Short Oohs Poems

night sky starts pitch black
 the dazzling sparkling lights burst..
oohs and aahs begin...

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A rental car ought be comfy
  not crimped, cramped or bumpy

Oohs and Aahs ~ save them for pageants
  Roominess now mine; you keep the combatants...

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I guess it would cause oohs and ahhs
if I wrote of the doggie's doo dahs
So I'd best keep it clean
even though it will mean
this 'tale' will be wagging the dog, haha....

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IN MEMPHIS

In Memphis, a stage delivers Elvis.
Excitement for girls - thundering pelvis.
They throw panties and bras,
Plenty of oohs and ahs.
In Memphis, the girls, hopelessly zealous.

9/16/2017...

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Rare animals to see;
that's the bait that draws me.

The zoo is amazing;
I spend hours just gazing.

And my heart skips a beat;
as oohs and aahs compete.

But a cage isn't home;
for creatures born to roam....

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This time of year inspires oohs and ahs
Waltzing dreams in the snow's camouflage
There seems to be some flaws
In this legendary cause
To many-a humbugger's bah's

And through winter thoughts meander
And we ask others in candor
Do you believe in [I pause]
This elusive Santa Claus
Sorry if I am raising your dander 
...

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Fireworks now -- oohs, aahs, wows
  Back then, musket shots in glens

Parades now -- amusing attractions
  Back then, soldiers in traction

Population now -- hundreds of millions
  Population then, 2,500 -- a dozen cotillions

Documents then -- Declaration of Independence
  Documents now -- Trillion-dollar Amendments...

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Like shooting stars, they pierce the dark,
painting the sky with bursts of light.
As oohs and ahhs follow each spark,
like shooting stars, they pierce the dark.
Fireworks explode over the park,
raining color onto the night.
Like shooting stars, they pierce the dark,
painting the sky with bursts of light....

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A butterfly, fluttering
Calipiller feet walking

God’s Quieting’s

A sleeping baby a-coo’s
A grandma’s hug oohs!
A puppy’s lick on your cheek (O' so sweet)

God’s Quieting’s

A flagrant smell
God awesomeness
Natures view insightfulness
All these blessings are just…

Parts of…

God’s Quieting’s


3/7/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©...

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as hot bronze skin meets                                                                                                                                                                 the cool blue summer water                                                                                                                                                       oohs and aahs issue...

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pearl-like
     but not of the sea
               pregnant with opalescence

magic rainbows
          depths you cannot plunge
                     mesmerizing many

At nape of my neck
          in pendant form, drawing
                    oohs and ahs from strangers

Moonstone, shining my truth
         and my essence
                 Announcing me seconds before arrival...

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The vix and the vaseline,
 got mixed up in the dark,
While whispering sweet nothings,
 with me kangaroo in park,
It was 1963 ole mate, 
nah wd40 didn't try,
With oohs n ohs a plenty,
Me aggots set to fry,
like a kangaroo dog climbing a post,
Till it gave up the bloody ghost,
Got up for tea n toast,
Nough to make a sand goanna cry??
Don          ....don't do it.......

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circus performer
a family tradition
passed on to me

a big top flyer
Oohs and ahhs heard from below
in the spotlight's heat

higher I rise
reaching for my partner's hands
the moment of truth

I hold my breath
hundreds of feet above ground
grabbing victory

swinging freely
after somersaults flying
applause like music

an entertainer
my calling to defy laws
of gravity...

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Birth, with stars in her eyes, exploding with mirth.
Mollycoddled, swaddled, passed off by nurses.
Aperture opens, closes - checking out earth.
The peacock calligrapher inks fair verses.
Not bad for a Penny - they sold a circ worth.
The switchboard oohs and ahhs as she converses.
Under the sagacious skies, each phonation
Recorded in babbles with their duration.

9/24/2022...

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In a gold miner’s camp shiny pyrite
Showing a metallic excellence
Prettier than the real thing
Oohs and ahhs are all around
Pyrite shared happily
Revealed at last
Losing her lore
Fakery
Untrue
Gold
Lone
Pyrite
Angel’s rock
Optimism
Exuding with hope
Has her own properties
Miner’s camp comes back to life
A gorgeous stone is this pyrite?
Appreciated for herself now
Compared to no other rock or metal...

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Dreaming of creamsicle
vanilla and orange swirls
My tongue is swimming,
diving into the delectable
spoonfuls of tangoing 
flavors of joy-bursting “ahh.”
Better yet - creamsicle milkshake,
that goes straight to the mind
with “oohs” and “ahhs.”
It’s only a dream. A tribute.
Only one spoonful -
it, sits on my tongue,
cold and dangerous,
then the current takes it in
like a sin. Sinful not
to lavish one bite.

10/11/2022...

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Someone is probably doing an aria, 
that labored shrill fit for the opera.

Another soul croons a lilting lullaby,
oohs and aahs rising up to the sky.

Undoubtedly that's a loud trombone,
solidly played, a no-nonsense boom.

Surely I hear a lone trumpet blowing,
pfffttt, that unmistakable errie sound.

A lush symphony of timeless sounds
enlivening my mid-morning rounds.

A poor cleaner-turned-classics buff,
making a living in a public restroom!...

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poetry is ;

pulling a velveteen rabbit
out of a moth-eaten top hat
to the oohs and awws
of a wide-eyed children’s crowd

words flowing faster
than tongues wagging
from pursed dry lips
begging for a bit of water

poetry is;

flowering in the middle
of some nameless desert’s
shimmering heat precisely 
at high noon

the sparkle of moisture
an illusion pure
without any slight
of human hand

poetry is pure magic
word imagery
without compare...

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Morning heartaches,
I don't want to awake,  
Could sleep all day long,
Only if I had no worries.

Is it soo dramatic,
Or they play harder on me ,
Would someone breath in, 
I can't help the aching moments.

Oohs! You will come on summer, we should try to pass through, 
Has your promises  ever Elapse,
They wouldn't be that cruel. 

Am a person of Persia, 
Resilient my pleasure, 
Fighting outs for giants,
Till I know I should stop.

Soul_gitah:sounds...

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No one really needs the gifts
We buy this time of year.
Recipients fake oohs and aahs,
Most likely insincere.

The scarves and watches, soaps and mugs,
Pajamas, books and brandy
Are purchased just for custom’s sake,
Like Halloween and candy.

We agonize ‘bout what to buy,
Then shop and shop and shop;
And when each listed name’s checked off,
We finally can stop.

I wish I could sit out this game – 
I’ve had it to the hilt;
But if I didn’t get each gift,
I would be wrapped in guilt....

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