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Doing As I Am Told
They tell me I was a most annoying child, not good looking like everyone else's son - 

ugh! nor bright as a button, but the 'thick' one. One of those who just tried to help 

both teachers and pupils, to do things the easy way,...

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Categories: bright as a button, passion,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Sweet Scent of Lavender
I won a basket of lavender goodies on a local raffle
It bought a smile to my face
And bought back many memories
Of a lovely lady I once knew

Her husband was a retired GP
She had Parkinson’s Disease you see
She couldn’t be left on her own
He would get...

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Categories: bright as a button, care, friendship, memory, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
The Ballad of Miss Dutton
THE BALLAD OF MISS DUTTON

Little Miss Dutton, 
Bright as a button
Sits with hands in her lap just so
Neat and petite, 
Friendly and sweet,
With little girls all in a row

Quiet and demure,
Polite and pure
She teaches girls how to behave
Not like the rough boys
Scuffing shoes, making noise,
Shooting...

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Categories: bright as a button, life, lost,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry




Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry