Short Ungracious Poems

Misplaced words and blogs,
Misplaced friendships and response,
No thoughts to others....

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a praying mantis
on knees busy revering
me so bewildered
if this small mortal complies
why humans are ungracious...

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They climbed
resuming the mongrel form, 
The twelve.
A catcalling mob
burdened by sympathetic stimulants, 
Procured from the neck.
Yippering yowls 
break from a youth, 
Torn from thick, incongruous lips.
As a pack
they leap onto the quivering metal, 
Slender paws slapping on ice.
Ice all round; 
leering...over bearing... ungracious ice
To aid their whimpering might....

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Are the Angel's feathers double dipped,
quills of gold but bloody tipped...
is wrath upon the many unknowing,
going,showing unhealthy stowing...
ungracious of the promised precious,
only looking for their next delicious...

Tough love,may be a reminder
fellows once,can be,fellows again
if only to feel,and then remember,
a part of the whole begins within'......

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You enchanted

With the things you wrote

Your words

Held me like a Siren’s song

And drew me into love 

With you sight yet unseen

Until

When I had lost my meagre strength of will 

You showed me who you were

So lavished on me

all but all of you

it would have been ungracious to try to claim the rest

That failure then was mine

And only mine 

A poor thing all my own....

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With Love and Respect


An ungracious sea
Of turbulent thoughts
A virtuous course
               Of dismay
The forsaken ports,
The hindered refuge,
The callous advice
               Of disgrace
In a perfect storm
Came a tranquil calm
As a ray of hope;
               I can breathe
With brilliant display
The darkness is slain
You guided me back
               Out to sea

With love and respect
I’ll never forget
               Your kindness

© 2018 Jeffrey Spencer...

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