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A collection of ten short poems (short being around 25 words) poems on various subjects. |
Archery ----------------- The Indian princess Stepped a gentle foot Of a deep golden hue Onto the dewy ground. The grasses bowed their heads In respect of her majesty. With the precision of a hawk Plummeting towards its kill She pulled back her handmade bow And shot it across the clearing. A plastic rocket flew into the air Dancing with the wind And landed ten feet away. My friends and I Rushed to pick it up So we could continue Our game of cowboys And Indians. Distractions ----------------------- I lock the door And try to block out The voices downstairs. I shut the windows And try to block out The evening sunset. I close my mind To the noisy thoughts Chattering in my head. Finally, I can write. I look around Searching for inspiration. I listen For some sound of encouragement. I think But suddenly there is nothing. I stare at the blinking cursor And write nothing. Oh, well. At least I am free of Distractions. Dream ----------- You can wish Upon every shooting star In the greater Milky Way galaxy. You can pray To every God out there High above our heads In many glorious Heavens. You can plead Every single day At 11:11 or 12:34 Like clockwork. And I bet you ten pence My dreams will come true Faster than yours. Eyelash ------------- Your gaze met with mine Every wish upon an eyelash Was suddenly worth it. Footprints ------------------ I rub a circle Into the fog On my bedroom Window. Outside, Mother Nature Has scribbled Over Earth With a white Crayola crayon. Two sets Of footprints Have broken The perfection. Habit ---------- You sit there all day long And chew, chew, chew At that index fingernail. You chew During math class. You chew During science class. But whenever you see Jeanne The prettiest girl in school You put your hands behind your back And cover your face with Long, honey-colored hair. Individual --------------- I sink into an ocean Of powdered sugar. Each individual Glittering flake Melting to water On my tongue. Pity ------- A couple Dressed in black Walk past me. They do not stop. They do not cry. They do not mourn. They walk by Quickly, with Their heads down. Please ------------ Please accept this Ornate stained-glass Heart in shards I know that it looks Beyond repair But it might be Worth something If you could fix it up For me. When you are Finished Wrap it In bubble-wrap And ship it far away Where it will Never be harmed again. It would give Me great relief To know that it is safe In good hands. Words ----------- I love you. Your words Scatter in the air Like an exhale On a winter's morning. They are gone forever. Just words Worthless Until you mean What you say. I'll never know Whether your words Were worth anything At all. |