Best Ninety Eight Poems

Ninety-eight point six is normal
In a human being,
Not though, on thermometers
Outdoors, which we’ve been seeing.

In people, anything above
Is fever, meaning sick,
But weather-wise, such numbers
Translate into one word – ick!

I much prefer the days in fall
Or wintertime instead,
When if my body matched 
The temps outside, I...

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Am I in a dream
Only as it may seem
I am music, I am the notes
You once were the wreckage on which my soul floats
Now I am the maestro, I am also first chair
And now the crescendo (and you are not there)
And it's okay that it's...

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She died at ninety eight
She knew a time for misery
Hard times and hard work
For pain and suffering
And yes even agony
It all seemed endless
And then it did
There came a time 
For freed spirits
Quietened cries
And answered prayers
There finally came
A time for peace



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Posted on March...

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