Short Taps Poems

the wild wind
taps on the window panes --
the radiator pings...

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a swift shooting star
gone by yellow twilight moon
nevada crater...

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No secrets
In the 
Taps on trees
Why is it
Their poetry eludes us...

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Eerie break of dawn
Hear the taps in the distance
Mourningly bein' blown...

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while climbing a tree,
nature taps me on my arm
and simply says 'here'...

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She taps her shoulder
Mothers' chair swivels around
The violins shriek......

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black widow spider
web slights poisonous quick kill
black mamba prepares...

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Failure, after all, is just ~
                    Success tapping you on the shoulder...

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37,000 FLAGS

Silent drums mourn as a lonely wind hums taps.

John G. Lawless
5/30/2021...

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taps on top my head
pelting vibrant thoughts trying 
to get in and out...

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its on some one who 
can do
foot dats and turn laps
on there shoes
and make them rap
like a 
TAP...

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Sweet water 
Turning bitter 

At the meter

Is it a meter 
Or a converter?

To flow cash
Turning taps!...

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Eat my shoes
Eat my shoes
Eat my shoes, eat my shoes, eat my shoes
Please -- eat -- my -- shoes
Eat my shoes....

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Taps make me cry she said.
That seemed strange to me.
They played taps at her uncle’s funeral.
Now not so strange....

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Flowing life force stay
give me another happy....
Taps plays soulfully

For contest sponsored by Black Eyed Susan...

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A bitter well
taps the icy waters
from the sulphurous deep
slakes my thirst
makes my transformation
into the beast
complete....

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T-rump’s a hustler on a stage
A pied piper who taps people’s rage
So who will rebuff
This great con artist’s fluff
And call off this ugly dark age?...

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finite mind taps into infinite realms;
neurons spark ignites the engine and
a venturous microcosm is born
...

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The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Morphed metal beams into steel scraps
Oh say what a fright
The dawn's early light
Ends the anthem-man's span with taps...

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umbrella parade floats madly and whimsically
she barely notices, after catching one
melodic music is her inspiration
ancient wisdom taps her imaginative soul...

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Eyes a-droop
      neck feels weak
    Perhaps it’s time
      to go to sleep

    Why fight
      Nature’s charms
    ‘Taps’ is not
      a Call to Arms...

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There once was a rhino from Timbuktu
Who considered himself a kangaroo--
   He took a big leap
   Landed all in a heap--
Sat up and played taps on his kazoo....

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Fingertips move the keyboard taps,
over time my patience just snaps;
Pulse raises in my bloodstream 
hard to hold back a scream
when you shout at me in caps....

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Rain taps, rain taps tapping on my window
Sounding like a voice singing softly
A mermaid's song of
Enchantments and callings
Luring me to the window
Craving to hear more...

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Happy nuthatch taps
Drumming his special rhythm
On my dogwood tree
Robin provides melody
Tone deaf bluejay acts annoyed

written June 19, 2021...

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