Short Settle On Poems

Night chills
the aging bones-
blowing on the east wind
flurries fine and dry settle on
new graves....

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Night chills
the aging bones-
blowing on the east wind
flurries fine and dry settle on
new graves....

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all morning
chatter of the well-meaning
just nod and stare
blackbirds settle on a wire
silently watch each other...

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The snowflakes drift upon the wind
And settle on the windowsill
But also on the winter winds
Comes the sting of winters chill...

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Writing about writing is cheating

But I do it still

In the dark

Letting the desk’s dust settle on my vocal chords

Vibrating in a quiet moan...

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Cobwebs,
settle on my tongue, 
lines of sodden caramel, 
stick in their formation, clapping,
to each considered fiction,
protruding from,
my gum.
...

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a single owl screech
breaks the silence,
the Hunter's moon
waxes blue
ice chills the aging bones-
blowing on the east wind
flurries ,fine and dry
settle on her grave....

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grasses and trees stay calm
under the dark sky
at dusk

as sun moves to the west
birds settle on trees
night comes

silence broken
movement and noise from the pond
crawlers awake...

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I just need to undo all those horrible possibilities…

And choose one that is not too condemned. 

I can settle on a future that reflects my abilities. 

So that I can be willing instead of restless....

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Scars settle on my wrist, recording all my pain
Blood seeps from the new cuts, flowing gently from my arm
Tears running down my face, as I choke back my sobs
Someday I will be free, from the pain that chains me...

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Lightning bugs, they Look like they have a blazing fire inside them, they will never hurt me, they will never make Me cry. Fireflies, like 1000 little flickering stars have Come to Earth, They comfort me as they settle on the horizon....

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damn butterfly's
you are not helping
I'm still confused
My heart lingers between them
unknown is the direction it will go
I feel the butterfly's
when their eyes settle on mine
now the question is
who will make the first move
come get me boys
make me yours...

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In the field across from me,
a sign as plain as it can be.
“Oats planted for the birds”, I read.
The flying geese pay it no heed,
and spying a stand of winter wheat
they settle on that crop to eat.
It’s testament to the absurd
a farmer puts up a sign for birds....

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To love you forever is such a long time
To love you while I am alive is of lesser time 
I am your butterfly and you my unicorn
I fly from flower to flower and never settle on one
As your butterfly I want to rest on my unicorn
In time I may or not, who knows 
Only death is certain, then only can I rest...

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Bright butterflies love warm weather
They sometimes settle on beautiful blooms
Tall tulips, pretty pansies,
Lush lilacs, see vibrant visitors.
Little lambs drink mum’s milk
Then gambol gaily on green grass
Flora, fauna of scenic spring


Alliterisen Poetry Contest

Sponsored by Joseph May

05/14/23...

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Autumn Alouette

Autumn slips away -
Pearly mists of grey
Settle on the scarlet leaves;
Fields now seem forlorn
Gone the wheat and corn
Bundled into golden sheaves.

Daylight seems to mourn
Passing days and storms
Umber glories litter streets;
Crystal frost now plays
In a pumpkin haze
After days of solstice heat....

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The day that we became to be
Been nothing but amazing to me
You make me feel complete
And no other feeling can compete
You are my shining start
That I gaze at from afar
Reminiscing our love
That can be represented by two doves
Are we truly meant to be?
We would have to wait and see
If we are settle on a date
To spend our life together eternally....

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With a golden smile, I lower myself;
then    slathered   out    like    apricot    jam,
I  brighten  on  the   horizon
until I glow bittersweet.
Flaming coral, I now
settle on the beach.
Yielding to night,
my soul slips
into
sea.

April 16, 2020 
for Chantelle Anne Cooke's Slipping Soul Sunsets Into The Sea Poetry Contest  ...

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how else could I be breathed in
dried to dust rather than seep as slop
a wish to be cast on the wind

settle on a ledge
into a crevice where as orchid I'd grow—
unseen, away from nesting birds

I'll have a sea view
or sense one
whilst contemplating the overtures of time

awaiting the hand that will crush me into form
force my creation 
from almost nothing, into once more being...

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My Future Is Today
Miracle Man
9-1-2023

Often, mind’s found in unwanted places,
and I recall a face but not the name.
Time has been kind and left a few traces,
but still sometimes I will often misname.

I try living life one day at a time,
But sometimes my thoughts settle on the past.
I don’t make many plans beyond bedtime,
for today’s sunrise just might be my last.
...

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It's winter time. 
Frosty, snowy, magical.
You're walking along a path,
treading lightly, jumping over snowdrifts
as if you were carried by the swirling particles.
Snowflakes settle on your coat,
like crystal hair clips they decorate your hair.
The warmth of your breath brings the air to life
and your footprints - 
light, carefree, joyful
remain in memory forever.
...

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Listen to poem:

vexed to gall
no anchor for rancour remains
no safe harbor for grudges on crutches
nor bitterness born of regret's aftertaste
for we agreed to differ, with our bygones forgone
to move on to settle on a calmer, sheltered shore,
where rancour's chains and anchors hold fast no more
and we'll ride out the tempest with sails lee-bowed or on ashore
let it be, let it be,
let the rancour
be done!
...

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But love still endures
Of that be sure 
Quiet your mind 
unthink those thoughts
Settle on this
Devotion is a thirst unquenchable
Add life's savory sauce 
But love still endures
We move on 
A bountiful quest for more
Galore love no less with
Lusciousness it appears from
Looming but still endures Assuming 
with reason and grooming.
It endures renewing.
With quiet charisma.
And placid crescendo 
It endures....

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Thanks! Such an outstanding gifT

However, small the courtesy- witH

A way to express, via words, or A

Nice acknowledgment by a deed iN

Kind gratitude; or settle on cheeK

Sincere commendation with a kisS


June 25, 2020

~1st Place~
Contest: Thanks Acrostic Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Beata Agustin
Judged: 06/20/2020

Double Acrostic...

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To see you flash a smile to blush
Small twinkle in your eyes of green
I look and want for that scene
Watching from my hidden brush
I think I might have a crush
My heart overflows and teems
Can this lust ever be weaned
I settle on your desk like dust

An inkling you must have old friend
I’ve seen the way you stare
I’m trying to look back at you
Reciprocate what you send
Glancing back, am I that fair
Pasdiin is always a dare....

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