Short Verdicts Poems

Life changing
verdicts in
The shower.

Proposal,
on knees in
The shower.

Conception,
first child in
The shower.

By: Sabina...

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Verdicts
Edicts
Effects
Judgement
Assessment
Rulings
Findings
Outcomes
Decrees
Resolutions
Conclusions
Determinations
Evaluations...

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Poetry describes the essence of living.
It is the indispensable rhythm to the
body of ones work.

It will be left up to others
to offer verdicts 
on the essentials 
that define one as a Poet......

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Plying depravity from a string of unblemished guile,
Candor and virtues put on trial.
Mute complications hang the impassive jury,
Corrupt verdicts subjugate while the ingenuous worry.
Grasping for lone echos left by forgiveness and mercy,
Abolish authenticity with fallacy bred controversy....

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Here comes judgment day
The day of reckoning
Where fates are decided
And verdicts rendered
Futures lie in the wait
The drumroll of anticipation
Admitting there’s no hope
For submissions that are late



Submitted on March 6, 2019 for contest JUDGE THE JUDGE sponsored by BOBBY MAY  -  RANKED 2ND...

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guilty until
proven innocent
never once
innocent until
proven guilty 
seemed to be    
the standard
practice within 
this maladaptive 
relationship 
guilty verdicts 
pilled up within
the heart 
till one day 
there was 
no space 
left over for 
love to reside
anymore it 
had been pushed 
out by contempt...

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Sued three times…
your wrath indicts
Prostate, throat,
and kidney cites 

Each time you threatened: 
“This is the end”
I wasn’t ready,
mistried again

I kept my counsel
and shut you out
The jury hung
to scream and shout

Your will or mine,
it’s zero sum
I still live on
—three verdicts shunned

(In Tribute: October, 2020)...

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12 Jurys
1 Judge
1/2 a chance walking free tonight
10 years
1 pen
5 years probation
2,000 dollar fine
1 man waiting to hear
1 attorney tring to get him free
2 court dates up ahead
15 minutes for lunch
2 times I've got sick
1 crime committed
1 chance to go home
3 hours the verdicts in
10 years of my life 
Time to serve for 1 crime committed...

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Radio murdered the live musician.
It had no regrets,
this was the intention.

Video killed the radio star.
Beauty became the focus,
more important than playing a guitar.

The internet shot music videos down.
Took a whole network with it,
no one needs their MTV now. 

Who will massacre the internet?
The verdicts still out,
I'm not ready to place my bet....

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verdicts lie in mind’s eyes
supposition a waste of time
should I, could I, might I, may I...
smaller still into the rabbit hole
I fall with you standing over
stories cover up falling down
aplomb recognized as truth
what is truth? don’t believe
we can ever know through
the veils of maya, illusion,
forgetfulness – waking up to
fall asleep again...down and 
down we go......

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Celtic faerie queen
With hazel eyes and body lean
We the fey are in your debt
Your gentle ways more than inept

The highlights in your golden glimpse eyes
Give us a daily offering of complete surprise
Your verdicts are swift, but always fair.
We love hearing your prayers in the air

You have inspired us all to do a bit better
Justice prevails in the land of Metter.
Celtic faerie queen, you are such a rare one
Your decrees are never overdone....

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The judge sits
Solemn and orderly
Weighing salient points
Juggling facts
Deciphering nuances
Pondering implications
On justice and righteousness
Upholding the law of the land
A mari usque ad mare*
Rendering verdicts
Remotely somewhat
Inspired through time
By King Solomon’s wisdom



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on March 13, 2020 for contest STRAND CHOICE F sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  HONORABLE MENTION

Originally posted on July 16, 2019...

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silence can be 

proverbially golden


when cracks appear

patina can seal the fissures 

and cradle what is left 

once speechless bubbles 

make reason and sense 

until the arbiter of emotion 

glows from the dark


peace emerges 

from quietude and honesty 

as alchemy turns falseness 

into precious verdicts


little birds start talking to a rainbow 

in between picking at the worms 

of time and growth


the albatross is set free...

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