Honors pursued him
awards and recognition
Unable to move him
He clung to his mission
I'm so incredibly proud and privileged ,
to be recognised by the #GBEA '25 team,
The fact that I've been shortlisted,
Is far beyond my wildest dream.
Single mum to three wild boys,
They're the apple of my eyes,
I'm the founder of Lotus Poetry,
A new and upcoming social enterprise.
I'm running on purpose and passion,
Lots of caffeine, kindness and care,
But I'm really struggling to find,
The funds to get me there.
Real life isn't like a fairytale,
This Cinderella is doing her best,
Working hard to find a way,
To attend with all the rest.
Where I get time for me,
It's not often that I do,
I hope I make it work,
So my dream can come true.
A night off from the boys,
So I can drink and dance,
An opportunity to meet you all,
Thanking you for this incredible chance.
Plaque on his teeth
Plaque on the wall
No plaque in the cow barn
~ or horse’s stall
It’s fun to watch Awards shows,
Though they’re shallow and they’re trite –
Stars all gathering together
For an ego-boosting night.
Yet the SAG Awards montages
Showing actors at their start
Captured images of younger days
That set the show apart.
From childhood roles and little parts
In soaps or SVU,
We got to see performers
When their jobs were spanking new.
The lucky ones who have careers
Which grow, improve and last
Might be mortified or tickled by
These glimpses of the past.
The GOP and NRA
Invite you all to come and play
For their wire hanger
Will vent the anger
For those who come another day!
The best
contest,
so fun,
is one
in which
you ditch
all thoughts
that lots
of time
with rhyme
and with
real pith
will get
you set
to win
with pen
a note
you wrote
to cheers
from peers
because
it does
stand out
about
a theme
you seem
to state
with weight
and grace;
to place
with verse
perverse
or terse
or worse
instead,
ahead
of none
save one,
the guy,
who by
mistake,
did make
a goof,
and poof!
DQ
anew.
Surprise,
surprise,
all tries,
first prize,
upsized
with fries!
Big lol,
that's all...
Cicely Tyson, raised in Harlem, a model ‘til beckoned by Broadway
African American women’s strength and virtue, she went on the big screen to portray
A myriad of awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in two thousand, sixteen
Soon after, an honorary Academy Award, her memoir, Just as I Am, soon to be seen…
*Note to Sponsor: My poem is only 4 lines, as you asked, but no matter what font I tried, I could not get it down to four lines on this format, so my apologies.
February 12, 2022
The Central Board of Secondary Education
Has invited many an online application
From its Teachers and Principals
To give out the 2022 Awards
On its official website
What a news fully bright..!
Dear Interested and eligible
Teachers and principal
Do send in thy applications
Online in quick successions
On or before July 10, 2022
The annual entry for the best few
CBSE Teachers and Principals Awards
(Unique acknowledgement and rewards)
Are conferred every year on
Commemorating the Great Radhakrishnan
September 5 being the Teachers’ day
Come on let's make a hay
The winners will get a merit certificate
And a cash prize of Rs 50,000/ straight..!
(www.cbse.nic.in)
goes out to.....drum roll
returning champion
Scotland
it was close this year
So close virus
so close
but an arms length hug away
awaits for a chance
--------------a hope
--------------another day
_________an unmasked smile
---------------a kiss
---------------awhileing poet's
with a word that i made
A call to all cinephiles
A celebration
A gathering
Global storytellers and filmmakers
Making statements political and societal
Deep and inspirational
Crafted visual feasts
Poignant performances
Emotional masterpieces
Psychological journeys
Heart pounding thrillers
Internationally acclaimed documentaries
Each award winners in their own genre
Crowned achievements of artistry
Worthy of the silver screen
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on January 6, 2021 for contest PODIUM PLACING PROMISE (5) sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - RANKED 3RD
Eagles Greatest Hits
Most platinum certificates
ravages of war
not about heroism. . .
through eyes of schoolboys
Copyright © 2018 by Mark Toney. All rights reserved.
First published 2018 in Hollywood Haiku via wattpad.com
An Academy Awards Affair
(To remember???)
When playing game called Academy Awards
You must learn how to use many chords
And then I started to play song's notes
People left and had to jump in their boats.
To many was really an amusing affair
But for others sure was hard to bare
As show went along and it progressed
Not impressed with way women dressed.
(Pony was born by her mother a mare.
Oh, this is a couplet not limerick.)
A few looked like Rock of Gibraltar
Others did falter needing a halter
While way men would wear their hair
Looked like a clown in a country fair.
Wanted to have hope without any fear
When awards would come back next year
To improve must be a magnificent way
Have Trump announce and a while stay
Said while my face was wearing a sneer.
James Thesarious Hilarious Horn
Really Retired Veteran and Poet
RiverSea Plantation
Bolivia, NC 28422
The dazzle in lights
A Broadway moment full of entertainment being a sight
Dance numbers to get the audience and TV Viewers in the mood
Dramatics that catch you off guard, but know how to soothe
The Tony Awards has everything to prove
It’s a talent night being on the move
Hand me my Tony Award
But the Tony Awards on Sunday will be a night
For me, my Great Uncle Eubie Blake who composed the music for “SHUFFLE ALONG” is up for a Tony
However, I promise I won’t be long
SHUFFLE ALONG has hit Broadway numerous times, but it was and still is pure acting and dancing that has kept the shuffle in being no rush
But a time in not being silent in a hush
I see in the background plenty of kissing and lots of mush
The cast simply said, “Lets take our time and let the music take us back as we move laid back”
Jazz had a swing and everyone in clubs were doing their thing
Oh Shuffle Along
Jazz with a pizzazz
A wonder being yonder
On June 12, Sunday, watch the Tony Awards on CBS 2
You too will be shuffling along too.
IF AM THE BEST
THAN I SHOULD GET
THE APPLAUSE
AND THE AWARD
for not being a jerk
and my good work
if they past the test
than
AWARD THE
BEST
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