Short Ven Poems

S ometimes 
E ven certain topics are
X- rated (wink wink!!)...

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K-eep your eyes aglow, 
G-azing at the twinkling stars, 
E-ven at the moon. 


Form: Acrostic Haiku...

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Precious dog, hamster or cat;

Even Michael Jackson’s “Ben,” a rat!

Tarantula too? Imagine that....

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S ometimes you have to
M ake the best even
I f God gave you
L ittle to work with
E ven if it just means flipping that frown...

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H-ome, 
E-very
L-ife needs house, 
E-ven if it's
N-ook.

Topic: Birthday of Helen Lopez (April 28) 
Form: Acrostic Lanterne...

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S-ee 
H-ow
E-ven
R-oses
W-ither
I-ntoN-othingness

Topic: Birthday of Sherwin De Leon (April 27) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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L ove is hard
O ver many obstacles it survives 
V erses of many poems are of love
E ven in the worst of moments people will always love...

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N-ight
O-f
L-oneliness
I-s

R-elieved
E-ven
Y-our
E-vening
S-orrow

Topic: Birthday of Noli Reyes (March 21) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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H ope
A lluringly calls
P eople
P urposely
Y earning

N ow
E ven through
W hole slew of

Y ears
E ventually
A nswering
R epressed dreams...

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J-ogging thrice a week
E-nhances your heart's wellness, 
E-ven your mind's health.

Topic: Birthday of Jomel E. Echon (February 27)
Form: Haikustic...

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E-ven a pilot 
F-ears the heights above the clouds, 
G-lad though tto takeoff.

Topic: Birthday of Emilie F. Garcia (March 23) 
Form: Acrostic Senryu...

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R-oses
E-ndorse
C-olors
A-nd

C-lass
U-sing
B-eauty
E-ven
R-edolent
O-dor

Topic: Birthday of Reca Cubero (May 23) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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D reamer
A thinker
N ever a stinker
I ntensly ironic
E ven sardonic
L oves sick humor
L aughed at her tumor
E loquently silent, completely non-violent....

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Red is a color.
Even blood red can make hot pink.
Do not underestimate the power of the color red.

5-28-17...

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E-ffectual
S-trategy
T-riumphs
E-ven
P-ositive
H-ead
E-vades
N-egativity

Topic: Birthday of Estephen V. Ballarbare (May 9) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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E-arly
R-aindrops
A-re

G-one
E-ven
M-isty

S-hadow
I-s
N-ow
G-oing
H-ome

Topic: Birthday of Era Gem G. Singh (July 12) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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J-ust
H-ave hope
A-nd firm faith, 
N-eeding no doubt, 
E-ven the reason to worry about.

Topic: Birthday of Jhane R. Namoc (April 18) 
Form: Acrostic Tetractys...

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L-ook at the boxers, 
E-ven though they exchange blows, 
O-pen arms embrace.






Topic: Birthday of Leopoldo "Leo" Fabro (March 19) 
Form: Acrostic Senryu...

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N-ow
I-s
C-lear
A-nd
E-ven
L-ooking
L-ike
A-scending

B-eacon,
O-nly
T-o
E-xactly
R-emain
O-n

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Monocrostic (Birthday of Nicaella Botero)
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G-ood
L-ife
O-ften
R-emains
I-n
A-lmighty's

D-ecree,
E-xercising

V-irtues,
E-ven
G-od's
A-dvice

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Monocrostic (Birthday of Gloria De Vega)
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L-et
Y-our
N-ewness
N-icely

B-egin
E-rasing
N-ight
E-ven
D-ark
I-n
C-larity
T-o
O-pen

Topic: Birthday of Lynn Benedicto (July 18)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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D-espite
A-gonizing
N-ight

C-hill,
O-ne
M-orning
B-egins,
A-s
L-ife
I-s
C-omforted,
E-ven
R-enewed

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Monocrostic (Birthday of Dan Combalicer)
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H ealth forsakes you
O ver and over magic tonics promise recovery
P otential healing lures promising in the trees, again
E ven Eve knows better than to pick and eat, again...

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C-heer
I-s
N-ow
D-elighting
Y-our

D-omicile
E-ven
T-hough
O-utside
I-t's
T-ruly
O-bscure

Topic: Birthday of Cindy Detoito (May 18) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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J-ust
A-bate
N-ature's
I-nclement
C-lime
E-nduring

R-ain
E-ven
Y-our
E-motional
S-torm

Topic: Birthday of Janice Reyes (September 13) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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