Short Readies Poems

Cupid readies
his bow for the hunt.
Who owns your heart today?...

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All is not sunshine
and clear sky, the 
why we live and
smile – the sad,
inclement, why we
dim and die.  Lord
alone knows the
entire answer...as this
creaking, old soul again 
readies 
to fly.......

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Short Poem Dysphoria
Miracle Man
1/14/2023

Due to lifely issues, numbering a bunch,
quality of life has taken a different track.
Today, Dysphoria is eating my lunch,
and readies itself to pop the sack.
Tom
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The Christmas lights have now been lit,
Jack Frost has made his hit.
Before too long, the sleigh bells will ring,
as Santa readies his things.
That big day is nearing, the mood is set,
I bet this time of year, his wish is for a jet....

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Funny bunnies, Honey,
Costa lotta money!

So do pretty posies,
Panties, chocs and roses.

If I had a packet,
I could really hack it … 

But you can’t buy prezzies 
If you don’t have readies.

Nicer far than this is 
Hugs and kisses, Missus!...

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The old year hobbles out - his path an aftermath of blunders.

Glowingly expectant, the new year readies for a grand entrance -

wearing nothing but  fresh unstained diapers of naiveté.



For the Sijo Poetry Contest of Rick Parise...

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Whispers of what will come
rustles among the leaves.
Blushes turn to golden hues,
Autumn's kiss upon the trees.
With a shiver of anticipation,
limbs shed their Fall dress.
sleep soon comes to subdue,
as nature readies to rest.


For the contest; Autumn's Dream
Sponsored by Rick Parise...

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Rules- made for a purpose;

     Required to shape life well.

Readies complex planning;

     Requisites- well explained.

Respect for common rules

     Restores balance to stress;

Rights and wrongs- explicit.


April 17, 2021

Contest: Pleiades R
Sponsor: Kim Merryman
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Donning a vintage coat, boots, hat and all,
the last organ grinder readies his smile,
outside the old age home, heeding love’s call,
to rekindle heart’s joy, for a short while,
triggering memory elders recall,
recounted to young ones, in life’s last mile.
His next stop is for the autistic child,
where he’ll sing songs by God’s angels compiled....

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When Autumn readies for harvest
not her full silos nor baskets imprest
not mellow vistas seen nor dressed trees, yellow-red
not Indian Summer's embrace nor late coloured flower beds
not Fall's living collage or wine newly pressed
not for walks in the woods or nature's largesse
but in thanksgiving ,daily blessed
for all the Lord's bountifulness...

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So be it, life throws up its hands
As its arms prepare to fight
We stand, not wanting, yet as well
We are ready to ignite

As oppression heats our very core
And readies us to flame
We must not react, we must keep cool
As life is ours to claim

A pacifist we just may be
But yet, upon daylight
Our fists will ready, poised, strong
Because we’ll have to fight...

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Sheba woke up happily, eager to tear apart her competitor
Not in a mean devouring teeth-out, sharpen her claws way
She would do it as a lioness would, approaching slowly.
Giving her prey a sense of peace and hope

Springing at the perfect time
Before the woman’s defenses were up
Tearing her competitor’s edges into bits.
Eating the woman’s chances at stealing her promotion....

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Before the seed of thought is allowed to sprout,
it is best we pause and examine the cause,
filtered through lens of love, to be free from doubt,
because oh hermit, our heart’s not free from flaws.
Each breath intake readies us for a fresh bout
but we must be mindful to obey God’s laws,
recognising that He alone is the light,
that lights all other lights by day and by night....

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The soldier stands at attention,
As he readies the next annihilation,
Fighting for the freedom of our land,
Awaiting his last command.

Rushing out to meet them all,
With no room for any stall,
Defending our nation strong,
Without a notion of how long.

Family and friends gather round,
As we honor the renowned,
Troops fighting for our lives,
Making sure our nation thrives....

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I clapped eyes on some jimjams
at me local Marks and Sparks,
but strapped for readies,
I couldn't buy them
and had to treat it as a lark.

It was a shame,
for they were prezzies.
(I do like Marks and Sparks...)
I looked around at bits and bobs,
then toddled to the park.


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U.K. Slang, including "me"

7/2/2015

Contest - Colloquialisms

Sponsor - Laura Leiser

4th place win...

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A killer roams these streets at night
all for pleasure, out of sight.
Prowling neath' a pallid moon,
the midnight hour approaches soon.
A surefire glance secures her prey,
she readies stance if she may
pace stealthily in quiet advance
and maul her catch with graceful prance.
She discards her victims at my back door
and slinks to shadow to kill some more.
Two stiff brown mice a careless bat
a curled up shrew and eyeless rat.
For my freindship with an alleycat....

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