Short Three Piece Poems

Mourning Commute

would be phoenixes
masquerade in Gotham
snowbirds alighting 
outrunning the cock's crow
leaving their respective nests
cold
huddled in subterranean tunnels
awaiting the next iron worm
three piece sardines 
breaststroking up steam 
in relentless pursuit of false promises...

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Realization...
On impulse, the best man
stops to buy a bouquet of roses.
He dashes through the rain
in his three-piece suit.
The wedding must be stopped!
He will convince the bride
that he is her
best man!
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[July 27, 2022]
(38 words)
Contest hosted by Lisa YY
Photo A...

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Watching dimples three piece proudly strolling past
Another judicial gladiator of theirs to mark these times ?
Silken bunny butts with pom poms short skirts a brief case
Prairie dogs circling his courthouse licking at stains from white....
Cloaks in black robes her pagans silver badge the creature takes it's stand....

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Elephants will head for higher ground 
before a Sunami makes landfall.
The flocks will sing desperate songs
and fly quickly from devilish fires.

While donning his three-piece silky suit
man-unkind kneads another infinity bomb...
as glassy moths nibble away his soul. 
Leaving their powder to humor his ashes.
Stupid-stupid man, a pawn to his ego.
...

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a question of definition

camping?
luxuries au wilderness
juxtaposition
air conditioned lassitude
with untouched raw nature
three piece baths
next to outhouses
wheels rolling through trees
electric lights break
the pristine dark
camp-fire-crackle ambiance
food microwaved
hot running water, lakeside
even the chipmunks shun
mere bread  
for more sumptuous fare....

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I am a circus freak—

collar popped,
polka dots.

You throw apples
and boo;
I hate all of
you too.

I’m not bothered,
though.

One day, I’ll
start a revolution
and set fire to this
whole place.

You see me as a freak;
I see myself as one of
you elites—

three-piece suit,
walking cane.

I’m going to 
dismantle
the aristocracy
internally.

Join the cause 
or die.

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Tonight I'll saddle up the scorpion
kicking to hell its armored flanks
ratchet legs charging straight ahead
poison lance hovering above my head
claws snapping at the cooling desert wind,
hunting for fiery pieces of moon tinged sin.
I'll romp with a band of glass blown vamps
in Bosh's tasselled garden of earthly delights-
Come sunrise, i'll dismount my poisonous tank
don a tie and ride a three piece suited pegasus....

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Save you had no glowing interest,
You would be finding no rest,
Now eyes on the east,next west,
Sitting or standing pure zest,
For labour-intensive vest,
Behind dropping three-piece suit,
No burnt hours with flute;
At work:The Unchanging Brute!
It's a search for fleshy fruit,
Acceptance of taxing test,
One: long endurance's guest...

Save it isn't fervid interest,
Efforts keep hitting the best:
For one's pursuit no time to waste
End victory a nice taste...

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Hanging brightly like lightning from heaven,
a riveting explosion of colours,
from angelic white to royal purple to classic pink,
you'll find your choice here.
Slender white flowers covered 
with a three piece waxen skirt of bracts 
makes your fingers itch to touch them,
but all beautiful things come with a cost,
minute thorns surround the flowers,
like mini towers, protecting them.
Dazzling evergreen beauty,
bougainvillea is a must for your garden.



04/07/19...

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Has anyone ever heard of Edouard Manet?
The late artist painted something controversial in his day.
Art connoisseurs can see it on display
if they visit a museum in Paris called the Musee D’Orsay.
Two men and a woman enjoy a picnic outside.
The woman certainly didn’t have anything to hide.
Three piece suits are worn by each male.
However, completely naked is the female.
That is one of the paintings any visitor will find.
I wonder what was going on in the artist’s mind?
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