Short Understatement Poems

Daddy was unique, one-of-kind
An understatement, a rebel mind
Down a lonely path
Dealt with the wrath
A difficult life so much maligned...

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To Atlanta's Jacob Lawrence
understatement made artistic sense
Sixty small paintings his usp
'Migration' *series for all to see

*https://lawrencemigration.phillipscollection.org/the-migration-series...

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What happens when everyone forgets 

Except I, who am not allowed?

They laugh happily under blue skies and golden sun 

While I get soaked by pissing clouds. 

Ignorance is bliss is an understatement. 

Don't forget your umbrella....

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Canada's hottest day, July 1937, out of sight
Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, reached 113 Fahrenheit
Sizzling is an understatement
Must've begged for abatement
Phew! Walking round in undies must've been quite a delight...

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Is an understatement
No, seriously
a great big Genghis Khan kinda understatement

The way my man shines
is more like greens in casinos
hustlin' off hellifinos

protecting the I knows
of lights that speak clearly
'neath blankets of truth....

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Stress is an
Understatement when it comes to the
Mine field called school.
Millions and millions of children and teachers
Expressly waiting for the last
Ringing of the school bell

For the year.
Understanding the price of the diploma; but, wanting
Nothing more than that "hot break"....

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G.  good luck from here 
O.  open highways and fresh clean air
O.  optimistic horizions for us to share
D.  down and out without fear
L.  lots of time to shed a tear
U.  understand what keeps me here
C.  caught in an understatement left not to clear
K.  kept for good memories from us as a pair

Ruth Courtney...

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You’re a nice guy but, 
No veneer toughness to call your own
Arguments are a mystery that you fail to solve
You're a nice guy but, 
Trouble is the mirror image of swagger 
You struggle from shattered glass syndrome 
You're a nice guy but, 
A tale I’ve heard too many times 
The understatement of phrases often overstated...

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Alexandra in a black bikini is at the right of my screen.
This woman has a killer body that really looks mean.
It is a gross understatement when I say she looks great.
Will using the stuff she sells really make me lose weight?
Well, that is something I don’t have the courage to try.
However, Alexandra is one woman that has caught my eye!
...

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Just once, could you
Understand my 
Side of
Things?

Over and over again and we
Never
Even get to the point that I'm

Mostly right!
Open your eyes to
Reality!
Even a child can see

That it's your fault and you're the
Only one to

Blame!
Let go
And just deal with your
Mistakes.
Even though I don't know how that feels, I'm always here for you....

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Vilma

Her eyes and her smile 
were the qualities of soul,
reached out through her essence
she brought all into the fold,
all goodness and sanity
in a world of messy things,
she worked through the undercurrent
she helped the angels sing,
"We'll miss her" is an understatement
she surfaced into our lives, 
with her undivided giving
in memory we abide....

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Praying, praying, praying, is all I can do
No- one could imagine,  all I am going through
Overload is quite frankly an understatement
It's no wonder, where my muse went
Survival now, is completely the key
Praying, praying, praying for everyone to see
Soon, soon, soon, when I can speak to you
Soon, soon, soon, bringing closure through

Heidi Sands 

6/9/22...

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The Change
The happiness I feel overpowers me
Brings me joy and ecstasy
The terror I feel overwhelms me
Brings me fear and sadness
Cloud nine is an understatement of the bliss you bring me
Your love fills makes me ecstatic
Hell is a calm word to describe the pain you bring me
Your indifference and cruelty makes me hopeless
I see know way out, I am powerless to escape these changes....

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To understand this term one needs to marry,
It has lot of adjustments and expectations to carry.
It is actually a two member team,
Who work together to fulfill their each and every dream.
For it to be successful, ‘Trust is must’ 
Takes no time to destroy and meet the dust.
Love and respect for each other is vital,
Rest everything is immaterial.
Some call it a lifetime punishment,
But for me, ‘Marriage is wonderful’ is an understatement....

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Floods of feelings leaves the knees trembling at the same time
Butterflies in the stomach, what an excitement
Itching of the feet among other things
Anticipation smells like a red rose
Could that be

The suspense is a killer
The roaming around is an understatement
The waiting is overrated
Acceptance smells like victory
Could that be

Seeing is believing
Listening is hearing
Happiness is living
Challenge is opportunity
Could that be...

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i celebrate having
met great poets 
David and especially
Maureen both from
way up north but
not in the sense of
north that Johnny
Horton sung about
because his song was
about Alaska and i'm
writing about Canada

you gave us Michael
Myers not to be
confused with 
Halloween movies
and Neil Young not
to be confused with
Neil Old from down
under but the
understatement of
all is the gene splicing
or mutation of genius

Norm McDonald...

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I see you and I get a thrill
    Just by your face
Seeing your picture makes my day
And I look forward to your words
I love to flirt with you when I can
    And I wait for your reply
To say I wish that we had more
Is the understatement of the year
I often sit and look at you and
    Wonder what you think
And hope that you think of me
When you have time
I miss you though we’ve never met
    And I wish you were here
Good night my dear I wish you well
You’re always in my dreams...

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