SOME MORE ONE LINERS
Their burning fires fused; the gates of hope swung wide.
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He stood on the far side of silence and never heard her plea.
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Mediocrity is the bedrock upon which excellence is built.
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Her visible grief on show to all, he gently stroked her arm.
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Looks do not a beauty make for beauty knows no boundaries.
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The drifting notes of saxophones: they played the colour blue.
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His pipe dreams went up in smoke.
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Author:
Michael Edwards (
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- Comment from author about the poem: One-Liners. Perhaps 3 and 5 should be labelled as aphorisms rather than poetry – but who cares?
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These one liners and aphorisms are brilliant! Love it! Do not know which is my fav. Great painting!
Thanks Christina - the last one was only added yesterday as a bit of fun and was written in response to comments made in my last posting. As for the painting I held on to this one and it hangs in our living room.
So beautiful it touched me, thank you for this. Well done Michael
Aw thanks Adam.
These are very good one liners Michael. I especially like 3 and 6.
I like the painting as well.
Thanks Andy - I actually thought of you when I penned No 6
You are starting to know me too well. (Not a bad thing though).
Good writes and pic M. Ohh, I dunno if it's an aphor-wotsit or what it is. I wouldn't know in me haze of sherry-drinking! heehee.
Probably one-aphorines.
What do you think? Ta O
You might start me off on my daft 'one' thing. It's a pretend cousin of mine. Always says 'one'. He is insufferable, selfish, horrid, etc. Goldie knows him!
Don't tell me Orchi - one doesn't want to know. Or there again.....!
You know him, saying that 'one' there? He's horrible - don't want to know about anyone but himself, tramples over anyone and everything, only 'ME' exists for him. He got servants but he don't pay them properly, stays up late with gin, etc. lol.
ME = Michael Edwards - that's me not him - is it? Who is Gin ?
Oh heehee. Who is Bill Stickers? They found him yet?!
He met Her AUSGANG ~ She met Him INGANG ~ a Meeting of Fatal Love !
Thanks MICHAEL ~ Nothing like pithy ONE LINERS to kick start a SUNNY SATURDAY ! Love the ABSTRACT you saved for yourself ! "Raining in my Parade !" Please check my Tribute to SANTITA ~ Thanks BRIAN
And he met her in Germany!
btw it is EINGANG, not INGANG!
Thanks FRED ~ Sorry i missed the E ! Mein DEUSTCH ist nicht perfekt ! BRIAN
Thanks Brian and any gang for me as long as its a friendly one 🙂
Really like all of them Michael, and I can see why that painting is hanging in your house!
Thanks Fred
Some more GREAT one liners. ; )
I do appreciate your kind words - thanks so much
I loved these one-liners, Michael, as well as the explosive art piece!
I'm really grateful - thanks Louis
Fantastic array of excellent one-liners here Michael - - each one a gem.
So pleased you like them Fay
Do you take your one liners and expand them or just leave em as is I have lots of one or two lines written and then they either turn into longer poems or sit doing nothing ... like the painting nice balance and color good work Michael
Usually a few words or an idea pops into my head and I write it down - if I can't think of where to use it I develop it as a stand-alone sentence. Thanks so much for looking in.
Do you take your one liners and expand them or just leave em as is I have lots of one or two lines written and then they either turn into longer poems or sit doing nothing ... like the painting nice balance and color good work Michael
Very touching and I like saxophone with notes on blue, my favorite color. Awesome little ones.
Thanks Malu - a bit staggered by the response to these so thinking about writing more than I would usually do.
There are some real beauties there sir! Each deserving of its own write without doubt.
Thanks dusk - so pleased you enjoyed them.
"Their burning fires fused; the gates of hope swung wide."
Love all of them, but this is my favorite.
Did you get any sleep at all. So many wonderful thoughts. Hope you did not burn your brain.
I don't sit and write these in one go but rather over a period of days if not weeks as the ideas come to me - I've already started another collection which I'll post when are there are enough of them. Brain not burnt - just gently simmering 🙂 Thanks so much for your comment and for saving.
One liners are poems expressed succinctly... great job!
Thank you rr - comment so much appreciated.
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