Short Speeded Poems

A lady once hailed from Altoona.
A man on a freight train had mooned her.
      She speeded away
      With just this to say,
"Cold air from a crack is a boomer!"...

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Misapprehension

On my way to lunch
Drove the wrong way
Turned and followed the car`s
Silhouette
In front of me
Speeded up to join it 
The car caught up with its
Illusion
And became whole again 
Lunch at the café
As usual...

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When I was a child my birthdays came
As seldom near as never.
While now it seems they’ve speeded up
And are coming at me ever.

I’m sorry to be such a jerk;
I really need your shoulder.
I’m bummed each birthday when it comes
Will find me one year older....

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Friends are always loveable rascals
They make us laugh when needed
Lifting spirits they help make castles
Life without friends is slow speeded

Life without friends is slow speeded
lifting spirits they help make castles
They make us laugh when needed
Friends are always loveable rascals

16.8.2020
Mirror Mirror contest of John Lawless...

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A Train and a Plane Raced once.
Plane failed to Take Off on Tracks.
Train over-speeded, Went Off Tracks.

A Bird and a Fish Raced once.
One Flew, One Swam, towards the Horizon.
They never reached the Finish Line.

A Pencil and an Eraser Raced once.
They ran Hand in Hand,
But both Lost to Digitization.

Time and Light Raced once.
Light dissolved into Night,
While Time’s Molested by Einstein....

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