Shawn L. Bird

Original poetry, commentary, and fiction. All copyrights reserved.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

 

poem- change in the wind August 28, 2022

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 9:05 pm
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Perhaps, this may be

the last back to school autumn

With next year’s falling leaves,

will I too be leaving

on the breeze ?