Short Upstart(A) Poems

shaven upstart girl
tongue moving around,quivers
lipping her essence...

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the catastrophe 
avoided…wobble…wobble
lazy chair upstart
banged the curio panel
upheaval of heavy art

3/6/2023...

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Leap from the bed, need to stay ahead
  of the upstart pack, baying for bloodshed

Visions of the abyss, from high on life's cliff
  spur me to fight the daily battle for bread...

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this jigsaw puzzle has missing parts
optimal then, to add heart to cart
love aligned, stance erect
blissful, with no defect
get rid thee now, of ego upstart

23-July-2021...

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Priya Saha
To become an upstart
Country trapped in your flirt
You the ink woman
Political fun
To the white
Gone to guide
You lied beautifully
But, you are not beauty 

-Monday, July 22, 2019 Chattogram...

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News alert: Graffiti rampant on Piazzo del Poplo 1500,
“Da Vinci smokes pot to get high”
“Michelangelo’s a young upstart teen, can’t paint for crap”,
Was a graffiti reply.




For the Da Vinci vs Michelangelo contest...

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Jonquils, whispering in icy shadows,
Argue with January’s chill
Needling her about her coldness.
Upstart prisoners plotting a breakout
Always alert to a break in her façade
Resist complacency’s weakness
Yearn to mimic the sun’s majesty.


©1/5/2018

for January Poetry Contest
Michelle Faulkner - sponsor...

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 Silver dreams 
Golden promises
 Yellow Sorrows downtrodden 
Purple blessings upstart 
Blue royalty set apart
 Inside me softened heart
 Birth in Christ Jesus
Born in forgiveness
 Mercy's Grace Hallelujah blessed 
Blessingness

2/14/23
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr 2o23...

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Crucifying kitten pleas, bending rules and illness deeds. 
Seeming upstart, a bleeding rampart, healing meek with insurance geek.
A screaming bleak, knots and knots a tantalizing map of reality. 
We give and get, spend and fret, curtains calling drapery. 
Sun that sins, a past that spins. 
Gasoline dream Work and work, 
a job that sings, kids and citizens....

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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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Trapped in elevator I'm a posh upstart
My stomach upset from garlic tart
La-di-da eyes look me over
Then I realise I am not quite sober.


Boozy belch from cocktail hour
Does vodka really smell that sour?
Doing my best but I let one rip
Trapped in hell don't give me lip.


When I Let One Loose In The Elevator 
Poetry Contest
Sponsor
Charles Messina ...

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A lot of people meet with a young man
for sessions which are then shown on TV.
He’s got a gift, and I’ve become a fan.
Impressions from souls passed on he can see.
He’s not some upstart with an evil plan.
Expressions, though, of incredulity
there are! And if his skills were proved unreal,
his star would fall, and quite let down I’d feel.


June 14, 2019
for the Ottava Rima Poetry Contest
Sponsor: charles messina...

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From the highest of highs, flows non-stop 
Wide bright sky tent as her backdrop
Like a break-dancer, she sways
Amidst hot sunbeam blaze
Soulful songs she sings
With crystal springs
She's an art
Of heart
Warm
Calm
Upstart
Tears apart 
Wild water wings
Falling like white strings 
With her bewitching glaze 
Like a mystic child's star gaze 
Flows, forming many a dewdrop
Bounding and bouncing in bliss flip-flop
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Understanding another person’s line of thought
cannot end with mere tolerance.
When basic beliefs differ, when I feel distraught
I hear my spirit as it chants -
Faith is substance of which no Christian recants.

When challenged, ask, seek and knock,
lest altercation alters your mind and heart.
Trust your foundation to the Solid Rock;
speak the truth in love, not as an upstart,
knowing destiny means some paths must part.

March 21, 2023...

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“The Memoirs of a Cat Lady” 



you slinked onto my sunny windowsill
winked with your one good eye
a no-brainer, all in your face, head

saucy marmalade pants 
bittersweet No. 1 wins the day,
in my bed

oh to be dominant
in my realm of warmth
once again

Moonlight 
calculates the temerity 
of a head-over-heels

One-eyed Pirate upstart
heart-claiming
Love Cat

she remembers
shameless,
she silently grins

(LadyLabyrinth / 2021)
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What happened to the Texas Rangers this year?
A loss in the Wild Card game, and they would disappear.
They held first place in the American League West until the last game.
To see the Oakland Athletics win the division was a shame.
The team from Texas is in the hunt for a championship no more.
They were done in by an upstart Orioles team from Baltimore.
The Rangers appeared in the World Series two years in a row.
Any appearance in the Fall Classic this year will be a no go.
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