Short Shriek Poems

dead chipmunk
black cat’s doorstep gift---
exit shriek...

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a grey kitten
inside a white porcelian tub---
claws shriek...

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i shriek with rage 
you brought years of damage
imprisoned on me...

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A cry in the dark
A shriek for help not coming
It’s your wake up call!...

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Poltergeist
     By Dane Smith-Johnsen

Steps squeak,
Shrill shriek!...

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She taps her shoulder
Mothers' chair swivels around
The violins shriek......

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These secrets are loud;
If you look into my eyes 
they shriek ‘I want you.’...

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Dark clouds sit, patient
Screams shriek through all the wind chimes 
Nature is creeping....

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southerners will wrestle tornados, but shriek at the first sign of snow
...

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a river that splits. 
shills shriek may be overheard. 
adopting my boat...

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Is my poetry weak
Like brake-pads shriek
On the open highway of love
I’ll find my way
Someday, someday...

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a distant rumble
billows on the horizon
a shriek of yellow

©7/3/2022

The Sky in July Poetry Contest...

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shriek pierces the night
where are the damned batteries ~
just let the place burn
...

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Crickets shriek with joy
Night after night, welcoming
Us into the dark


Date written and posted: 12/30/2018...

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A widow would frequently cry
And then snuggle up to a guy
She'd lick her lip
Undo his zip
And shriek, "Not another small fry!"...

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Onlookers stamp and shriek for blood
Wanting gruesome
Hoping for death
Gladiators face off
Not wanting to disappoint thrill seekers...

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salty tang...
monsoons shriek and whip
rough seas 


cuckoo calls
from piney woods...
fragile May






see about poem...

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Overhearing her shriek
At the trees, he 
Keeps gardening, whispering
Soothing sounds to the soil


for andrea's acrostic contest
8/27/13...

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A pail and shovel
Bright red
A castle to build
A moat to fill

Seagulls shriek
Crabs scurry
As tidal creep
Threatens the kingdom...

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I loathe sifting the vile cat litter and scrubbing the damn tile
Now if you’ll excuse me I think I’ll shriek and shout for just awhile!!!...

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Ned had a very long nose
When he bent over it touched his toes
Ned looked a freak
People would shriek
Pleased they didn't have one of those...

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moonlight serenade
the fingerless pianist
forensic lyrics
the shriek of unchained love notes
clanking across endless keys


Kim Rodrigues © 2018...

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Disaster fell upon Soup Creek
When everyone heard Jenna shriek,
"Tom's Marmite was taken!
He'll have to eat bacon
Unless we all play Hide 'n Seek!"...

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The moon's a globule 
Assymetrically-specked
Freckled with moonrocks
Wolves roost and shriek off-tuned hymn-- -
Tufts of fear drip-drop   elsewhere....

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At first it was just a murmur
Then suddenly it began to rage and shriek

Drowning out every other sound
Until nothing could be heard

Except the Wind...

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