Short Totem Pole Poems

Remember when you set your goal
You can't rise up a totem pole!
Avoid the chafe
And play it safe
Inside your cozy pigeonhole!...

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He Was The Music Man


Mr Pankridge
was a totem pole,
red-haired, blue-mouthed militant,
Six-foot, tip-toeing, tangle-footed trip hazard.
“The Music Wizard”
or “Hanky Panky” if he’s grumpy.
He could spit Mussorgsky
across a classroom like a cherry stone....

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**Haiku**

bitter wind blows stout
pelting icy snow crystals….
cold winter’s harsh thoughts

**Senryu**

treed primate postures
like Indian totem pole….
new politician

Copyright © 2011 By Caryl S. Muzzey

Second Place Winner ~ "Natural and Beyond” Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: John Freeman
Sept 22, 2011...

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When the coffee's cold
     the story's old
   rooster missed his cue again
     nightmares in both our pens... 

   clouds high on the horizon
     me, low on the totem pole
   when the coffee's this cold
     sundial's dug me a black hole... 

   head-shakes rattle my brain
     Will they ever ease the pain
   back and knees have yet to please
     O, glorious morning, refills of unease...

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Rat to Bat: "Sir, up close you look like a rat.
I"d like to call you cousin 
if you won't mind that."

Bat to Rat: " No, impudent rodent, you're crass,
denizen of the gutter 
without a touch of class.

You creep while I swoop, you crawl while I fly.
In evolution's totem pole 
you're low, I'm high.

Im cousin of the larks, you're kin of the gnats.
Listen: Angels are to humans 
as bats are to rats!"...

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It must feel good to say at last 
The ceiling is shattered 
And the door is open 
It must feel good 
But I looking at the ceiling 
Think of icy rains 
Monitors on my feet instead of chains 
Weevils dancing in the hoarded grains 
And blind men wiping at dark blood stains 
It must feel good at last to belong 
To see your face on the totem pole 
Hear the world sing your song 
Muting the lyrics meaning about the cold...

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Bottom of Totem Pole

Oh my gosh and do bless my soul
Someone is at bottom of totem pole
Then try to control way they vote
Making them become a scapegoat.

Are always rocks and a hard place
To find each difficulty we must face
All the obstacles and obstructions
Can possibly result in concussions. 

So after much further inspection
We should go in a new direction
Follow two points with persistence
Straight line is the shortest distance.

Jim Horn...

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