Short Prepping Poems

My bag is almost full with what I can call
a house;
I'm not prepping-
greener pastures my soul seeks....



Name: Teddy Kimathi

Contest: SOMETHING WITH GREAT IMPACT!

Date: 17/12/2015

Words used:20...

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We are so superstitious 
carrying a lucky clover,
Conspiracies grow like fire
they burn, send people running;
Premature prepping begins,
not our imagination!
The media fuels belief
that huge comet 
it will fly close by,
Where will it take us now?...

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late Spring
refining
the sun,
zealous to
shine forth.

the flowers
prepping
for garden
party —

red hippy
roses,
marigolds,

soaring
hollyhocks,

Summer sprouts.

5/17/2019
Charliku New Form Poetry Contest
Sponsor - Charles Messina...

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He blunders around grocery stores.
Impulse buying - compelling.

Back home
he looks at the bagged,
wonders why,
wonders
if he will also charge around
tomorrow.

The larder, the pantry
the stacked cans
of all kinds of Spam

gleam untouched
but one day -
you never know....

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Tires grind,
Long car rides,
Never seize memories.
Wheels turning,
Forever thinking,
The next step.
Prepping myself,
For outcomes,
In the past.
Lasting through the present,
Giving future mistakes,
Taking fates turn.
Writing histories pretense,
While running out,
Of Time,
To exist....

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I have always, so it seems been obsessed
I know it strange, tis most bizarre I guess.
With the phenomenon of gone awry
And signs and omens God puts in the sky.
And now, Erika in yon atlantic.
Calm resolve and prepping . No need panic.
Over " Bermuda triangle" ever THAT be.
What will you do , we see you in the sea....

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A poem should
explain itself -- 
define what it
is – at the poem’s
prepping, by the poet 
done all the required 
kneading

whether healing or
bleeding, a poem
should be its own 
hunger or feeding -- 

should stand alone
clear-day, or cloud 
seeding -- 

In conclusion – poems 
should require only
a reader reading…....

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I'm falling too far behind,
Out of breath and flying blind.
Heavy fog, it's hard to see,
But know the flock's in front of me.

Just striving to do my best,
Gotta catch up with the rest 
So surprised I've flown this far,
Now up ahead, there they are!

Landing on a Chrystal lake,
Feel my mind and body ache.
Safe ashore and now we're prepping,
For waddling and goose-stepping....

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clouds soon come to pass 
through shapeless, magnificant laps
which curl around the Harvest moon 
black masses hang suspended doom

while constellations peak way
soaking amongst the dim and gray 
fluorescent canopys they lay
prepping infinity for the coming day

as fog climbs up silhouetted crop
and slithers down the mountains' top
still darkened by the moons' surrender 
to the charging sun, reclaiming it from under...

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Gold leaves are stirring 
Beneath my soles, scented leaves 
Like warm gingerbread wakes 
Prepping for the day 
Families give thanks 

See frost white cement 
Reminding me of cookies 
Oh the batches and tins 
This is how we know 
Christmas soon begins 

Red and green fireworks 
Summon a great new year, bang!
Kiss me like your champagne 
Look to see me soon 
Reminisce and change!

11.12.19
Sponsor of "Scented Leaves" - Kim Rodrigues...

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many 
prepping   

quickly 
stepping  

no time 
wasting

bird needs
basting

ham needs 
slicing

spuds need
dicing

boil them
quickly

cream them
thickly

dressing’s 
baking 

long time
taking

pintos
sweet peas

mac and
cheese, please

baking
chess pies

watching
rolls rise

tea is
brewing

feast, they’re
viewing

blessing’s
sincere

partake
with cheer

November 22, 2022
for Brian Strand's Premiere Choice Poetry Contest...

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Just around the corner
With its claws prepared to pounce,
March is patient, waiting
For what Tuesday will announce:

That February's come and gone
Despite its extra day,
So, lion-like, this newest month
Will not be kept at bay.

Although it brings St. Patrick's Day
And, most important, spring,
We never really can predict
What weather March will bring.

The calendar is prepping
For the turning of a page
But exactly what will come with that
Is very hard to gauge....

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Between the ups and downs there is
A place that’s smooth and flat
And that is where, for most of us,
Our lives are mainly at.

So many choose to fix it up
As cozy as a nest,
Creating a retreat as an
Escape when we are stressed.

Or just a place to pass the time
While waiting for the highs,
Or prepping for the worst so lows
Won’t come as a surprise.

The ups and downs don’t last too long 
And when they’ve left the scene,
It’s comforting returning to
The place that’s in-between....

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