Short Savors Poems

mole savors plump worm
as hare eyes imminent feast –
blissful last supper...

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The artist savors the subtle imperfection that makes a moment unique.

John G. Lawless
©5/7/2023...

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When falsehood is tasted as sweet, 
         the truth always savors as bitter....

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Clouds betimes block out the sun
  The sun returns not the favor

Perhaps it knows a thing or two
  Familiarity's not what man savors...

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Break  this
alabaster  flask of mine.

Exude
The spikenard of repentance
anoint HIM
who savors the fragrance.

Precious....

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Though they come in the same container 

And each on its own is a taste sensation 

Not everyone savors the different flavors

In a Neapolitan nation...

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Cal Flitter dumps litter in haste,
Ms Witherspoon savors the taste
  of fast food, she'll throw
  trash out her window.
Cal or Reese are just bad for the waste.


Written 23 Nov 2020...

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Hot apple cider
Cinnamon savors
Gingerbread houses
Sugar and spice neighbors

Peppermint cocoa
Sugarplum favors
Gifting my tastebuds
With Christmastime flavors

12/13/19

For 'McWhirtle Me' contest
Sponsor: charles messina...

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There once was a poet named Sara
Who did Tommy a great favor
She cooked him some good lunch
He ate a great big bunch
Now food he no longer savors

In honor of Destroyer A Poet~
Contest: "Write a limerick using your poetry soup name."...

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Frigid streams melting
Daffodils unfurl in blooms
Earth savors the warmth
I am filled with pure delight
during the greening of Spring 


March 6th, 2022
Springtime Beauty Tanka Contest
Offered by M. L. Kiser
checked with howmanysyllables...

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Sufferance teaches,

                           The one who savors each bite...

                                                                      Knows an empty plate.




                                                                        Timothy I. Brumley...

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Sadness
Like the sachet
Of a detained schoolboy
Taunt, tease, thrash, threaten, terrorize
Sadly

Sadly
Sachet full with
Colorful memories
Captivate, caress, convince, cure
Serene

Serene
Sadness gives way
Sachet memories soon
Savors secure, smoothes shines, shields, saves
Smoothly

4 August 2021...

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Missy Sue makes malted milk shakes
and she savors marmalade,
macaroons and snickerdoodles
and sweet souffles she has made.

Sue is messy slicing melons,
strawberries and mangoes too.
Sue munches seeds and celery sticks.
She mixes meats, making stew.

Milk chocolate -mouth-watering,
sweet and marvelously mild -
satisfies Missy Sue
mainly if it is Swiss styled!...

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Crimson, cerise, scarlet, and vermilion leaves
die as Summer grieves.

Without pity, brisk breezes denude the trees,
voiding guarantees.

Nature savors the essence of Fall's decay;
a mushroom gourmet.

Mother Earth prepares to spin Winter’s death shroud,
no tears are allowed.

Crimson, cerise, scarlet, and vermilion leaves
disappear like thieves,
and Autumn aggrieves....

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Flitting ‘mid the subtle hint of fall
lost amid the maple’s camouflage 
she floats on iridescent wings
attended by leaves mimic entourage.

Rises o’er the heights of tartan trees
savors the beauty, courts the breeze
last dance to celebrate the day
curtain call, applause, it’s nature’s play.
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©10/2/2019

Writing Challenge, October – Butterfly

Sponsor, Dear Heart – Wiishkobi Ode

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C-heerful fifteenth September morn
E-xcludes the night's loneliness; 
L-arge amount of thousand thrill
S-atisfies your heart with gladness.
L-ife of you enjoys the excitement, as your soul savors the mirth; 
Y-our mind maintains the pure delight that was truly brought to your birth.

C-omplete comfort calmly carries
O-ne pain reliever it has sworn; 
L-ittle or big wound will heal
I-n cheerful fifteenth September
M-orn....

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He walks into the market,
With a rifle in his hands.
An ulterior motive,
That no one understands.

An automatic weapon,
It should come as no surprise.
With fully loaded clip,
Drops people just like flies.

See the blood splattered scene,
A sight we all abhor.
Another fatal shooting,
Limp bodies on the floor.

There's a smile on his face,
As he savors all the dead.
Please do us all a favor,
And shoot yourself instead....

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Listen to poem:

An herbaceous arbor
flanks the harbor
where he labors
fitting words to spaces -- 
blanks he fills, erases.

He savors bits of meaning, 
sculpting sound to logic's shape, 
annealing word and image, 
polishing a verbal mound
congealing on his pad. 

A bird chirps.
Song distracts. 
A moment's lapse.

He compares the bird's 
with his own work,
considers form and content, 
sees the gaps,
tosses his dead page 
into the water's murk....

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I smell the popcorn hours after it has been popped
My mouth savors the smell, but not the taste.
Popcorn is for people who have good gums 

I used to chew ice which I loved to do
It caused fissures and cracks in my teeth
Could I stop? Apparently not.

I look at a juicy steak 
Wondering if I will ever have the teeth I need
To do one justice again

Surely in my next life time
I will be much more careful with my teeth
And my gums. Right?...

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Through age and infirmity,
  my voice cries loud

With feelings still timeless,
  eyes not to cloud

The Reaper waits patient,
  his claim has been filed 

From outside he savors,
   inside I smile

The music has changed,
  with my heart still in step

My vision most clear,
  no lens to correct

As days take their toll,
  on what’s left of this shell

What spirit embodies,
 —death never quells

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2017)...

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