Short Presto Poems

Magic
 
Hocus pocus
 
Secret motions withheld
 
Bunnies and women disappear
 
Presto...

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PARADOX ———-

old-age time on ice PRESTO in a n’er-ending winter — well…almost —





(c) sally young eslinger 1/15/23...

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There is no

Separation

To appear as

Separation..

But presto..!!

No separation

Apparently

Finds a way...
...

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Here is my debut poem about prison
  A mighty fine place to do your biz in

Residents use the corner to take a whiz in
  Add soapy water ~ Presto! A 'Fizz-in!'...

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I walked into my darkened room
Looking for a pen
I couldn't see one
So I put the light on
And presto I found my pen
Light is wonderful
It reveals
©Brenda V northeast 2 march 2012...

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Looking through the prism 
  of 'Judgmentalism'
  (A brand-new 'ism):

"The End is Near!"
 shouts a scruffy beard
    ~ Nihilism

 Trim the beard
 and 'presto'
    ~ Environmentalism...

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From long lento in wintery womb 
To descending crescendo of gloom…
With its sensual flair 
Spring springs into the air,  
In presto tempo of upbeat bloom. 

February 15, 2022...

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i took a poop into a green  pot
and planted plenty of seed
i then nurture it with my love 
And sprinkled in with my pee 
i christened  it Patty by name 
and then presto poopo
Patty a cloned christian pine tree

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M-y 
E-ssential 
C-omposition 
A-bout 

M-eaningful 
A-crostic's 
Y-early 

P-oem 
R-ightfully 
E-xpresses 
S-ensible 
T-opic's 
O-pus 

Topic: Birthday of Meca May Presto (December 29) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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presto
spinning
       twirling
down
      this
          staircase
              of sound
in the
         round:
quick,
burst forth
        live
escalate
......wait...
...wait
..wait

Inspired by youtube clip -Vivaldi Seasons 'Summer'...

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the noun become a verb
and verb become a noun
old english now new and
vice versa what is worse
than this verse a known
explanation a way to be
rid of vexation so presto
bang rid of the  fang but
it is the  gain in the long
run just wait see you me
can be friends having fun...

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Connecting through a myriad of sites
Information at the press of a button
Presto, life made simple. 
But who can handle this overload
Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, WhatsApp
Am I losing my sense of wholeness
Its time for a Telecom De- Addiction
And Log into Divine Connectivity....

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The electric current in my brain fused
Couldn’t find the words to make poetry or my muse
Switched on the AI generator
Presto “Instant poem” became the corroborator
The judges on the poetry soup
Didn’t know it was a well-planned coup
POTD award I stealthily stole	
Now how do we catch the burrowing mole
...

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Abracadabra

Say Abracadabra, Ala kazam
Jette with Bibity Bobity Boo!
Array a wish that your heart makes
Displays Hocus-Pocus! Poof! Magic comes true!

Open wide Seasame – first star to the right –
Reopen happy thoughts for magical things
Tokens of pennies fly from wizard’s wands
Spoken Shazam - Presto Chango on wings!

6-10-21
Contest: Lento
Sponsor: Joseph May...

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Winter has come
Allegro non molto plays out
And instantly, I am back to that day
Nebulous clouds of soft misty rain
Gently saturating my resolve
It has been a fortnight of misery
So I take pause as,
Adiago-Presto plays on
And the vanguard of my thoughts
Runs the amorphous path I have manufactured
Through the briar of thistle,
I struggle 
As Presto dissolves 
And another sun, sets...

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Slick it down with wax
     It fits a crook

  Tho' it could also be 
     a circus-master's look

  Let it grow long, wooly and wild
     It's an over-age, curly-haired child's

  Squish it together into three teen males' little nubs
     Presto! -- a psychotic 'student rifle club'

  Eliminate its last faint trace
     A dapper gent your life has just graced

  A moustache is versatile, you will agree
     be it 'barbershop-quartet-ish' or a deep mystery...

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Magic reveals the awe of wonder:
Surprising that we don't focus.
It hits us like a clap of thunder,
One can't conjure Hocus Pocus!

Charmed by stunning invocation,
Enchanting mysteries we must know.
Locked in a spell's incantation -
All are amazed by Presto Chango!

As awareness arises with a wham -
Aha moments intrude inner space.
Abracadabra and Alakazam!
Wonder stops certainty in its place.

Thought becomes still in meditation,
Wonderment can cause liberation....

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The fishing of Scotland's coast
To be honest I have to boast
Please come take a look 
And dangle your hook
And join me in traditional toast

My favourite place is called Dunnet Head
With many species it has to be said
One just dangles their line
Hey presto! see what you find
It's a bite, not the weight of your lead

But sadly there has been some stinkers
When the fish must have been thinkers
For many times we did try
In us they espied
Wasting our time dropping our sinkers...

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