Syllables Poems

DAMAGE

I open my mouth
My anger spills out
I say things I don’t mean
And mean things I won’t say
Damage

Oh such damage

Strangers or friends
Words I can’t defend
Family is broken
From words that I’ve spoken
When will it end?
Damage

Too much damage

So conflicted
I’ve inflicted
So much hurt
So much pain
Words like weapons
Sharper than knives
Killing dreams
Shredding lives
Damage

Unjustified
Unspeakable
Damage
Bludgeoning words
Shattered spirits
Wounded hearts
Crippled lives
Killing words
Chilling words
Handful of syllables
Damage

ROADTRIP

                             Long herbaceous desert
                       

Syllable Counting

Syllable Counting

Counting syllables is a pain in my rear
Obnoxious divisions to which I must adhere
Understanding them is not clear
Never one to learn much in school
To post good poetry, I must follow the rule.

OR NOT!!!!!

Less stressing

Focus each blessing,
Less stressing,
Cast our own spelling!

GOD'S CANVASSING NIGHT

(A MLOKU)*

What a magnificent canvassing God gave us in the sky tonight;
The full moon and all the constellations glowing hypnotically;
With the oceans and the seas below, reflecting this glorious sight:-







*A 3-line poem with each line
  having 17 syllables and the 1st
  and 3rd line ending in a rhyme;
  focus may be on

lost syllables

get out your words and try
try to make everything all right
sling them like arrows
into the gauntlet of time
do they even know
what they're trying to find
or do they just need to unwind
this old man played
too many knick-knacks too many times
too many paddy whacks to give his dog a bone
and that's okay... he's got his syllables 
to

selfless syllables

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(PoetrySoup Format)
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. . . a souvenir of selfless stars salute,
                     shine and shimmer.

                    in a

Computers in 101000 syllables

nought
and one
binary
computation
input then process then store and output
digital society foundation
dependency
increasing
good and
bad


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Sometimes There Are Just Too Few Syllables

One
Or two
Maybe three
Or perhaps, four
Five is pushing it
It’s surely never six
And seven would be insane
On eight my chin would hit the floor
But nine is just eight with enhancements
While ten almost outnumbers commandments
Ten means there’s someone for etheree one
Nine is four pairs and a spare, not two
Eight?…… two to the power of three
Seven? three boys, but

I Dream Poetry

Awake or asleep, I dream poetry.
What, how and when to write?
I think about it day and night.
When I sit deep in my thoughts,
Searching for the right words,
And when I count the syllables,
Using the fingers of my hands,
People think that I am mad!
For meals, if I fail to respond
To the calls of my better half,
And when

Bruised Syllables

A letter to my wounds,
fragranced with powdered incense,
every word woven from carnelian ink,
beauty lies in the readers heart,
bruised syllables define nothing,
when everything phrased and vented,
are mere signs of bravery, 
flowing in eloquence. 
So, see beyond vague verses,
crafted from mystical metaphors,
and sanguine similes,
there streams,
truth of a healing mind,
still bleeding broken ballads,
and soulful sonnets; 
same rhythm as

Trios of Syllables

He gave me three books,
	such a gift,
those clean leaves of poems,
	that trio.

I rarely read books,
	though given
three prizes, that trio:
	cherished gems.

They sit on the shelf,
	not handled,
a gift from a friend,
	that trio.

They hold such a place,
	just right there,
the top of that trio's
	loved bookcase.

Those poems span centuries,
	so many.
A measure of treasure -
	and pleasure.

I do wish he'd call
	to see

Five - Seven - Five

A three-line poem
                                     Five, seven, five syllables
            

Syllables Expressed

capture a moment
of nature in the present ~
penned in syllables

Happy Nahaiwrimo

February month
	for daily five-seven-five ~
		one haiku per day

fun to contemplate
	capability challenge ~
		determinant dose

daily exercise
	cognitive consistency ~
		quality control

NB: NaHaiWriMo was created in 2010 by Michael Dylan Welch (see also www.graceguts.com). The first National Haiku Writing Month, with most activity on the NaHaiWriMo page on Facebook, took place in February 2011. – Source: www.nahaiwrimo.com/national-haiku-writing-month/background

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