Short Survey Poems

survey the kingdom
alone on a small island
I built it myself...

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For those of us who yearn to be free
     Our last, best hope is Nikki Halley...

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Fearsome feathered beauty hovers high,
Life long mate proudly drafting nigh....

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you study the silences
         I survey all  THE words
          each with their craft......

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A tradition of the holidays 
no need to take a survey; 
John McClane firing 
Hans Gruber falling 
just reply with Yippee ki yay....

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Dusk
    slowly dies
into night,

Owls arise
     from their
               dreams,
to survey
           their
woodland
              realm...

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A survey put to a gambling mix,
posed questions on gambling tricks.
It states from the outset,
with Russian roulette,
that it’s safe, claimed by five out of six....

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ripples balk to measure a pond’s depth ~ but will survey its entire breadth 


A Ripple To Me Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: JCB Brul
Howmanysyllables  x (17)
02/15/23...

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Is Agreed They Need

There is no doubt by many it is agreed,
Congress should survey what they need; 
Not wait;
Motivate;
Maybe more ideas to them should feed.

Jim Horn...

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LEAP! I take to flight
Survey the rogues of the night
Armed with cosmic might
Criminals tremble in fright
Until they notice my tights


Joe Incatasciato
Dream Tanka contest...

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A survey discovered something quite dark,
for men who think just a joke or a lark
when they cite extra weight, 
a woman seals their fate,
and lives longer than who made the remark....

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Fireworks celebrating Victoria Day
Have a strange effect on Annie, she hides away
Cowering from the sounds
Explosions all around
It's extremely disturbing to survey...

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I scanned all my shoes with my eyes

What I concluded was no big surprise

        As I recall

        It was me brought them all

They're all my favorites and they're all my size....

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How come our neighbor two doors away
Assumes we like his music, did he take a survey
An assault on my ears
It brings me to tears
Must be a law stating “you must not loudly play” ...

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Saw a FANTASTIC RAINBOW earlier today
Nature's glory shining forth in great array
The spectrum of colour
A spectacle like no other
Against a dark sky, a brilliant visual to survey...

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Most unpopular vegetable is Brussels Sprouts
Have taken a survey and I find there's no doubt
Now don't take a fit
For unpopularity they're it
Well, strangely I love 'em more than sauerkraut...

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Hands down, the sleeper
Sits on a seclusive seat of hope:

Aging lips survey a feast 
With disdain, and crust at the 
Hair peach crying out for barber Enamel
Atop its push-up chair of
Amethyst and scarlet....

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She
frozen
suspended
drowning in fear
an ocean of self
doubt__Who am I kidding??
Myself__loathing artistic
Vagueness and mediocrity
Mass produced inferior talent
Survey says! Forgetable dime store goods......

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king of the castle
master of all I survey
my territory

panoramic view
rough stonework castellation
fresh breeze, muffled sounds

see people below
most will not/cannot see me:
ancient castle’s ghost

Jack Horne...

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My eldest and youngest sons surprised me today
Unprovoked, both sons made an unexpected survey
In unison, they agreed
Their Christmas' did exceed 
Their wildest dreams, heart-warming to hear to this day...

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A sweet young girlie in bra and panties
Makes my wee friend stand up and get all antsy
I lose total control
Squirming in my camisole
As I longingly survey her curvy young chassis


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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A survey says Canada's a great place to live
I'll vouch for that, my bias, please forgive
Except for our winters
Creating white whiskers
And the rumour we have summer is only a myth


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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There the ancient stones and the pyramids
survey the Roman and Greek temples

silly left us worshiping now the illiterate beggars
Mohammed and Jesus 

leaving us the fruit of their labour
nothing but foolish dreams

and the gun...

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You question me time and time
I've told you every time
But I guess I didn't give you the answer you wanted
So yet you still ask hoping to get your requested reply
I've told you every time I've taken this survey
I did not lie!...

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We with our ancient stones
and oh the magnificent pyramids 
survey the Roman and Greek temples

Silly left us worshiping now the illiterate beggars
Mohammed and Jesus 
Leaving us the fruits of their labour

Nothing but hate and confusion !...

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