Short Retained Poems

Blissful
Valid pictures
Adorned author recalls
Records retained clearly intense 
Childbirth...

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All untreated flower
      by herself dies ...
      All leaf not retained
      the wind drags her away.
      All love not given
      dead in life remains... !...

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She understood herself relatively well

And shared her ideas with others rarely

Coveted her privacy, retained her shell.

A smart choice, that ensured she was treated fairly....

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the photographer gasped when he saw Mirra
Her makeup was exquisitely done
lace chiffon gown was a vision
elegant hair piece was perfect
best of all she retained girl-next-door quality...

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Thoughts

Jump

Dance round

Jive, jumble

Inside my brain's ruts.

My cranium's cogs, and those gears

Move, organize, store, discard until condensed retained...

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But can this eye, into
The invisible
Not so nonsensical
Truth of things, outline.

Have they, of the churches
Retained, for vision
What of the child's, frowned on
Did mystic incline?...

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diminished doubting
in the shadows of her mind
conflicted but fully blown
softly kicking self
for holding ideas back
insecurities retained

Written: 5-11-2019
Poetry contest: Best Seduko 577-577
Sponsor: Lu Loo...

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We gain knowledge 
When we open our minds 
Education is where it's at 
Everything is there on the line 
We learn as much as we can
In order to prosper
Information is then retained
So we have something valuable to offer...

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Although she was stone broke
She retained optimism and hope
People welcomed her into their homes
They gave her encouragement and jobs
She was helpful and delightful, full of integrity
Her life was richer than most of ours...

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Tube ‘E’ or not tube ‘E’ - that is
The question or idea
In writing with a print so small,
Not possible to see ya.

One thing’s for certain; this I know: 
I never want to be a
Newly retained installer for
Pipe organs from Ikea....

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Some adults have retained their childlike qualities
These humans can sense, smell, and see spirit.
The trick is in the way you approach life.
You have to skip toward it, loving the idea of something new
Expecting to capture joy and love each day....

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Wary of right causes
needing less courage
than the wrong ones
Fate shunning reason
when true glory
comes to light

Humans get killed
but humanity
sorely lingers
The measure of intention 
what is written
— and retained

(To Lord Alfred: June, 2024) 
...

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`When took a dip in Ganga
that pink sari
imbibed a lot of Advaitha.
.....glued to her skin	
and lost identity..
became a mound of her mounds
curve of her curves
and dip of her dips.
I knew how euphoric that pinky felt
When dried up and separated from her
......retained her shape....

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Things went bad
but she retained her joy
she did not allow herself to grieve
Things intensified and people began to congregate
They were never this concerned before, she said.
Looking at the bright side.
They held her up and consoled her.
They helped her live enthusiastically.
Life was great....

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Hours pass, never regained
Surely as wind squall
Before summer's rain

Words unspoken, muteness maintain
Invisible walls rise
To hide inner pain

Apathy shown, hurting retained
Paths have now parted
Neither to blame

Escape barriers, peace is the aim
Embrace aloneness
And find there no shame...

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(form Yalto poetry)

Delightful 
unexpected
beauty
an amazing 
dream creates yearning 
strong desire
can not
stop feeling
your love
though now you
are not here
within my heart you’re 
love’s retained forever
so
rest in peace my love.

9/3/2018
EARLY SEPT 2018 STANDARD
sponsor Brian Strand....

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In this night hour
Dreadful fears looming
Around the corner of darkness
The thieves of sleep party
In the silent corridors of my mind
Those images ready to purge
The past is gone, but retained
   - It can’t be stopped -
Just as time, can’t be either
   - If only people knew -

Heidi Sands

6/15/18...

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NOTE: This limerick posted 10/31/2020 in 
Alexis Y.’s PEE YEW Collaboration
Take a look at the collaboration on her page! It's hilarious!

I once was peed on by a stinky skunk
Stinky not quite the word – he stunk!
	I tried each known cure
	Retained his allure
I am still surrounded by funk...

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Lies do not bring relief...
and fear is fear
inviting impending doom to torment me.

Tormented then my mind is bitter and old thoughts strike
to my cha-grin
again and again,
with an irritated shadow of shame and pain retained

And so no relief from the weeping brain, the thorns remain
it's refrain are its domain
I fear....

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Thoughts on Words
Written: by Tom Wright
January 2015

Words, once spoken, can’t be retained,
So be unhurried in opinions you express.
To acerbic words, you’re forever chained,
Until remorse for using, you’ll confess.


While all may seek forgiveness
Not all are enthused by the idea of payment in kind
Tom
...

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Doing things by the book
Mom awaits a secret garden
Cleansed through application
Years of service completed
Thoroughly laid down, she dreams
Of lofty French cathedrals
Her maiden name retained

Dad reclaims his potency
Unwearied by the years
Gladly rides his motorcycle 
Beyond the frontiers
With his sons by his side
His independence fulfilled...

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DARKNESS OF NIGHT
=============

DARKNESS
WOULD HAVE BEEN
RETAINED FOR NIGHT

SHE COULD HAVE
INVOLVED 
WHERE , THERE IS 
NO MOON LIGHT IS TO INTERFERE

WHERE , THERE IS 
NO SPY WANDERING AROUND

BUT.....
SHE HAS BEEN MARKED 
BY GLITTERING NEEDLES
IMMERSED IN THE FLESH

IT IS ONLY
DARKNESS
APT FOR NIGHT.

I.B.PADMAKUMAR...

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R-apture retains its ecstasy
O-n this twelfth September; 
N-ever will it let gladness go, 
A-nd neither will it slumber.
L-aughter is kept by rapture, 
D-enying the night sadness; 
O-bscure clouds disappear, yielding to the brightness.

J-ubilation is just withheld, 
O-bvious joy brings pleasure; 
S-atisfaction is really reserved, 
E-cstasy is retained by rapture....

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At music class, they sang the song
About the farmer's wife
But this time, just to be P.C.,
There was no carving knife.

The mice retained their tails, but still
There was a bigger crime;
They substituted "nice" for "knife,"
Which doesn't even rhyme!

The lyrics from our youth, I'm sure,
Caused not one drop of harm,
But for the future poets,
I am sounding the alarm....

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I look at crystal white wings of an angel
Shining from the moonlight through my window
A silent night led by the moon
Rests upon the shoulders of the day
Rising upon us as we sleep in beams of light
Through dreams filtered with memories
     -  All retained by our sight   -

Heidi Sands

3/19/19

Placed 2nd in the Week 4, March 2019 Poetry Contest.  Sponsor: Brian Strand...

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