Best Surprise Poems

I wrote a poem for a contest
    And it got some great comments
 I thought it was one of my best
      I felt very confident

 Soon the contest was judged, the winning list came out
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Ole Les set out by kayak from the shore

Big blue marlin rose from the ocean floor

  Nipped his bait, gave Les a tow

  Water-logged craft sank below

Friends shook their heads and said, "No Les, no more"



4/27/2011
Written for John Freeman's "Fishing" limerick contest
Okay, the...

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Today it’s Sally’s birthday party; she’s the star of the show
She’s a lovely little girl and all her friends are invited to go

They arrive on the doorstep with presents in their hand
Wearing their best clothes, oh don’t they look so grand

Excited children are entertained by...

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A summer kiss on winter night
precious gift enough to ignite
my teenage mind with burning flame
a neighbouring dame with sweet name
a cage-free bird on its first flight.

Many years ago but still bright
in my mind like day's first sunlight
and how I enjoyed when it came
a summer kiss.

Like...

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(Why I'm Still Breathing)

When the cow was dry, she was compliant.
When she calved, she turned vicious
and no fence could hold her,
but she gave milk in abundance,
and Dad refused to sell her.

She chased Mother 'round and 'round the barn
until Mom panicked, climbed the corner logs,
and perched...

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I didn't think I'd ever get to date you,
you were always busy with other things.
And I thought the stories I'd heard were true;
you were a full-fledged bird flexing her wings.
Not a caged canary who sweetly sings;
but a hawk, keen for the thrill the hunt brings.

You...

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By Elton Camp

For the entirety of his married life
Maurice had been ruled by his wife

For anything that happened to occur
He had no choice but to answer to her

Just ordering him around wasn’t enough
Since Zelda was often violent and rough

Any disagreement she’d always win
Even if she...

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Gifted a premium membership
I want to do a joyful backflip
But that may cause great harm
A sincere thanks with charm
Effort to write more I shall let rip

January 10,  2020...

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An adventurous lad named Ling,
By chance he found a talking ring.
Then a big surprise,
Right before his eyes,
It became a bird that could sing!...

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To The Surprise of The Sea



In place of me
There is you

You stand before me
Open door

In this light
The light of you

Makes of me
More for you

And the rolling eventide misses a beat

In forty minutes
Lost itself to a voice which spoke like centuries
With memories
They are love
Playing hand in...

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Mama's surprise child —
from our beds we shout out names
like the Walton’s did

7/10/2019
Chantelle Cooke’s Childhood Memories Poetry Contest

Since you had one slot left I wrote a short one...

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Son's science quest,
insect nest finds;
school's best project.

Saves in his room.
Wakes to doom when
with gloom, he cries.

Hundreds now crawl.
Every wall sports
hatched small mantes.


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Deep Purple Violet

Deep purple Violet – hiding and quiet –
 Beneath the forest greens;
Carefully we search for you
 Or your dainty face hidden – not seen.

Nestled in a quiet place -
 Modest in many hues -
Amethyst, purple, sometimes mauve,
 A joyful surprise finding you.

Date: 1/28/19
Gif...

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Where are we headed? I know not where
Where are we headed? I know not why
Where are we headed? I know not how
Where are we headed? I know not to whom

Is it better to know or not to know?
Is it better on my own or with...

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YOURS FAITHFULLY

I know with all my heart and being,
That I don’t know everything,

How can one think they are so wise,
If you do, you’re in for a surprise!

Only One knows our future, our fate,
Smell the coffee before it’s too late,

Confess Kneel down on bended knee,
And He...

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