Short Venerable Poems

Vehement visions violate
venerable verbal voids
voicing virtual vexing vibes...

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the word crux
derived from cross
the point of intersection

in today's world
that venerable crux
defies all detection...

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a venerable morning
scorning
the absence
of destiny
all for free
for naught
is me
abstaining
politely
from this
race of man
for all 
to see...

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There once was a venerable scholar
Who was asked 'bout the worth of a dollar
   He replied, nonplussed
   "It's in God we trust"
George Washington's sly grin on his collar...

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Tale of woe is like plant that won't grow, 
like light that won't dimmed or glow; 
it wasn't well expressed when you still impoverish, 
but it venerable when you become rich....

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When the gunman stares into your very soul
  A bullet might redirect his gaze -- not gun control


           April 30, 2019
After the shooting at Chabad of Poway, CA...
        … and so many others...

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Drenched in colorless memories
Melancholy dripping from his eyes
That gushes like rain upon dead grey buildings,
The whip of thunder as a baby’s cries
Falling upon the deaf ears
Of all those venerable and wise....

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A venerable parson of Hauxwell
of whom men would say that he talks well.
     While some ladies did swoon
     and went over the moon,
gossiping together how he looks swell.

Another for our local collection....

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Visionary

Valiant, voluntary,
Versatile, vigilant
Vivacious, vigorous
Versed vital veteran;
Venturing, virtuous,
Valued, vibrant, vatic
Venerable victor!


05/05/2021
Pleiades V Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Kim Merryman...

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calm
august
minister
Billy Graham
Crusader for Christ
venerable
eminent
bless-ed
peace


August 10, 2019

Sponsor	Joseph May
Contest Name	Say It In Nine - Old or New 


August Ninette Contest
Caren Krutsinger,  host...

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The divine worship of the Church
Not an event on good ideas
Nor great songs
No one makes or invents a liturgy
Mass is holy
Venerable action
Liturgy becomes exciting when we sense
Eternal God Himself is present under its precious
Often ancient prayers

YOUCAT 167...

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NATURE

      Nature knows nobility.
      Reasonable reality.
      Flora-Fauna flourishing
     Beast-Beauty astonishing.

      Venerable versatile
      Life cycle: Evolution!
      Nurturing or being hostile,
      Own style, Nature’s solution.  

  06/01/18...

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Chutes and Ladders, Monopoly
   Candyland and Bingo
       One-two-three!

Risk and Careers and
   How about Charades?
Scrabble and Password
   Venerable Word Parades!

The youthful pursuits of
   An Innocent Age 
Eating Hostess Twinkies
   And drinking Kool-Aid!...

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Coming into the world,
So innocent and hopeless.
Exposed to the elements.
You don't know anything to do,
But to cry.
Cry to let us know what is wrong,
Cry to let us know you need love,
You are so venerable.
All you do is want to be 
Loved
Cared for,
and hugged.
You are my baby....

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I contemplated, but not alone,
On an ancient poet's ode,
A lover and a scribbler composed,
"Nunc scio quid est amor...." Oh,
"Now I know what true love is....." No woe,
As I reflect on a spiritual road,
I ponder on, where pomegranates,
As venerable Horace did compose,
A love divine, true love, and never alone..........

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Growing together, bound by will
Hearts craving more than desire
Life itself cannot only fulfill
As love lays dreaming to aspire
Under a most impenetrable shell
We will always be home together
Adding life to this family tree
Rooted into our venerable place
Seeds growing to create history
Resembling life beyond eternity...

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Savior of Mankind
Answer to my prayers
Venerable Companion
Incarnate God
Oracle of Heaven
Redeemer of my sins

Omnipresent Friend
Forgiving Father

Master of my Soul
All-loving, All-just Deity
Nonphysical Spirit
Keeper of the Light
Immutable Entity
'Namaste' my Lord
Dedicated to all You are to me

April 22, 2021...

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A sagebrush is a subshrub with bitter juice.
A sage is a mature or venerable person of sound judgment.

BITTERNESS

O bother and surrender!
     Bitterness, I tell to hush.
          The devil’s a mind bender,
but God’s an artist with a sage brush.

3/22/2022
Contest: Lind30 Rhyme
Sponsor: Chantelle Anne Cooke
HMS...

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Venerable warriors who served with pride,
Even to the point of death,
They are the heroes we should recognize,
Extolling their service, our debt.
Remember their valor, their sacrifice,
Afford them the honor they are due.
Never forget the price that they paid,
Securing peace and freedom for you.

11/12/12
In honor of Veterans Day

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nature to nurture

         nature flourishing                       
          versatile venerable…
           on evolution                   


    05/24/19
                          Second Place
                   
 'Writing Challenge 3, May 2019  Nature Theme Haiku'

 Contest by Dear Heart

 Haiku Nature

 Contest by Sotto Poet...

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ANTICIPATIONS

with
 apprehensive
contrasts
in
 sombre
 glimpses
 totally
 themselves
&
so
 necessary
 to survive

disquiet
made
manifest
in
 venerable
tradition

an
 intensity
emulated
with
hypnotic
fixity

a
considered
 significance
  evident
&
perceptible
with
an
indicative
corrective
descending

an
 embarked
inclination...

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Mysterious are venerable trees.
The ancient massive trees one sometimes sees
deep in the woods exist in seeming ease
through endless cycles - spring to winter’s freeze.

In great tranquility stand such as these.
What changes have they seen through centuries?
What secrets have been whispered in each breeze?
Pondering, I gaze at sylvan beauties....

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I only think about my future
right before I go to sleep at night,
when all the spirits wait to feed on my
venerable, weak mind
that gets ripped to shreds 
in a moment I once thought to be peace
could turn to chaos in less than a second.
one minute I will be having the time of my life,
and later it could be the end of the world,
all because I feel so alone
with everyone around....

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Henry Ford satisfied the masses, we may all agree,

   By concocting the venerable Ford Model "T".

      He said, "You can choose any color as long as it's black!"

         And he even tossed in a spare tire, crank and sturdy jack!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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OK, your turn Ms. Rix!!!! (Or anyone else who wants to join in 
the Clerihew battle!!!!)...

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SUBVENTIONS
venerable
  intimate
&simple
conventions

a deliberate
atmosphere
of patterns
repeated
&juxtaposed
subverted
&suppressed
in
ornate
  dedication

opulent
gestures
in
grand
  spectacle
that
  flourish
&gravatate

identity
  to glisten
&connect
with innovation
in
restrained
nuance
tinged
with
enthusiasm

perspective
appears
  disappears
in
turnulence...

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