A Fishy Tale
...I spoke to the sea,
a calm breath
though a gale raged
inside of me – both my
sails shredded, I begged
for mercy:
“Thou art the greatest world current,
what brag would be a wretched notch
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Categories:
bald headed, cute, fantasy, fishing, grandfather,
Form: Prose Poetry
The Killing Field
...Ariana nodded, tremolo fingers,
and they ran across the killing field,
watching the steel-toed kite ascend—
a fleeting instant of triumph in the vacuum.
Josh scoffed as it dipped,
both caught in...
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Categories:
bald headed, absence, abuse, america, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Joe
...there once was a fella named Joe
whose hairstyle's a wonky Afro
to the barber Joe went
Who repaired his head dent
Joe returned bald headed like Moe!...
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Categories:
bald headed, black african american, black
Form: Limerick
4x10
...The Killing Field”
Ariana nodded, tremolo fingers,
and they ran across the killing field,
watching the steel-toed kite ascend—
a fleeting instant of triumph in the vacuum.
Josh scoffed as it d...
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Categories:
bald headed, absence, allegory, angel, angst,
Form: Free verse
4x10
...The Killing Field”
Ariana nodded, tremolo fingers,
and they ran across the killing field,
watching the steel-toed kite ascend—
a fleeting instant of triumph in the vacuum.
Josh scoffed as it d...
...
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Categories:
bald headed, absence, allegory, angel, angst,
Form: Free verse
The Echo Returns Not
...The Echo Returns Not
Sponsor : Unseeking the Seeker
[ Poet’s note : SOLOMON MAHLANGU was a South African Freedom fighter & cherished leader in revolutionary army, Umkhonto we Sizwe. He was sen...
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Categories:
bald headed, adventure, africa, angst, character,
Form: Prose Poetry
SAT NAM
...SAT NAM
I am rose in sunlight breathing
Buddha in middle of balm bathing
beckoning my Heart leavening lively
I am a loop in Love cathedral of pure
passion ...
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Categories:
bald headed, 12th grade, appreciation, color,
Form: Alliteration
Copper Elf Found a Coin
...Copper elf found a coin
Matching the pot in his mother’s kitchen
All shiny against his limb and loin
He said “I think I’m getting rich’n”.
It is like a pretty penny his child said.
Yes, and it...
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Categories:
bald headed, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Refurbished Children's Stories: Rapunzel and the Really Bad Hair Day
...When fairy tales were in fashion, before true love was rare,
A prince wooed a maid who was flaxen and fair.
He came every day and patiently knelt
Before the dark tower wherein his love dwelt.
He'...
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Categories:
bald headed, humor,
Form: Light Verse
I Wandered Lonely As a Tramp
..."I wandered lonely as a cloud"--- By William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a tramp,
Far, far away from all human habitats
Away from all prying eyes
Following the bent
Of my vagr...
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Categories:
bald headed, happiness, journey, lonely, nature,
Form: Free verse
Cool Calm Chaos
...COOL CALM CHAOS
Eager egrets hopping on mossy glossy grass of desert
Cake made of bitter gourd making sweet tasty dessert.
Noise made by dumb ...
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Categories:
bald headed, 7th grade, confusion, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Bigotry Is Ignorance
...Bigotry is ignorance
Bigotry is not meeting but maybe one person in a certain category.
Bigotry is categorizing all people into the same box
based on crazy things
like religion, the color of th...
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Categories:
bald headed, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose Poetry
Plight of a Lazy Man
...There was a lazy, bald-headed man
Felt sunny day like a frying- pan
Put him up to his nest
Put his work off to rest
Got bump on head due to fallen fan.
Contest: Summer Laziness
Sponsored by:...
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Categories:
bald headed, humor,
Form: Limerick
No Haircuts For the Duration
...Alas, due to the insidious coronavirus situation,
The guv ordered barber shops closed for the duration!
Now, I suppose that is of no concern to a bald-headed bloke,
But since I still have a few ...
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Categories:
bald headed, angst, humor,
Form: Rhyme
I'M Going To Sea In a Blueberry Boat
...I’m going to sea in a blueberry boat
With dainty peony sails prettily stitched
And a hundred fish to help keep me afloat
We ride the waves smiling as if all bewitched
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Categories:
bald headed, funny, sea,
Form: Rhyme
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