Short Tiptoes Poems

leaf withers
in an old book
ghost tiptoes

12.05.16...

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leaves still in bed the sun on tiptoes the world shivering...

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water strider walks
on lily pond, barefooted 
stork tiptoes on pads...

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fountain of blue
bubbling skies overhead -
a child on tiptoes...

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Pale dawn tiptoes in
The fresh green blades frozen hard 
Icy wind cuts through...

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the white fog tiptoes...
in the stillness of the night,
the thief leaves no trace...

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This beautiful boy
is, on his tiptoes, a man.
An innocent man
with silver, wrapped gifts of words
hailing the wind, to listen......

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First grace from sun's soul
Bedecked in tangerine splendour
Tiptoes through window
Into broken heart sews it whole
Contest quadro
Date Jan 12 2017...

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Awaiting a sign
you came into my dream
tiptoes i rise
look into you're eyes
sink into you're soul
there i will stay
for love eternal
thats the only way....

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There she goes
walking on tiptoes

I watch her for a while
talking on her mobile

when the call ends
her heels slowly descend
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There is a lightening in the sky.

The night is now a memory.

A touch of morn I see on high

Dawn tiptoes in so quietly.

The day begins for you and me....

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Climbs through the window
Tiptoes towards the large bed
Leans over the girl
Prepares to bite her soft throat
She’s already dead – that sucks!

for Nancy's contest...

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Chameleon
Tiptoeing in the wilderness
Does not see left
Does not see right
Appetite ahead of its body
Then shoots its tongue forward
Only to get it stuck in thorns...

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         summer stars so bright
         heat tiptoes in
         resting on jasmine clouds

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         July 21, 2019
         12:15am  PST...

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Rinsed clean
yesterday's sun
tiptoes across the dawn
washed by last night's dream of rainbows
refreshed

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For Sara's Cinquain contest
6/9/15...

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On tiptoes light, a dancer spins,
in every leap, a new world begins,
grace and poise in harmonious blend,
telling tales without words, messages send.
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She tiptoes to his bed to peek:
   In the room so sweet, no words could speak
   As the child she loves so soundly sleeps
   And the moon beyond the window creeps
   With the moonlight kissing baby cheeks...

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Subtle humor is the game,
words can drive you quite insane,
till the  master calls a halt n says repent,
a little sad but wiser, never mind Elisa,
so he tiptoes back to his own little tent:) 

Don Johnson...

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One whispers and tiptoes
as another drops her teacup
in a night when
the dying soul releases
her last breath.

The crash sound is heard
by crickets
as well as angels.
Clay fashions itself
into sculpted word....

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Short-Pants Potentate


Inferno of a summer day
Mother’s dozing

Tommy, tiny, three,
paring knife in hand

tiptoes out, flops
short-pants potentate

upon the sidewalk sunny,
operates on ants


Donal Mahoney...

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Standing on toes, we might be able to see above the crowd

     Sometimes it’s better to duck than let what we see enrage us

          We must tiptoe softly through the sensitive hearts of others



* Entry for Rick's contest...

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The footsteps of darkness,
approach from behind

On death’s quiet tiptoes,
to shadow and find

Once shoulder to shoulder,
the clock starts to stop

The future detaching
—last cradle unrocked

(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2019)...

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The first step
In tiptoes
But the one I wanted to take.
The take-off.
 
The sprint
In circles
A mile then came back.
The lead.

I ran
So did you
Further away.
The catch up.

Each step
Nearer to the finish line
Moving on.
The race....

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Flirty Sunflowers


sultry sunflowers
stretch long necks to kiss the sun …
on tippy tiptoes

08-01-2014

Contest:      Any Poem Under 5 lines #1
Sponsor:     Poet Destroyer A
Placement:  4th...

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Sunken Springs

Oppressive humidity
Sunken springs
Tropical refuge ~
Aqua refreshment

Ladder tiptoes
Down into
Cooling waters

7-8-21
Contest: Picture this 2-7 Lines - Image #4
Sponsor: Joseph May
	
Seven lines, two stanzas, fourteen words...

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