Short Outdid Poems

Toto uncurtained Oz's stagey play,
his humbug wizardry didn't go astray.
      In a balloon he vanished,
      lone Dorothy felt banished,
on silver shoes she flew home all the way.
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Gucci really outdid themselves on this outfit.
I clap way longer than the others.
I stand up and whistle and hoot too.
Someone escorts me out, for I am a spectacle.
But I could not help myself.
The model winks at me as they drag me past her....

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Nancy and Joe
Put on quite a show,
Outdid themselves gaily in fashion.
What each of them got
Was what each was not;
So they had to make it on passion.

They bickered and swore,
Could stand it no more.
A contract in heaven seemed jaded.
The pity of this
Was each had to miss
The joy for which image was traded....

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The three of us were all in shorts
that gorgeous day in June.
We had a little radio
To play our favorite tunes.

Rachel had her leather jacket,
me a halter top.
But Cheryl outdid both of us
with legs that went non-stop.

It’s been forty years since that snapshot,
since I saw those friends of mine.
But in my heart, it’s yesterday
for friendship transcends time....

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VENUS VELOCITY

the mighty Aphrodite
flaunts her voluptuous
Venus Velocity

a beauty of note
with potential to
transform and
emote

she even outdid
Helen of Troy
but alas…
Prince Paris
chose Helen
which started a
war

her symbol the dove
a peace offering
which is odd
as she controlled
and manipulated her
love

Venus Velocity
which leads us to
life’s truthful sting
looks are and always
will be
everything

© Kim van Breda—10 February 2015...

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