If you are going to swarf, swelt, black out or swoon
Please do it outside under Dracula’s moon
Too many drama queens are in this house already
Thanks to the eight daughters of Arlene and Freddy
But if you are going to help with the housework
Then come on down, and join me, for you do not irk
I am tired of princesses who will not lift a finger
They are the ones who never leave, perpetually linger
Categories:
arlene, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
No Alice in Wonderland
Callous
Alice
Sacrificial Lamb
Blame me
Amy
Fan of the Panda Bear
Andie
Pandie
Miss Hollywood
Star Queen
Arlene
The Trifling One
Petty
Betty
One Gorgeous Redhead
Henna
Brenna
Miss Sophisticated
Classy
Cassie
Not so Sophisticated
Gassy
Cassie
Miss Detective
Police
Clarice
Fragile: Treat with Care
China
Dinah
Miss Flamboyant
Showy
Chloe
The Lesser of the Flamboyant ones
Tawdry
Audrey
The Laggard
Lazy
Daisy
The Imprudent One
Folly
Dolly
Stars in her Eyes
Eileen
Sky Queen
Earth Girl
Terra
Farrah
Categories:
arlene, girl,
Form: Footle
Hope is a bird
Soaring through the air
Perched on the tree of life
Cutting through the clouds;
Of darkness and despair
Hope is an ant
A little tiny thing
But able to carry lots of weight;
Never stopping for disappointment;
Big in a different way
Hope is a little plant
Growing between the cracks of life
Shooting up to the sun
Sprouting in the gloomiest of places,
A tiny flicker of green
That grows into a tree
Hope is a mother
A sign of care and love;
Bringing new joy to the world;
Comfort during tough times
A bringer of a new start
Hope is a flicker of light
A matchstick in the darkness
A fire in a cold, black, cave;
Lighting up and brightening,
The pathway, to happiness
By Arlene Nayak
Age-9
Categories:
arlene, 3rd grade,
Form: Free verse
Hope lies Everywhere
Hope is a bird
Soaring through the air
Perched on the tree of life
Cutting through the clouds;
Of darkness and despair
Hope is an ant
A little tiny thing
But able to carry lots of weight;
Never stopping for disappointment;
Big in a different way
Hope is a little plant
Growing between the cracks of life
Shooting up to the sun
Sprouting in the gloomiest of places,
A tiny flicker of green
That grows into a tree
Hope is a mother
A sign of care and love;
Bringing new joy to the world;
Comfort during tough times
A bringer of a new start
Hope is a flicker of light
A matchstick in the darkness
A fire in a cold, black, cave;
Lighting up and brightening,
The pathway, to happiness
By Arlene Nayak
Categories:
arlene, 3rd grade,
Form: Free verse
Have a blessed birthday, Arlene,
The ocean is quiet and calm;
The skyway above is serene,
No strong storm from the sea will come.
Topic: Birthday of Arlene Cariño (March 12)
Categories:
arlene, birthday,
Form: Quatrain
A-crostic
R-egards
L-et
E-ssential
N-ote
E-mploy
L-ovely
L-ines
A-bout
N-atal
T-opic
A-s
D-awn
A-rrives
Topic: Birthday of Arlene G. Llantada (January 17)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Categories:
arlene, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
COVID -19
Irrespective of what your size is
You are not immune to Coronavirus
So stay at home is sound advice
As you may lose at the throw of the dice
Man, woman or child, it does not care
So dice with death...if you dare.
This evil curse is here for a while
He conducts his business with artless guile
To offer the path of least resistance
You must be sensible and keep your distance.
This is not a disease to be treated lightly
And one that will not go politely.
Before he does he will take his toll
Of thousands of humans and not trouble his soul.
If you are lucky enough to escape his scythe
Consider how others managed to survive.
Often by the unselfishness of the NHS
Those doctors, nurses, carers we will forever bless
If it was not for the unselfish acts of public health staff
There could many more treading a one way path.
Arlene Phillips 2020 (c)
Categories:
arlene, anxiety, encouraging, health, poetry,
Form: Dramatic Verse
I was not witness the night of your arrival
That night your majestic mother suffered in motherly pains
I did not see the starry sky that evening
Under the sky you came to earth
I didn't see the dragonflies coming from moonlight that night
In that light you first smiled
I did not see the moon in the deep heart of the night
That moon sang in the rhythm of your luminous cry
Maybe on the day of your arrival
The rose that bloomed in my garden,
The butterfly that danced,
The birds that sang,
That cloud angel gave shade
Everything was for you
Maybe the muses floated in the virgin river by saying
- "Happy Birthday to you"
05.05.2020
Categories:
arlene, birthday,
Form: Free verse
A-uthor
R-ightfully
L-ets
E-very
N-ame
E-mploy
C-omposition
A-bout
R-apture
I-n
N-oble
O-bjective
Topic: Birthday of Arlene Cariño (March 12)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Categories:
arlene, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
A-uthor
R-ightfully
L-ets
E-veryone's
N-ame
E-mploy
V-erse
I-n
L-iterary
L-ines
A-bout
M-essage
O-f
R-apture
Topic: Birthday of Arlene Villamor (December 17)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Categories:
arlene, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
A-uthor
R-ightfully
L-ets
E-xpression
N-icely
E-mploy
G-reetings
A-s
B-irthday
R-emembrance
I-s
E-ventually
L-ived
Topic: Birthday of Arlene Gabriel (January 13)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Categories:
arlene, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
A-nother
R-eader
L-ets
E-yes
N-icely
E-njoy
T-he
I-mporrant
N-ote
D-elightfully
U-nderstanding
G-od
A-lmighty's
N-ame
Topic: Birthday of Arlene Tindugan (July 29)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Categories:
arlene, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
A-wesome
R-apturous
L-ine
E-mploys
N-ifty
E-xcellence
L-etting
O-ne
P-oem
E-ndorse
Z-est
Topic: Birthday of Arlene F. Lopez (July 27)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Categories:
arlene, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
A-nother
R-adiant
L-ight
E-rases
N-ight
E-ndorsing
V-iew
I-n
L-ovely
L-ife
A-s
M-orn
O-pens
R-ays
Topic: Birthday of Arlene Villamor (December 17)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Categories:
arlene, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
I walked my dog
I walked my dog to the woods today
of beech and oak and lime
he chased his ball , and chased the squirrels
we had such a wonderful time.
I walked my dog to the sea to-day
That looked toward distant lands
He was ever so brave as he swam in the waves
then buried his ball in the sand.
I walked my dog to the fields to-day
He sniffed the delights in the grass
he chased his tail , followed mysterious trails,
How was I to know, it wasn't to last.
I walked my dog to the Bridge to-day
with Rainbow hues in the sky
of red and green , purple and blue
and kissed my dog goodbye
Author, Arlene Phillips 2017 ©
Categories:
arlene, animal, dog, sad,
Form: Light Verse
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