Short Sobering Poems

whispering whispers
sobering soliloquies
intake man i folds...

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a sobering thought
what a terrible idea
get drunk on thinking...

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one lone tear of joy
wither sobering colour-
pressed amid pages


7/21/2019...

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.
do
not fear
people who
spread rumours 
about you; fear those 
who spread the 
truth
.
...

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perpetual lights
silent stones command spirits
sobering vigils 
vibrant cosmic fireworks
witness to our twisted lives...

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I like to have tea first thing
A very sobering thing
Give the tea bag a flick
For a flavour boost trick
Though builders give it a wring...

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Love is a meal
We must dine 
On her slowly
Giving her time
To digest and marinade
Blending unto the flesh
Strengthening and sobering
This hungry soul...

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I love you
Simple, sobering and sweet

I love you
Tried, tender and true

I love you
Precise, pleasurable and Pure

I love you
Now, then and always!...

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1968, the only year
Since the Great War,
Supposed to ensure
We would fight no more,
No combat deaths
Of any serving Brit.
A sobering fact.
But do enough know it?...

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Summer sun upon my cheeks
With love and hate
I avoid your visage
And welcome dusk

Summer moon upon my cheeks
Somber and sobering
I delight in your visage
But pray for morning...

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"Poppycock and hooey indeed,"
Said the man of the new machine ran by steam
        "It shall never catch on,
         Even after I'm gone."
Sobering words by the first train casualty....

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The first sight

   of the first white hair

      in my nostril,


           at first jolting,

              after a while, softly sobering,

                 happily humbling!...

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Sobriety
     
Somber sobering.
Sadness surpasses surprise.
Silent seclusion.

Poetry Form Ekphrasis (art inspired) Haiku with alliteration.
Inspired by Brian Strand’s Imagine Contest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automat_(painting)...

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No way

No way you are away from me
No way there is more sobering nights without you
No way the moon is away from me without you
No way I am crying for you anymore
No way my streets are lone without you
No way more I am to wait for you...

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When we’re off to a war, we are full of elation.
But that feeling is subject to rising deflation.
Once we’ve lived through privation
and have prayed for salvation,
we are left with vexation, frustration, stagnation....

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frivolous
flighty, flippant
dallying, flirting, trifling
sport, play; study, staidness
sobering, unamusing, purposing
resolute, passionate
serious


written August 24, 2021
for "Diamante Poetry For Fun" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Caren Krutsinger...

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As Christians Chant in Buddhist Circles,
And Black and White dance in the forest of mutuality,
What is the sound of Revival?
Is it a trumpet?
Is it a tumult?
Is it a whirlwind?
Or is it simply the sobering reflection, that none of us, absolutely none of us is 
alone in this world....

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My spirit walks the graveyard,
The music sickly sweet,
My tomb is coated with my shroud,
Folded so neat.
The flower of the mourners,
Left in the wind,
One stays dry and cold,
The Orchid , the flower of sin.
The sobering touch of autumn,
Sweeping my soul away,
The rain will soon pass,
All I pray is to stay....

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There is no roof on my house,
The water pours in when it storms,
The sun shines when its beautiful,
Still I live in my roofless house,
Always awaiting the sunny days,
The days when I lay and bask,
Always awaiting the rain to stop,
Yet the rain is cold, sobering,
And the true life is shown,
Only in my roofless house...

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Unspoken words perpetually echo louder as I reflect alone. Slowly engulfing me in a sobering and sombered silence.  I masked my emotions so the truth would never show. Unanswered questions eventually turned to assumptions of what I would come to never know. Remaining silent took me to places that I never thought I could go....

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Let me play a tune 
that soothes the sobering souls
Let me pen some words
that crush the evil thoughts
Let me chant a hymn
that slaughters the fatal virus
Let me sing a song
that empowers the whole world
Let me purify my heart and mind
to do these things
until then, hedge the world 
by your gracious wings

June 20 2020...

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Food prices rise, the people despair
Of long lines of vehicles for miles
Overwhelmed by need
Desperation tires their minds

Linda, single Mom, grips steering wheel
Inwardly asks, "How did I get here?"
Never thought it would happen to her family
Empathic food bank volunteers load her trunk
Sobering all-season snapshot of the U.S....

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The outdoors
 
Once, I walked on newly fallen snow
It was sobering,
but then it got cold, and feet froze
enough of sobering.
Thick, woollen socks and boots
I’m not an outdoor man
Traversing the North Pole is not
For me, I’m not a penguin.
 I like to stay by the window when
 it snows look romantic, festive too
thinking of yuletide of yore....

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My soul thirsts for a landscape of beauty
perhaps when i am surrounded by beauty
i may then find calmness in that beauty.
my soul longs for quiet
lush, verdant quiet
perhaps in the sobering solitude
i may discover strength.
my soul, it seeks life
the life which is green and pulsating
life which speaks fortitude and grace
for this unending journey....

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Black and blue hair
my mother had it
So did Black Beauty

Black and blue suits
all over the conference room
The best combination

Black and blue cars
The favorites through the 90’s
The prettiest actually

Black and blue paintings
of vampires and shadows
sobering the atmosphere

Black and blue planets
sharing the galaxy
and enticing my imagination...

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