Short Shrift Poems

If USPS has your gift
Delivery will not be swift
It seems the Night Shift
Just got the short shrift
And somewhere your gift went adrift!...

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You're ill dressed,
I must confess.
For your date with destiny.
I hope your grime,
was worth the time,
you'll spend with me.
~Victim 7/20/2015...

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This merciless heat
smothers the earth
with air-less wings
It creeps in by degrees
stifling life's breeze
gives Nature short shrift
until it lifts...

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I wish to declare my innocence 
But alas my time is short
 and I don't wish for my final words to be a lie!

For John Lawless's Short Shrift Contest....

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Light and airy summer breezes
Make short shrift of springtime sneezes,
Warm and thoughtful gentle squeezes
Undo ill-tempered moody freezes,
A welcomed smile much tension eases
If we would always do what pleases. 

Written May 27, 2022...

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It's the cell of a jail I am in

for the limerick fool I have been.

In the back of a hearse

I’ll be rhyming my verse

as they lay me to rest for my sin!


For the Limerick Poetry Contest of Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer
Now for Brian Strand's the 'ALL YOURS (May 29)' Poetry Contest...

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Bless me father for I have drank
Bless me father for I have loved
Bless me father for I have killed
Bless me father for I have lied
Bless me father for I have fled
Bless me father for I have failed
Bless me father for I have misjudged
Bless me father for I am ready




For Short Shrift Contest 29/6/15...

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Beat spouse
Called louse

In funk
Got drunk

Left bar
Drove car

Cop stopped
Got popped

Smelled booze
Bad news

Tests muffed
Handcuffed

To jail
No bail

Court date
Learned fate

Judge gowned
And frowned

One year
Oh dear

Confined
He pined

Short shrift
Wife miffed

Entry for Caren Krutsinger's "Try A New Style" Contest...

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K-eep giving short shrift to throe, 
E-vade the zone of stress; 
N-ever pay any attention
T-o sorrow and sadness.

E-agerly give short shrift to woe, 
S-tay away from anxiety; 
T-ime to truly feel fine, 
E-arly tenth of February.
B-e happy in heart and mind, 
A-lthough your job is night shift; 
N-ever mind the darkness, just give shadow short shrift....

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SERENITY

Swans serenely gliding gracefully
Ripples radiating on the still surface
Lifelong loyalty faithful friends
No need for them to use dazzling displays
Rivals risk short shrift from her
Cygnets sleeping parents peacefully
Take time out to glide in solitude

Picture No. 4
15th December 2021
Alliterisen 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsor - Joseph May...

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When Boehner invited Netanyahu to address Congress, the prez was miffed!

   Congress didn't notify him and he whined, "By gawd! I was stiffed!"

      Boehner smiled and said, "Sorry, Mr. Prez! This time you get short shrift!"

         "Well, you'll never be invited to fly on Air Force One again!" he sniffed!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) 2015 All Rights Reserved...

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Please try not to lose hope
In these difficult times
Read some of the other poets' beautiful rhymes
These will give your heart a lift
Your worries and concerns will take short shrift
If you can read some every day
They're sure to blow your blues away
I would like to thank P S
For helping to relieve my stress

     Thank You, Poetry Soup has been a great help to me
     Shirley Hawkins...

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