Short Retelling Poems

The tall man speaks jibes
a witty retelling of
others misfortunes...

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retelling the words
of the past pain that she caused---
forgive her sooner...

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Lost within
the writing
Found
with each retelling
The universe
at my command
Time and space
—unveiling

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
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NOSTALGIA

N:  Never stop retelling
O: Our 
S: Stories
T: That made us stronger
A: And helped us to
G: Grow along the way
I: In peace or hardship
A: And in love!...

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little fly wonders
a rainbow in the flower
retelling of death







Haiku - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Deborah Beachboard
RAJAT KANTI CHAKRABARTY
27th February, 2018...

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My imagination is sharper than my memory
I make up instead of retelling a story
If I can't recall truth; more often than not
I recreate and invent it
Pessimists call it lying
I don't give names...

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The backside 
of tomorrow
The frontside
of today
Every look
retelling
Of what the past
betrays

Caught within
the doldrums 
All time fades
in the mist
Until that day
that ends itself
And nothing more
— exists

(Dreamsleep: June, 2024) 
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Like a rising sun, she is pretty
Unprecedented her beauty
Catchy this ugly duckling
Yet beauty and the beast retelling

Enter oh! Fair moon
Mythic at noon
Elegantly adorned like a garden
Radiant as the blue sky of Eden
Harmoniously hilarious her presence
Obvious in every sense...

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We can get together after twenty-five years
And pick up as if we saw each other yesterday
Laughing and smiling, joking, loving each other
Remembering the enthusiasm and joy of our youth
Retelling stories we have both heard fifty times
Laughing with mirth understood only by best friends...

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stars converse 
in a language 
understood 
by the night

each twinkle 
a lyric telling  
and retelling 
ancient tales

as planets listen
intently
to the cosmic 
chatter

stardust voices 
echo through galaxies
revealing secrets

to those attentive
enough 
to see magic 
in the tail of a comet 
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I write Star Wars limericks with aplomb.
'Cuz Star Wars is simply the bomb!
But they don't appear
On this nice website here,
They're at Starwarslimericks dot blogspot dot com!

No special effects there, I'm sorry.
A few pictures but nothing too gory.
I start at the beginning
And I keep on spinning
Retelling the whole Star Wars story!...

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Poetry is a way to express one's self  
Only through the use of words 
Enlightening others on perspectives
Through verbs, nouns and adjectives  
Retelling a story or an experience 
Yearning to be understood 

Soul and mind together as one 
Opening the box and going beyond
Unfortunately not appreciated by everyone
Poetry is the greatest form of expression and art....

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It was the eve of Christmas in the shoe-like 
dwelling,
A night of bygone Christmas days retelling.
But by the stroke of twelve they were all snug in 
their beds,
Cradled with blankets of knitted threads.

The crackling fire left their cheeks the gentlest 
bloom,
Rosier than the angel who looked upon the room.
But then the clock began to chime as if to tell,
That somewhere nearby rang a faint silver bell....

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Time

is like a flowing river......
Buried deep within the quagmire
of molten verve and life experiences.

We revel in it. We gloat in the fat of it, and
we hog the memories until they are worn.
Yes...worn thin in the telling and the retelling.
So, that in the end we may simply sit and hopefully
smile and gloat!!

My thought for today.....AnnoDominie 12/21/2018
So mode it be...amen!!

Charles G. Henderson...

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Failure is a funny old thing
All of your worst fears take to wing
Lies you have told yourself more than once
Leak right into your brain, like a sponge
Intelligent though you may be
Never a light in the tunnel you'll see
Giving up or just giving in
Always seems easier when
People you meet won't be kind 
Always bringing the worst to your mind
Recalling the beast you have been
Telling and retelling you of your every sin....

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Sometimes to make more interesting,
A story being told,
Some folks will try to enhance it,
To make it sound more bold.

Sometimes when we're relating,
An experience one's had,
Certain things are added,
To enhance the good or bad.

Often when retelling,
Some newsy bit of info,
A supposition can slip in.
The story changes, bingo.

Whether to make it exciting,
To help or hinder tried,
It isn't simple embellishment.
The truth is that you lied....

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Some moments in life are
Never what you expect.
Rather it's always our
Need to take a moment to reflect.

Some moments you regret
Are never worth recalling.
Indeed it's always best to forget,
Better to move on, than always retelling.

Sometimes others say
It's always all in your head,
But sadly you still go a long way
From being lively, to being dead.

Sometimes you just have to
Let all things be,
Then you shall soon be set free too,
Then you can really let yourself just be....

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