Short Termites Poems

Tumbled timbers tempted ten tiny termites....

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Hollow is
The broken branch
Off the family tree...

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As spring departs
In the wind and rain
Termites swarm...

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in the morning rain 
fountain of winged termites 
a fighting with fate...

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Drunken man slept
on head termites built anthill
woke up, made alarm...

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million termites 
on African savannah ~
a tall earthen mound...

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The termites still let 
the old house remain standing 
for many decades....

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A two-story house
'Cross the white lies' borderline
Riddled with termites...

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Hollow log resonates
ancient cultural undertow
termites work incessantly....

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The aardvark likes to eat termites
He has big ears and a very long snout
He uses his ears to find his food
And his tongue to get them out...

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There is white and pale nostalgia
sweet memories and terrible ones
treat  pain softly to have, analgia
you be eaten by termites moths, none...

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How will a house turn into a mansion?
It will demolish and rebuild.
I am the same way,
Eaten by termites that said they loved me.
Demolished with hatred,
So I rebuild my self with self-love....

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“And the doorframe!
And the door itself!”
“And the hinges!
and the termites!”
“And your hand, after
you push it in!
And you, after you enter!”
She must be operating on
some other plane of existence....

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aging darken
dead ember wood 
creaking left bare
eating termites 

in colonies
hard destructive
winged eating bugs
hollow out trees


9/1/2019


Poetry Contest: Charlie-Quadku 
Sponsored by: Charles Messina...

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Dig dig dig little aardvark
gobble down those ants and termites.
gulp gulp gulp, tasty tasty tasty.
Slurp them up with your long rough tongue.
Gulp gulp gulp 
Slurp slurp slurp
Dig dig dig.
It is fun to watch you eat...

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Battles
I fear
My tears
I fear
Are
Were always
Battles are termites
Date killing
Kindly, burn
Wars, Pride worship
Tears of Children
Mothers cry
Even,Chance of dying, little is
I just
I close my eyes
I wish
Just one wish
War Finish...

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I couldn't help but notice

that the dead wood

in society when gathered

could make quite a bonfire

if only one could collect it

but my kindling

had been eaten

by the termites

and so the rot

gets hold of more

and more

until we all rot...

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sentences colors
purple pencils wrote paper
books covered in red

bleeding heart type
computer calculations
daunting papyrus

books covered in red
termites fed ate the paper
paper wrote a book

5/20/18
written words by  James Edward Lee Sr.
Copyright ©  2018...

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The aardvark is a quirky beast,
Uniquely dentalated,
And to the armadillo gastronomically related.
He dines on termites, ants, and such,
Most any bug his tongue can touch,
On fruits and veggies, not so much,
Unless he's running low on Vitamin C…
Or needs to be re-regulated....

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worn... 
    away...
   tattered...
          along...
               the ...
              edges ...

      she was frayed...
              like termites...
                        holding...
                                   up...
                                bridges....

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worn trees of wisdom
leaning on a grey sky 
stench of last war
applause of sleeping hope
fading in the distant horizon
flashes of dwindling love
middle of a lucid dream persi-
sting white termites crumble
wooden remains of a mansion
broken bones scattered
in the garden of
yesterday...

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f our brain is wood, they are termites,

They devour the oak, beech, pine and even the redwood,

They are determined to reduce our dreams to dust,
our tables, our beds, our furniture, even our love in forest


If our brain is wood, they are termites,

The poet must resemble exotic woods to
not be eaten....

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Glad we won't have to drive our selves crazy,
And her name is either Daisy or Mazie;
Rave and shout;
Democrat no doubt,
Who always will work hard and is never lazy.

Just had inspection of termites,
On both arms should see bites;
Was of dwelling;
Should see swelling;
Some say they may be Shiites. 

Jim Horn...

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Sadness scrambles to survive
and tears become termites

Self reliant moles taint speechless lips 
and form explanations yet to ripen

Tears that reject wiping 
smear pride's respiratory system
leaving heart beat unpuffed

Humility is Reality

What makes sense
is not always understood...
And weeping ensues....

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DRY THOUGHTS

blue mists drag out lakes
packs of past wolves
provide evidence
pointing to
double suicide

that never gets restored 
entirely
ladders and paintpots
crawl through present
hardware

nailed to the edifice
of yesteryear
the termites
fail to notice
that I was their
flowerpot



© Kim van Breda—6 October 2015...

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