IDYLLIC CHANDLER HEIGHTS
...IDYLLIC CHANDLER HEIGHTS*
“Life here was once idyllic, charming; here were once no rich, no poor, no high, no low.” — from The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
men in...
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Categories:
barbecues, 12th grade, memory, remember,
Form: Free verse
Smiles Throughout the Weeks
...Ben and Cora Green had seven children, like calendar pages turning;
Each one born on a different weekday, like mango sun, forever burning.
Zoe was pretty, with big eyes and dimples, while...
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Categories:
barbecues, birthday, children, family, fantasy,
Form: Couplet
January
...In whispered hushes, the year awakes,
A canvas fresh, where dreams will take.
January’s breath, crisp and clear,
A brushstroke bold in time’s frontier.
Fireworks bloom in velvet skies,
Dreams ...
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Categories:
barbecues, appreciation, beauty, celebration, january,
Form: Rhyme
John Farmer
...In memory of John Farmer, a man so bold,
An ironworker’s tale, in stories retold.
From Local 46, his strength did shine,
In New York’s skyline, his work divine.
A skydiver brave, he soared the...
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Categories:
barbecues, eulogy,
Form: Rhyme
A Place that Remembers - POTD
...Paint a Picture - 7-15-24 Image #1
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A Place to Remember
A wooden rocker remembers summer
Building sandcastles on distant sands
Wet towels, sunburns, s...
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Categories:
barbecues, memory, summer,
Form: Verse
Chapter 159-- DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: Festive Family Time
...Date: May 2051
10 am Damian invited every family
To the end of May celebration and
Family festivities. On skype with
Father Hakim he recommended
"Hey Dad you and
Ma bring something if yo...
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Categories:
barbecues, beautiful, child, color, confidence,
Form: Prose
Drowned Sparks
...Heat breathes
red, white, and blue;
Pools, barbecues, cold drinks;
Fireworks drip like a frozen pop;
Drowned sparks....
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Categories:
barbecues, america, emotions, firework, july,
Form: Cinquain
Music Festival
...The music festival is about to start
Some great bands rock and play their part
A massive crowd has gathered in the noonday sun
It's the perfect setting to let off steam and have some fun
The spea...
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Categories:
barbecues, fun, music,
Form: Rhyme
Notting Hill Carnival
...Colourful flags of the Caribbean
Flood London’s streets,
Vibrations from the sound systems
Pounding heavy reggae beats.
Smells of curry goat
And jerk chicken in the air,
Smoke rising from the...
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Categories:
barbecues, august, celebration, color, culture,
Form: Free verse
Stillness
...I was a learned meteorologist, studying azure atmosphere and vivid weather,
To give a prophetic daily forecast, like bees gliding remote locales of heather.
Often I had to issue advisories and wa...
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Categories:
barbecues, color, fantasy, imagery, nature,
Form: Couplet
Chapter 89 -- Damian Delilah Mallory and Polly: School Showdown
...Date: Friday March 2041
The day started off calm at
Harley PHigh. DJ and Damali
Had two classes scheduled
Together. They had one class
Together at 1 afternoon. That
Was the last class befo...
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Categories:
barbecues, creation, dance,
Form: Alliteration
July Treats
... The ocean warms my freshly covered feet
enjoying picnics and barbecues
cutting grass and drinking water
view joy peaceful tasty treats
solstice comes without sound
where peach trees...
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Categories:
barbecues, analogy, appreciation, july, summer,
Form: Etheree
Happy Birthday Usa
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Happy Birthday, United States!
This did not happen, just by fate.
We won the Revolutionary War,
Signed the Declaration of Independence,
and more.
No longer citizens of Great Britain,
N...
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Categories:
barbecues, america, feelings,
Form: Couplet
A Year of Adventures Part 2
...July
July saw the end of school, the kids were winding down,
We spent our holidays abroad, plenty of drinks gratis I did down.
We had some time on the beach, in the warm golden sand,
Making the m...
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Categories:
barbecues, adventure, family, remember, seasons,
Form: Rhyme
Chapter 57 -- Damian Delilah Mallory Polly: the Family Seventeen Vii
...One week passed before Polly
Called. Molly and Dolly agreed
To change the meeting
Location. "We'll meet at the
Small Park near by where we
Used to live." Dolly called
Her mother and told ...
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Categories:
barbecues, birth, brother, business, celebration,
Form: Alliteration
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