Short Shh Poems

shh... listen...   
              in silence... reflect...
                 ~ introspect...

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Secrets:
Slyly discrete;
Suspense no-one forgets;
Seriousness not without heat:
Repeat....

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Silvery slivers of shadowy moonshine slid slowly into sundown silence.

John G. Lawless
1/12/2021...

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Shh!  He is giving a rundown of today’s news.
I am stunned.
How could today’s news
Get
Any
More
Run
Down?...

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wisp, wisp, wisp
shh howls the harsh winds
tree limbs snap

It is brisk
It is March, I'm told
Air is crisp...

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Daddy is an FBI agent he tells me.
But it’s a secret. Shh!
This surprises me.
On TV they do not tell their children....

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Shh!
The water spider is sleeping.

She stared at the raised clear bubble on her friend’s wrist
Then she ran away screaming....

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Ooh, noise! Shh! Quick, Run quietly like a dark window so the danger doesn't hear us.

12/7/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020©...

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No 
One hears
silent screams;
they bow out fast
Like a tired player,
Leaving life’s stage.
We all scream
Often;
Shh…
...

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A house......stands still
in the darkness............
before..........................
the activities................
of................awakening....

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Bunny spent several hours sewing
Shh, he doesn't want anyone knowing
Then he got up at six
With a egg hunt to fix
Then straight back to bed he is going...

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Sing softly, whispers are loud , they 
Talk silently,words shout,
Advice not ,sound irritates ,
Comfort not ,my ears ache ,
Hush!just be quiet !

...

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Mommy, why's that man not wearing a mask
Shh, darling, it's not nice of you to ask
   That's quite alright, ma'am
   I'm out on the lam
I've got to see to fill up this here flask...

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cold case files
i am glued to the coroner's report
devouring the blood trace evidence
mesmerized by every gory horrible detail
wondering what the hell
is wrong with me
Shh! Here is the next episode...

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time for one
maybe two
hey you
come
on
over here
lets go there
just me and you
our minds combine
look look
look
galactic palace
passing stars malice
whats malice
shh
time for one
?...

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Wind
Blown In
Tears flow free
Suffocating
Fear

Bleeds
Erie 
Scream dampened
Shh darling, quiet now,
Rest

____________________________


For Nette's Contest: TURN ON THE LANTERNE
By: Tim B....

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the fanciest sleeping sun I have ever seen
is sitting on a fence outside, in my meadow green.
I love everything about her, she has an acrylic sheen.
Shh! Be quiet or you’ll wake her said my friend the queen....

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You have to be super quiet Timmy whispered to Mac
Mac scrunched down, and sighed loud in his back
Resting away as they hit every clickety clickety clack.
Conductor noticed but was kind enough to turn his back....

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Shh! Do not wake the dollies the girls warned the stranger.
He was someone new, unknown, they had never seen him.
He did not pay attention and woke one and then the other.
They never forgave him, their new stepfather....

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It does not have to make any sense to anyone else
As long as it makes sense to me.
Why is that rock in your car?
Why did you do that? 
Why is there gum behind your eyeglasses?
You do not have to answer either.
Shh!...

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          i felt her soft
          brush 'gainst
                 my

          i hear'd hern 
             whisper 
               "shh"

          i watch'd her
              brother
               sneer 

...

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Shh.
Don't say a word.
Silent.
Darkness is the key.
Russian roulette.
Pick your poison. 
My bottle.
Your gun.
Shoot me.
The magazine is full.
I know.
So I choose the first shot.
End of the barrel.
My forehead.
Bang....

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*Image of Nick Jonas by Giphy.
Myth

Psst hymns shyly sync shyly.

brr rhythm brr
oooo uuuu
tsktsk shh pfft

***Onomatopoeia
Title & Prose; consonants
Haiku; consonants-vowels-consonants

2020 July 11...

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I told a secret to the trees,
who told it to the sky,
who told it to a little bird,
that was soaring by

the secret turned the trees barren
the sky a purple haze
the bird then flew from these northern skies
the secret of arctic days...

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That Might Work

If You Are Punished For
Doing The Smart Thing
(By Whatever...)
Do The Stupid Thing.

Shh.

That's Not Stupid Enough.

I Think It Is.

I've Gotta' Try Something Else.

Whatever.

-Gray Squirrel

05-16-2025...

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