Bridging the port
Calming wakes, defined as sport
Not needing any legal court
Only a scoreboard
Pointing which door
An Indianapolis checkered flag
Or hiking Arizona’s crags
Going in zags
Seeing single stags
Boys Fightin Illini windy gusts
Wanting a middle city bust
Girls giving USC, a nice tri
Enjoying a Final Four high
Reaching dunking heights
Friday night
Huskies have in sight
Next day another round
For the Nutmeg town
After dinner
There will be a winner
Due to an early evening rise
From southern gamecock cries
Serving gourmet steaks accompanied with eggs
Worth the beg
Two or three
Spectacle we believe
Are the attempts
Message sent
On the hardwood
By those who are good
Getting two points
Across the arena joint
But do not despair
What is fair
If your academic grades are not there
Since Huskie national championship hopes, are on the air
I am a doctor’s daughter: You go girl!
I am my mother’s (supervising psychiatric social worker) child: You’ve got this !
I am mission oriented: Fried tofu and rice.
Breakfast of champions!
He promised greatness.
He delivered noise.
He spoke of peace—
and scattered it into violence.
A ruler is measured
by order.
He governs by disorder.
Each word escapes
before understanding arrives.
He mistakes volume for authority.
Fame for command.
He believes the state
is a stage,
and leadership a role.
But nations are not films.
And power does not applaud.
Allies withdraw quietly.
Even folly has a limit.
For he who wishes to be obeyed
must first know
how to command himself.
Wealth crowned him,
but wisdom never followed.
Gold does not govern.
Humility does.
The people were promised protection.
They received confusion.
A single man
can weaken a great house
when vanity replaces counsel.
History will not ask
how loud he was—
but how much he damaged.
And future tongues will whisper:
Not a tyrant.
Not a genius.
Only
a champion
of stupidity.
southern, technical wrestling style
a tech and grapple style. a
Spinebuster and DDT
as signature moves and
and a tough, tough demeanor
Becoming a world champion means
achieving the highest possible honor
in a sport or discipline, requiring
extraordinary dedication, talent,
and mental fortitude to be the best
in the world. It signifies being a globally
recognized winner of an elite
international competition, and for
many, it represents the culmination
of a lifelong pursuit of excellence
and a profound sense of achievement.
widespread respect and admiration felt
for someone or something on the basis
of a perception of their achievements or quality
A beautiful life was taken by a Transtifa ghoul
Another social media fool
Charlie is in heaven with God
Time for us all to take a breath and love God
Turn away from darkness
Turn towards God!
Allow yourself to go
beyond numbing disappointment
and put words to how you feel
Stop brushing everything aside like nothing matters
Bring your emotions out in daylight
Don’t hide and gloss them over ~ analyze them
Do away with self censorship
Dig deeper ~ know you’re entitled
to feelings and to express them
No longer silence the inner child
who gets offended and wants to cry
Be its champion ~ let it speak up and be heard
Feelings are what allows you to
explore the why of who you are
Expressing feelings is what helps
connect with others through understanding
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Exactly who is strongest?
As above, so below.
Which, pray tell, did the gods best?
Spring, sprig mistletoe...
'Under heaven' read the sign.
Only one could tell!
Fancifully or by design?
Witches, cast thy spell!
Roundabout the ruddy run?
Has twilight begun?
Forlorn yet still having fun?
Midnight before one!
Warlord of the ages?
O conquerors, take heed:
Serene, are ye, sages?
Draw bead, O my greed!
Plead? To who? Doth ye bleed blue?
Hope, need ye accrue?
O for hearts a-torn in two!
Mistakes, need we rue?
Crew of skeletons at work?
How then best to shirk?
Daring devils, draw thy dirk!
Who's the master, jerk?
Psychology, operate!
Target, O my hate!
Grown up, ghast, upon the great?
Limestone, set thy date!
Fate, thy fortune. Soaked like wood.
Down the sea-cliff fall.
Concepts like the idea 'good'!
Brood of big and small!
Should? O for us, to the last!
Hanged from every mast!
Alabaster, set in plast!
Machine, get first fast...
.
thus came boldly
her she
sweet
and i could smell hern
and mine fist were
sore
az
their he selves
for 'fore
them
to i wuz thuh swear
"not a hair anywhere
'long her body
nor the live connected
'to each strand
belonged to
but
i"
((tap))
Suddenly on a Sunday Night, arose... A heavy noise, from a circus nearby
Filled with lights and a great crowd, screaming... The G.O.A.T
Greatest of all times, they keep howling from the hall
Hustling for his attention, as he's juggling his prize
With pride... He said; Season from season, years to years
And from time to time, I'm a conqueror, for I always conquer this arena
While coughing he oughta, moment of truth from a lovely low tune
Replying... Who to believe
How you act all RELY on you
Making ways for growth, is essential not inessential
Time prepare us, guides us, makes us
the mantle of leadership is within you
Is yours to take on! says the REIGNING CHAMPION
From generation to generations, thy redeemer lives
From age to ages, He never fails
In all dealings, thy conquer
He always come through, breaking chains and shackles
The undisputed CHAMPION, without dispute
Who is like thee, Our Champion... MOST HIGH in fairyland!!!
Always fair and consistent, Above
Elevator of, the Low at buttom
Finds the lost, makes a way
Beautiful and worthy in all ways, maker of heaven and earth
Breeder of light and dark, maker of night and dawn
Giver of all, relentlessly
Dynamic leader, catalysts of growth, catapulting the down cast
Sitted, above and below, rewarder of, the good and bad.
Written: May 14, 2024
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Embrace light within, never trail your cloak.
Embrace thrill, but stay safe.
Embrace strength with grace.
Embrace wisdom of servile bliss.
Embrace a warm smile for friends and foes.
Embrace a squat so you can climb up.
Embrace strength with a gentle touch.
Embrace greatness with grace.
Embrace a duty of sacrifice, yet still thrive.
Embrace both last and start.
Acrobatic starlight
new champion for League of Legends
Starlight wonder queen
tossed high into the cosmos amid meteorites
Lightning power surrounds her as a smoky sizzling haze
Soroka and Rye check their runes, to figure out her place
Brawlers, assassins and marksmen are at the ready
keeping their eyes and weapons on the latest champion
Let the game begin!
wrestling ‘tween nephews
and trav’ling uncle, teaching, taunting,
flipping, sweating, bonding,
championing smiles
Dreams.
I want to stand out
To be looked up to
Revered and praised
I want my live to live on
Be a member of history
Do something memorable
Achieve a mythical goal
Invent the saviour of man
Fly faster - go deeper
Reach the centre of the earth
Go into outer space
Land and colonise planets
Be the real Captain Kirk
Write the perfect song
Act; a tear jerking Macbeth
Dreams only dreams
This is what mediocrity means.
I am a champion
By Michelle Morris
25/03/2021
I am a champion and you won't see me fall;
For every loss, I will survive and soar...
I am a champion and you can hear me roar;
For like a tiger, I remember it all...
I am a champion and you will see me rise;
For I am like an eagle, I fly free and high...
I am a champion and I will remain one for all time;
Yes, I am a champion and I will continue to shine...
© Michelle Morris, 2021
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