Short Understandably Poems

Franz Liszt
Was understandably piszt
When the dog chewed
His étude...

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O
understandably
friendly
outsider
U
F
O
united
furriers of
Ontario
U
F
O
ugly
frightening
oblongs
U
F
O
ultra
fixated
ocelots
words 25 © 4...

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       so Silent 'tiz One 
        understandably 

   the pen can be louder

             anywho

             'tiz tied
                 to
           the tongue
...

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your tongue reached out
and licked me clean
i stung from your poison
much to harsh to survive
my skin eaten away
its understandably fitting
that you are left
only with my bones...

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Beautiful in every way you are
Though the you is presently her
And the aforementioned me
Has not been mentioned of late,
Though understandably so
Oh, how the waves change so 
Quickly, Casually, Cruelly...

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I learned that a Brit will take offense if mistaken for an Australian,
and that Puerto Ricans take offense if mistaken for Mexican.
Canadians take offense if mistaken for American,
and Jamaicans take offense if mistaken for African.
Understandably, the great apes take offense when mistaken for human ....

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Living and loving 
Makes the difference
To love and to care is a pledge
When one is deeply in love
This love become truer as promise
We ended  each day and for more
Incurably linked and insurmountable romance
We could forget the time and our name
But we understandably  care and dare
And our ROMANCE shall live!...

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Merry Christ-miss
Santa has not stopped in years, 
too many times his sleigh has passed us by, 
but I understand as I realise that I am not the only one but one of too many.
And any one that wakes on Christmas day to play in poverty will understandably agree with my poetic honesty, for we as a race have lost faith in equality....

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Poetry turns from the common man,
Turns on its arrogant heel,
Stalking away toward the cloistered academe.

Nothing is duller or deader than
Poets unable to feel
Love—or compassion, or dream the lofty dream.

Thus poetry turns from you, from me,
And talks to itself, indulgently,
And nobody hears. Quite understandably....

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Burgeoning

Not sure where I should begin
Black has now been burgeoning
And understandably so
From what we know
Black we should be encouraging.

Jim Horn

Wish you would make a comment
regarding my poems so I can see
who has been reading them. Thanks.

http://www.poetrysoup.com/poets/top_100_poets_most_poems_all_time.aspx...

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Dear sweet child,
So full of anger and remorse,
Terrors running wild,
Be weary of this troubled course,

An eye for an eye,
Seems understandably justified, 
A comforting lie,
When you live every day terrified, 

Embrace your heart,
Break those cold rusty chains,
Time to make a new start,
And cherish the warmth that remains....

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Pretty fall colors carved and decorated
Understandably the best in a cream covered pie
My favorite flavor is the cheesecake
Plump and lumpy or perfectly orange
Kill it with a shotgun after halloween
I love to watch the scrambled pieces fly in the air
Never let the Jack o lantern go to waste!!
Seeds left on the ground, grow next year!...

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perfectly-placed pleats
admirable rear
other interests
wandering eyes hurt
understandably
potential problems


THIRD PLACE WINNER
Written 3/26/2021
(Inspired by Picture #3)
For "Tableau 2" Contest 
Sponsored by Joseph May
Composed using PS "Syllable Counter"...

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a belief in yourself that allows you to write 
understandably brave, for all will not appreciate your words
taking a risk with every syllable for written is harsher than spoken 
hoping it will all work out, and you will connect with someone else 
outfielder catching fly balls, sometimes in the head 
risk is worth it in the end, for you are sharing your truth...

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Understandably,
we were worn out with love,
romantic movies gave you hives,
love poetry often made me gag.

We had this thing going on,

love and hate had mingled,
ennui and elan had given birth
to a redeemed vision
of that far too simple word.

When we kiss now,
that lip-to-lip caress
has exponentially evolved,
into a whole lexicon
of newfound endearments....

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Unbidden you deserted our happy home.

Unforgivable the things you left unsaid.

Understandably our children were undone.

Unapologetically I refuse you entry. 

Under no circumstances upstart.

Unbroken now my broken heart.

Unwieldy unyielding you will find.

Unlikely I will change my mind.

Unless you fall down on your knees.

Unendingly  begging of me "Please"....

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The people born under the zodiac sign of the bull,
Are projected to have a loving yet, determined nature,
Usually accompanied by sympathy and warmth.  
Relationships and friendships are valued, yet so fragile,
Understandably, they are pampered and overprotected,  
Suggesting stubbornness is also a prominent trait.


(Acrostic)


3/29/2021


Star Sign Acrostics Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Charlotte Puddifoot...

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I'm going down silently 
Could it be 
I'm lost in a masquerade? 
Sounds of laughter, joy, and humor abound 
filling the air with harmony 
but its intagibility 
leaves me untouched 
much 
as thoughts, emotions, regret 
evict any remnants of glee, 
understandably,    
I fall deeper within me 
silently 
battling negativity 
like Frazier battled Ali 
I am enough and more 
than this feeling 
swarming me 
Prayer 
Self-Reflection 
Free...

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