Short Tingled Poems

twisting in tingled arcs 
through a cold late september 
breeze, dancing in serpentine 
patterns to the puppeteer strings 
of the wind, a scrap of paper 
gracefully lands upon your windshield 
  
it says 
  
"GET F*CKED"...

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Tantalising shadows
taper moonlight lovebirds
tender coo and sigh that
trace heartbeat neap tide verve
tango tingled eye beams
tease nocturnal haunt’s oath 
to otherworld eros

Date written : 27th April 2021
      
      Contest : Pleiades T Poetry Contest...

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Tamarind,
honey,
bitterguard,
plain water,
and then plentiful salt,
I tingled on my tongue,
several times,
one after another,
felt the difference,
and savored it long,
the boundaries set by these,
were natural,
and all the rest,
fell in between,
in the realm of taste....

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fallen maple leaves
raise to hold those falling fresh ---
storm stares in silence

tall trees dance in breeze
love birds on these sleep so soothed ---
hounds howl bewildered

nerves and veins tingled
grass blades hide in morning mist ---
Blossoms pay homage


13 November 2022...

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My words are BLEAK
~As EMPTY emotions
NUMB as a sleeping limb
~They’re VOID of 
Reciprocal LOVE
~Which once Touched 
Tingled and TRANSFORMED  
~Them into LIFE
Now BEFUDDLED…
~Struggling to find 
Worthy adjectives to Inspire
~A forgotten MAZE of Nouns 
BURIED deep within my
~Sublime subconscious

Lay...

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Echoes in my essence 
rode a cold frigid breeze 
Snowflakes would ride along 
bringing a deeper freeze 

Words upon winter's breath 
seen each time i spoke
White warm puffs dance 
whimsical floating smoke 

Toes and fingertips tingled
a cold that almost burns 
Beauty in this winter land 
Yet spring's warmth i yearn...

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Strumming the four strings,
Got my fingers vibrating,
Those jingled nerve endings,
And reached my spine and brain,
The tones that came out,
Were melodious and sweet,
They tingled my ear drums,
It reached brain and perhaps spine,
And felt good,
I continued to strum,
And noticed nearby ears “tingled” too,
Man makes music,
Music makes man too,
Believe it- in many senses its true....

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Vibrant date palms
Swayed with the breeze
Hues of green and yellow
Mixed with red and brown

Lawns of soft green grass
Tingled my feet
Inviting me to sit on it
Smelling an occasional wild flower

The sound of the sea
The taste of salt
My eyes closed in a dream
My senses mingled with music

A shout from the pool
A splash in the sea
Sound of hooves on the stone
With them holding my hands....

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A Wallflower's Leap


                        Tingled with the eagle turning of his hero's head

                        Answered the whisper of a smile upon honeyed lips designed for kissing

                        Yearned for an endless night without interruption of the dawn. 
                               
 Silently he nodded while sat I with folded trembling hands…..



V Anderson-Throop
11.14.14...

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When your body tingled, in concert with your mind
    goosebumps flowing up and down your spine
 
  Electricity surging through you
    to fingertips intertwined two by two

  When you seized your partner's head
    locked into kisses, 'twould never end

  And lighter than air your feet swept along
    to the melody of a distant song ... 

  You never pictured the finish line ~
    standing next to Father Time...

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Semaphores

Slippery slopes remain 

Cooled by the air
My palms and fingers
Slid inside your dress
Running
Along your spine
Tingled to your neck

Converts body
I wandered
And plundered
In the taciturn distance

Make you a sea
And I your beach
Make you a wave
And I your crest

Make you a castle
And I the bricks

To stand upon the shore
I the wind
Whisper its caresses
In my hand
Impart
And hold you
Aloft

Slippery slopes remain...

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Listen to poem:

They slipped away
One by one
The bygone days
Of summer

Forgotten windchimes
Gently tingled
To the breezes ringing
Their last serenade

Wispy sunlight
Resisted giving way
To hurling winds
And skies darkened


 
Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~BYGONE DAYS OF SUMMER~ 2020

AP: 3rd place 2022

Submitted on April 8, 2020 for contest STRAND POETRY PICK 5 sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 1ST

Originally posted on October 2, 2019...

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He Lay stiff
His black shoes size twelve or more
His Knotted perfect tie
Drew my eye

I Knew his eyes were closed
I dare see his face
Long crooked knuckles crossed his chest
As he lay in his dusty best

Behind a small crowd
All strangers to me
My neck tingled than froze
Stain glass windows lined with crows

Has time begun are come to none
No words 
No tears
A room full of smears

I walked straight out
My knees red and creased
Headlines in bold
Read Evil Man Now Deceased...

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