Short Streetlight Poems

cloudy Night
upon brilliant streetlight
dissipates love...

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my streetlight darkness
with cold beverage in hand
and my mind's eyes closed...

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a city sleeps
days debris washed away
streetlight showers

John G. Lawless
©6/18/2018...

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approach a green light
           reflection greeting my car
                  slivers of brightness...

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beneath the streetlight
glistening on the snowflakes
sparkling white diamonds




1/2/2014...

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The streetlight spread
like an abandoned strip
old hot spots deserted 
with no moths   no buzz zip
the party is over
nightlife is dead....

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Night light star spirals
Galaxy streetlight full moons
      Dark matter fuse box
      Planetary plentitudes
local groups enter turnstiles...

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a throwback from the forties
he stands under a streetlight
waiting for the ripper

ripper has spotted him
is not about to lurk tonight
both wise, one horrible
a killer...

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If I am to be 
but a streetlight,
let me illuminate
your heavy night. 

Let me gladden 
the dusk of your soul
with the promise of 
brighter days.  


August 31, 2020...

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a slight breeze
and loosely packed snow
on yonder branch
comes tumbling down
in myriads of tiny snowflakes
each flake becomes a miracle
glistening in the streetlight
like a diamond...

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Arm in arm we walk ~*~
streetlight illuminations
shimmer in puddles ~*~
winters winds caress the night 
warmth in union radiates ~*~









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on the rose petals
sparkling with the morning sun
bright dewdrop diamonds


beneath the streetlight
glistening on the snowflakes
sparkling white diamonds


on the ripples
shimmering in the sunshine
dancing water diamonds...

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On the downhill road ,
  Where I'm standing,
  Together with the streetlight 
  Beside me 
  In the whisperings of darkness .
  
  I keep on staring at the streetlight,
  Wish you are the streetlights, 
  Which guide my lonely shadow to home ....

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steering blatant revelries, ghouls engaged to death
chomping down streetlight openings in bitter stone
bow walled yew tree drifters, steps of many feet in
shallow parade to pew, the kneel cushion's betrayal
- how the shadowless crave… and the headless sing...

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Yelling “ha ha ha!” Christmas mouse jumped out of the holly.
Lit by a streetlight that is hidden in a wreath with an elf so jolly.
The elf shook her head around and whispered “my name is Molly.”
The mouse pulled her out of the brambles and renamed her Dolly....

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violet tinged edge of night-   
the lights like clinging jewels  
draped over cities  
    
and as they stab the  
dark that cloaks like black winter 
coats, enveloping  
    
a streetlight dies quick  
like my mother, though I will   
search for her always...

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Heard geese flying
Through northern light.
Seen the moonlight
Shimmering on the river.
The glow of the islands
From the big lights of a field.
People wandering the street,
Streetlight nearby me flickered
Brighter as I stood there.
Suddenly, I felt all the less alone....

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A streetlight flickers in the endless dark.
Out in the distance a dog barks.
The pale moon shines down on an empty street.
And all alone a man wanders slowly by.
Tears falling softly from his eyes.
He cries because there's no-one left for him to meet.
Humanity has finally died....

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Stars are bright as strong as a streetlight 
Shining yellow as they mellow

In the moonlight they dance in the night
But in the daylight they have no sight

You cannot see them if you try
Only heaven knows why

In the night they show their might 
And they fall from the sky when they die...

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The streetlight in the fog
Emits a spotlight
In this dark and cold and fresh northwest.
I sit beside the warm glow.
My body shivers.
It's an icy beauty.
In the mist of the streetlights my world goes by,
And then around, spinning.
Even in this silent freeze
You can find reason to be on your knees....

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Streetlights Over Apple Trees - A Haiku
meandering thoughts
a single, tall streetlight stands
over apple tree
~
orchard large gardens
amazing smells apple sauce
street lights the way home
~
after long eve walk
a single, tall streetlight stands
over apple trees

6/12/19...

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black ink shapes skitter in the road shade
in the tree shade under bushes into the dark
no streetlight
transform to running ink lines whipping whipping 
away from the light 
so fast eyes are deceived
yet every night under the moon
ink shapes skitter and shiver in place 
race
past all we know...

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Walking the lone sidewalk with one streetlight.

The only sounds being my thoughts 
And the noises of the void

The pale moonlight shines with light
That the street and I lack

The streetlight flickers

I flicker back

___________________
September 27, 2017

Poetry/Free Verse/Choose a Topic - Hope...

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street by traffic light
                                         cat's contemplating mustache
                                               pimps strolling around 









                                       © RAJAT KANTI CHAKRABARTY
                                               16 December, 2014...

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Streetlight buttercups
Cluster in the big city cloud.
Morning hungry bear, a great grey sloucher,
Frowning at the houses, scratches at the walls.
A plague of raindrops plunges down,
Cruel and malevolent, pecking at people and cars.
Out of the misty dampness, umbrellas grow quickly,
And small children float by....

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