Short Sparingly Poems

President Dwight D. Eisenhower
An uncommon tower of power --
   Softly he spoke and unerringly
   Used military force sparingly...

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Chariot, oh, please don’t fail me.
For the gas, full in your tank,
You must drink, sparingly.
Lest like an ox, I push you home.

© November 14, 2011
Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen...

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Although you are free to swear,
you’d best do so sparingly.
Sometimes when I’m glaring at
things, beams escape me; you don’t want that!

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last kloang for the day......

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Heard the term “out of this world” a few times
Should be used sparingly for special moments divine
Like a pizza supreme
A belly satisfying dream
Or a roll in the hay with a filly sublime...

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Words are the enemy
till sparingly used

And weighted with meaning
beyond p’s and q’s

They serve to release us
with imagery plain

Expanding the message
—in pointed refrain

(Bryn Mawr College: November, 2023)...

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There’s a version that comes in an ointment,
but go sparingly on the anointment!
The calamari squid
set you back a few quid.
Ooh, those tentacles - no disappointment!

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H/T to Coming Up Roses by Rico Leffanta...

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It was a hot summer day
The winds barely 
No waves
The rain sparingly
Humidity warm
The cool air is blowing inside
As needed in this time
Unwind, relaxation
Concentration, appreciation
Lemonade or ice tea
Calm, quiet
Just Jesus and me....

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None more than she will greet the warming sun.
The winter's storms have chilled her to the bone.
Now coloured signs of summer have begun
She sits atop a transient gilded throne.
As fickle sun will shine but sparingly
She knows full well she must gang warily....

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Colors of the rainbow, taste so sweet
Chewing fast and slow, crunch and repeat
Opposite of bland, grabbing slowly
Skittles in hand, perfect symmetry

Hard outside, inside not
Covers dyed, sparingly bought
Skittle skittles, explosions of sugar
Soft and brittle, of that I am sure...

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You make me numb with the sharp words of your tounge
 hasty, bitter yet sweet
 this love is firey and fierce
 I'm like a wild flower trapped in your barbwire
 so razor sharp my wounds are now scar's
 for no longer i bleed, you have drained me
 but sparingly i weep as your power impales me......

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when my body is done
put me in an oven 
and bury my ashes in a 
sea salt shaker

scatter me sparingly
as you would 
a fine condiment
in a recipe
into your daily life
during its preparation 
so that 
we may add the flavor
and the texture 
of the past

when it is all gone
you 
can refill 
the sea salt shaker...

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   Libelous, slanderous speech
     singes the fuzz off of the peach

   Gossip and tale-bearing crooked ears reach
     no thanks to the mouth of the human leech…  

   Speech is God’s greatest gift to man
     employed sparingly it can

   Elevate us to the highest heights
     sacred spaces of brilliant light 
...

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Withhold your words
You speak so accordingly
And to disappointment's mockery
You ran so sparingly
Into the brick wall you've stopped
To cause violence in my hands
Uninterested you seemed to care
But only to your content
You never stopped to share
At my side of the view
Now you avoid the poem
You once wrote but never read...

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Waking up to happinessville.
New fresh clean white canvases await my touch.
I begin painting with my favorite – the neon’s.
My husband walks by, offers to purchase new paints.
I roll my eyes and he laughs, knowing I only use my favorite colors.
Browns, grays, blacks, tans, and other dull colors are used sparingly.
I am a Gemini; my paintings reflect me....

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Leaving the train left us rattled 
braising sounds abruptly heightened 
my senses measured completely
beneath sullen moments within 
quiet calmness thee essence of

Arlington cemetery the hidden forestry 
catering to tiny mounds and trees 
industrial findings nestled crawdads 
flew out sparingly creating winged mesh 
emptiness covered in insects flesh...

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eagles' jaded flight-
submit to winter’s lean scrapes….
sparingly content

resting after a fill-
eagles observe frozen land….
awaiting warm sun

sluggish tide retreats-
leaving a cold meatless beach….
more eagles searching

Copyright © 2010  By Caryl S. Muzzey

Fifth Place Winner ~ "Bald Eagle” Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Carolyn Devonshire 
Nov. 9, 2010...

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Listen to poem:

The assumption with gumption
is that its meant for
general consumption.
But like a spice
it should be used sparingly,
for that which spurs us on to dare and dream,
It takes chutzpah, bravery and temerity
to be willing to take on
the necessary risks entailed
with audacity, guts and tenacity.
Its gumption consumption, 
without interruption,
that gets the job done....

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While the dawn shows
With sparingly crazy challenges
The fame and glory it possesses
Speaks silently as you walk
Who knows when they cook?

Tiring the heads who try it's course
Shapes the hands that hold their spirit
Waking is a gift
Yet hidding surprises
You just need the adventure
Oh I dread,
It may be worse

I hope today is differently GOOD!
PRAY OH NATIONS...

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Angela is a sensitive woman easily hurt
Notoriously sets up a feeling wall to keep hers in, and yours out.
Generosity unsurpassed if she lets you have a glimmer or peek into her world.
Enthusiastically champions her friends, but makes them sparingly,
Lets her emotions out gradually, after a lot of soul-searching, 
As long as and only if she feels your trust, admiration and love....

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Rationale rationed sparingly
Teetering on borrowed sanity
Logical minds toppling over
Betrayal finding four leaf clover

No Know faith is found willingly
Heaven's answer is filling free
But cold denied hearts beat out of tune
Fed from a mind of silvered spoon

Rational people come along then
While hell opens a big churly grin
Fraid to fly higher from its gaping maw
Run to the flock, wolf shall come call

Knock knock......

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She will never no, that I love her
because I'm afraid to tell her, she'll might say no

and reject me so
this is why I refuse to tell her so

That I love her so
I pray for her often

often I pray for her
this I do daringly

and I relish in the future day that 
she might would just sparingly relish me

In awe just but why because I love her so

1/25/2022
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2022©...

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the vanishing mirror reflected 
tranquil memories I'd yet to endure 
thee eccentric essence of my being 
rather vague I suppose while gazing 
through eyes of wonder throughout 
my fetish I'd collected frigid thoughts 
of pure drudgery refuged only beside 
a birds empty nest of broken twiggs a
nd wretched moss hanging sparingly
though i hadn't gathered a tangible 
expression an yet simply comforted 
in a single glance...

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Do you pay attention or listen closely to those who have a fondness for their own voice? Or one who speaks sparingly, instead using the forgotten art of words. Inspiration comes from outside, routed thru the heart, the antenna of the spirit. The mind translates and recites, hoping the words strike a common chord and resonates.Ringing true for those who listen and can find the rhythm and cadence that support but remain hidden beneath....

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