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A place to write and store short poems.
These are short poems, many written for {item:"EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window. or other challenges. Don't let the size deter you, although short and to the point, many of these poems have much larger messages.
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February 28, 2024 at 2:49pm
February 28, 2024 at 2:49pm
#1065146
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: WRITE AN INDECISIVE POEM.


Should I write a poem, or read my book?
Should I eat an apple or should I cook?
Should I take a nap, I'm feeling tired?
Should I drink more coffee until I'm wired?
Should I go outside and get some air?
Should I fill the tub and soak in there?
I just can't decide what I should do?
There's too many options, I haven't a clue!


2023 Quill Nominee.
A proud member of "WdC SuperPower Reviewers GroupOpen in new Window.

"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
February 27, 2024 at 2:17pm
February 27, 2024 at 2:17pm
#1065008
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: ENERGY DRAINERS; OVERWORKING.


I was under paid for too much work
because my boss was just a jerk;
I was required to do the job of three;
He reaped the profits instead of me.

I had enough and one day I quit.
Surprised, my boss then threw a fit.
But now that I won't work no more
I've discovered my boss has hired four!


2023 Quill Nominee.
A proud member of "WdC SuperPower Reviewers GroupOpen in new Window.

"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
February 20, 2024 at 8:45pm
February 20, 2024 at 8:45pm
#1064548
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: WRITE A POEM ABOUT A CUP.

This is my cup, stained, chipped and old
It keeps my coffee hot and is easy to hold
It's not very fancy, just simple and plain
A second hand cup but I can't complain

It once was my mother's, was held in her hand
And that makes my cup priceless and grand
We have fancy cups just as fine as can be
But my mother's old cup is the finest to me



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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
February 19, 2024 at 4:58pm
February 19, 2024 at 4:58pm
#1064465
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: Plan a get-away.


Waving a gun he yelled, “Hit the dirt.
Do what I say and you wont get hurt.”
With masked face he passed the note
It read, “Put all the cash in this tote.”

He took up the money, he ran out the door,
He’d successfully robbed the liquor store.
He didn’t get far, the police in his way
‘Cuzz he’d forgotten to plan, a get-away!

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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
February 16, 2024 at 9:47am
February 16, 2024 at 9:47am
#1064271
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: "wild goose chase".


A wild goose chase is a phrase
That when I think creates a daze.
Who would try and chase that goose
That’s untamed and on the loose?

A wild goose chase is not that way
As I discovered one sunny day.
In the park, that goose you see
I did not chase, it chased me!


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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
February 14, 2024 at 10:28am
February 14, 2024 at 10:28am
#1064170
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., off topic: Written to my wife for Valentine's Day


Love was hurtful, love was anguish and pain.
Love was nothing but giving without any gain.
I gave up on loving, swore I’d do it no more
Until the day when you knocked on my door.

Yes, that was the day you changed my life,
For when I opened the door I met my wife.
Twenty-two years have passed by the way
And I love you more with each passing day.


2023 Quill Nominee.
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February 11, 2024 at 3:18pm
February 11, 2024 at 3:18pm
#1063996
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: Image of apple in mirror.


Mirror, mirror on the stand
Your reflection looks so grand.
Yet the image that you show
Is deceitful, I'll have you know.

Just like the people that I meet
In the stores or on the street.
They show reflection to our face
while hide deceit without a trace.

2023 Quill Nominee.
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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
February 10, 2024 at 4:33pm
February 10, 2024 at 4:33pm
#1063933
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: THE 60s - UNDER THE SEA and INTO SPACE.


When you smile at me with a twinkle in your eye
I feel as high as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
When they walked on the surface of the moon.

When you smile at another with a twinkling eye
My spirits drop deeper than Walsh and Piccard's
Decent to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

But, when you take my hand in yours and say,
"You are my only love" I'm always in Heaven.

2023 Quill Nominee.
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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
February 9, 2024 at 8:12am
February 9, 2024 at 8:12am
#1063824
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

The Squeaky wheel gets the grease
So the squeaking sounds will cease.
But if that squeaking still goes on
The noisy wheel will soon be gone!

The quiet wheel gets no grease
But it continues to spin in peace.
All your squeaking is just a waste
For in the end you’ll be replaced.



2023 Quill Nominee.
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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
February 7, 2024 at 2:51pm
February 7, 2024 at 2:51pm
#1063713
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic WRITE A SUBTERRANEAN POEM.


In a world of censored writing
There can never be enlightening.
No record of our history.
No pages of our imagery.

No way to express just who we are
With other people both near and far.
Ageless wisdom never found.
Humanity buried underground.



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February 6, 2024 at 12:31pm
February 6, 2024 at 12:31pm
#1063641
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., off topic.


Walking through a forest green,
You never know what may be seen.

I saw a man riding a moose,
On his lap, he carried a goose.
Alongside, a stream was flowing.
I wondered, "Where are you going?"

Not written to the prompt, but to the image from "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., 02/06/2024.


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February 5, 2024 at 4:38pm
February 5, 2024 at 4:38pm
#1063574
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: Jewel


Like rough stones polished by water flowing
So are some people with age and growing.
By filling their lives with honor and duty
They expose to others their inner beauty.

The once rough facade is slowly cut away,
The inner jewel revealed more each day.
So live your life with both honor and duty
And show all the world your inner beauty.



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February 4, 2024 at 3:44pm
February 4, 2024 at 3:44pm
#1063461
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: 50s FUN FACTS ! TV Dinners Were Introduced


What should we have for Thanksgiving?
How about some liver and cabbage stew?

That sounds horrible; I want turkey and stuffing.
I refuse to eat anything else, and I ain't bluffing!

Aunt Mabel don't like turkey; she's so unforgiving.
Grandpa won't eat stuffing, says it taste like a shoe!

It was back in the 50's when I heard all this puffing;
Swanson's TV dinners brought an end to the huffing!


It's kind of a varied rhyme pattern; trying something new.

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February 3, 2024 at 7:06pm
February 3, 2024 at 7:06pm
#1063398
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: PLEASING AROMAS, PINE


Out in the country, no one around,
All is quiet 'cept for animals sound.

The dancing campfire creates a halo;
I sit by the warmth, enjoying it's glow.

A crimson sunrise enlightens the dawn,
Walking the tree line, a doe and her fawn.

Sweet smells surround me, carried on breeze,
Aroma of coffee, wood smoke, and pine trees.

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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
February 1, 2024 at 4:43pm
February 1, 2024 at 4:43pm
#1063287
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: Image of someone climbing a cliff


The rock wall rises straight to the sky,
If I loose my grip I will fall and die.
Just my fingers and toes suspend my weight
Gripping cracks in rock, they hold my fate!

It's over a hundred feet down, if I fall;
The tops a hundred more, this cliff is tall.
My fingers slip and I plummet and scream —
To wake in my bed, it was all a bad dream.

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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
January 28, 2024 at 8:17pm
January 28, 2024 at 8:17pm
#1063120
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: sew on a button


I lost the button off my shirt,
But found it lying in the dirt.
Should I put it in my pocket
Or store it safely in my locket?

Maybe I could tie it to a string
And watch the little button swing.
I'll sew it so my shirt stays closed
Ensuring my belly is not exposed.

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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
January 25, 2024 at 1:55pm
January 25, 2024 at 1:55pm
#1062960
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: image of doors


My mind is a hallway, doors on each side.
Behind each of these doors memories hide.
Some memories are loving, happy, and glad,
While others are scary, hurtful, and sad.

In the light of the day I open door after door
Enjoying the wonderful memories they store.
At night, in my dreams, other doors open wide
With nightmares and terrors best left inside!


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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
January 23, 2024 at 1:31pm
January 23, 2024 at 1:31pm
#1062863
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: I Choose the Mountain


Should I choose the mountain?
Just how high should I climb?
Will I ever reach the summit?
Do I have the strength and time?

Or should I stay in the forest?
With a canopy of branches overhead
And a cool stream to bring me water;
I think I'll stay here til I'm dead.

2023 Quill Nominee.
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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
January 12, 2024 at 3:38pm
January 12, 2024 at 3:38pm
#1062300
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: LIVING MINDFULLY


Living life mindfully is honorable and wise,
In time it should become both habit and reprise.

Always think out what you do, always be aware.
Consider other people and treat each other fair.

In the end life's measured by how you think and act.
It's what you have contributed, not what you may extract.


Put your best foot forward and always give your best,
Instead of living life mindlessly, like many of the rest.


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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.
December 7, 2023 at 5:04pm
December 7, 2023 at 5:04pm
#1060652
Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT Open in new Window., topic: Image of stairs (I've been fighting myself to return to active writing, this photo brought to mind my hesitance and why)

Before me stands a cold gray stair
And I wonder in silence as I star
What lies above, hope or despair?

I long to see, and I know I must.
It may be fortune or I may go bust.
My legs are stiff like a thing of rust.

So, I turn my back and I walk away
Leaving these steps for another day...

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"Reading soothes the soul, writing sets it free." T.J.

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