Short Scampered Poems

The lizard
Swift and Rugged
Slithered and scampered
Scaly
Reptile...

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sammy scampered up a tree

to see what she might see

so far she boosted

an old owl roosted

on sams precarious knee....

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a dog named zingereedee

announced a dislike for tea

unuse to such talk

a cat on a walk

scampered high up a tall tree.
...

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When was the last time I scampered
About six years ago Thursday, a disaster
Fell on my keister
My buttocks or beeper
Scampered one more time when I got plastered<>...

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The color that is blue
Always put me in no clue

That whenever I wore this color
I always lose a dollar

I always been pampered
And I needlessly scampered

Of this blue color when I stopped wearing
Not a single day I find boring...

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Once we had a prayer meeting
in our home…it was a humble place.
When all our friends were gathered there,
a mouse gave a merry chase.

He scampered across the living room floor,
we wished that we could die.
We prayed that the floor would open up
and swallow him…it didn’t-
But at least he was shy....

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I saw a squirrel one day...
industrious was he
as he scampered on his way
with such tenacity !

 I watched him struggle
to stay atop the fence
as he managed to juggle
a slice of bread, quite immense !

Every time he would slip,
he'd climb back to the top,
with the prize still in his grip,
determined not to stop !...

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A Moment in Time

I want to feel the beauty
Of this moment
Stolen from the grasping hands
Of time
I want to shed the shroud 
Of despair that shrinks 
This heart of mine
I want to capture, arrest
This one moment in time
Is it not mine?
Alas it has already 
Gone, scampered away
Indifferent
I have lost it....

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Chic like a pair of shoes
Hair shiny like a trillion diamonds
Legs long, like miles of concrete
Face so rare yet unidentified
She was a woman 
Too many troubles within
Beauty so unspeakable
Her look was like a stoney glare
I tried to touch her
But so afraid in comparison
I scampered back into the ugly shadows like me...

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I saw a fox today,
And all because there was a delay.

I was waiting for the early train,
And the fox appeared through the misty rain.

Fox jumped down onto the opposite track,
And off it scampered without looking back.

It knew exactly where to go,
It did me a favour and improved my mood, because I was wet and late and feeling low....

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With a giggle and a wiggle,
A mouse scurried up the clock,
Tick-tocking on each rung,
As time went tick-tock-tick.

The hour hand struck one,
And the mouse began to flee,
Running down in a panic,
Toward safety and liberty.

With each tick and each tock,
The mouse scampered away,
Laughing at the thought
Of his narrow escape that day....

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A little squirrel sat down by me
   his tail as bushy as can be

 I spread some nuts in front of him
   He rejected them with his forelimb 

 Wondering what he desired of me
   I hummed an ancient melody

 He hummed along, or so it seemed
   Tapped his tail in time to my song

 Soon enough, scampered he away
   ~ glad he did not overstay...

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Fear not, doubt's dark whispers,
embrace the testing ground.

We face the same old existential dreads -
the unexpected twist, the vague essay prompt.

Genial birdsong mocked our anxious morning
and squirrels still scampered unconcerned.

“You’re a beautiful bundle of stress,” 
I assured Lisa this morning
as I handed her her water bottle.

...

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She 
Rode
Winning 
Eleven
World championships. 
Pushing hard with Scamper and Cruise, 
Charmayne scampered each season on Hell-for-leather rides,
Very fast, it was barrel or bust and swirling dust, each triangle rodeo course.   

1/2/2019
Writing Challenge January, 2019- Fibonacci - Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Dear Heart
Used the howmanysyllables.com syllable counter...

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Playing on the forest floor
I saw squirrels, three.
They scampered amongst the fallen leaves,
Then scurried up a tree.

I watched them in their antics
As they leapt from bough to bough,
Like acrobats on the high trapeze
Performing for a crowd.

Their joie de vivre apparent
It filled my heart with glee,
To see them running tail to tail,
Those little squirrels, three....

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Will you please give some
More cashews to chew pleasure
The squirrel asked us
It moved around the tree trunk
and chittered, its tiny eyes
Sparkling, I offered two more
White nuts on my palm
Nicely it came and took them
And gave out a whining sound
Four more scampered out
Of their burrows in cool shade
A cute mug of lemonade
____________________________________

July 23, 2017...

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Shreded,remains secret,
First love bloomed with in,
Still resides in heart,
As black spot never revealed.

Melted never down,
Frozen white pellets.
Pampered never enough,
Baby lied in cradle.

Stabbed lines darkness, 
Rested back in source.
Elation crept,frosted
Scampered away to holes.

Sipped flies,nectar,
Moments blured,mind,  
Floated flairs,obscure
Like to shed it away......

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Thunder Storm
Written: by Tom Wright
10-20-2016

I awoke this morning to lightening strikes,
 And listened intently to thunder’s sound;
Praying for safety and for God’s protection,
For somewhere they were striking ground. 

It’s one o’clock and sleep has scampered,
Disrupted sleep makes a day appear long.
Thunder was so loud the bed was shaking,
God had me attentive to a firmament song.
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~teddy and the muse~

It looked as a monkey
With a huge bushy tail
It entered the office 
Scarring brother Teddy
It scampered allover 
Teddy offered it a banana
It screeched baring its teeth
I call it a muse for lack
Of a suitable or better name
It was a creature of the forest
Dark and very swift on its legs
Who visited teddy yes a muse
I call it a muse for teddy keeps
Churning out brilliant pieces





(for Teddy)...

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ailing and exhausted
I cloak myself 
beneath the glittering orbs

my yearning
securely clasped
one more wound in my core

vanished is all despair..
chortle or mourn
foreboding only a murmur in the wind

once wistful
I scampered baying
torment piercing my soul

I  thought you mystical
and willingly followed
until treachery discarded my affection

I pray not for revenge
the infatuation was my own
I shall delight in detesting you...

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The laugh of the child
Frothy
Sugary
Rampant
Keen
Cuts through the haze
Buds forth the green
Scampered
Syrupy
Velvety
Honestly light
The laugh of the child

The cry of the babe
Frightened and lost
Snickery
Trickery
Spidery fright
Mother sooths
Early midnight
Mumbly
Kushushy
Sleepily lost

The mumble of the old man
Frothy
Brothy
Powdery
Toothlessly smacked
In arguing drivel snivel
Cracked
Yeasty
Doury
Dry
Earthbound
Dust...

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Drunk, by the sea I stood
I whispered into the air
“This is it… I’m dying…
With a bottle on my hand.”

Drunk, by the sea I sat
I stared into the sea
Thinking, deeply, of memories
Of anything that’s barely there
Of everything I left
Of nothing, and nothing at all.

Drunk, by the see I scampered
In search for words that seemed lost
Scampering, panting,
I lost ground.

And at my last breath, drunk
I muttered words
I bade goodbye
At the shore....

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“Frosty Valentines”     

Softly it fell
In the middle of the night
Its earth bound flight 
Turned meadows white
Trees all glistening bright

We scampered to the window
And held each other tight
We breathed upon the glass
And shaped it into hearts               
Added arrows from our pinkies
I Love Yous from our hearts 

We watched the morning sun
Glistening off the glass
Leaving our frozen mark
Treasured there for hours 
On this winter’s day

I Love You...

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Wooded paths with fallen trees
And sunlight dappling through
Provided us with such a lovely
Sunday thing to do.

Deer were munching leaves and barely
Noticed us pass by,
While squirrels scampered from the ground
To branches way up high.

As Henry jumped from stump to stump
(The playground kept the theme),
I made his sister giggle
(Which is every Nana’s dream).

Although I am a city gal,
The forest has its charms,
The better to appreciate
With grandkids in one’s arms....

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