Hermit Carb Poem
...Step Outline- Hiking Trail (A Horror)
Prologue
Ext. Woodland Park, Upstate California- Sunset
It’s mid-autumn, hot. A week before school starts, there’s a family gathering. A young woman is ...
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Categories:
carb, dark, daughter, father, film,
Form: Free verse
A Man of Kaleidoscope Eye
...A man of kaleidoscope eye
Devoured all manner of pie.
Apple to rhubarb,
Crusty with full carb,
The pie in his eye made it fly....
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Categories:
carb, flying, food, fun, humor,
Form: Limerick
Angry Goddess of Daisies
...irate Goddess of Daisies did not get her due
wrath of her anger rivaled that of old Sue
I’m a major deity, she yelled to bells blue.
with complete jurisdiction over the likes of you!
bluebells ...
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Categories:
carb, 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Diabetes in Golden Years
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In twilight’s golden years they stand, The elderly, a resilient band, But diabetes weaves its silent thread, Affecting lives where it threads.
Sugar’s dance in blood a subtle strife, Stealing sw...
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Categories:
carb, 10th grade,
Form: Rhyme
On Point
...Pith is pithier than pithy
-it’s not a question of if.
You know atoms are tiny
when you get at ‘em.
Sometimes they’re the point.
Meanings have layers
like lasagna.
Two or three should suffice....
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Categories:
carb, 12th grade, allusion, body,
Form: Rhyme
A Delicious Bowl of Soup
...Written: August 23, 2023
Soup Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori
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In t...
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Categories:
carb, analogy, appreciation, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme
Vinaigrette Touche
...I had put our meeting off so many times for fear that it would fail, and be a waste of time. I prepared a lovely salad. Thought I'd make some mayonnaise. The kind I thought you liked, with a yolk of ...
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Categories:
carb, relationship,
Form: Prose Poetry
I Love My Age
...We own it and owe to it
I know what love is, adore silence’s gold
Content and at peace, no grudges to hold.
It gets better and simple at this stage -
I love my age!
I can stay up ...
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Categories:
carb, age, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Success At Last
...Julie tried every diet known to man
Weight-Watchers, Atkins, Keto, SOTA (State of the Art)
Low-carb, hi-protein, even vegan
Nothing worked; Julie gained weight
So she bega...
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Categories:
carb, food, health, humor, success,
Form: Rhyme
Eating
...Sometimes we eat when we’re hungry
Or else when we’re just in the mood,
But everyone’s habits are different
In how we relate to our food.
There are 3 meals-a-day folk as well as
The ones who s...
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Categories:
carb, food,
Form: Rhyme
All Trendy Diet Fads
...As I mused in bosom stone, I presume for myself.
It wouldn't alarm me that I must do a diet program.
Slight weight reduction will profit my life.
Weight might prompt some sort of a...
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Categories:
carb, adventure, anxiety, caregiving, change,
Form: List
The Aftermath
...Twas the day after Thanksgiving,
And I weigh a Buck Fitty.
Ain't NO regrets,
Because my Bread Pudding
was litty.
I ate ALL the treats,
and I enjoyed ALL the snacks,
So I'm not surprised t...
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Categories:
carb, celebration,
Form: Rhyme
Coming Out
...Coming Out
By Jan Beaumont ©
I may very well start a new diet
I think it's a good thing to do
Let's face it, I've been a bit naughty
And my figure is showing it too!
The trouble is, which ...
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Categories:
carb, food, fun, giggle, humorous,
Form: Light Verse
63vw Bug Domed Home
...63VW Bug Domed Home
$300 Empty Wallet,
Waved in Greeting Others "Bugged",
DIY Toolin' Schoolin',
Leakin' Carb Fixit,
Installed & Tighten',
Fired Her Up & Look It,
Engine Lit & Smokin',
Act Fa...
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Categories:
carb, car, humor, wisdom, youth,
Form: Rhyme
A Synopsis At Sixty Nine
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A Synopsis At Sixty-Nine
By: Tom Wright
2/16/2008
A time when life’s not chocolate cake
When gait has slowed and sight is dimming
My cholesterol is high and joints all ache
And pac...
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Categories:
carb, age, health,
Form: Lyric
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