REMEMBERING MY FATHER'S HANDSMY FATHER'S HANDS
I remember my father’s hands as a plumber’s hands—fiercely strong, calloused, rough, knuckle-battered, and dirty after a long-day’s work. Those hands shoveled; unclogged drains and toilets; repaired leaks; and installed pipes, commodes, and bathtubs. Those hands provided.
I remember my father’s hands as a fisherman’s hands—perfectly patient, tenacious, self-confident, and unwavering as he...
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Categories:
12th grade, dad, father,
Form: Haibun
RIVULETSRIVULETS
I don’t know when my tears
melted into the rain~
warm rivulets
thawed patterns
upon my heart of ice
‘tis a strange world
these hesitant heartbeats
I hear once again
...
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Categories:
12th grade,
Form: Free verse
CATCH OF THE DAYCATCH OF THE DAY
Today is Father's Day. So I wrote this string of Haikus as a remembrance of my dad whose favorite past time fishing. He was a fisherman extraordinair!
dawn by the river
daylight has barely arrived,
mist dances gently
morning reverie
how perfectly the songbirds
fill the silence
old flat-bottom boat
his rod and torn fishing net –
father’s calloused hands
the...
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Categories:
12th grade, father, fishing,
Form: Haiku
Happy Father's Day GodThank you for each of my children and my wonderful wife.
Thank you for their mothers through whom you gave life.
No matter what any of us think about You.
You honor your word and your love is so true!
I'm ashamed when I doubt that you'll come through.
But you always do and God I'm so grateful to you.
What...
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Categories:
12th grade, appreciation, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme
Toms FiddleTom was not appreciated most of his life; neither was his fiddle.
He insisted on having it buried with him, a pillow in the middle.
At three a.m. the witching hour, he creates music for the others.
The lonely, the forgotten, the sad, the depressed, and the angry mothers.
They gather at their gravestones, appreciating the concert of Tom.
Last...
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Categories:
10th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
But it is Weird for These TimesPink mushroom guy was a dancer, a dreamer called Dilly Dally Dew.
He loved fuchsia, purple, lavender, and pink of every shade and hue.
Why does he insist on those colors? His dad asked, irritated a bit.
Pink was the color for boys in Victorian days, said his wife, Mrs. Whit.
Daddy looked it up, for it was difficult...
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Questions about Sleepers in SpaceAstronauts sleep like bats
Hanging from the ceiling in bags
But this does not tell us about astro-cats
Do they sleep in cots made of rags?
What about astro-dogs and astro-pigs?
Are their bunks teeny or the biggest of the bigs?
Has there yet been an astro-horse?
Political correctness says there should be one of course....
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Categories:
10th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
I am Black and on Death Row In Florida
they said justice
but meant
just us
and here I sit—
a roach in a cage of light,
the hum of the air thick
with bleach and lies.
my skin
was the evidence.
my eyes—guilty.
no rich man ever came
this far south
to die
in a room this cold.
I write with broken pencils
and dream of rain,
the kind that doesn't stop.
...
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Categories:
12th grade,
Form: Free verse
THE PERFECT HOURTHE PERFECT HOUR
the perfect hour
of an afternoon
when the meadow lark rests
and the late train from town
goes by without stopping
...
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Categories:
12th grade, time,
Form: Free verse
Been There
I havea zillion things to give utterance severely about.
Been there
Don't quit on yourself, Considering it will be distractions
Along one's travels of plots and traps. Been There
The visage of pieces of puzzling scars. Been There
Mental and Physical Violations, Familiar faces
Switching lanes, Unfamiliar places, coins tossed
aside where it lands no one knows. Been...
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Categories:
11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Red-Crested SampanRed-Crested Sampan
?
Shariful Alam
June 10, 2025
Hudson, New York
United States of America
?
If by chance we meet again someday,
If desire brings us close once more,
I’ll breathe deeply again at the foot of the mountain,
Smear your gentle gaze across my soul.
I’ll cross treacherous roads—
carefully, ever so carefully.
On a melancholic evening, I’ll go to Silentville.
That day, I will become the...
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Categories:
12th grade, america, bangla,
Form: Free verse
The Jaws of Life
Tears in my eyes, and a tear on my heart.
Fear in my mind, and scars on my soul.
Time moves on, but still are my thoughts,
For I fought for some peace, but life is not still.
I plunged in a pool of angry wavers, seeking justice.
But the honest truth was to evade the truth —
The truth about...
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Dreams beyond homeShe walks the streets she’s always known,
But feels a longing deep, alone.
A fire burns inside her chest,
To leave, to grow, to find what’s best.
Her heart beats fast when she thinks of far,
Of distant lights and shining stars.
A thousand questions fill her mind—
Will she be lost? Will she be kind?
She dreams of skies she’s never seen,
Of...
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Categories:
12th grade, adventure, africa,
Form: Rhyme
INK'S JOURNEYINK'S JOURNEY
From quill to parchment in graceful arcs,
ink tells tales from dawn till dark.
Stories unfold in each little mark,
a writer’s journey, a creative spark.
...
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Categories:
12th grade, writing,
Form: Rhyme
WHISPERS OF STILLNESSWHISPERS OF STILLNESS
Almost sunset. I sit on the riverbank letting the water dribble over my toes and massaging my soles against the pebbles underfoot. I listen to the water trickling along and to the insects droning. Above me is a river of blue, the sky born of bluest petals, as if it were once a...
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Categories:
12th grade, river,
Form: Haibun
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