SOME MORE ONE LINERS

Michael Edwards

 

 

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.

 

  • Author: Michael Edwards (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 26th, 2017 00:00
  • Comment from author about the poem: One-Liners. Perhaps 3 and 5 should be labelled as aphorisms rather than poetry – but who cares?
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 45
  • User favorite of this poem: myself and me.
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Comments15

  • Christina8

    These one liners and aphorisms are brilliant! Love it! Do not know which is my fav. Great painting!

    • Michael Edwards

      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.

    • Adam Shirley

      So beautiful it touched me, thank you for this. Well done Michael

    • Goldfinch60

      These are very good one liners Michael. I especially like 3 and 6.

      I like the painting as well.

      • Michael Edwards

        Thanks Andy - I actually thought of you when I penned No 6

        • Goldfinch60

          You are starting to know me too well. (Not a bad thing though).

        • orchidee

          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.

          • Michael Edwards

            Probably one-aphorines.
            What do you think? Ta O

            • orchidee

              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!

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            • BRIAN & ANGELA

              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

              • FredPeyer

                And he met her in Germany!
                btw it is EINGANG, not INGANG!

                • BRIAN & ANGELA

                  Thanks FRED ~ Sorry i missed the E ! Mein DEUSTCH ist nicht perfekt ! BRIAN

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                • FredPeyer

                  Really like all of them Michael, and I can see why that painting is hanging in your house!

                • Accidental Poet

                  Some more GREAT one liners. ; )

                  • Michael Edwards

                    I do appreciate your kind words - thanks so much

                  • Louis Gibbs

                    I loved these one-liners, Michael, as well as the explosive art piece!

                    • Michael Edwards

                      I'm really grateful - thanks Louis

                    • Fay Slimm.

                      Fantastic array of excellent one-liners here Michael - - each one a gem.

                    • WL Schuett

                      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

                      • Michael Edwards

                        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.

                      • WL Schuett

                        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

                      • malubotelho

                        Very touching and I like saxophone with notes on blue, my favorite color. Awesome little ones.

                        • Michael Edwards

                          Thanks Malu - a bit staggered by the response to these so thinking about writing more than I would usually do.

                        • dusk arising

                          There are some real beauties there sir! Each deserving of its own write without doubt.

                          • Michael Edwards

                            Thanks dusk - so pleased you enjoyed them.

                          • myself and me

                            "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.

                            • Michael Edwards

                              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.

                            • rrodriguez

                              One liners are poems expressed succinctly... great job!

                              • Michael Edwards

                                Thank you rr - comment so much appreciated.



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