Short Zingers Poems

Cupid must use
       rounded
         rubber-tipped
           arrows

     Let him order
       some real
         zingers
           from Eros...

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Another 
Blinding
Creepy
Deep
Everlasting
Freak
God-forbidden
Hidden
Inside
Just
Kindling
Life-stopping
Mother-ship
Never
Oppose
Precious
Quizzing
Ravenous
Scary
Top-dollar
U.F.O
Vans
With
X-ray
Yodeling
Zingers...

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A young lady named Betty Young
Had trouble controlling her tongue
Whenever she spoke
Attempting a joke 
She used nasty zingers that stung

A helpful friend gave her advice
“Before you say something, think twice
Reject what is acid
And choose what is placid
And stick to a tone that is nice.”...

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Verses flow from my brain like sudden zingers 
While “Inventions” by Bach flow through my fingers 
Sometimes one Muse will trample the Muse of the other 
Sometimes, I go for a walk before I succumb to the smother. 

SECOND PLACE WINNER
Written 3/14/2021
For "Reveal Your Other Muse" Contest
Sponsored by Margarita Lillico...

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Vacation comes but once per year
A real treat for my family and me
Condos and water parks fit just fine
American past times revisit again
The Myrtle Beach sky coaster is calling
Intentionally beckoning me to visit this year
Other days the zip line would be my great thrill
No more zip in my zingers, just lazy river floating...

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ottava rima

A rambling riddle; hope you'll play along...
Fingers when I have played too much cello. 
Head, neck and shoulders baked in sun too long; 
Zingers by Hostess and cherry jello. 
Used with blue and white, patriotic song; 
singers’ roses but not Texas yellow. 
Hot pink is like my second fiddle;
strawberries are a key to this riddle.

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