Short Thought Provoking Poems

paradoxical
    concisely informative
    an oxymoron...

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what is a haiku
thought provoking poetry
in just three small lines...

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long bony finger



thought provoking suicide



point of no return...

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A thought provoking
angry words are now exchanged
smiles come, peace remains...

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Can you think a thought unprovoked?
                        ~  Now that's totally thought-provoking!...

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
precipices 
are
the routine
routes
of the
unroutine
man
...

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THOUGHT PROVOKING

How can you break the ice
if you're not drawn by it invites?

Vick Manuel Poetry {VMP} 
Copyright © December, 2020....

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Joe, a gentle guy
thought provoking poetry
open heart and mind
the skill to look beyond words
capture a deeper meaning


©221220112350...

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Scattered words
arranged for meaning
a poets prose
thought provoking.

Interpretation
a readers choice
words are penned
to give a voice.

From the mind
now into view
the written word
was meant for you....

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There's no new water on earth it's all been recycled
That thought just came to me in a flash, my mind did spiral
It's mind-blowing
It's thought-provoking
Makes me think about all the whale poop quite vile...

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HIGHLIGHTS
evocative
moments
entice
 to elation
ethereal
  sounds
  create
ambiance
 traverse
the maze
confront
 identity
 approaches
& absorbing
thought-provoking
 spaces
&gathers pace
shaping our
tomorrow...

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Music
the staple of life
Hence my poetic
Song
Parted lips
A spoken voice
Comes 
The inner me 
Nostalgic
Evoking
Thought-provoking
Penetrating reflections
In love 
Dancing 
singing
Lifes
Song
From 
Dusk 
Till..
Dawn...

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A melancholy of poets
A suffering of poets
A torment of poets
A provoking thought of poets

An expression of poets
An inspiration of poets

A rhyme of poets
A verse of poets
A stanza of poets

An anthology of poets
A poem of poets

We are all poets
however some of us
go to the trouble
of writing it down

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Haiku - a thought provoking bunch!

Alone - yet a continuum...!

In this universe,
alone - yet a continuum,
woven - warp and weft!

Mind always rakes up,
our ego that awaits, takes-up,
blatant differences!

No thing and nothing,
ever in isolation, connect,
with all - resurrect!

Find that in you - where,
oneness from deep within surge,
ahead - where all merge!...

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Poetry ain't words dribbled out on the fly, 
It's execution, prostitution of the me who am I.
lettin loose my mongoose of thought provoking, while others be chokin,
gettin all Seuss you just some cat in a hat, 
Philosophies of Socrates rap your brain around dat,
Don't let dem big words confuse you, this all precludes you, from being 100, thats where you blundered.

 word :)...

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You don’t like love.
You love it,
Don’t you?
Always have,
Always will.
Necessity is the mother of all creation.
But what about the Father? 
In due time you will see,
You will all see.
Father, Mother.
Sister, Brother.
We are all adopted.
One another.
Even though your tears are real,
You know what is owed.
You know the deal
Multiply.
You don’t like love.
You love it...

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Listen to poem:

Here's the deal, friends...

   Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this fairly lengthy AUDIO (.mp3) had to be posted in 2 parts. 
   The 1st half can be accessed, of course, by going to - "Poems by Mark Stellinga" - on the soup. IT'S THERE.
   I hope you'll listen to the whole monster, it's a very thought provoking piece, and is based on a 100% TRUE story!

Cheers,
Mark...

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How too choose, how to select
A film to fill that two hour slot
The bumph will big it up 
Over egg the pudding like as not
So I look for key word like
“Thought provoking” or “moody”
“Poignant, “Critically acclaimed”
Or “Stunning cinematography”
And when I’ve identified them
I know they are the ones to miss 
And I get the one with the cover picture
Of a girl in a state of undress...

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Hey wet river.
Hello dry bones.
Feel the rhythm?
Hear the tones? 
Wet, wet,
The river gives.
Wet, wet,
The river takes.
Walk along the brooks and streams,
Run along the ponds and lakes.
Close my eyes,
I hear no more.
I will exhaust,
I will explore.
Through the forest,
I run, I run.
Fear for when
My time is done.
Kick up your feet,
Enjoy the shows.
This is where the
Rabbit goes....

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“Outside Voice”


Silence aint Golden, it’s not what you think

My voice on hold, no freedom to speak

That’s thought provoking, can’t say what I feel

A mind boggling experience, it’s time to reveal

I can no longer sit idle; there are things to be said

You must hear me, these words in my head

There were choices to make, and you left me no choice

To say what is real, in my outside voice....

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I can tell the resemblance
By the sure chance
Of one glance
Of things sane and those of trance

A thought provoking thought pains
When self evaluation unravels our own stains
But obscure will be its gains
If we choose that which entertains

"Life is a big game" they keep saying
They add "It's never that serious" for a meaning
Life being a game is worth agreeing
But a true player should be serious about winning!...

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Poetry a divine form
A specialised art known to few
Taking the world by storm
A few lines that into a stanza grew
The poet his life blood poured
Onto the pages of experience
The pen mightier than the sword
Was shown by brilliance
The deep thought provoking poetry
Or the funny and humourous lyrics
Are felt all through history
Whether sonnet, rhyme or acrostics
The genre of poetry for eternity
Is blessed with dignity...

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Would an inter-dimensional
Time sphere capture all the
Details needed to transform
A mere thought-provoking
Image into a mind splitting
Reality? We can see in front
Of our eyes the two plus two
Of it all, but what when the
Solution no longer fits the 
Problem and creating water
Out of wine is not just for the
Divine? I can accept what I cannot
See, but not what I cannot feel,
Owing all I have to the skeletons
In my closet....

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One night …
I thought I’d glimpsed the future,
In a nightmarish scene,
Where lives were sad and pointless 
And life was simply mean,
Where people feared the future
And craved the world’s past,
Where people wanted answers
And then these questions asked:
   “Where are all the insects?
    Where are all the birds?
    Where are all the fish and
    Where are all the herds?”
Sadly, there were no answers,
Sadly, there were no words …...

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Awareness is everything 
But, we must be willing to open our eyes
For they do not see everything 
Moments often catch us by surprise 
The unpredictability of life 
Often puts us in this position 
So thought provoking 
Nothing but an inquisition 
The fickleness of life 
Often takes our breath away 
Confusion and frustration 
Makes its appearance each day 
When we lack awareness 
It can lead to total chaos 
Filled with bewilderment 
Some of us may appear to be lost...

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