Short Understated Poems

Subtle
understated beauty 
without trying hard
it takes my breath
away...

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scary viperfish

ugliness understated

devour at own risk

4/18/2018...

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Thanksgiving

Reflection of my day of thanks
I find 'life worth living' understated






						Sunshine Williams...

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Wily and creative in life, terrorizing in death
Understated breathless anticipation prances forth
jiggling quarts of kangaroo cacti exasperating my zany mother...

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Calorie counting
Overly aggressive
Understated
Never satisfied
Thickly disgusted

Oppositionally
Nervous

Ticking time bomb
Heaving 
In secret
Now a days...

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Silent Mr.D'Arcy has Miss Lizzie sighing
In a love affair ,oh so trying,
Simmering sexuality within,
Understated by glance & look-
Love,pride,prejudice,all in Austen's book....

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Long striped gloves gave her an elegance
Understated glamour, familiar in the fifties
The sixties claimed a bit of this romantic chicness,
However, the fifties owned it without bragging...

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quiet & understated
two words waiting 
at the bottom of the page
crouched as though
some other they might chase away
or bar from the path
tonight
i am once again allowed this trespass...

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Aphotic beneath countless depths 
energy fleeting, gloom haunting 
insipid jailers keep locks metaphorical 
never owning peace, quarrel, rage, surrender 
torture understated, verve waned 
xanthic ylem zombie...

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Imperfection is beauty, flaws are art,
Purity is overrated, failing is understated,
Strange is innovative,
Battle scars make a soldier,
Perfect makes the heart colder,
Make mistakes, miss a shot,
Dare to fall, dare to try....

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Educated and evaluated

I exercise an active plan

Captivated and dedicated

I'm my one and only fan

Motivated and understated

I get by the best that I can

Aggravated and constipated

I'm a 21st century man...

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The lion in me wants to roar my truth
tearing the invaders apart with her teeth and claws
the lamb in me holds back.
reluctant to show her hooves,
knowing the value of being understated
and waiting before reacting
I hear the lion roar....

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If I, the fly, upon the wall
were, all but none the wiser,
then I would spy the wicked weave of me, myself, the spider.
But neigh,'tis not. What caveat!
My prey heeds not, by nature.
For "something wicked this way comes",
an understated danger....

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Understated should be more subtle
who is the ex of cited
Why do we have questions
What is the part of icular
Elongated should be shorter
What is the spiration in
And where does go............. go
And what gave God the idea of us
Are we the creators of him...

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Filled with fresh flowers
An understated beauty
Well-designed garden

Captures attention
Magic really takes place
It relieves my stress

Summer garden fair
Creative spirit revive
Beautiful touch






A-L Andresen 08.06.2015 :)
Copyright © All Rights Reserved...

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Translation unknown
Translates to...
Understated home
Undecided to condone the manifestations
"Translation?"
Expect the unexpected
Expectation
Word to the wise, no rule to be to great'n
Unleash and treat it like multiplication
Triple down the system of the equation
Confusion
Placement
Solution

-Jess...

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Yesterday
So understated
Yet necessary as a stair step
Toward the best day of your life
Unless you have already had it.
Which would be 
So
Danged
De
Press
Ing
Because that would 
Mean that you
Are standing
In the window
Of your
Mind 
Looking
Back 
To
Yesterday
Instead 
Of enjoying
Your 
Today....

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To flood your heart with pure devotion, 
Let the rivers of love run through your veins, 
To cradle the power of untamed emotion, 
Your poignant fever leaves no remains, 
To adore and enslave your affectionate trait, 
Set free the idealistic and unrealistic, 
Believe in the romanticism of your fate, 
Be outstanding, understated and be Mystic......

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It’s just the aside that resides
Therein lies the (funny)
In between the (funny) lines
Find the humor in the parenthesis (funny)!
An understated (funny) thought
Is it a true statement?
Or wisely  cracked (funny)
Sometimes sarcasm (funny) is planted in the middle
No matter when it’s received or how
Even right in the (funny) center
It’s (funny)....

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Stop !
Look ! 
Listen to the ways of the world
Of all it's complexities
It's overrated 
And understated 
Those who succeed 
Fail by greed 
We the prey
We the predator 
Pledge allegiance 
To the flag of death 
And for which it stands 
One world 
United in the demise 
Of humanity 
With plague 
And suffering 
For all !

Eric (and sometimes not)...

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Poetry is hard to define
   as its language may be refined
or coarse, like a horse with a whinny
   or – pardon my simile – a whine  

Some readers expect rhythm and flow
  though others reject that, I know
A kaleidoscope of images may burst forth
  unlike understated razor’s-edge mirth

Poetry's aura is in her mystery
  ~ that adorns her with majesty...

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Shay was as understated as an orange peacock in a purple tutu
None of us knew what to make of her
She blew in on a Tuesday, and we all knew about it by three

Towns our size only has four people boxes
She did not fit any of them
We could see she would dance her way out of all.

We who had never left Smallville
Had no idea 
That bigger places have more boxes....

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   Living simply
     rejoicing
   in their callings

   He, a shoemaker
     finest quality
   long-lasting leather

   She, a seamstress
     understated grace
   in bridal gowns and accessories

   home - Lower East Side
     1930's NYC tenement-style
   hearts - in Jerusalem

   Their bags packed
     ready to go
   Hark, Elijah heralds the dawn

...

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older, but no wiser
quieter, but no calmer
far more passionate, but not a lover
taller, but no more confident

overgrown child
who gave you the ability to... drive?
eat, think, work on your own terms
i can't believe the joke you really are

looser, but still a loser
better, but still understated
callous, but still crying
failure, but still with hope

believe it or not...

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Warmth and understanding,
With nothing to assume, 
Gentle like her yoga,
Dark eyes were shining too.
 
Disturbing my indifference,
She moved into the room
With understated presence,
And saturated mood.
 
She didn’t disregard me, but
Her walls were never down,
The wolves that she kept waiting
Always were around.
 
It’s better left platonic,
Precious, sacred piece of ground....

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