Short Precipitous Poems

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I pirouette, a spinning-top
poised repugnant, on precipitous,
of vanity's stumbling tumble,
to land humbled, defaced....

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on the cusp

poised precarious, point perched,
lies threshold brink verge,
the tipping-point pivot to,
rise/fall from grace....

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Precipitous the conquest of a woman's heart is for a man who doesn't venerate her soul!








© Demetrios Trifiatis
      27 August 2018...

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Stepping outside
All of a sudden 
I notice the World again
Nothing leaves 
The nest of change.
An act so precious as
The opening of eyes, as
Precipitous as a monsoon rain,
And in the West
The Sun dissolves into the sea....

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Precipitous electrified woman
Her temper is well-known
A whirlwind of excitement and enthusiasm
She throws out sparks in rapid speed
They are faster than lightning bolts
We dodge them the best we can
But that does not last long...

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Round and smooth, cool in your palm,
you lean back and let them soar,
cutting cleanly down to walk on water.
They skip, shining wickets
glancing in the silver light slipping low.
You turn,
letting fly a stream of words,
impulsive and precipitous,
that drop into my heart one stone.

Copyright, November 10, 2017...

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Precariously poised on 
the precipitous precipice,
I pondered whether a nose-dive plummet
into the whirlpool lagoon below
was prudent, well-advised and provident.
But the angry impassive persona,
of the ever so cross porpoises,
seen purposefully prancing there
gawking up at me,
persuaded me to prudently, 
postpone the plunge....

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Pray for:

The journey of your life is challenging.
The difficulties you would face being many. 
The mountains you climb are precipitous. 
The turbulent seas you cross are plenty! 


Pray for:

Your life's trip an eventful one to be. 
You would live long to relate your story.
You succeed in surmounting obstacles. 
You have the privilege to claim glory! 






© Demetrios Trifiatis
    06 February 2021...

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Far more words than 
open ears --
a world of chatter;

words everywhere -- 
difficult to avoid such
precipitous splatter…

poets use them, vociferously!

Politicians use them, surreptitiously!
Ministers use them rapturously

Words live
when they are infused
with passion; strengthened
by conviction -- 

my cat says it all
with a well aimed look

twitch of her tail

occasional meow

and luxurious purr...

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Preposterous hippopotamus laughs at scandalous rhinoceros. 
Precipitous, calamitous cumulus leaks rain on head.
Furious, igneous volcanoes spurt copious lava, aqueous and amphibious into sea. 
But despite the acrimonious albuminous setting,
anxious, ignominious and siliceous bed fellows, make amorous love anyway
wearing polymorphous, ponderous and porous pajamas in bed,
and enjoy anomalous couscous made by anonymous, ambidextrous, audacious, cantankerous cook....

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