Short On One Poems

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Premium Member Haiku I Love U 2

one on one contact binocular inspection — a natural love 2/24/2019 Sponsor: James Edward Lee Sr.
Form: Haiku


Premium Member One On One

a
collage
of postcards-
posted white on
white

Trbiute to Ben Nicholson

http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=10677
Form: Ekphrasis

Premium Member Shohei and Babe

Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth
played one on one.  That's the truth. 
Quiz question, just for fun - 
all strikeouts or all home runs?
Form: Epigram

Premium Member Vines of the Divine

Though we now part ways,
Our vines of our own divines’
Shall reach each other
On one of our coming days;
Our fond bond only begun.
Form: Tanka

In Light of Circumstance

i miss you
on one side love is alive
and hope is—dead

*Inspired by the song "Sorry Her Lot" from Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore*
Form: Senryu


Cat Nap

a bunch
of roses
on one
thigh
a bud
in the
middle

where
do i see
eye to eye
where the
Cheshire Cat
sleeps
now i'm smiling
Form:

Premium Member Haiku Questionku

bird stands on one leg
wave almost knocks him over
wings provide escape

he works so hard
at being balanced
what will tip him over

Premium Member Who Am I

I have an S-curved neck
I am a tropical bird who can stand on one foot
hot pink feathered wading bird
I eat shrimp plankton and algae
who am I?

Premium Member Sides of Sky Coin

coin of the gods
sun on one side
moon on the other
each has a purpose
neither calling in sick
making Zeus proud
sun and moon
sides of sky coin

Premium Member Freedom To Assemble

The right to protest's sacrosanct
  First Amendment Freedom to Assemble
Yet on one thing the Founders hadn't banked
  ~ Protestors may just dissemble
Form: Epigram

One Shoe

Its my plan to walk around on one shoe
That's what I'm gonna do
It will be fun hopping around
With one foot up and one down
Why don't you join me too
Form: Limerick

Witnessing Road Kill

Walking down sidewalk
Watching cars pass by and by
Looks from side to side

In dismay looks down
Now hating every roadster 
Death smears on one tire
Form: Sedoka

Human Strenght

Human are not meant to depend upon human strength.
Else by it they'll be rent.
Let them learn to lean on one,
Whom by no one is born.
    17:1:12:13:33
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member For the Rest of My Life

This leading light
Light heading
Me on to my destiny
And as I ring
The bell
Get down
On one knee
Open the case
A silent prayer
For the rest of my life
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Ornament On the Headstone

Stoic and proud the eagle sat
On one of a thousand graves
Punctuation for the epitaphs
Of the proud, courageous and brave
Who died so our freedom was saved
© Joe Flach  Create an image from this poem.

Jews Harp

harp 
to the mouth at the mic

on one side
the awe-maker
on the other side
the awestruck 

harp
to the ear at the air

invisibly gained
bleed the crowd

Premium Member Zen mode

memory imagery 
both boon and bane
as on one hand wisdom
and on the other, presumption 
thus we release imagined knowing
and rest peacefully in the vibrant now

Shafted

Bobby Aiken was proud to be Scotch.
As a pole-vaulter he was top-notch.
But on one faulty try
he became a soprano guy,
having been poled crack-on in the crotch.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The Right One

I’ll write one
For the right one
For soon I shall be
Down on one knee
Tell her I love her
And a family be
So sultry
And outspoken
Please please
NY be with me
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member The Donkey vs The Tiger

Hold on to your many stripes Before you blow out your pipes I can hear you loud and clear Stop acting so cavalier Cool off then ride on one of the bikes
Form: Limerick

Premium Member On One Gold-Leafed Limb

on one gold-leafed limb
where shadows now sooner    fall. . .
a forsaken nest


Posted 8/12/2010
For 'Favorite Nature Haiku' Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
Form: Haiku

Limp On Ron

Limping Ron was limping on,
In-grown toe nails aren't much fun,
Two on one foot hard to bare
Doctor said they'll need much care,
When will his walking stick be gone?
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Calypso and Her Feminine Wiles

Calypso was famous for her feminine wiles.
She detained Odysseus on one of her Isles.
He did not mind.
As she was so kind.
He was felled easily with one of her smiles.
Form: Limerick

Pre Med Stinks Especially Chemistry

oh, chemistry
why are you so cruel.
why are you so difficult.
I'm trying so hard here.
I gave up on one dream,
please don't crush my last remaining hope
for happiness.

City and a Village Green

On one side and other is bridge inbetween; 
When painted will be such a pretty scene; 
Loved each side, 
And never denied; 
One was a city and other a village green.

Jim Hrn
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

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