Meeting Captain Gary Bee a Pirate
...Every pirate west of the Caribbean had heard of Captain Gary Bee.
He was reputed to be way younger than the next captain at twenty-three.
We were anxious to meet him, so we invited him to tea.
He ...
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Categories:
belch, 10th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
The Cold of Fear
...Cold is the tittering of befitted feet
Cold is the meagre meanders of falling fractals
Cold is the twinge of bitter blues upon reeling retreats
Cold is the roiling retch of frostbitten flesh
Col...
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Categories:
belch, death, death of a
Form: Alliteration
Within Myself
...To the world I politely smile and ever am so meek
hold my tongue for attention I do not seek
Life is easier without a fuss
just do what you must
Live and let live
overly give
peace
safe
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Categories:
belch, fantasy, humor,
Form: Rhyme
The Christmas Dinner Guest
...It's Christmas eve dawn
and something is very wrong
For the children unable to wait
watching for Santa and it's late
The stockings are empty not even a lump of coal
no presents under the tree di...
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Categories:
belch, christmas, fun, humor,
Form: Rhyme
alent sho
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He trundled his way up the three heavy steps
His mop of hair searching every direction
In the middle of the stage a brash spotlight
shone on a large drum kit
Behind a curtain dangled over a h...
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Categories:
belch, poems,
Form: Free verse
Racing the Currents
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Softly murmuring, the river’s raspy voice
Settles my soul with its rumbling choice,
Rustling quietly beneath a glowing moon,
Splattered by the so...
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Categories:
belch, appreciation, nature, river, water,
Form: Quatrain
Loud words
...In the silence of the night, there comes a slam,
A door swings wide, a sudden splash of rain,
The thunder echoes with a mighty bam,
While rivers babble tales of joy ...
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Categories:
belch, words,
Form: Rhyme
NOISE ANNOYS
...NOISE ANNOYS
Externally it might emerge as a belch
Especially as the seltzer may just fizz
But inside, one may just hear the stomach squelch
Maybe a hiccup, well y...
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Categories:
belch, onomatopoeia, sound,
Form: Terza Rima
Working in the Smoke
...Brick, grit smeared towers,
crank-out smears for heavy smokers.
Under every stacked chimney
goblins belch, coughing up,
cancer into a riddled sky.
Workers wade through
ankle pulling tar,
g...
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Categories:
belch, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Mom, when I Saw you Last
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Is not ‘Mother’ the sweetest word in the dictionary?
She's one’s closest friend, companion, and guide.
How can I restrict her within the frame of a poem,
when my entire world circled...
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Categories:
belch, appreciation, farewell, mother,
Form: Free verse
Burp
...Reindeer at Christmas will often eat carrots
Though Santa once had one who liked to eat parrots
But parrots at Christmas can be hard to find
He wasn’t too fussy so he didn’t mind
He never complai...
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Categories:
belch, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
MAGNIFICATION
...Close up, on the smooth couth
meretricious pod, vibrantly
violating my optics violently,
even through the microscope.
Its swarthy stare is maliciously
resplendent and evoked from
parsimony.
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Categories:
belch, adventure, extended metaphor, flower,
Form: Free verse
PEARL HARBOR
...P Propelled into the war after tora, tora, tora.
E Escalation arrives in Oahu, paradise explodes.
A Amorous and hula skirts set aflame at once.
R Reveal of a takeover plan, pot shots extreme.
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Categories:
belch, america, war,
Form: Acrostic
Froggy Bottom Chorus Line
...Froggy bottom chorus line was jazzy and smart
They obeyed with rhythm, they bogeyed with heart
They brought their dance routine to a whole new art
Choreography of their steps, courtesy of leader, ...
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Categories:
belch, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
Older Than Dirt
...When I was a young lad in the prime of life
Never thought I'd still be around
When my driver's license said, “older than dirt!”
And my mind was no longer sound
But I can get away with a...
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Categories:
belch, age,
Form: Rhyme
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