Short Shape Poems
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So
Jesus
is a Man
but also God
Surely this gives me
the chance to be
more than just
simply
man
Dear
single guys,
open a pet shop
that just sells kittens,
and let the single
ladies come
to you
S L E E P Y
P I G E O N
P A S S E S
P I L L O W
C L O U D S
Y A W N E D
EMAGI a reverse ekphrasis
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Sara Teasdale 'MAIDEN'
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secrets
isolation
ultimately bloom brightly
connecting in spite of all odds
when true spirits prevail
I’m
not an
expert in
marketing,
but if I was to
start selling milk -
the carton would have
to be shaped like a boob.
B U D D I N G
S U N S E T S
A W A K E N S
F U L F I L L
S P R I N G S
M O R N I N G
S H O W E R S
MY FIRST ATTEMPT
Somewhere
When you decided to go
And, if you there still
Everyone,everything beginning to die
you too,
with they, to decay...
Jonathan Price 'THE OLD,OLD STORY'
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George Herbert 'CHURCH FLOORE'
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What egg shape is the best
for a bird who hatches in a nest?
Something oval or ellipse,
is perfect for one who has no lips.
P Neruda 100 love sonnets xvii
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XVIII
OK,
what if
my Mom was
right and I won’t
be happy ‘til someone
actually does lose an eye.
Is that what’s been missing?
William Soutar 'THE SPIDER'
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so do you think that
cats are mad about
not being able to sit
on top of tv sets now
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A
lot of
people cry
when peeling
onions; the trick is
in not forming
such a strong
emotional
bond
It’s
not just
the commute
that I dislike; it’s
more about the fact
that it keeps on bringing
me to work every single day
DYLAN THOMAS 'under milk wood'
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Gregory Corso 'Marriage'
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I
would
love to see
a tv programme
that explains all of the
reasons why we need those
‘External Use Only’ warning labels.
Some
of the best
decisions you
will ever make are
likely to involve
hitting cancel
rather than
send
The
5 second
rule you all use
for dropping food on
the floor is useless if
you have got a
2 second
dog
As the drunk teacher was saying:
The hum of the computer
Was a common feature
In 5 BC one student
Was looking up:
Anachronism