Short Revue Poems

There was a lad named Drew
Who liked to dabble in glue.
Some got on his chin
Which stuck to his shin
Now he stars in a freak show revue....

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there once was a cook kangaroo

who escaped an animal zoo

her hop bake and grin

did fortunate win

head chef at a circus revue.
...

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I will never win a spelling be-
but that’s all rite you sea-
I have this grate spell checker 
that came with my PC.
It plainly marks for my revue
any spelling errs for me.
I’ve checked this pome
and others to, and its letter
perfect now I no, because
my checker tolled me sew...

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It’s nice to fill the calendar
With plans for lots of dates,
Assuming that on most of them
Some pleasantry awaits.

A day with friends, a dinner out,
A trip to someplace new;
Some tickets to a sports event,
A concert or revue.

A little note reminds me
Soon there’ll be a fun event
And anticipation is enough
To make me feel content....

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Absorbed by art and poetry,he finds
The commonplace childishly surreal
Living life at one stage removed,perhaps
Old age,a wonderland apart from youth;
Out of touch ,of this world,and yet is not,
An audience to a non-stop revue
In which common sense is no more a part,
Into a world of verse,each day departs;
A place of images,imagination,words,
Separate,alone,truly at home,but not apart....

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Dream-like is she, gleaming softly 
     through gauze of faded moon
Auroral her flame imbued with wings so 
     regal
Yellowing sky's revue through wisps 
     of haloed dew--
Somehow, she guides me through 
     deep prayer,
To exalt her for baptism of new
     awakenings, promises made holy
 And  how she , Dawn, unveils what is
        pure in  my  sacred world
Reflecting her timeless morn...
       angel of first sun, daystar!...

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Thunder roars throughout the night,
Echoing off the walls of white.

Beyond the rooftops the sky glows
With splendid colors of varied tones.

Glint of the fireworks coquettishly imbue
The dark satin sky with a wondrous revue.

Along the shore admirers look to see
Dancing lights mirroring on a wading sea.

The raining confetti fades away,
Leaving all yearing the fulgent display. 

Another year they all must wait
To celebrate the new and stay up late....

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S prawled beneath a line of stars, bright
P ulsating in varnished luster
E ndless jewels gleam, to ignite
C radled breaths as skylines flicker,
T eetering on mid evening’s hue...
A nd neon fireworks dash in a glide,
C lusters waltzing in blazed revue
U nmatched by shadows that divide;
L ight of moonglow, black of wind-streams
A s flashed novas explode up high,
R eeling on, till blinks fade..goodbye.


1/18/2016
Spectacular Acrostic
John Hamilton's Contest...

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