Shawn L. Bird

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magnetic poem- Or Maybe 42? September 6, 2022

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 9:45 am
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Or Maybe 42? Magnetic poem. (c) Shawn L. Bird

I have a lot of magnetic poetry kits. I really do need to play with them more. Do you have words on your fridge? What poem is there?

Title: Or maybe 42?

Text reads:
man
you manipulate my world
you judge
this purple dress
ugly
You need people.
discover delicate delirious plot
live by iron sea
ancient forest enormous lake
search the empty vision.
sit chant whisper
explore answer to life
it is easy:
make beautiful moments
dream happy eternity
.
(PS. Do you get the allusion in the title and how it relates to the poem?)

 

poem- guard dogs not on duty September 5, 2022

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 9:25 pm
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Little dogs
sleeping in
the sunbeam.

Conserving
energy
for defence.

In case of
slamming car
doors or cats.

.

Tricube poem: 3 stanzas of 3 lines of 3 syllables.

 

Poem- summer day September 4, 2022

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 12:01 pm
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Seagulls cry
screaching calls,
skydiving.

Spiralling
through blue skies
watching us.

Picnic lunch
temptation
French fry thieves.

.

Tricube poem: 3 stanzas of 3 lines each with 3 syllables.

 

poem-before your death September 3, 2022

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 9:17 am
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Lasting smile
lingering
memory.

You and I
lakeside walks
sunset dreams.

What once was:
happiness.
Now a void.

.

A tricube: 3 stanzas of 3 lines with 3 syllables each.

 

poem-Fast Food Blues September 2, 2022

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 11:13 am
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Fast Food Blues

.

Another

shift behind

the counter.

.

“Do you want

fries with that?

Super-size?”

.

My fake smile

is unfeigned

on pay day.

.

This poem is a tricube. 3 stanzas each of 3 lines each with 3 syllables.

 

poem- better out than in September 1, 2022

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 6:37 pm
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What is that stuff all over your back, dog?
In the slime is a white ball.
Gross botfly larva OUT.

Another kimo poem. 3 lines with 10-7-6 syllables. A kimo poem is supposed to be an image. I hope it isn’t too disgusting an image for you!
Our senior dog had a lump in her back that appeared and grew over the last week. She scratched it open today, and in cleaning and examining it, I discovered a parasite. 😦 I was going to attach a photo, but really. You don’t want to see the hole in the poor little dog or the 8mm critter that was in the hole!

 

poem-peaceful August 31, 2022

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 9:49 am
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Curled up comma, figure in curly fur,
beside me, softly snoring,
my happy puppy dreams.

This is a KIMO poem. The kimo has a single image, no rhyme, 3 lines, with 10-7-6 syllable count.

 

poem: night lights

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 9:24 am
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Night stars aglow:

happy dream light.

Wordy 30 is a poem form that’s come out of the Wordle craze. It’s a poem made of 30 letters, in six 5 letter words. If you write one, put a link to it in the comments!

 

poem- empty the recycling August 30, 2022

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 9:36 am
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Angry men are glass

When they shatter

Their shards slice:

they destroy what matters.

They cut up lives,

lose the love they amassed.

 

poem- I saw a shooting star August 29, 2022

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 9:05 am
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I saw a shooting star

.

Last night

while letting out the dog:

a streak across the sky.

The dog squatted in the grass while

A weary  traveler burned through our

atmosphere.

My upward glance made me a witness

and I must say, that meteor’s end

made midnight
magic.