Short Slat Poems

A crimson bird perched
On a pointed fence slat, "crack!-"
    A sunflower seed! 

                  Carol Mahan...

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birdie on a painted slat
he flutters into a rush
of spring leaves
as if he were diving into a cold pool
brr…brr
pert season is heating up

4/19/2023...

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Life slows down
  in the country

The meadow makes time
  to show off her roses and bluebells

Picket fences, every slat admired,
  bask in pristine whiteness

Bees and hummingbirds all a-flutter
  sweet vibrations at garden's edge

Lazy bottle of moonshine
  lingers long as a summer's kiss...

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Hot air balloons were escaping from the house
Coming from every slither and slat like a mouse
They rose from the doorway into the wind
Colors of turquoise, orange, yellow, all ascend

Where had they been? Where had they been?
Some came from the windows, others from a crack.
They floated up gracefully, and none wanted back.
I watched their colors go up in the sky.
They were gorgeous and plentiful.
I wonder why?...

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it's raining , it's pouring

the old man is snoring

it's I, it's me, I can see

I can hear, just me here

darn that old mirror

can't it sometimes lie

am getting tired awake

street light slat peeking

flying clown on the ceiling

lighting up his red nose

rudolph playing basketball

hey hands, meet my feet

am sleepy hungry

warm milk maybe, something

clown, what should I eat

what do fireflies eat...

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