The Very Weird And Wonderful World Of Place Names: UK And US Edition
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I: THE UK
Poling, Patching, Nether Wallop,
Matching Tye and Droop
Plumpton, Lickfold, Puddletown,
Westward Ho! and Throop.
Hole of Horcum, New Invention,
Boghe...
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Categories:
belcher, america, crazy, england, humor,
Form: Rhyme
More Roaring Horn Poems
...we are those who care
a mask must be sure to wear
have many to spare
have released each slave
will die and end up in grave
in home of both free and brave
from sin we were freed
have better...
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Categories:
belcher, allegory, analogy,
Form: Senryu
My Crazy Creatures
...MY CRAZY CREATURES
This rhyme's about creatures of various sorts.
Creatures with fangs, hairy bellies and warts.
They cause lots of mischief all day long.
Mum always blames me but I’ve done not...
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Categories:
belcher, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
The Bully
...He likes to praise me, sometimes he can be nice,
Other times he can turn on me, turning cold as ice.
They may not be sticks they may not be stones,
But in this case, words do break bones.
They...
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Categories:
belcher, angst, anxiety, bullying, fear,
Form: Couplet
Magic Beans
...Enchanted magic beans,
They were always enchanted to me.
Worth their weight in gold,
They never ever got old.
Some people would complain,
Some would look at them with disdain,
But magic bean...
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Categories:
belcher, childhood, family, happy, memory,
Form: Couplet
The Impermanence of Vitality
...A man lives and a man dies,
A flame burns and soon flickers out,
And so goes the pattern of vitality.
-Eddie Belcher...
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Categories:
belcher, death, imagery, life,
Form: Free verse
A Day Well Spent
...We must seize the day is what they say,
We are here but for a moment, here but for a day,
We must awake and not forget to contribute, love and play,
We know that none of us are here to stay,
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Categories:
belcher, inspirational, life, metaphor, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
The Beauty of Darkness
...In the beginning, there was light,
Light to make beautiful God’s great creations.
With this light came darkness,
Darkness to shield these great beauties
So they would never be taken for granted.
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Categories:
belcher, bible, day, hope, light,
Form: Free verse
Ham Versus Hog
...Let me tell you a story
From a time gone by
The tale of a greedy butcher
And a pig that could fly
In the little village of Piddle Brook
There lived a butcher named Mr.Ham
He was bearded, bulky, and ...
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Categories:
belcher, animal, fantasy, flying, food,
Form: Ballad