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Hello dear Jan how are you doing
Are you still dancing the highland fling
Once tried it in vain
Difficult with a cane
This oldie has a broken his mainspring


for Jan Allison...

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Through the

Glass darkly..

An oldie

But goodie..

The glass

Is not dark

Or light

There is

No glass at all..

There is a

Story starring

A character 

Believing

She is 

Waiting for

The dawn......

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Happy Birthday to this awesome THREE:

to Frank, Kashinath, and P.D.

Those born this day SEVEN

have blessings of Heaven

in wit, charm and poetry!


Resurrecting this oldie for the contest of PD:
You three guys are tops with me!...

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Oh, morning rose,
So full of prose;
Greet the early sun with your pinkish cheeks;
As I see you glisten thru the day,
Happy and proud I am; 
And, when times come for you to write 
Your own cause, remember me, 
Your oldie prose, always, I’ll be....

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He spent long dull days
rigid like the straight back chair
where he sat making his plans.
He dreamed in shadows
and his plans - like the old chair -
never saw the light of day.

an oldie for Line Gauthier's  'Bitesize Poem no.55' Poetry Contest...

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profuse cobwebs briskly brushed away
the piano rediscovered

tentatively touching ivory
ten fingers revive euphony

old memories begin to swell
Papa’s best-loved tune fills up the room

An oldie
For Line Gauthier's Bitsize Contest No 64 Poetry Contest...

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It never seemed enough when Mom got done
with popping our best snack food; since our goal
was not to miss the shows, how fast we'd run
during the commercials to refill each bowl!


An oldie
For L. Milton Hankins' YOUR BEST FOUR-LINE LIGHT VERSE, NO. 2 Poetry Contest...

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The beast of winter

crept off after Spring's first week.

Sun now strokes my cheek.

I can almost hear a bleat.

March will go out like a lamb.


An oldie revised for 
Rick Parise' One Tanka- Old Or New - See Title Requirement Poetry Contest...

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The lawsuit by StarKist is valid.
Their long time promoter’s new ballad
warns fish to stay clear
of fisherman’s pier,
or end up in somebody’s salad!


Oldie For Carolyn Devonshire's Sea Tales Limericks 

Entered Nov 20, 2020 for  the 'QUIN-TO your five line' Poetry Contest...

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The 
Ringing
Of chapel bells
Resonating in tune
On our favorite melodies,
Especially those golden-oldie hymns,
Harmonies for a hungry heart
Singing
Bells

HONORABLE MENTION
written June 20, 2021
for "Ring My Bell" Poetry Contest
sponsored by John Anderson...

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Sometimes I feel like crying
on my really sad days
sometimes I feel like dancing
when an oldie but goodie plays

sometimes I feel like singing
when something stirs a note
sometimes I feel excited
when shopping I get to go

sometimes I need to whisper
so no one can hear
sometimes I can't remember
oh dear...

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In sinking sun's last radiant rays,
winds caress supple limbs of trees.

Shimmering palm leaves start to sway
in the emerging glow of twilight.

Sea joins in, touching sand at trees' feet;
moves in . . . and out. . .  with rhythmic tides.


An oldie for Line Gauthier's  'Bite Size Contest no59' Poetry Contest...

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There once was a bucket from Nantucket
[Trump*]'s aides must make time to lug it
While running for office
His sh!t from each orifice
Needs giant commodes just to flush it

*In order to promote fairness, the reader can insert any selfish politician, CEO, or other name in the brackets. Sadly, there's no shortage of good choices....

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In my room late one night, I caught six dancers all in white.

In tutus, flowered caps, and tights, they twirled on tiny pointed toes.

Seeing me, they froze; those living dolls..... mere porcelain again.


A 2011 oldie for 'Your Best Sijo' Poetry Contest; submitted Sept. 23, 2021
Sponsor:William Kekaula...

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You'll find it is a good idea,
now and then,
to look at the bigger picture:
see with a broader view
the workings of your fellow men.
A word of advice, if I may,
please, don't stay too long,
be sure to always come back soon!
One learns next to nothing
about mankind
by looking at the earth
while standing on the moon.



NOTE: Another oldie....

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Old age
Threatening near
Wrinkles on forehead
Lines on corners of eye
Netted crosses on cheeks
Plumps of fat
On protruding belly
Double chins
Hanging loose
Shrivelled hands and fingers
Resemble those of a cold blooded animal
Clumsy legs 
Staggering
Sinking eyes
Dimming
Exhausted brain
Confusing
A complicated world
A bleak future
For every oldie 
And it comes only once...

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My Calico was chocolate-caramel swirled,
The inside of our house was all her world!
Her whole concern was just in getting stroked or fed.
She'd summon me each morning, jumping on my bed;
then reaching out with one white paw, she'd tap my head!

An oldie!
(This is around the time several years ago that Callie had to be
put to sleep due to cancer. She lived 18 wonderful years with us!)...

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