If My Ancestor Boarded The Titanic
...If he had boarded the frail proud lady,
My ancestor would have been a hysteric.
It would have been nothing new to him, though —
Boarding such a mighty vessel
With an unsinkable testimonial.
He h...
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Categories:
bobbed, sea, travel,
Form: Free verse
My Fantasy Holiday
...My Fantasy Holiday
Another grey and dismal day so damp
To work I trudge along the streets of old
Through puddles ankle deep I grisly tramp
All muffled up, clothed to fight the cold
Each day ...
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Categories:
bobbed, fantasy,
Form: Quatrain
Not that Jack and Jill
...Not that Jack and Jill
Jack took Jill up the hill
On the pretext of fetching water
But the need for some weed
Was a far more pressing order.
The hill was all green with flowers asunder
When...
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Categories:
bobbed, adventure, africa, allegory, analogy,
Form: Free verse
Black Wigs B1
...*Theresa's Quote:**
"To the black hairstylist: Again, I will say that you are a blessing to these women and a blessing to this hair. Black hair is a heaven-sent gift that helps black women keep thei...
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Categories:
bobbed, america, anger, anxiety, appreciation,
Form: I do not know?
The Robin's Message
...I keep seeing an adorable Robin visiting the garden. A beautiful spiritual message from a departed loved one.
The Robin's Message
By Michelle Morris
05/01/2025
The robin flew into the garde...
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Categories:
bobbed, angel, blessing, death, heaven,
Form: Rhyme
Santa versus The Grouch
...'Twas the night before Christmas, and there sat the Grouch,
waiting for Santa and his present filled pouch.
I'm sure that all of you have heard of the Grinch,
but the Grouch is far worse, at least...
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Categories:
bobbed, christmas, holiday, humor, sports,
Form: Rhyme
I Have Questions
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'We can talk,' said the Tiger-lily: 'when there's anybody worth talking to.'
~Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Am I worthy enough to talk to you?
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Categories:
bobbed, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Simple
...They call me simple now
Because I have less
And want less
And talk less
After the sting
When my cheeks and mind had cooled
I hoped so
I have been washed up on the sides of shallow streams...
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Categories:
bobbed, appreciation, courage, hero, hyperbole,
Form: Free verse
A Treasured Single Private Moment Captured But Not Forgotten
...Leisurely sat on a busy beach
A hive of noise and activity
A collage of shifting
Shape and colour form
Just casually surveying the view
I felt the hot intense expanding rays Of the sun
Scorc...
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Categories:
bobbed, blessing, happy,
Form: Free verse
Two Brazen Vixens
...We used to have a wonderful crew at work.
Sixteen, men who thought alike.
Then someone upstairs decided to hire two female engineers.
They hired the wrong two.
These interlopers are not demure,...
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Categories:
bobbed, women,
Form: Prose Poetry
A Dash Of Worcester
...A spider dropped into my soup
oxtail it was
with a dash of Worcester
he popped right up
and made for shore
not too hairy
nor too large
for a heart-beat
I could only stare
as he bobbed abou...
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Categories:
bobbed, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Tranquil Dream
...there was a snake bathing in the sunset
draped around the veins, the dead branches
winter never welcomes reptiles
but it wore twilight like a heat lamp jacket
back flat, tobacco treat burning s...
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Categories:
bobbed, animal, happiness, nature, sunset,
Form: Free verse
Marina Melody Memories
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San Francisco Jazz Afternoons
Carries me back to those special Sunday afternoons with you.
The striped awning Jazz cafe, our very unique,ibel...
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Categories:
bobbed, beautiful, engagement, happiness, memory,
Form: Rhyme
The Halloween Party
...ITs another Halloween
There are groups walking the street
Looking happy with themselves
And their stash from trick or treat
We’ve got toffees by the door
And a bag of lollipops
I’ve tape...
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Categories:
bobbed, fun, halloween, humorous, parents,
Form: Rhyme
Decoupling
...Your life may be full of sparkles and ove-lay but the rest of us sometimes struggle under storm clouds.
Anna (one of my roommates) broke up with her BF of a year. It seemed to happen in agonizing,...
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Categories:
bobbed, boyfriend, break up, dance,
Form: Free verse
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