Short Outdone Poems

When raising just one finger
Does it matter which finger lingers
The middle one
Can't be outdone
It sure is a multi-tasking flicker...

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Candice is a candid candidate.
Her honesty harvests heretics’ hate
Not to be outdone
She creates lots of fun
Debunking deceivers during Des Moines’ Debate!...

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Bunch of horses, cause for elation
An elegant display of sophistication
Beyond belief
Totally unique
Definitely a scene not to be outdone


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Dubai is not for the faint-hearted, home of the richest rich.
They have outdone themselves in their hotels and buildings
Fabulous home of the rich and famous, opulence rules here...

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august breeze
rustling poplar leaves
~ outdone by church bells



Published in Bottle Rockets #41 2019

AP: 3rd place 2022, Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on May 31, 2018...

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purple and yellow, the colors of romance
showing up in ruffles and speckles
orchid delicacy pretties herself
there is a liveliness and a loveliness
she has outdone herself yet again...

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S-hine
O-f
N-ewness
N-egates
Y-our

C-hill
U-sing
S-un's
T-winkle
O-nce
D-ark
I-s
O-utdone

Topic: Birthday of Sonny G. Custodio (September 28)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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Listening to One who is brighter than the sun,
Inspiring love that will never be outdone,
Freeing the soul so that the heart knows the Son,
Everlasting LIFE for those hearts He has won!


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Asked to write a poem
  about Ancient Greece and Rome
The witty student said he would
  but he really didn't know 'em

Not one to be outdone
  the wily prof shot back ~
Plus a five-page paper
  analyzing your wisecrack...

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I’m alone a lot 
But, then again 
I’m really not 

I may only 
Have you 
But you’re more 
Than will ever do 

Some may 
Have many 
But for many 
That’s none 

Having only you 
Makes their many 
Seem so 
Outdone...

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The light I see within your eyes 
shines like a million suns
with darkness vanquished, cast away
to never be outdone

Your heart I see, it resonates
a love that beats, at core
allowing me to know you well
and never want for more...

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So it's back to the days when I was a wee one
Bought a three wheel bike for oldsters, what fun
Now don't you guys laugh
When they write my epitaph
It'll say, “This old geezer was not to be outdone”


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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One of the seven deadly sins-

the one named Greed can't be outdone,

with selfish goals and swindled wins

that please a cheap, self-centered one!


June 21, 2022

Premiere Contest: Greed Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Margarita Lillica 
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I touch the arc of the rainbow,
just to watch the colors run.
Across the sunlit sky as though,
the Springtime dusk has begun.
Yet a fiery sunset, cannot be outdone.


For the contest:  Wow Me In 5 Lines
Sponsored by, Francine Roberts
Placement:  HM...

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Good morning, fair cardinal –
How are you?
How are your children?
Your plumage is nearly outdone
By the sun’s golden hue. 

The mattress is firm –
My blanket is coolly sheer. 
What’s that? 
Come outside, be with us?
Sorry, my bed is too cozy a lair....

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A Provision for Tunnel Vision

Pretty prostitutes were in tunnel vision;
What Trump did was make a decision;
A lot of static,
And problematic;
For such action added perfect provision.

Jim Horn

Have you ever outdone yourself before
writing poems? Think I just did....

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delicious ice cream
hues that match nature’s beauty --
   come to me, sweet treat

strawberry petals
roses springing from brown earth –
   flavor and fragrance

not to be outdone
vanilla is number one --
   neapolitan



*Haiku for PD’s “Neapolitan Ice Cream” contest...

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Dawn broke…
The sun of a new day
Smiled upon the earth
As it placed itself in clear view
Inviting color from the sky
Offering warmth to the earth
Bringing forth new color of the spring
Alive again, is the feeling of beginning
Only to be outdone by the birth of hope...

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Broken dreams and shattered hopes,
Only the beginning.
Daily they build and always will.
Some say it's because I want too much.
That may be true
Or it may simply be I do not understand
How to strive for what I dream.
Either way in the end
They will be outdone
By the successes of tomorrow....

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Sally had too many drinks at the bar
As eyes wandered into her cookie jar
A darling to the men
Not to be outdone, then
Her eyes charged under the hoods of their car 

11/5/22

A Funny Limerick - Make me Laugh Poetry Contest

Sponsor-Tania Kitchin

Howmanysyllables.com-10/10/6/6/10

4th...

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"I have nothing but respect for him, I will always love him," she professes.
"She is a special part of my life," not to be outdone, he readily confesses.

 Rushing out of the courtroom choreographing their prepared discourse,
 They show to the world their deep love and affection, through a divorce!...

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rambunctious conundrum
rambling about some dumb outcome
you can try if you want
but this guy can never be outdone
can't stop now, I'm having too much fun
don't like what you hear
you can find the exit
by collecting the sprinkled cookie crumbs
heaven is tasting 
your honey pie kitty cat sugarplum...

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Ruins speak
ancient elite
beauty outdone
age old
stones cold
tales told
beyond rot
ruins hot
living legends
in cracks wedging
whispered secrets
Ruins’ spirits
windows hollow
tell of tomorrows
listen closely
stones be boasting
exploiting history
revealing mysteries.
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Playing cards until dawn
    Jake's idea of fun
  While his wife is out on the town
    Jake is not to be outdone...
  
  For his good buddies, he orders a cake
    with a stripper inside, big bosoms all fake
  At the stroke of midnight ~ there must be some mistake
    his wife pops out, "Hi, honey. Now watch me shake!"...

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     First Mr. Biden pardons his son   
        then murderers, crooks, and family

     Mr. Trump, however, not to be outdone
        pardons Jan. 6 trespassers, every single one

     Like that New Year’s mantra
        'Out with the old, in with the new'

     We threw the ‘old bum’ out 
        New one plays the same old tune
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