Short Syl Poems

face uncertainty; 
art of seeing the hidden
trial and error

Syl. count 5/7/5...

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invisible pull
relativity connect;
independence sought

syl. count 5/7/5
Date write: 8.7.2014...

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keenly expecting
to rise out of a quagmire;
ready for the worst


syl. count 5/7/5
Date: 4.7.2014...

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Audacious you ask
After gaining all I had;
What I gave to you


Senryu: syl count 5/7/5
Date: 26.6.2014
Mohan Chutani...

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Somewhere,
when our lips finally meet,
and the rush of the world stops
It's there, in the fragrance,
love will be forever warm


contest Somewhere
Frederic Parker 1/7/15
29 syl...

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Her eyes grate on tainted hall

Where love's ember pranced inside

A vignette slowly dimming...

While night's coal glistens




7/7/7/5 Syl Count
5 Lines Or Less Contest...Black-Eyed Susan...

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my love, stay gently wild

and foxtrot with me

to swirl in flaming dips

of night… heavenly!



6/5/6/5/syl count
Giorgio V's Laconic Contest
by nette onclaud...

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Putting a reverse gear,
I'll go back, 
Where no religion or 
Boundaries, could be listed. 
One cared only for dolls.

By: Archana Garg
Dt: 9th January 2015

Total syl. count: 28
For the contest SOMEWHERE sponsored by nette onclaud...

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In french Québec, they put the em-PHASIS on the wrong syl-LABLE
At least they make an effort, it's better than the French to speak I'm able
I heartily applaud them
Left in '76 that was when
There was a mini revolution and things became unstable...

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While pensive is silver moon
calm and tender is the night
I immerse in memories
with tears in my eyes.


June 23, 2016.
PART 2, FULLY BOOKED - Poetry Contest
Title of the novel : Tender Is The Night 
Sponsored by: nette onclaud
dodoitsu: 7, 7, 7,5 syl count: 4 lines...

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In sentient shades of silence
The heart endures from tyrants
Love lives lachrymosely long
My heart shows its prong.


June.22.2016
PART 2, FULLY BOOKED - Poetry Contest
By nette onclaud

~compose ONE dodoitsu: 7, 7, 7,5 syl count: 4 lines
*The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter ( Carson Mc Culler)...

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The Sweater





To a frigid wind's quiver,
Graces a warm embrace,
Of passion knitted in hot threads,
My sweater hugs his chest,
To a frigid wind's quiver.




Syl- 7/6/8/6/7
Written August 3rd, 2015
© Dr. Upma A. Sharma 
Inspiration- pic no #6
For contest "A prized refrain" by Nette Onclaud...

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Kindness at home breeds love
Keeping family warm…
Kids, parents join hearts to
Knit times with gaiety;
Knowing sweet acts open
Keys of faith…and household
Kneels in worship as one.


Contest: Pleiades K   3/11/2017
Sponsor: Kim Merryman
Verified by syllablecount.com: 'gaiety'
considered as 3-syl word...

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Midnight in droplet puddles
murky cobble stone
after a crisp whiz of rain,
men sound left alone.
Portal kept silence
into a magical dew
of faint world's absence.


9/14/2017

Contest:  'SEGUIDILLA' Contest 
Sponsored By:	nette onclaud


1. Midnight, not a sound from the pavement.
Verify syl count www.howmanysyllables.com...

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Haiku may be hard,
But isn't it random words?,
Running out of syl-...

Dog sits on floor,
Hairy dog sits on floor,
Cat sleeps on floor...

I like drinking cola,
It makes me go very hyper,
It is very funny...

Cardigens and teeth,
Makes a granny very very sweet,
Thay always scare me...

The green bin with bag,
Sat lonely on the carpet,
In the English room......

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I sit on the pier sad
Imagine I was sun
Solitary, no one
near it, shuns all.

tired evening sun lowers
sea embraces it slow
the salt lessens sun’s glow
it cools in dark.

night sings a lullaby
music plays on the tide
mermaids merrily glide
it must rise strong. 




Mohan Chutani
Date: 8.7.2014
used www.howmanysyllables.com as syl counter
1stanza (6,6,6,4)X3
rhyme: abbc
Contest: On the pier...

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In past life I hailed from Shitterton 
and loved good food and plenty of action
Once a witch visited town
Who taught her art to me clown
With my magic wand I had more fun

A lass named Bustyview took my fancy
Gave me no airs, vane was her beauty
Decided to trick her in
Prince became I to her grin 
Lived thereafter happily with she

Form: Limerick, 2 stanzas of 5 lines each 
(syl. count:9,10,7,7,9,10,9,7,7,9), Rhyme: AABBA...

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On  the edge of soft twilight

Before all else greet morn's dew...

I wrap you 'round my bosom

And allow this gift of hours

To savor love-coos, just mine;

Drinking deeply your fresh songs

A pleasure newborn babe grants.



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Constance La France's Contest
HM's and NA's October 2020 Poetry 
Submitted 11/2/2020

Written 10/29/2020  Judged 11/1/2020
For 49ER Contest ~ N/A
~edited syl count via how manysyllabes...

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S tars o’er spiritual sanctuary
I ndulgence in inward infinity 
L et us linger lush lengths of latitude 
E ndorsement of envied entitlement
N omads in the night negotiating
C alibrating their carefree carapace
E ons seek their earthly enlightenment



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Submitted on March 23, 2021 for contest SAVOURING SOLITUDE IN SEVEN LINES sponsored by JCB BRUL (HMS.com : 10 syl)  -  RANKED 1ST...

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As mauve of autumn waves her velvet cloak
Each treetop, each leaf upturns a  glazed hue:
That  between dusk and morn, the winds evoke
A  heartbeat tempo of evening’s debut--
Oblivious to chills with  beams on oak
Parading their grandeur , regal in view,
Then once again through October – brushed sky
Where  Northern lights mindlessly fail to die !



Broken Wings’ Form O- Only One Contest
Theme: Oblivious ( 4-syl count)  5/10/2017...

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‘`’`’`’`’’’’’’```

From diverse time zones, we gather
knitting words for all soupy friends 
united by warmth and laughter
from diverse time zones, we gather
Language of praises, we saunter
beyond hearts, kinship never ends
from diverse time zones, we gather
knitting words for all soupy friends 



 ©triolet/ 8 syl count

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Carol Brown’s What I Love Most About Poetry Soup
By nette onclaud
1/19/12...

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