Short Shouldering Poems

The number one civil servant
shouldering a whole nation
and in charge of its borders
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You are a Simon
Of Cyrene; a supporting
Shoulder of crosses
I bear in this testing life;
You, a laborer of love:-
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Bus people really have a lot of time to think:

They are always on
the brink of realizing
what's going on.
Shoulder-to-shouldering
their way along each morning, wishing
they were back in bed, finding
they are spiritually dead and

all the while 
bumping 
to the sounds
of the streets outside....

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Engagement ring.
Wedding ring.
Love making.
Snoreing.
Whether shouldering a cuddle or a good cry,
where ever your journey takes you I want to be by your side.
I believe that you and I can be very happy.
I'm on bended knee.
Will you marry me?
 
The above is how I'd propose to my fair lady,
However I'm a confirmed bachelour unfortunately....

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A white prince on a black horse
Galloping down beaten path
Shouldering the blunt of force
Of incoming rain

Never looking back to see
Where it was he’s coming from
A delicate price, with pride
Firmly going on

Soggy trip to the ocean
To go splash on each wave
Both man and beast meld as one
Heading to their home

Russell Sivey...

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(I SEE)

anchored by stone spire, rising above ocean's swell; guidance her vision

5-7-5

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(I FEEL)

standing in shadows, shouldering the weight of waves; I am moon's harbour

5-7-5


For Poem Destroyer's Contest "In One Line"   MONOKU

Written March 27 2016...

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Eyes and ears are like thick friends,

A symbol of friendship,

They are sitting together like twins,

Helpful and understanding each other,

When the eyes are in trouble of sight,

Seeking the assistance of spectacles,

Ears quick to support eyes left and right,

By sharing and shouldering the burden of eyes,

Bearing both hands of spectacles over the shoulders of ears!...

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full of embraces
I was a hug and you a cover
Preceding and proceeding a squeeze
Shouldering
Body temperature exploding
Rising temps
Incorporate consists
Lust rails relentless
I crave inducement, yet in containment
We unlock our embracement
Nothing but our eyes eye are spurning
Must stop burnings


3/8/2021
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©...

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Hollow heart I do not hone
But one of ocean odes I do own.
Into it is no stuffing sewn
But a brave bold broken bone 
That is my wish wicked stone.
The darkness dampers but damsel I am not
My body be bought
And though it will rot
Die it will not.
Golden girls gleeful glint
Chosen choir chords calling cold
Smart sugar somewhat smoldering
The world of warlocks she is shouldering....

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With a resounding call 
Echoing on every side
He came calling
Shouldering burdens 
Snapping hurdles 
Designing dreams 
Mapping trails
Lane after lane
With a determined zeal
Running courses 
Reversing curses 
Stitching diverse lives
A stitch for every mile 
matching words to all in transits
Subtly pacing 
Lighting faces 
Stimulating dreams 
Stirring feathers 
Thus leaving a blazing trail...

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Pretty Broken Things       

In dreams I cut away a piece of your hurt
chew it
Bloody and raw
Pain dripping from my chin
Streams of salty warm copper

The way hurt must taste.

In dreams I stand beside you
Shouldering the weight
Impossible bags of wet sand

Heavy like hurt must be.

In dreams I piss out the fires
Lit by the monsters that follow 
People like you

 Pretty broken things
 Born into golden houses

 One day
 Forgotten by the sun....

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