Short Stand Guard Poems

minnows barely swish
pond is quietly simple
cattails stand guard
bullfrog's belligerent voice
a bellow beyond the pond...

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FOR GAIL



		I stand guard
		in the heavily trafficked night
		while you  search in your sleep
		among the bones
		of lost loves....

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S
Stewards
Stand guard
Secure in place
Serving as loyal soldiers
Selfish souls like weeds wither

April 4, 2022

New form called, alphoppet...

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Passions are a slowly burning fire
Keep them steady and certain
But once excited, stand guard
The blaze will engulf.

A cautionary tale
From a not-so cautionary male....

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The pillars of the colloseum 
stand guard over the arena
men to the lions they were led

Their life's blood shed
 on the makeshift floor
as the spectators cheered 
and roared let the games begin...

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A river holds captive
the baroque colors of trees
that stand guard, honor.

Its joyous flow
travels under the umber bridge
whose reflection

forms an eye, open.
It is a pallette of Autumn,
a watercolor sky....

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Hidden in the Superstition Mountains, veins over flowing with gold
       Rattle snakes, cactus and the Thunder God stand guard, trespassers beware
                     Now is the old Dutchman"s tomb, location is still not known...

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Cupid shot me down with a flaming arrow in my heart
Rallied his fellow cherubs to stand guard over my soul
And keep watch of the players who steal my innocence for a mind toll
They know that the years have been unkind and love has torn me apart...

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White sheep, you graze February grass,
nip up the weed-fresh forage
without raising heads,
chew gently dreaming in your sunlight,
fearless, because we shepherd you,
stand guard. We fence out all ravening mouths
beyond our own shadows and watch.
The night you sleep and we sleep – 
	what then?...

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Fear not fair maiden
I am here to protect you
To you, harm shan’t come 

For this night, I shall stand guard
To watch over you
When the moon rises above

As you sleep, I’ll stand
I will keep my eyes open
And will stay alert

So sleep, fair maiden, just sleep
Dream of the knights that you love...

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Owl
 
Surveying the 
surrounding landscape 
from all directions,
on top of my building perch,
I sing to you a song of the blues,
as I stand guard over you
as you sleep in your dwelling.
 
With my feathers of white,
and my green and black speckled eyes,
I sing   ...hoota, hoo, hoo
           ...hoota, hoo, hoo...

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Perception is tricky
praying for revenge
while glued to hypocrisy
can get sticky

Confusing script of words
printed in a misunderstood book
every page written in glass
reflecting blame into eyes
of a similar look

Nature refusing to stand guard
for those failing to read
the terms and conditions 
of a Karma Card...

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Clouds within reach
The world sits at your feet
Snow covered peaks 

Mountains stand guard over all 
Their watch is long 
The have seen it all 
Times come and go
They remain far from it all


I want to climb your walls 
To get away from it all 
To hear the voices of nature
Whisper to me when I stand
 Tall on the summit...

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You look lonely 
Surrounded by hard plastic and
Lying under artificial yellow lights that reflect oddly off your pink newborn skin
Tiny fingers 
Tiny toes
Synthetic oxygen mask
You’ve arrived a bit early little one
You’re exhausted mama’s arms have yet to joy in your gentle embrace   
So, you’re daddy will stand guard for now
You’re not alone child
You’ll never be alone
...

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o what a day
for me to display
if I should if a may
to show that I could not stay
stay in a place that gave me no way
cause for me, it would not show me pay
the pay I was worth, was a pitiful girth, and standing with it, made my head sway
I could not foreseen, if there was a hopeful gleam, but today, it'd be best if I stray
sure it was hard, but I had to stand guard, quitting this job helped me grow to slay...

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how hard is it for the eyes to see,
past mans logic, past his own reasoning,
for a purpose that goes beyond himself,
that changes the way he sees himself,
rest assured, God sees through,
behind all we say, and what we do,
even when we don't have a clue,
the heart of his love continually moves,
watchmen stand guard night and day,
in intervals to watch and pray,
he guards our hearts, waking up to his call,
his love speaks through these walls,...

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When the water bubble trembled
All the forces of winter assembled
With frosted lids they stand guard
To dress the traveller in ice shard
Layer by layer, inch by precious inch
The round film froze with every pinch
Frost dressed the globe in tiny flakes
Producing a miracle for heaven sakes
Winter-made porcelain on fine display
Twinkling, not trembling, there to stay
Glistening brightly in cold light of sun
Wondrous beauty comparable to none....

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Footprints in snow shall melt away
Doves stand guard for this standing stone
The sky hints blue over gray
And tears fall for a love once known

The wind passes through with a chill
I'll feel its cold for a second
Sun rays pass through limbs naked still
And give a sense Angels beckoned

The chiseled stone will stay silent
And words come always from within
While I whisper their pained lament
I'll place a rose on the stone again


12/20/12...

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Tomorrow is not guaranteed
so hold your love ones tight,
Let's do our best for we are blessed with
choice to do more right.

Though life is hard we stand guard
often much uptight,
To be straight- love is great so
hold your love ones tight.

Don't ever take for granted
good people who love you,
Keep them close all of those
for time is always due...

To respect and connect with others whom are good,
do what's right and unite, as you know you should....

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No longer I beg the 
question...

For a knowing an 
understanding lingers...

a veil of beautiful peace
beseeches me...

a once relentless yearning...
pleading...wanting...

like a sentry you stand
firm...you stand guard...

I felt your arrival...this a marvel
...you always return...

...this peaceful reassurance...
...blessed be...

I hear your wisdom...
...I know you watch over me...

...these angels within...
in these angels I believe......

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It is as cold as the tomb 
When its thick white blanket 
Shrouds the now dormant earth 
Pristine and pure 
Muffling sound 
Making us the living dead. 

Up above sparkle the icy heavens 
Sending down the deathly 
Pallor of the moon. 
Downturned knives of icicles 
Stand guard over windows 
Frosted with runic designs. 

Resurrection from this suspended 
State of animation 
Recommences with the thaw 
When the icy daggers drip 
Reproclaiming the essence of life....

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