Short Progeny Poems

the born and unborn

*progeny of donkey veiled*

passenger stabled

12/13/2019...

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cold and snow arrives
young praying mantes last bow
staring at the trees
content to see the egg sacs
holding their spring progeny...

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They say the apple 
doesn't fall 
far from the tree, 
but my spawn, 
(a better poet 
than me) is 
an oak of 
his own.

     for Michael...

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I find myself alone among the trees...
Ethereal progeny of Sprite, of Elf
Uncamouflaged, my brights now brilliancies...
Alone among the trees, I find myself...

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We are progeny
                of love and poetry...
                Men and women
                 carnations and roses...
                 We are flower poets......

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 Peter’s prestidigitator progeny perambulated peripatetically with prodigious prowess. Perhaps his  precocity precluded presumptuous perspicacity?

January, 11, 2021...

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"Gods"

the God in me
salutes the God in You
the prodigy Peace our progeny

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)








prodigy
progeny
peace




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fatherless husband
loins aching for progeny 
empty wombs await seeding
childless mothers cry
opening soft pocket sighs
stoking the steel thorns rising


Contest: Sedoka Me Any Subject
Poet: Debbie Guzzi...

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I often wonder why you worry

As you quite well know I am as wooden
as a ferrel forest tree

That would anyone hear fall

If at all 

Unless it fell upon a stalking Deer

Who's progeny maybe named Bambi...

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A distraught driver drove to Dover
Running roughshod in his Rover,
Crushing cultivated clover,
Mangling marigolds, moreover,
Pancaking progeny of plover.
Liquor-laden lies to lover;
Outcome: outed, ousted, over....

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Brisk
breeze blows
before grim 
gray gargoyle clouds
explode with static glee
rinsing the joyous sweat from
fleeing parents and progeny
scattering like insects in the spray
of annoyance at their sheer existence....

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An opening sarcophagus in a pharoah's tomb,
   Started emanating light into the room,
 The mummy screamed, "I'll put a curse on you,
          All your progeny I will pursue,
    One should never presume to exhume."...

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Though many times Cletus O'Toole was somewhat uncouth,
He could always be relied upon to tell the truth.

No better legacy to his progeny could he bequeath,
Than that of, "Truer words were never spoken thru falser teeth!"...

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Trust
 a monopoly
the fickle
must earn

Rooted
in confidence
their faith
must confirm

Trust
is a progeny
whose offspring
endures

Embraced
by the concept
all parties
— adjure

(The New Room: October, 2024)
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pearl
precious
progeny
dubbed Marguerite
discovers the joy of reading/writing

the jewel who prepares for the future
playwright, poet
journalist
marriage
mom


August 15, 2020

The name, Marguerite means pearl....

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Poetry
secured in beauty …
carved high in a tree
Branches
spread and offer cover
of your history
Winter
comes and bares the promise
Spring will shade anew
Seasons
in the bark awaiting
— progeny to view

(Dreamsleep: February, 2024) 
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A butterfly caught
In a summer's hat
Released to freedom
His progeny flies

A butterfly caught
In a scientist's net
Penned, genus named
Now extinct species  

This is a Naani Poem but suppose to be only one stanza.....

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One day I pray to meet
My children's children, with my mother's blue eyed glee
Seeing me

My deepest wish
Blessed to see my progeny
Love rich

My child
Hope to see ye
Smile

One day I pray to meet
Blessed to see my progeny
Smile
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H      O      P      E

“Hopeless,” they mocked her in school —
Oakiness in progeny opened other possibilities!
Palatable pearl curated grand’s hand-me-down.
Everlasting Hope - God’s prize.

1/8/2020
Juliet Ligon’s What's In A Name Poetry Contest...

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I remember when children were a blessing
For some, they seemed a burden to carry
Happy mine are all grown up, I’m confessing,
Now I have great-grandkids – it’s scary!
I’ll never have great-greats, I’m guessing.

Written October 12, 2022...

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We never safeguard our progeny
  by overprotecting our kids

The blankets that we spread
  and fences we build

Imprison,
  rather than defend

Ensuring weaker and hapless offspring
  —inside a diminished and helpless world

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2019)...

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Crack in time, the evidence sublime
Caustic vision renders masterpiece
Mark the time you see this rhyme
Delivery assured to alter progeny

Fake we fall, all hit the wall
Perplex shun binding synchronicity
Mind aside logic defied
Release the Krakatau within you...

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Making love to the Muse
  newborns fell upon the page

And we named them one by one
  as we lined them up by age

Making love to the Muse
  a new progeny was spawned

With death now but a servant
  —and each child turned to song

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2018)...

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 Fire and Light, Elijahs Creed
 Of Lightning and Thunder, Progeny
 Riding Ruby Wings that Gleam Supreme
 Armored in Faith, Grace, and Majesty
 Gryphon Sealed
 The Solar Crest for the War Helmet and Battle Shield,
 Feet Shod in Gold and Fleece
 Head High, Thus must be Elijahs Steed...

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Sweet creatures sprang forth from her mind.
How loved became her progeny, 
For fate with fancy intertwined;
Sweet creatures sprang forth from her mind.
A man’s young wife she would not be, 
and yet fulfillment she would find. 
Sweet creatures sprang forth from her mind. 
How loved became her progeny...

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