Miscellaneous Poems by Top Critiquers
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Random, diverse and unusual poetry
Poems written by Top Critiquers
MY NAME IS JUDE
My name is Jude,
from Cornwall's Bude.
Lifeboats I crewed.
I am a dude
who drinks things brewed,
and does go nude.
Not being rude;
in terms not crude,
I'm just no prude
in attitude
to clothes eschewed
in solitude,
where multitude
with mindsets lewd
do not intrude.
from Cornwall's Bude.
Lifeboats I crewed.
I am a dude
who drinks things brewed,
and does go nude.
Not being rude;
in terms not crude,
I'm just no prude
in attitude
to clothes eschewed
in solitude,
where multitude
with mindsets lewd
do not intrude.
#men
#rhyming
#funny
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when old school isn't bad...
there came a day when we had to tell her
explain to my old fashioned & very sheltered mother
her beloved granddaughter was dating a woman
we all knew it had to happen...eventually
that chore my girl shamelessly left to me
afraid to see the disappointment...
...or worse...
...disapproval on her grandma's face
I couldn't fault her for her concern
I'd felt the sharp edge of my mother's tongue myself a time or 2
...she can be short tempered & sometimes intolerant
shutting down what she doesn't fully understand...
it's not...
explain to my old fashioned & very sheltered mother
her beloved granddaughter was dating a woman
we all knew it had to happen...eventually
that chore my girl shamelessly left to me
afraid to see the disappointment...
...or worse...
...disapproval on her grandma's face
I couldn't fault her for her concern
I'd felt the sharp edge of my mother's tongue myself a time or 2
...she can be short tempered & sometimes intolerant
shutting down what she doesn't fully understand...
it's not...
#mother
#LGBT
#gratitude #respect
#gratitude #respect
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The Look Of Lunch (leap into leap year!)
I need to book me some salmon rushtea
After all, it's leap year you know
And not just lunchtime!
People keep sayin' I should write more
They know the score...
But I'm not so sure!
I shoulda marked the occasion as...
THEMES CHAMPION
Something more permanent.
It just didn't cross my mind
Oh well!
There's more important stuff to worry about
Than this trivial nonsense, I guess
But it's how I cope
After all, it's leap year you know
And not just lunchtime!
People keep sayin' I should write more
They know the score...
But I'm not so sure!
I shoulda marked the occasion as...
THEMES CHAMPION
Something more permanent.
It just didn't cross my mind
Oh well!
There's more important stuff to worry about
Than this trivial nonsense, I guess
But it's how I cope
#love
#food
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Within Silent Chambers, the Clarion Call
a clarion call from the depths of silence
echoing through soul's chambers
a shout from within, a beckoning voice
it seeks to inspire to guide to rejoice
come! lets dive into waters deep
into the ocean of many mysteries
there are sights waiting to be seen
wondrous secrets to be discovered
within dreams and infinite shades
lay you may, but not reside
venture to the unknown unafraid
forget the clock on your bedside.
echoing through soul's chambers
a shout from within, a beckoning voice
it seeks to inspire to guide to rejoice
come! lets dive into waters deep
into the ocean of many mysteries
there are sights waiting to be seen
wondrous secrets to be discovered
within dreams and infinite shades
lay you may, but not reside
venture to the unknown unafraid
forget the clock on your bedside.
#motivational
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Know-it-all People
Know-it-all people
are driving me insane
It's okay if you are
smart but do not
gloat about it
help the other
person don't
make them feel
bad about
themselves
you want to
put good out
Into the world
not evil
are driving me insane
It's okay if you are
smart but do not
gloat about it
help the other
person don't
make them feel
bad about
themselves
you want to
put good out
Into the world
not evil
#women
#men
#family
#environment
#TimeHeals
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The Call of The Wild
The quarter moon greets this first night of June
and in between some screens of breeze-borne cloud
it weakly teases out a nearby croon
that would make the most fervent canine proud.
Oh, call to the pack mighty neighbor hound!
Surrender to that lunar seduction
with your finest lycanthropian sound
And never spoil it with reduction!
Curse not yourself with thoughts of tranquil sleep
for the villagers must be made aware,
that tides during a quarter moon are neap...
or...of human sleep a dog just doesn't care!
...
and in between some screens of breeze-borne cloud
it weakly teases out a nearby croon
that would make the most fervent canine proud.
Oh, call to the pack mighty neighbor hound!
Surrender to that lunar seduction
with your finest lycanthropian sound
And never spoil it with reduction!
Curse not yourself with thoughts of tranquil sleep
for the villagers must be made aware,
that tides during a quarter moon are neap...
or...of human sleep a dog just doesn't care!
...
#moon
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It’s a Bout Time
Hitting you with my strongest knuckles,
not planted firm but you don’t quite buckle.
I’m good; my head’s on straight.
With my chin tucked in, I gait
out of the way of those weak punches.
An easy knockout, my hunch is.
Jab, jab; the movement of my fist is lightning.
Getting in the ring with me, that’s frightening.
My lead shoulder cocks back,
and I cross, another method of attack.
I keep my lead foot flat
and my rear leg rotates stat.
Making sure my weight is centered.
One, one, two are the punches I’ve entered.
My...
not planted firm but you don’t quite buckle.
I’m good; my head’s on straight.
With my chin tucked in, I gait
out of the way of those weak punches.
An easy knockout, my hunch is.
Jab, jab; the movement of my fist is lightning.
Getting in the ring with me, that’s frightening.
My lead shoulder cocks back,
and I cross, another method of attack.
I keep my lead foot flat
and my rear leg rotates stat.
Making sure my weight is centered.
One, one, two are the punches I’ve entered.
My...
#rhyming
#WritingPoetry
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Random Words
Finally, i can now write poetry
I feel free, no shackles around me
The cares are less, and more is the sense
The stream of thoughts, at large roaming
Finally, my head is empty, i am Illiterate
Like a shepherd who never read a line from Poe..
Like a blank mind, with no regrets
Or a sad broken heart, with no sorrow
I am void, and devoid of any fly
That may disturb my tranquility
My mind is bent on vagrant thinking
Reveries of a pure sanity or even insanity
I am floating in...
I feel free, no shackles around me
The cares are less, and more is the sense
The stream of thoughts, at large roaming
Finally, my head is empty, i am Illiterate
Like a shepherd who never read a line from Poe..
Like a blank mind, with no regrets
Or a sad broken heart, with no sorrow
I am void, and devoid of any fly
That may disturb my tranquility
My mind is bent on vagrant thinking
Reveries of a pure sanity or even insanity
I am floating in...
#loneliness
#frustration
#emptiness
#apathy
#boredom
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skies above
did it hurt
when you fell
from skies above?
or was it
fast and easy
happening quickly enough?
were you aware
in that moment
of true love?
a sweet warrior
with true motivation
built ford tough
we'll miss you
and your motorcycle
wheelies and cuts
rest well soldier
incredible and kind
trusting your gut
big brown eyes
goofy silly smile
fell from skies above
when you fell
from skies above?
or was it
fast and easy
happening quickly enough?
were you aware
in that moment
of true love?
a sweet warrior
with true motivation
built ford tough
we'll miss you
and your motorcycle
wheelies and cuts
rest well soldier
incredible and kind
trusting your gut
big brown eyes
goofy silly smile
fell from skies above
#IMissYou
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Shards
I’m but shattered glass, fragments that aren’t to be touched
Forever lost in an emotional maze, but who gives a fuck
The light has never sought me out or led me
Forever lost around my next turn is an ever elusive destiny
But watch your step or you might feel me
Those shards in your feet are the real me
Dug in so fucking deep and pain’s exit is so far away
Relief, the bitch, refuses to help me or pay
I feel as if I’m sewage moving slowly beneath the city
The creation of everyone but hidden and doomed to feel shitty
The...
Forever lost in an emotional maze, but who gives a fuck
The light has never sought me out or led me
Forever lost around my next turn is an ever elusive destiny
But watch your step or you might feel me
Those shards in your feet are the real me
Dug in so fucking deep and pain’s exit is so far away
Relief, the bitch, refuses to help me or pay
I feel as if I’m sewage moving slowly beneath the city
The creation of everyone but hidden and doomed to feel shitty
The...
#dark
#humankind
#philosophical #SelfWorth
#philosophical #SelfWorth
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What I Feel No Words Could Bear
What would be of me
if you could be with me
How would be my present days
if ever you were spared other few days
I open wide my heart so as you I can see
and stand in awe of the woman I would see!
I will not weep or tend to lament
just swallow every moan and each lament
I knelt to the grace of God’s Hands
for the blessing to kiss my mother’s hands
I prayed for a time to once again see you
graced with your presence and a kiss from you
The woman I see as I close my eyes
that’s you, mum, the apple...
if you could be with me
How would be my present days
if ever you were spared other few days
I open wide my heart so as you I can see
and stand in awe of the woman I would see!
I will not weep or tend to lament
just swallow every moan and each lament
I knelt to the grace of God’s Hands
for the blessing to kiss my mother’s hands
I prayed for a time to once again see you
graced with your presence and a kiss from you
The woman I see as I close my eyes
that’s you, mum, the apple...
#love
#mother
#gratitude
#admiration
#daughter
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We Need to Talk
A classic family shadow
on a round-about trip,
As I see the future
that you're letting slip,
Remember when your cousin
was all string out?
Don't you see
you're following him now?
Another wasted talent,
a G damn fucking tragedy.
Still wonder why
I didn't want to leave?
My honesty
only cuts if it is true,
And I only say it
because I fucking love you!
If you were in my shoes,...
on a round-about trip,
As I see the future
that you're letting slip,
Remember when your cousin
was all string out?
Don't you see
you're following him now?
Another wasted talent,
a G damn fucking tragedy.
Still wonder why
I didn't want to leave?
My honesty
only cuts if it is true,
And I only say it
because I fucking love you!
If you were in my shoes,...
#depression
#family
#addiction
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