Short Sternly Poems

'To be demolished'
sternly pronounced Late Midday-
early morning' dreams...

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They collected dust over the fireplace
An old couple, sternly religious
Made “American Gothic” look like a dance team
They had remained in Ireland
Grandparents we never met
...

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Seriously serious she sternly spoke.
Tyrannical truth that tells terrible tales.
United underdogs urging unity.
Vicious violators vetoing votes.
Warning willing workers who wanted warships.
‘xtra ‘xecutions ‘xacted ‘xactly.
Yet youthful yellow yips yelling yahoos
Zealously zapping zesty zealots...

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Sternly said.”Listen Up-You”..
It won’t ever work..get over it.
Amazingly spineless in this case,
This is really not like me at all.

Over, never really was, OVER
Damn fate brought his face in view.
One sided..always knew it.
Now, Put one foot forward, then the other….
                MOVE ON . ORG




For Kristin's contest....

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Who will keep me cozy like a teapot
Who will adore even my beauty spot

I feel so cold as if I am in arctic region
I need her so sternly in my every season

Who will give me hope when I feel depressed
By seeing whose look I will be impressed 

I make efforts so hard but my luck doesn’t favor
Now-a-days it seems we are two banks of a river...

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Embellishment content
is sired not ~ nor is full extent
flocked sternly, the construed resent
is oft the wandering mind's consent!

To view the atrophy's invent
is vague and apprehension's sent
my heart awakening, so alert
looks forward, while all knees are bent ~

with prayers of useless saming's vent
looks forward . . . loving's implement!...

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At sunrise I sailed on the river called youth, 
searched meandering for lonely life's truth. 
You came on board holding my hands firmly, 
in storm we sailed on winds blowing sternly. 
At dreamy dawn as the sky got sunburst hue, 
hearts weaved love of chromatic lattice new.

August 22, 2021
Contest : Bite Size Poem No. 18
Sponsor : Line Gauthier...

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I feel your eyes,
Heavy as cold lead,
Resting on my chest---
Great dauntless weights
Pushing me through the couch,
Crushing me through the ground
Through depths of Hell.
Naturally enough, I begin to panic
And jabber
Aka zuzu non biz fo metacomf
Sternly, I tell myself,
This Will Not Do.
But it is too late.
I have made a fool of myself,
And you cannot love me....

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How do you look into those eyes
then sternly answer “No!”
And at the time not realize
you saved a mortal blow.

When you are relied upon,
protection may seem hard.
If you give a melting moment, 
be careful when you drop your guard.

For there are some you need to guide,
and give protection from their mind.
Sometimes it pays to be cruel, 
in this world to be kind....

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I feel  just secured
looking into your bright eyes
your smile is reassuring,
My weakness exposed
as I rest on your shoulders
smooth vibes passing through  my spine.

It`s just magnetic
looking sternly at your  eyes
electrostatic passion,
induced by deep love
flows through me,pulling me through..
As light in your eyes brightens .




CONTEST:"Re-write one of my poems" sponsored by Catie Lindsey...

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Go sit in the orange dinosaur! Grandma said sternly.
Yippee! Her grandson shrieked with joy.
She gave him the look but he did not see it.
Her daughter was not fooled one whit.

Some punishment, she said to her mother.
Letting him swing in the orange dinosaur swing.
It’s what I would have let you do, her mother replied.
And you would have figured it out.

She could not argue with that....

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Itz,

cigar litany,

sun-glass villainy,

functional function-ability-

operating a pertinence undue to the mean-streak-

my man was a real porter but not so Greek-

hella' greedy like the weak,

hairy in ecstasy,

sternly speeding within his hoarse feet,

he'd leverage the wage against a narrowing bridge,
fitting neatly into scenes,

he'd soccer around his thing to bring out the majority of me....

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There is a ghost in my house
A poltergeist in nature
And I am determined to see
Its imminent departure

I have secured the services
Of an expert of eminence 
An exorcist of renown
To un-haunt my residence

He is not a cheap solution
To my poltergeist problem
But the spirit has to go
Before I end up in an asylum

But the price must be met
This was sternly stressed
For if I default on the fee
The house will be repossessed...

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I heard him in the night; thought it was my husband.
He called my name.
I said “what” there was no answer
I nudged my husband “what?” I said, more sternly.
He was snoring so I let him be.
When I settled back down the angel again called my name.
In my ear or in my mind?
I did not know but I heard him.
I felt he was here to protect me.
To remind me that I am never alone.
It gave me a sense of reassurance that God sends his scouts....

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I wanted a larger sombrero, the spoiled child said.
Weird since she had a ten-gallon hat on her head
That’s all you are getting, her mother said sternly.
But she kept grousing and griping, this child named Hernly.

Her grandmother said “Fine, I will take the hat as my own.”
Hernly had such a fit, she was soon all alone
Except for her old-school grandmother who had a flyswatter.
What are you doing? Asked the naïve spoiled granddaughter....

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I walked into biology class and there was a gingerbread man.
Take a seat! He said sternly “whenever you can.”
Some of us were stunned. Where was our teacher?
That is my business, he said, reading our minds. My name is Preacher.

Preacher! What kind of name is that for a teacher?
I began to snicker, but even smiling is an overreach-er.
If you have a stern sub like this fellow, Mr. Preacher.
Who in no way resembled our instructor, the teacher....

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There are giggles and there are guffaws.
Horse laughs are common at my house.
With the mouth dropped open as wide as a tomb
And crazy laughter that goes on forever.
Hiccups follow. When we laugh, we laugh.
Nothing prissy about this family.
This is why I look forward to the grandchildren’s visits
No one makes me laugh as long or as hard as they do.
Grandma, it was not that funny! They tell me sternly.
But yes, it is. 
My experiences tell me this....

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While Gertrude Recovers

By Elton Camp

Gertrude had been in the hospital a week
To her husband the doctor sternly did speak

“It’s essential you wife not get out of bed,
So be certain that she doesn’t,” the doc said

George assured him that he would comply
That proper care he would be sure to supply

As soon as it was time a meal to prepare
He pushed Gert on her bed right in there

“Is this close enough to reach the stove okay?”
To his dear wife, lying on her bed, he did say...

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