Short Scanning Poems

Scanning piece by piece,
Fitting each one carefully
Then my puzzle's done...

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Early morning hour

        scanning Perseid showers,

             under silent stars...

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hanging motionless
scanning the buffet table
			…a feathered silence

John G. Lawless
©3/6/2023...

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I lie, in silence
whilst medics search for my brain
they’re scanning my feet!!!...

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I’m a sentinel, fair Romeo
- scanning the liquid dark,
and ready to whisper alarm
at the first sign of romance....

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On a battlefield so far away,
those marching soldiers never play,
all scanning the horizon,
a target in question,
freedom defender,
with their rifle,
bayonet,
combat
boots....

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There once was a young dentist called Claire
    Upon scanning a dental repair
    Very soon was red faced
    When she took in her haste
    X-rays showing her own derrière.

    1/ 20/ 2019....

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The weatherman's predicting seven day with no rain
It seems like forever we've had a rain-free domain
Believe it when I see it
Before I commit
To a beach with these old eyes a-scanning...

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Krack-ack-rack fleeing,
				 tree limb limb
					swinging

Bank bank dip slipping, tail flipping, pout snout

Soft mud ooze soothing,
				  hippo sun funning

Soft eyes	     scanning, 		  flatboat...

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Scanning the sky, searching for intelligent life
     seeking creatures who wish to live, not die

   Finding earth, advanced civilizations gape in disbelief
     ~ avert their eyes, stricken with grief...

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Butterflies from my anticipation
in her eyes, no hesitation
just scanning one another, in quiet concetration
the tone changes as the mood shifts
careful pauses in our breathing
as we explore another kiss...

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Warily watching, panning.
One meercat sharply scanning,
Gallantly guarding buddies
From all the big bad hoodies.
Falcons flying, cats hunting,
sneaky snakes, wild boars grunting.
Duty done, feeding time fun!...

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pretty
kitty

planning
scanning

demise
of mice

mouse dance
no chance

sharp eye
quick die

head roll
cat’s goal

head-less
dead-less

disgust
clean muss

cat mad
my bad
lunch gone
cat spawn...

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Mountainside laced with light
Carved of ice and snow.
Bubbling pools
Spanning wings
Scanning rocked plateaus.
Trees towering high
Chirps and chimes of tempo.
Reaching leaves
Gifting rays
Giving off to tomorrow....

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Scanning the headlines I had no idea
the slideshow proved it was porcelain clear
after we all flush
we should hug and gush 
appreciating our toilets both far and near.



Just found out its World Toilet Day!
11-19-17...

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Her gaze traces an island
Scanning a plagued village;
Tears swell from a tidal fury
raking  bushes, shells--
In Maldives, she wails 
For lost daughters.


25 words for Through Your Eyes
Ashley Conte
13 June 15--Visual 4...

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Crazy eyes
Jet black
Scanning for someone
Searching for something
What does your mind envision?
Do you see me?
Will you ever see me
As more than that?
More than a fleeting memory
And a broken heart
Left in the background
Of your life...

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Scanning through my memories of times now long past.

I cannot recall a more sorrowful, lonesome sound. 

Than the late night, wailing, mournful moan of a distant steam whistle blast.

As a huge steam locomotive bids farewell on its way out of town....

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Tools gathering,
Hunters searching,
Moving slowly,
Scanning everywhere,
Animal sighted,
Silently approaching,
Bolas throwing,
Spears ripping,
Blood splattering,
Animal dead,
Men dragging,
Meat cooking,
Men feasting,
Men sleeping.

By Huzaifa...

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June is so cool this morning,
after yesterday's heat, feels fine.
as i sit here at picnic table
scanning eyes across the pond i see
a snow cap mountain.

Birds so sweetly singing
their tunes and letting
me know they're happy
with these cool breezes....

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Come to me, my dearest love,
cross the deep divide,
pray the rising, morning sun
calms the raging tide.

Waiting, counting days so long,
scanning graying skies . . .
sail across this heaving sea,
rest my weary eyes.

© Faye Lanham Gibson, April 12, 2015...

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You emit light, I occupy shade
Would touch mean either of us fade

Sound travels 
Echo, absorb, resonate
Random, deliberate, destiny, fate

Orbit, scanning, clarifying 
Seeing, being, living, dying

You emit light, I occupy shade
Should they meet, choice then made...

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willow trees frolic
waltzing in summer music--
concert of hatchlings

stretching necks and bills
scanning rivers, spreading wings--
blue herons catch fish

June 25, 2020
Placed 1st: Summer haiku poetry contest
Syllables: 5,7,5 (howmanysylables.com)
Sponsor: Tania Kitchin...

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The joy of God gifted out loud.
and darting, darting not from fright.
A playful moon amidst cold clouds.
I saw a lovely moon last night.

Full and fast — I’m fully engrossed.
A beacon scanning the sky-sea.
This mannah, an orotund host,
created perfect just for me!

1/28/2021...

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A man without a job
Had scarce to fill his gob
Scanning the press did See
Much work in jeopardy..'
So his pack; on back did lob.

He'd take train to short supply
Where time; was stacked up high.'
As a man of Limerick town
He was never feeling down
For t'was surely worth the try!...

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