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Premium Member Just as Sleep Bested My Eyes -
Just as sleep bested my eyes -
   There came a looming presence -
Strange and full of mysteries -
   That alit upon my rest.

There wasn't a familiar word
   Sufficient for such trespass
So silence was the measure
   For my...

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Categories: bested, angel, miracle, sleep,
Form: Rhyme
By Trump Been Bested
By Trump Been Bested

By Trump, we all have been bested,
Then opponents him  they detested;
Like newborn nascent,
And very complacent;
After each of his sins he had rested.

Jim Horn


Carolyn, How about this one?...

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Categories: bested, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Jeeve the Bee Bested Me
oh my oh me
my fight with a bee
I was twelve and naïve
bee’s name was Jeeve.

stepped on him barefoot
instant pain as he stayed put
drilling into my heel
I was his angry meal

yes, Jeeve won that day
to that meadow I stay away
and wear shoes on my feet
learned a...

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Categories: bested, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme

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