Short Overblown Poems

he is overblown
with his supersized ego
I know it sounds trite
he’s mastered pretentiousness
and here he is now
please act natural, cousin
don’t give away anything...

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An overwrought poem, I suppose
Might go florid describing a rose
But there’s something much worse
Than an overblown verse –
It’s the mind from which flows purple prose.

written 1/26/19...

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Be careful with words you intone,
because words have lives of their own.
Words overblown, relayed on the phone,
words in harsh tones that jolt, stun and depose,
and shock us with what they disclose....

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immense
on the surface,
massive
in depth
yet 
 if   overblown..
malevolent:
a tortuous
      reflex..
..allusive
    as mercury
to grasp:
a threat
      perhaps
if
assembled
and paraded
sans
   modesty...

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                     Words 
            pompous, overblown 
  complicating, decorating, fluffing 
 Read, Research, Culture, Modification
      clarifying, stripping, owning 
               direct, succinct
                    Message...

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INTEREGNUMS
eyes
  flickering
overblown
  engaging
flares
in
nocturnal
 concentration
changing
in
the wind

dispersed
help fix
the mood
soften
  tones
to give
 structure
to
sensitive
  expression
cudhioned
with
  charm
in stillness
where
triviality
  dreams...

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With Divine, my physique and psyche are knit
I feel it, though my eyes can't see it.
It's a voyage from the known
Its zones are unknown.
Thirst-filled quest!
Lone!
Zest-filled test!
Midst gale and cyclone
Though darkness is overblown,
My soul's consciousness is brightly lit.
With Divine, my physique and psyche are knit
...

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Seeing you
standing there what to do?
I smile to bridge the gap, you have grown,
by plane I have crossed a continent to atone.
There's been too many harsh words, tirades overblown.
My son, please come, I mean you no harm.
He crosses to my arms.
Smiling, charmed.

Date:5/18/14
Deborah Guzzi
Contest:TROIS PAR HUIT A BRIDGE...

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camera has a mind of her own
photographs angles eye unseen
brilliance of film not overblown
remarkable black and white so keen

catching shadows that others miss
photographer undisclosed hidden lens
confident giving scene a gentle kiss
rapid shutter, nothing posed

camera has mysterious ways
capturing three dimensional essence,
her imagination truly slays
stunning us with unseen magnificence...

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At what point do I give up on my dreams
When do I know that my innovations
My poems or novels will not it seems
Live outside of my imagination

When should I realize that my brilliance
Is overblown desire; not artistry
They say I am showing my resilience
Not settling for my mediocrity

When will I understand that I’m lying
Thinking that there is someone who might care
When will it be alright to stop trying
Never! As long as you are there to share
...

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One Liners

Confusion
Confusion is rIpping apart fusion to confound a muddlehead.

Inflated Ego
Inflated Ego is an overblown gas balloon.

Battle of Sexes 
Battle Of Sexes ends in the hibernation of a fused fox by a diffused vixen.
 
Love
In the history of love one has to walk precariously along the quick sands of hearts.

Winter
Lulled winter romances before stormy autumn wails


December 12, 2015
Contest: One Liners-6,7,8,9,10
Sponsor: Bev Smith...

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