Short Outshone Poems

Those little holes in Cheerios
boast a flavor all their own,
distinctly Iowan, distinctly unique,
Nothingness here is not outshone,
in nourishment or things antique....

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Once had a friend, Ken Steeles
With the girlies he sure had appeal
Outshone me I agree
Chopped liver was me
But my star possession was concealed


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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Mae West Sensual Frog was the ultimate diva
Who outshone saloon gals like Francine and Steveah
Attended parent teacher conferences in a sexy gown.
Green eyes popped out of new teacher’s head, Mr. Toado Brown....

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This is written with tons of tongue  in cheek

   But I loved watching Mickey Mouse each week

      He was my favorite star

         Outshone Donny Duck by far

            A talking mouse ne'er to utter a squeak

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
© All Rights Reserved...

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I am shadow, lost in a world of light
Outshone by day, hidden by night
I’m in the background, you see me everyday
But you don’t care; to you it’s all the same
You don’t feel loneliness like I do
You could never care to
You have friends to guide you through
But no one is there for me
I am a shadow...

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I
Delicious evening
Furtive moon, modest stars
2023 but ancient Sky

II
Cooler, Eastern Cape evenings - delicious
Blazing hot days, 40 degrees Celsius
Give way to ancient ways, in the stars
Only a few tonight (why?) And Venus perhaps?
Two of the four stars in a box, outshone the rest
 - when Moon escaped the cloudy hedge
A few belts with triune stars consoled me...

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She wore exotic the way I wear nothing
We were all in awe
Standing backstage
Giving her the floor
She was unaware 
That her beauty outshone everyone

Her silence bespoke an erotic quality
She was not able to handle
It ran away from her in waves
Intriguing us, me at least
I still think of her as peacock woman
Just a glance twenty years ago
Yet I have never forgotten it....

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You came into our world,
Like  a ray of sunshine.
Slowly our palms uncurled,
And like a pearl you outshone.

In the days of darkness,
You brought a ray of hope.
Removed all the bleakness,
With renewed zest we could cope.

You are the apple of our eye,
You brought joy happiness and laughter.
All the goodness no money can buy,
Lucky to have such a loving and precious daughter....

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Slowly rising towards
Unseen wisps of clouds
Murky shadows projected
Muffled light reflected
Endlessly cycles by
Roving Summer's sky
Mornings hide Selene's face
Ongoing celestial race
Only by Apollo outshone
Never travels alone...

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"Rolled Oats" 

Age shall not weary
trolls counting strange fruit
golden apples rolled 

Lord Laden put to sleep 
on an alter Hippomenes
there Atalanta lights a candle

underneath the dry rot
Ovid’s oracle prophecy not far wrong
3 golden apples racing along

Hippomenes 
strange addiction was outshone
the race never to be won

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)
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your sword, my destiny
roaming 
the length of my lattice 
the punctuation of persistence
amid perseverance
alone you allow
the allure 
an acumen of accumulation 
resting upon my once dormant domain
thru such, 
a window 
I 
but a reflection 
of your moon
living/loving 
as one 
with the sun
a lover of fortitude and valor
fermenting in your fortress
not allowed to ever be outshone...

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Hark, hear the panther's almighty roar
Smell his sweet breaths emitted odour
He's rousing up from a three day sleep
Sleeping off a rather splendid feast.

Spot the flames escape his mouth and ears
Luring creatures of prey to appear
Fierce and proud he struts around in pride
Of his multi coloured spotted hide.

The legend of the panther lives on 
A handsome beast who can’t be outshone.
~ * ~...

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Trinetta was as gorgeous as her name, delicate too.
Standing on the steps, she outshone the Eiffel Tower.
Was she wearing Dior? Anyway, she looked expensive.
Elegance was her middle name; her hair was perfect.

Modeling certainly suited her, she had a flair and an air.
Her shoes were designer, she looked casually beautiful.
How do you know her? My smitten cousin asked me.
Apparently surprised that I had an elegant friend....

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