Short Publicity Poems

Must Be Lost Cause Horn Haiku

Must be a lost cause
Should have known it from the start
Poor publicity.

JIm Horn...

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hunger
quintessence
of mankind's mind
publicity feeds the
ego 

April 28, 2020

Charles Messina's contest Poetry (Cinqku)...

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Morsels you give 
to mortals in need

Steal their votes, 
hide your greed

Grin with fake 
generosity

In the glare 
of publicity....

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Tortoise’s Song


A shy Tortoise I remain-
Who from publicity does refrain
On a march so slow
When I see ‘then’ I withdraw!!


JM

02nd February 2014...

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A puppy is my kindred spirit
I am embarassed to admit
We have so much in common
I will not list the sum

Please don't tell the tabloids
It would take away the stars publicity...

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If all they remember is the bad                                                                                                                                           then I would write a really bad poem...

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At the moment,
I live a life full of comforts.
A life that I never dreamt of.
I gain spot and glare in publicity.
Liesures are just in my vicinity.
But at the end of the day,
I can’t stop but look back on the good old days.
The life that I really hope for,
To live a simple life and be happy....

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I don't have a favorite movie star or celebrity.
All of them appear so self absorbed and narcissistic to me.
Their only goal in life is fame and publicity.
When I see them walk the red carpet so glamorously
displayed for all of us to see internationally,
I can almost hear them all screaming subconsciously,
"Hey Everybody! Look At Me!"
Talk about major insecurities....

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Natalia Andrea Larranaga Fajardo 

Here lies one who died pitifully
She would have sought anonymity,
But publicity stole away her privacy
She threw herself off a ship at sea.
Trying to salvage her favorite flip-flops
And got sucked into the vessel’s props. 

Written December 4, 2022
[as reported by San Andres, Colombia
newspaper on November 27, 2022]...

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I don't believe in hell, it seems
Unfeasible and frankly odd
A myth of old medieval dreams
And bad publicity for God
Unfair to fickle lovers, fools
And sorry sinners most contrite
Too heavy on the fossil fuels
Too scary for the kids at night
But Ian Brady died today
Who caused so many lights to dim
And suddenly, I have to say
I hope there is a hell for him

© Gail Foster 15th May 2017...

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For writing poems here are some rules;
Don't treat readers like they are fools
And with them do be more direct;
Always give them great respect.

A reader's imagination is very vast;
Let's them pretend they're in the past;
Some prefer love mixed with devotion;
Others want humor creating commotion.

As for me, I like my very own
And read them often when alone;
When this world, I soon have to leave
Much publicity my poems will receive....

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I hide under the umbrella of the nearest willow tree
Just to be myself, with no social media publicity
Where the details of my life are not all scattered
Across the open ground, as if nothing mattered
Take me out from under the unwanted microscope
It’s not where I belong and not where I can cope
Allow me the peace and freedom of this saving grace
Found beneath the willow tree in my hidden quiet place

Heidi Sands

9/14/18...

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Call yourself obstructionist
Who blocks a popular bill
A Democrat, I think not,

From West Virginia still.
You, the arbiter of right?
Your constituents starving, 

Coal companies pay your dues
Pharmacies in your pocket,
Stock is the name of your game.

Publicity you're craving
Run for the presidency!
Observe just how far you get.


written January 24, 2022
[A Welsh form usually employed to
praise or deride a well-known
public figure.]...

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when you grin widely 
in the glare of publicity,

     no hint of your disdain 
     the public must see,

when morsels you give 
to mortals in dire need

     hoping to win their votes 
     and disguise your greed;



your reputation anchored 
on ill-repute does attest

      to the myth of the truth 
      of your being falsely honest

in your all-too-obvious 
self-serving generosity,

      as you grin widely 
      in the glare of publicity!...

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When you grin good
in the glare of publicity,

     no hint of your dark disdain 
     the masses should see

as there you dole out mere 
morsels to mere mortals,

     wangling their votes, you've 
     got no scrupples for morals.

     
But your thinly varnished
ill-repute does attest

      to the myth of the truth 
      of your loud oaths at best.

Yet, you flaunt your self-serving 
      generosity

      as you grin good
      in the glare of publicity!

....

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