Short Variegated Poems

liriope monkey grass
lilyturf long, purple blooms
variegated...

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variegated mum
sunlight warms her happily
as she lifts her face...

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Green border grass
Variegated white, lime, green
Bloom shoots predict cold...

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willow's cold bare limbs 
wear red and blue silk ribbons...
variegated sky...

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Variegated azaleas, long brown stems,
  criss-crossed in a tall glass vase.
    Such a rush!  I planted that bush....

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A listener's ear,
simpatico, soft shoulders,
collecting tear stains,
from my variegated voice,
the empty air has become....

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tender of the bow…
variegated waft of heart
slowly beats faster…
   precipice of violin
      seizes upon the valley...

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CHROMATIC SEASONS

paints a young virgin
wrinkles canvas ~ turns hair white
variegated throw

5/8/2017
Senryu Form...

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Written in ABC 

Another butterfly, colors dappled, enters, flying gracefully heavenward.  I just kneel,
looking, mesmerized.  Natures overture plays quietly. Restless, suddenly thrusting upward,
variegated wings, exiting, youthfully zoom....

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Birthed from the Earth,
Deep Among the evergreens
Toes sink in variegated moss
Fertile to the touch
I recall...

Singing their melody
Four notes echo from the valley
A bird's song
Deep among the evergreens
Caressing my soul
I recall......

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Absolutely beautiful carols,
Decorations elaborate,
Faces glowing,
Happy instrumentals,
Jolly kisses,
Lovely mistletoe needing
Only pucker- power,
Quick-stepping  reindeer,
Snow, treats unexpected,
Variegated wrappings.
Xmas yearly zaniness.


Dedicated to HGarvey Daniel Esquire
( Challenge poem)...

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Marigolds are my favorite, variegated, ruffled and sweet. 
Roses, hollyhocks, bluebells or coneflowers, hard to beat. 
Did I mention lilies, or daffodils? They do lead the parade.
Cannot eliminate purple lilacs whose scent wafts in the shade.
Fragrances of spring in the air.  Love all flowers I have to share....

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Smiling brightly,
a field of happy faces
in golden glow;
dressed in their finest
variegated greens and gold’s,
they dance upon the breeze.
Pollinated by the bees,
seeds devoured by the birds,
nourish all life;
from birth to death to birth;
a symphony of beauty,
displayed upon Gaia’s breast.
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Pouring forth of genuine emotions
Overflowing with ideas and notions
Enjoyment, merriment, fun and commitment
Time immemorial in existence
Rich collection of world renowned poetry
Young talents attempting to create history
Shining example of one family
Opportunities to enter freely
Universally acknowledged
Passionately variegated...

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I am a professional knitter, she said at her front door.
As if we could not guess it, we could barely see her floor.
Yarm was everywhere, in magnificent colors galore.
Variegated, twisted, baby soft, a knitted band aide on her sore.
Afghans piled high on couches were sleeping with a snore.
We knew she could make herself happy from here to forevermore....

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On jade stems iris blooms gently swayed
in hues of lavender, dusty pink and mauve
until pollen seekers were lured to the banquet
of sweetmeats. Within velvet petals they feasted.

In Monet's garden the buddings grew
in variegated colors brushed on a canvas.
Pastel beauties that no fingers dared to cut,
for to be clipped at the height of life meant death....

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A palette of tones and modes carefully laid on an unburning flame. _by Poet

  
 I gasp and utter silent sigh, in thrall
      poised on the edge of crisp susurrous fall
         mother's leaven variegated peaks
            lie on a sea of amber - scarlet streaks,
               yellow, and green allures xenial call


7/25/2021

'Bite Size Poem no14' Contest Info
Sponsor	Line Gauthier...

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Variegated streaks
criss-crossing,
soothing lavender
then fiery maroon,
with belts of amber
in between. 

Slate blue bluffs
catch the sun before it lands,
dipping into the rippling orange
of the mottled lake.

The pitch black pines are still,
passed the rusty mesh
of a rickety screen door.
Our eyes were fixed
up to the moment
your coppered profile 
became shadow, 
and I could see you no more
in the hazy light....

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golden chestnut browns sparkling against natures reds and yellows
oaks, maples, sycamores, pregnant with autumn leaves
mammoth round topped giants peppering the countryside
climbed maybe in our youth, but many limbs are way up high

new hampshire is a showcase of beauty in october
before her mountains lose their variegated spotted leaves
walnuts, acorns and almonds are falling now
into the open paws of excited happy squirrels...

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the winter sunset
    is so beautiful
with a rosy pink band
like a ribbon    streaking
a lovely band of color 
     across the sky 
beyond the frosty trees
       below  a stain  a vein 
of yellow gold
with sprinkles of purple
& navy 
variegated   mottled sublime
swirling
     with winter white 
smears blurring & streaking
              uninterrupted
for a moment
      visible &  then
slipping   falling
& fading

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Moths, butterflies, monkeys and variegated parrots too
Revered her before her reign of being aloof was through.
They congregated in her ginger hair, until there was no more room.
The monkey perched on her left shoulder,
and parrot shared some doom.
“She’s gotten a position elsewhere; to another island she must go.”
The creatures sighed, each feeling more than a bit of woe.
She had been their protector since 1992.
They had no idea now what to do....

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A jubilant smile had she.
Publicly sunny, 
Affable her presence.
Pure her uncanny eyes were.
Flawless was her name among folks.

In murky light a honed skill 
had she adorned.
A shell variegated her body 
enhancing her crimson forsaken soul.
She would not stem it.
she would keep it as a proof of her 
Corporality.

To mourn was not proper.
she had to be perfect
for them.
Suppressed her art must be. 
No one was meant to know her blotch.
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poised on the edge of fall 
mother's leaven variegated peaks 
lie on a sea of blood-orange streaks, 
tease of yellow, and green loveliness.

facing upwards,  as the breeze 
seeks a hum from her breast richly pleased 
of endowment; she sneaks a peek 
upward towards the salmon ocean sky,  
transcendent heaven,  
and the lord's painted birds fly by.

nigh the slow rivers edge  
reflecting its ripple comeliness. 
 

9/23/2019...

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This old gal is desperate for a new coat
Rust covers her cracked and peeling frame, but
No one seems to notice for
In Winter, an icy lace shawls warmly wraps around her.
In Spring, misty dew drapes her shoulders.
In Summer, variegated greens and blues surround her like a fine silk scarf.
In Autumn, her mottled tones are enveloped within Joseph's arms.

She stands a stately Queen robed in royal array,
Reigning over her domain with
Seasonless grace and grandeur....

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Parallel colors go on forever, others swirling and merging,
Hued rainbows and smoky sunsets, from a chaos surging!
Hanging from the Christmas tree, ruby peppermint candy,
And circus clowns entertain us, attired so gaily and badly.

Often seen on animals, birds, leaves and even mountains,
Coloring all the days of our lives, from mystical fountains!
Arrayed all in purple stripes, the mischievous joker is wild,
Sharing this streaked world where very nature has smiled....

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