Short Wags Poems

the dog brings his leash
it’s time for our daily walk
I smile, his tail wags...

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The dog brings his leash
     it’s time for our daily walk
          I smile, his tail wags
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Bloodhound

Sad eyes

Wags his tail

A hopeful sign, perchance,

Confused.



*Modern Cinquain...

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canine squats... tail wags

   duty's done... toothy grin... Bye...

      Hey!... you poop... you scoop......

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Her cataracts stare me down
Perky ears arise to guests
She sits on my coat, content
That tail wags with love....

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An unfettered tongue
Wags out words
No one wants to hear

Entered in Magicicada13 words to live by
Sponsor: Maureen McGreavy...

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Is your best friend a dog,
a thesaurus is mine

As yours wags its tail
—mine forever sets me free

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2017)...

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Dogs obey,
Cats defer,
the difference something grand

Loyalty wags
its loving tail
—as purring hides the fangs

(Dreamsleep: June 2021)...

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Them~

He walks~
He balks~

He hawks~
He squawks~

He caulks~
He stalks~

~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~
She nags~
She wags~

She gags~
She shags~

She rags~
She sags~

Them ~...

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like Labrador retriever 
squirrel wags his bushy tail
forth and back and forth
happy go lucky* amidst
Autumnal storm of acorns


*cheerfully unconcerned about the future...

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'Bloodhound',

Heartbroken eyes,

Wags furry empennage,

Raises hopeful household, perhaps,

Baffled.



*Traditional Cinquain
2-4-6-8-2 Syllables
First line - title, last line - connects title...

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eat when hungry
and sleep when sleepy ~
an age old counsel of monks
seemingly easy but we cannot 
being in bondage to ego agendas
and so it’s time we relook at our life
for methinks now the tail wags the dog

14-May-2023...

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the 
thick message 
competes with reality,
 pulls us like string puppets, 
wags the tail of truth,
prevents positive emotion,
obscures historic changes,
stopping time....
....slowing progress

increasing
 shareholder
value...

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A lizard lies in the sand,
In a blazing tropic sun.
Three kids chuckle under a shade,  
Starring at the calm being.
	One says, "Look, it must be dead."
	Another, "Has tummy ache."
	Another, "Just sunbathing." 
The lizard nods, wags his tail....

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Joyful canine

brandy warm eyes light
intelligent soft and bright
no language so right

dive after the birds
thrilling that they scatter wild
‘cross the azure pond

smiling the while, gay
tail wags the triumphant hunt
struts out the cold wet...

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I love returning to the vale;
I feel recharged, hearty, and hale.
It lifts my spirits without fail,
bringing a joy that’s not for sale.
It keeps me lighter on the scale
while still eschewing all that kale.
Missy concurs out on the trail,
takes in the smells, and wags her tail....

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Amazing beauty calls deep
Erotic feelings grow high
Inferno jigs - kisses lure
Murmurs nestle orgasmic paradise
Quivers rest - senses travel
Unveiled Venus wags
Xebec yearns zenith

(C) Anindya Mohan Tagore (Bobby)

Contest : Trashed #3
Sponsored by : Broken Wings
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WORDS AND BARKS

People were given a gift called speech
Most of the time they have nothing to teach

Dogs on the other hand can roll their eyes
They say more with wags and cries

Often people's unending words don't  matter
It might be better if people would bark and dogs chatter...

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WORDS AND BARKS

People were given a gift called speech
Most of the time they have nothing to teach

Dogs on the other hand can roll their eyes
They say more with wags and cries

Often people's unending words don't  matter
It might be better if people would bark and dogs chatter...

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Dark fears yet assail, mind in fog
Where lies joy and freedom
Nurturing desire, tail wags dog
Ousted from God’s kingdom

Made captive by our hand
We yet don’t understand 
Grandeur of bliss throbs grand

Wealth to no avail
Dark fears yet assail

04-October-2021
Quietus ...

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He's such a kind dog,
that dog of mine,
take away his bone,
he don't mine.

Most dogs would bite,
if I snatched away their bone,
and look at me, with spite,
to snap at you, they are very prone.

My dog just wags his tail,
      licks my face,
as if to tell,
just give me a big embrace.

wrote 6-5-90...

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My son got a pup for his third birthday

and sure enough, they bonded straight away,

spending the day invested in child's play.


The pup's tail wags; and my son smiles with joy,

this present is better than any toy

for he loves his dog, and it loves my boy.


(Poetic Triplets)


04/13/2020...

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A big bang has occurred
The boogie of creation recurred!

On a cord in a womb, 
Life revolves around it-
Or a lover’s tomb,
The mourner rotates around it.

This gyre spins from habit
It’s a design without wit.
My tongue wags profanities?
Then explain your inanities!

If love is not a gain,
Then, why its loss a pain?...

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dog wags its tail and smiles
elephant shakes its ears
rat shakes its whiskers
lion waves its claws
tree shakes its branches
man clenches his fists
snake switches its fangs
soldier shakes his gun
flood breaks and rolls rocks
Who of these is powerful
enough to make the sun
to rise from West tomorrow
and set in the East each day?...

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Ruffled feathers of the caged wingless bird
Chosen to fly in a marathon assured
Stumbles falls begins to crawl
Miscommunication tweets and all

Barking cat on the flowered sofa climbs
The dog wags his tail excited
Crawls and sneaks up on time
Mellow he meows with the cat united


10/7/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2019...

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