Short Ruffle Poems

Tranquil breeze 
Ruffle sunlit dappled leaves
In a frenzied dance
Of sparkling morning dewdrops...

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Like waves of mem'ry
Attracting my attention,
The breezes ruffle
The water's shining mirror
Distorting leaves and branches....

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I could not see anything wrong
With getting a tan in a thong
But it made Jan ruffle
when it failed to muffle
Spicy chili con carne pong...

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Cocktail purple dress
Lays on the pink ruffle quilt
With silver dress shoes
For the violet gala
In the indigo nightfall













3-14-2016...

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cool
breezes
soft ruffle
of Goose feathers
an idle instinct
reawakened
bids adieu
to water's
chill

8/13/2022

Say It In Nine Poetry Contest...

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Rouse
Awaken
unfurl
I rise

Ruffle
get up 
game time
start to play

Tickled 
I wonder
What comes 
in surprise 

Open door
sunshine
say hello
brand new day...

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White butterflies ruffle
in late August's brindled garden
like petals lingering
in undulating ash of morning breeze.
Thorns of your absence
perforate my aching chest.

6/15/18...

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As the wind ruffles the white Daisy's petals
So His desire is to touch your white head
Ruffle your Spirit stirring It up to Good work
Bringing forth your greatest Gift for all people...

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Colourful or creepy
Love them or loathe
Oversized shoes and a red nose
White painted faces, afro style hair
Neckwear a ruffle or a large bow
Stumble fun antics, entertainment their show.    

                  20.08.21...

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crisscross clouds
leave unseen tracks

warm sands 
ruffle velvet shoals

ocean sprays
release salty tears

fine pebbles 
squeeze wrinkled soles

sapphire waves
grind sparkling glass

supple limbs
explore hazy shores...

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In this age of various disturbance,
whether fuss, aggrevation, outbursts,
spirits in ruffle, 
take a deep breath, close your eyes,
think of serenity as better wise,
be calm, read a favorite psalm
and forget that word, 'kerfuffle'...

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The winds ruffle the 
solitude. Sparrows were 
watching me.

*

My name was floating
 in dark. I want to burn the 
book, to throw some light.

*

Violence will toss 
you around, when you 
are wearing the grass.


Satish Verma...

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My breath was but a soft whisper,
not enough to ruffle the leaves of a willow
but he heard me crying in the moonlight.
With tender kisses he soothed my fears,
held me close within the circle of his arms,
until I no longer had reasons for my tears....

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Flamingo Dance

Such a prissy flashy crowd
Pink burlesque feathers sashay left.
One leg up the other down
Drop the neck and touch the ground
Graceful poses in bright hue
Ibis dances two by two
Shuffle faster, ruffle feathers
Real life pink Flamingo dancers....

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Seagulls sailing by;
Ruffle my hair with 
A soft winging song;
Heard only by my 
Listening spirit.

Salty scents waft
From the water;
I find repose
Here by the sea.

It’s embrace
Warms my soul
Clarity

Is mine;
Thank you

Sea....

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unspoken,unsaid
swirl,whirl
ripple,ruffle
tease,torture
delve,funnel
foreboding burrows,
in narrow tunnels;

Fazed,crazed
imagined fancies,
unnerve,unsettle
weigh down
upset perturb;
abound and tease 
with imagined dis-ease.

Inspired by John's latest contest...

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A wild gobbler strutted into the woods,
it did not see all the camouflage hoods, 
straight into a turkey shoot; 
trips over a gnarly root, 
with ruffle feathers made off with its goods.


11/17/2019



 Poetry Contest: Holiday Themed Limerick
Sponsored By: Tania Kitchin...

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This day, the ocean within that I glimpse
between the light and dark – is still.
No wind or waves ruffle it.
Is it an image of peace, or only a vista of doldrums?
Perhaps with my ever changing moods
best to wait, better to drink from these depths
without judgment....

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Words pamper words
Unscathed, unheard


Lewd remarks rip
A one-way trip


Taunt and ruffle
Whim makes trouble


Hostile mindset
A coward frets


Why do we write?
That soul may cite


Bliss knows true joy
Flings sanguine ploys


Leon Enriquez
30 June 2014
Singapore...

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Swallows return bringing summer 
Heat waves ruffle the spring air
Banyan tree’s scorched shadow simmers
As soil cracks in sunshine flare.

Night falls with ashes of burnt sky
With cool touch southern wind blows
Stars twinkle summer melody
Lifts up my parched mind morose.

May 7, 2019...

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Each day begins with hopes and dreams
a silent prayer, the ruffle of wings

Angels build bridges and tear down walls
they follow closely to catch our falls

They hold your hand and guide toward light
ever vigilent, day and night

Through your travels, over the years
many an angel wiped your tears...

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Foxes ruffle feathers
 
Blame bunny for raid on hen house.

Bunny claims “Easter” privilege.

Rainbow coalition boycotts eggs.

Media scrambles to cover story.

Free range chickens running amok.

Roosters union demands investigation.

Search party to assemble at daybreak.


John G. Lawless
4/1/2021...

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look beyond the dream
to where you'd least suspect
look beyond the fantasy
for whom you'd least expect

write my name in kisses
each one a twinkling star
pull the moon from night
to gift wrap your love

blow a gentle breeze
to sweetly ruffle my hair
lay me down in a bed of roses
stay always with me there...

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Torrid sighs 
 scatter pearl-necked
doves as 
 romance blooms when
 peep day hearts ruffle
 purple 
 flowers 
 on forest 
 meadows 
 and wild life  
 mint cool streams  
 whose fragile amber rush
 plumes  
 a rainbow’s end bliss

Date posted ; Second of June 2020 ~ 2/6/20
Title : Delirium
Sponsor : Edward Ibeh...

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waves ignore call of the gulls,
tides ebb and flow,
sweep asunder blowing wind,
make setting Sun glow.
boats scamper to shore,
their masts ruffle in protest,
sea of dreams and lore!

written 27/06/2021
Sequidilla Poetry contest
William Kekaula sponsored
7 lines with 7575575 syllables with abcb ded rhyme...

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