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Argh No More Medicare

...ARGH! NO MORE MEDICARE!

A worst nightmare loomed large
notification courtesy Montgomery County
Assistance Office caseworker
implied medical coverage axed
I felt hammered, nailed, shingled out....
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Categories: backdated, 12th grade, absence, america,
Form: Free verse

Thomas Chatterton Translation: Under the Willow Tree

...Song from Aella: Under the Willow Tree, or, Minstrel's Song
by Thomas Chatterton, age 17 or younger
modernization/translation by Michael R. Burch

MYNSTRELLES SONGE ("MINSTREL'S SONG")

O! sing...
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Categories: backdated, dance, death, love, romance,
Form: Rhyme



Argh No More Medicare

...ARGH! NO MORE MEDICARE!

A worst nightmare loomed large
notification courtesy Montgomery County
Assistance Office caseworker
implied medical coverage axed
I felt hammered, nailed, shingled out....
...
Continue reading...
Categories: backdated, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Bio

Where I'M From-- My Version of George Ella Lyon's Poem

...I’m from the piano in my living room,
from the music and melody.
I’m from the old, shabby couches,
(Placed proportionally,
opposite side from the TV)
I’m from the mirror, 
the clear reflection
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Categories: backdated, childhood, family,
Form: Narrative

Book: Reflection on the Important Things