Short Plopped Poems

my bright cork plopped
into knee deep ice water~
tented ~ she slumbers...

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G O N E


Pebble in Life's stream
I plopped a gap soon gulped closed.
Gone.  But where's the Void?...

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After chasing his tail all day
  The dog got too tired to play
 So he plopped on the floor 
  and started to snore...

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pillow pinched, plumped, plopped
pummeled, punched, flattened, flopped, dropped
at long last got up
french-press-boiled fresh-ground coffee
supplements insomnia...

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Cool thoughts plopped into
moving waves of uneven
motions transverse beam

( I've never been to Tasmania but a photograph of the sea water inside the cave inspired me to write a haiku. )...

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The moon ripe as a Georgia peach,
plopped itself upon the blue-blackened,
scalloped edge of the deciduous forest,
topping the syrupy squiggle of horizon
as it bled into the blue velvet night....

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The baby called; the mother came.
He’d barely time to squirm
Before she nosed around and did
Procure a slimy worm.

She plopped it in his waiting beak
And went to find another,
Providing for her offspring
Just like any other mother.

We watched them from the sidewalk
Of a New York City street,
A rarely-glimpsed scenario
Complete with pre-tech tweet....

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In the middle of the city,
In the middle of the street,
There are buds in bloom
Where the crossroads meet.

Someone plopped some soil
And some wildflower seed
But with city soot,
Nothing’s guaranteed.

Yet those blossoms bloomed,
Never mind the threats
And those flowers look
Good as Nature gets.

Which just proves the point – 
That you really can’t
Know who’ll flourish where – 
Be it man or plant....

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Were I the kind of person
Who’d act upon a dare
I wouldn’t be here
Plopped down on my rear
Without some excitement to share.

Were I the type of writer
Who sought out wealth and fame
I’d research the ways
To gain notice and praise
So more people would nod at my name.

But I am a risk-averse person,
Content in my own little world;
Not even in sleep
Do I dig down so deep
That my freak flag will flutter, unfurled....

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An acorn plopped down from a tree
And hit the deck right next to me.
It joined some others waiting for
A stronger breeze to drop some more.

It almost bounced upon my head;
I'm glad it found the porch instead
For it came down with so much force 
I'd have a bump, but it changed course.

The squirrels must be set to dash
And round these up for winter's stash.
I sit outside, relax and wait
As acorn plops reverberate....

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Suave Piano Jerry was playing away on piano keys.
Along came a singer, as sassy as you please.
She plopped down on piano and said I will sing with you.
Her notes were flat, as for melody, she had no clue.

I can be your valentine and follow you from town to town.
Okay agreed Piano Jerry, but for now, please get down.
He wrote out a schedule, which was bogus of course.
For the singer’s voice was worse than a neighing horse....

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A fat acrobat from Detroit
lost his grip for he wasn't adroit
he fell with a plop
his partner on top
which really was quite an exploit!

Yes, Tubby made quite a fine matress
Ringling Brothers asked for his address
he made his career
plopped on his derriere
It seems he had started a fad.. YES! 

Soon crowds lined the seats of the rink
wondering if Tubby would stink
he finished the task
in spite of some gas 
Now Tubby is dressing in mink....

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Plucked from Shakespeare 
and plopped in Central Park,
Sturnus vulgaris, the mimic,
conquered New York.

It made it there,
You know it made it everywhere;

The continental stage stolen.

And here on my fence amid this tragedy
To be   blessed with a modicum of bliss;

The sparkling spring songster
with his treasured chest pumping
my missing birds   song list.




22.04.18


Craig Cornish's
Spring - Poetry Contest
3rd Place...

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I’m not at all religious
But when holidays roll ‘round,
I follow the traditions
To which I have long been bound.

I cook and bake the recipes
Passed down from year to year
And use my nicest dishes
To improve the atmosphere.

I even wear a skirt, although
My husband wouldn’t care
If I plopped down at the table
In a tee and underwear.

The rituals and customs
That I learned of long ago
Don’t reflect beliefs, but rather
A connection to bestow....

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O
Christmas tree ho hum.
Its scented needles unfurled.
The trunk plopped down and watered.
She sits, oh so still, like a good girl should.
Days and days later, she’s showered in tinsel,
dressed in lovely ornaments, gifted choice candy canes.
The Winter sun is placed on her head, warming her heart.
“Splendid,” she sighs, and then decadent wrapped boxes, drop
at her feet
on Xmas
Eve, a
twinkle in
the gifter’s eye.

11/28/2018
Shadow Hamilton’s Contest...

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                   PLOPPED

                      yep
              'pon this earth
                      mine
                   dropped

              center the fine
                     blond
                   brunette
          black haired feminine

                 DROPPED

                     yup
                 news that
               I could have
                     but
                     one




* fem-i-(nine #9)...
* Sunday's testimonial  ;)...

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How strange to be a jellyfish
Without a heart or brain, 
A blob of see-through matter
Floating out there on the main.

Content to pulsate in the deep 
And if the chance presents,
To sting an unsuspecting soul
And make him scuttle hence.

But if that jelly's guard is up,
He's scooped up by the tide 
And plopped upon the beach
Where many other jellies died.

I guess without a brain that jelly
Wouldn't understand
That to bob beneath the waves sure beats
A sunbath on the sand....

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