Short Spiffy Poems

I consider Jeff spiffy
of his rhymes...maybe iffy
his forms are uniquely his
he'll respond in a jiffy 

Written October 23, 2022
[7 syllable lines checked by HMS]...

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To write a limerick takes only a jiffy
At times results can be really quite spiffy
The lines could all rhyme
And the rhythm's quite fine
But the meaning could get lost and kinda iffy...

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Megan Markle is no doubt, spiffy.
        Her closeness to the Queen, iffy!
        In Hollywood, shops at only best malls.
        Dreaming she is the Monarch of us all.



                       12/17/2021...

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To write a limerick takes only a jiffy
At times results can be really quite spiffy
The lines could all rhyme
And the rhythm's quite fine
But the meaning could get lost and kinda iffy


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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Electric Broomstick

My 
Mother
Often said
Her other car
Was a new and spiffy electric broom

Whoops! Upside down!  Hold on tight for this flight
And right on track
For quite a
Shocking
Ride!

10-10-20
Double Tetractys 4
Sponsor: "Eve Roper...

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THE WAYRA ROTUNDA

        nascent electric,
mint rotunda reds and blues —
spiffy underground tunnel.
   subway smoke infiltrates. . .
      the fauvism of clickety clack

8/15/2019
SECOND EDITION OF WAYRA Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
checked by howmanysyllables.com
57768...

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~she’s provocative 
     my valentine, selection 
          passion of love pose

~valentine spiffy 
     like a new money she glows
          nature’s natural

~infatuating 
     no snooty rowdy beauty
          nor melancholy

For and in Honor of Linda-Marie 
The Sweetheart of P.S. 
Special Sentimental Senyru...

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A wealthy old man in his fifties,
Loved a young girl he thought was just nifty.
His friends didn't like her.
They called her a piker.
But the old man said she was just spiffy.

He wished to marry the fraulein.
Asked his friends, "Do you think she'll be mine?"
I have plenty of money,
And she's such a honey.
Oh sure! Tell her you're 99....

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My good friend Cletus looked mighty spiffy in his new attire.

New suit, shoes, shirt and tie - he was ready to set the world afire

He asked me what I thought about his new duds but I hadn't the heart to say,

That I had donated his entire ensemble to Goodwill just the other day!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) 2014 All Rights Reserved...

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Sure signs of a spiffy winner..
Refusing to be one of the crowd!
With thoughts so rich, not thinner.
He shouts his independence out loud!

The sheep, afraid, head for the hills..
Huddling and comforting each other.
While the outrageous one, sees their ills.
Never once, willing to mirror another!


                9/22/2022
                  ~1~...

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For all the kids young and old
a blanket of  white white snow

winters prettiest of days
earth our house cleaned that way

pure was made the land
covered the wickedness of man

living water had a plan
clean the cities and the land

on inspection spiffy clean
sin and wickedness went unseen

oh how wonderful
the christmas scene

peace on  earth
thats the theme...

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Grandpa Elephant had a new lady friend on line.
He invited her to meet him at Scarsdales to dine.
Dressed up in his Sunday best along with his Derby hat.
Don’t you look spiffy! His grandchildren said, so phat!

Grandpa was given six or eight pieces of advice.
From youngsters he was older than six times twice.
I am ninety-six he told his grandson Roy.
I know what to do, so leave me alone little boy....

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Dapper giraffe had never felt spiffy like this.
He danced a little dance around a sweet little miss.
She was a filly who gave him an appreciative eye.
He felt so dapper and handsome, he let out a sigh.

We should have bought him a suit sooner, said Dad.
When I brought it up though, he always got mad.
I think he was afraid other giraffes would make fun.
Instead they all surrounded him, I mean every one.
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Autumn burnishes furry heads,
even we, who however scant our hair
flourish in this wind-blown leafy.
No room for stray gray wisps;
our locks turn golden brown,
crown our minds with crinkly laurels.
Mr. Groundhog looks pretty spiffy
in his cabbage leaf toupee,
even the bent old lady
who walks pell-mell
in the Fall, the strewn and gusty,
has sewn together a wig so big
that it covers her face with beauty....

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Up, up, into the azure sky
My cool kite flies higher than ever


I dedicate this poem to you Gwendolen who has encouraged me to write great poetry. Your influence to me has been greater than what you know...all those awesome comments and spiffy Soup Mail's. They all mean a lot to me, so I dedicate this crystalline poem to you.

Sponsor: Gwendolen Rix
Contest Name: Lets Go Fly A Kite !
Date Submitted: 3/29/2012...

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Some are strutting; others drag,
Promenade or amble,
Every one a puzzle
We’re unable to unscramble.

Some look cocky, others sad,
Lost in their reflections,
Heading off, in head and foot,
In varying directions.

Some are spiffy, others drab,
Yet a first impression
Isn’t quite enough to gauge
Contentment or depression.

In the city, passersby
Cross paths but what we see
Will not provide the clues to solve
Each private mystery....

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The Devil Wears Titles:
President, Senator, New's
Anchor. The Devil can look 
spiffy and sharp: a big city
Governor quoting scriptures,
her voice, soothing and melodic,
though a lying Harp – The
Devil can mandate vaccines
for children, needlessly putting
darts of drugs, that may cause 
lethal damage, in the arms of
developing young bodies with 
tearful eyes and palpitating hearts – 
The Devil is alive and well...
transforming American into 
an experimenting Hell!...

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I bought a new pillow
But you may behold,
In back of my closet,
Where I hid the old.

My chair pads were faded;
I purchased a set.
Did I ditch the first ones?
I haven't quite yet.

My glasses, old-fashioned,
Looked blah on my face.
My new ones sit next to
The old model's case.

Replacements look spiffy,
But part of the deal
Is chucking the old stuff
That's lost its appeal.

If I beat my spouse
To the Grim Reaper's door,
Tossing my pre-replacements
Will be his first chore....

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