Short Swooped Poems

Like an angel
Sent from above
He swooped down before me
And taught me to love...

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The hawk swooped down with a loud scree,
a death knell for the small chickadee....

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Nature

Atop a red rose 
A field mouse soundly slept 
When seen by a crow. 
That swooped and ate the mouse 
The rose didn’t lose a petal....

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a ghostly figure swooped down into the night
I got my vision goggles out to see what I could
a bird flying? an omen? a native american totem?
knew not....

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I saw the Purple Martins in flight
They swooped and dived to my delight
There was not enough Martins to eat all the mosquitoes
Those squitoes left ate breakfast for free on me...

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The majestic osprey swooped down for a trout.
My husband could only shake his fist and shout!
The poor osprey was startled and fled,
But not before dropping the trout on his head!...

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Birdie Trouble

So you think you’re going to hole me
Teed off well and on the green rolled me
Looked like hole in one
Then all hope was gone
When old albatross swooped and stole me...

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On Lake Huron roamed a lively maltese
who chased seagulls with her little niece
But then two birds soared by 
swooped them up to the sky
Now they’re off flying south with geese

1/17/22...

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A king fisher swooped down
into the silent waters at the noon
a flash of amber and blue
bobbed up sloshing- whoo
a silver fish dangling from its beak
like an ornate pendant, from that creek...

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SYNCING

We had each others back
Syncing around in circles
Sometimes breaking away
To be swooped up to another sphere
Completing the thought
Moving beyond the edge
To be included once more...

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Mother-in-law was showing us around
She was funny at times, she had us wound
Bird swooped over her red head
Open hand it pooped and fled
As she was in shock she couldn't make a sound
6/26/2023...

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a hand swooped down to
firmly hold the ancient building
to root the architecture
to preserve the craftsmanship.

an artistic marvel
human and angel
earth and heaven
merged as one....

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Set free by destiny...

Swooped upon by fate...

Maturity relinquished...

...revolving use by date...

loaded with experience...

just too hard to please...

Negativity rejected...

Exclamation mark!...at ease......

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teeny tiny field mouse did not have a chance there
eagle-eyed red headed buzzard spotted him from the air
swooped down, then took mouse up to fifteen thousand feet
making him into a squirming wiggly tasty treat...

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Tied up to the bed, Tom laid with a mound
On his chest of whip-cream with sprinkles round
A taste Marka thought superb
With all his dough steps off curb.
A car came by, swooped her out to the ground.

6/3/2022...

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Falcon heard mouse from sixty-six feet
Thought the creature gave a curious tweet
Young mouse’s fear was his main feature.
Falcon instantly chose a new creature
His intended prey was totally unaware
As rabbit got swooped up into the air...

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I watched a hawk swoop
Then fly high
With eagle eye
In the afternoon sun

The hawk swooped again
And again
Until it had its prey
In its talons

It would do it again
And not care
How many times
Until the end.

© Paul Warren Poetry...

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Scorpion

In the piles of wood, 
a lizard was nipped by the
tail with a stinger.

Eagle

A pair of wide wings
flapping in the air swooped down
upon a serpent.

Alligator

Fangs in the river
quietly waits for a prey, 
attacking the duck....

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wildlife photographer wanted that national or international prize
today he and the wife were outside hours before the sunrise
grey owl swooped down, and landed on photographer’s lens, big surprise.
his wife snapped a photo, and is the one who won an international prize....

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As I walked thru glistening, deep snow
A crow swooped and pecked a strike combo
Upon my shocked and cold nose
I returned snowballs well froze
Downed crows sure can chicken dance in snow







Robert Haigh's Limerick Contest
February 21, 2018...

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Two pigeons
high on a limb,
making fun of the cat,
really brave
till the hawk swooped in...

two fishy
putting a can on a hook,
thought they were cute
not giving the net
a look...

two politicians
counting a pile of cash,
thinking themselves untouchable
as heaven prepared a rash......

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My soul, like a sea gull,
Poised in the midair
and scanned the wide and
shimmering surface of the sea.

Taking a stance to dive,
It swooped down with
grace and swiftness
and scooped up its prey--
Leaving behind unexplored
the treasures hidden in the
deep bosom of the sea,
as it soared skyward!...

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Father God,
I thank you, for you
Strengthen me
When my strength had 
Left me
You swooped in and lifted me
You brought me through
You never left me
I thank you 
I praise you
For you are my way
You placed one foot 
Before the other
And brought me through
Bless Your Holy Name
Forever and ever
Amen...

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I saw a Pterodactyl  on the wing.
And thought, “Isn't that the craziest thing?”
It then swooped down upon me,
put its talons upon me.
Asking, “Sailor, are you up for a fling?”

I nodded, yes. What else could I do?
So then up, up and away we flew.
We dove and then soared
until it then got bored
and flung me in a pile of its poo.

1/23/21...

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Trump Caused Rupture In Sculpture

Trump caused another significant rupture,
That did create damage to social structure;
Face seeemed mean,
Right at the scene;
Swooped down and ate it up like a vulture.

Jim Horn


Trump sure has put us through a lot of
mental and emotional stress I must
confess and we need to straighten out
this mess....

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