Short Red Rimmed Poems

sun's wrath red rimmed blaze
bathers bronzed
dolphins arcs graceful...

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dare I close my eyes
where dancing fiends haunt my dreams~
red rimmed eyes falter...

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why my eyes gritty
red-rimmed and not pretty
conjunctivitis

why my lids slammed shut
what this sticky oozy stuff
conjoin whatitis...

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first light doodle doo 
clarion call red rimmed sun 
rooster squawk fade stars




27th April 2020

Sponsor	Raul Moreno
Contest Name	Morning Praise...

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A red-rimmed sun of summer,
of the sweat of the workers,
the salt of their brows.
Shoulders to the grindstone,
the strength of sinew and muscle,
hours of their labors.
The Lord of their lives
and their eternity-
gives them a dreamer's  sojourn
in the welcomed moonrise. ~...

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The car was painted mat black
With red rimmed wheels
The windows were tinted
There were no plates
It looked menacing
Even if it was driven
By a girl...

...Who flew the plane
An F-35 Aggressor version
It was like her car
Mat black all over
With red wheel rims
A tinted cockpit
And no markings......

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slow fading 
of a red rimmed glow 
candle lit 
that held at bay
the cold moonless night 
its soft hiss the song 
that filled so
my heart with warmth, trust 
in which I bathed 
while winter held 
its eeriest concert 
that has reached
its final days ...

but you, my dear
forget me not, as I will not
soft hiss within your heart

Caro's choka
© 03.12.16...

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Uncharted Depths



Red rimmed stinging eyes
Compromise this world
All that was 
And never dreamed of
In everything I think 
All I see and do
Revolves around her
And I live each day
Without her

Mine own love
Has become a torment
Hung in these eyes
Which can only see her

I cannot count the seconds
But an eternity
Without her

This lowest ebb
Of solitude
Still hasn’t hit me yet...

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We conveyed a constant view of the world.
That was not the correct way to bear it.
Yet, just in the manner in which we desired.
Through glasses that are red.
Our fellowship grew and thrived.
Our bodies and brains are intrinsically tied.
Those who are acutely attuned to one another.
Notwithstanding any hardship, we prevailed.
All of this has vanished instantly.
That is, in fact, your case....

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Treacherous Tears 

These tear tracks through make up
Give me away
Red rimmed  eyes and rosy nose 
Say, " I'm not okay"...
But if you see me like this
Try not to look too close
I'm concealing secrets 
I'd rather you not know
And if you give me 
a sympathetic smile
My thin "I'm ok"mask 
will crack and then I'll
Lose this bloody fight 
with these treacherous tears
Wet sorrow will dissolve me
And I will disappear.
...

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The poison apple
Found her lips, red-rimmed, unkissed; 
She collapsed into a virgin abyss.

When you found her there, you carried her home,
To keep her as your very own.

You waited above her as she slept for days,
And shook her body with violent craze.

"O bride, death white, awake!"
She was pure as a child who burns at the stake.

She slept right through your true love’s kiss,
And died without such treacherous bliss....

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