Shortening Careers
A frog who could dance up a jig
Went to Nashville to make it big
She set out for the disco
Ended up in some Crisco
Seems it wasn’t that type of gig
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Categories:
shortening, silly,
Form: Limerick
Shortening
So often when I write a poem
And wait for a critique,
My husband, who’s my audience,
Believes it needs a tweak.
That last verse isn’t needed –
It’s a summary, you know.
Of course I do, but that way
It’s tied up, complete with bow.
I read the piece again, his way,
And often, he’s correct.
A shorter version would provide
The ending you’d
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Categories:
shortening, writing,
Form: Rhyme
Shortening the Day
Tonight we change the clocks, which means
Tomorrow when I wake,
The world will look transparent
And will not appear opaque.
It’s nice to have some morning light
But not worth what we lose
And darkness in the afternoon
Is not what I would choose.
For shorter days just make me
Want to hurry up inside,
Cocooning in the coziness
That lamps and lights provide.
But that’s
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Categories:
shortening, dark, day, time,
Form: Rhyme
Shortening the Distance
This dreadful and unpleasant thought
to reach the end of every road...
never occurred as I carried my load;
wasn't happiness what I sought?
As a very young man with contagious smiles,
I only saw fun days and romantic nights,
assuming they always brought joy, never strife...
but how close was I getting to the other life?
They warned me to be
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Categories:
shortening, happiness, life, romance,
Form: Rhyme
Shortening the Distance
Birth is the beginning of a quest
which is unseen to human eyes,
sadly ending on our unpredictable death,
but not living another day shortens that distance.
Who decides our fate in ways so drastic,
unfolding events happy or tragic?
Who diverges the course of our days,
when hopelessness grips our desperate souls?
If dreams are built to become exinct,
to suddenly turn into
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Categories:
shortening, depression, faith, hope, life,
Form: Quatrain