Short Plumped Poems

A Plumped purple pearl
rich off from its chain
Shined in reflection
of a diamond stone
in all the same expenses....

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An anxious tick anticipates a drop;
if it is thick, he knows he’ll have to stop.
But if it’s thin, a thought to make him smile:
plumped up again in just a little while…...

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she was a gorgeous vision
I still see her pinkish alabaster skin
Rubenesque plumped up coral lips
her olive dress drawing out her eyes
the prettiest corpse ever next week...

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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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Curtains opened
each fold two inches apart
Waiting for the arrival
Cushions neatly plumped
Dust off the mantelpiece
Fluff off the floor
Cucumber Sandwiches on the table
Tea in the Teapot
Knock at the door
On time I see
It's quarter past four...

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i left these monokus to soak overnight ~ they’ve plumped up pretty tight

were soft and squidgy slightly runny ~ now swollen need heat and honey 

finally ready will they make the cut ~ oatmeal pancakes who needs smut



By
David Kavanagh 
3x17...

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a tiny tip has been placed
where your nose used to be
your lips have been plumped
you have a practiced smile

you wear permanent rounded breasts
your skin has been sandpapered smooth
tightened to restore your youth

your original thoughts are memorized
someone writes the words you use

you want my heart but i'm sorry it's mine and it's real
can you see where that might pose a problem for you and me...

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Thanksgiving soon coming to town
Turkey plumped up and golden brown
‘tho some like white meat
The dark can’t be beat
To the table we all sit down.

First begin the meal with a prayer
Thanking God for everyone there
Let the feast begin
Knife and fork, dig in
There seems to be food everywhere.

Potatoes and dressing and pies
To eat too much would not be wise
With plenty for all
And plates piled too tall
Indigestion will be your prize!...

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Oh I wish I had gone for the turf
Instead of just seedin’ bare earth
It would be lush and green
And a joy to be seen
I wish I had gone for the turf

Oh I wish I had plumped for the turf
Of the green stuff we have such a dearth
The pigeons are feedin’ 
On all of my seedin’
I wish I had laid down some turf

The next time will surely be turf
I now know its value and worth
For the grass seed’s a dud
We’ve just patches of mud
How I wish I had just bought the turf...

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Rough koi in oils
crimson speckled 
liquid light-

swimming past
my northern wall
tucks me into bed at night

Velvet seas
plumped goose feathers
prickled ends-

Every pillow
trimmed in satin
hoping we could make amends...

Hammered copper bowls
green in skin
sleeping sound-

In the dark 
I hear you weeping
Now I know you're still around

Calloused fingers
braille to read me
eyeless sight-

Atmosphere
we caused, created
tucks me into bed at night......

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