The Final Straw
...Cynthia Kwiecinski and Suzanne Colby
You've broken every rule of civility
With the execrable decision you made recently
You withdrew a job offer from a school superintendent
for address...
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Categories:
colby, animal, food, women,
Form: Rhyme
The Drake Curse and Messi's Wizardry
...‘THE DRAKE CURSE' AND MESSI'S WIZARDRY
Sport fraternity witness the reign of alien curse,
emanating from the music world raising much fuss.
The Drake curse which first came upon us in 2019.
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Categories:
colby, 1st grade,
Form: Rhyme
New Offspring
...Does your writing dance above the words
or somewhere down below
Do voices borrowed and feelings loaned,
occlude your diction’s flow
Do phrases couple and stanzas mesh,
in new harmonic forms
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Categories:
colby, writing,
Form: Rhyme
You Didn'T Hear It From Me
...Through the door, Uncle Ben came in
Of course he is Aunt Sue's honey
Years ago, she dropped Sloppy Joe
And not just because of money!
They brought with them, their Baby Ruth
Upstairs is her re...
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Categories:
colby, humor,
Form: Quatrain
Poetry Is
...Poetry is watching the sail boats go drifting by
on Port Gardiner's Bay.
Poetry is the happy laughter of children playing
at Forrest Park
Poetry is free out door music concerts
at the Everett's...
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Categories:
colby, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Free verse
What If
...What if the moon was made of cheese,
And astronauts were mice?
They'd eat their way through Danish Blue,
And Colby by the slice.
They'd place it on their crackers.
They'd spread it on their...
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Categories:
colby, children, funny, moon,
Form: Rhyme
Mega Quiche
...Beat some eggs with garlic oil
Salt and Colby cheese
Add some basil and mushrooms
A flaky pie crust
Pour mix in crust; bake
Until done
Um!
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Categories:
colby, appreciation, celebration, drink, food,
Form: Epulaeryu
The Joy I'M Without
...I walked with Colby,
he never walked with me
His spirit to guide us,
his love in the lead
We circled the globe
a time and a half
His tail was my compass
to guide us steadfast
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Categories:
colby, death, dog, joy,
Form: Rhyme
Colby Cheese
...Warm weather this year is approaching slowly
By now we should be sweating to the golden oldies
Such as it is
That's show biz
Don't know about you but my favourite cheese is colby
Well ...
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Categories:
colby, silly,
Form: Limerick
Palmolive
...In this Generation,
Society is so far gone with the likes of sex, drugs, partying and alcohol,
It’s like we’re in Another World.
With only One to Life to live,
It’s amazing how much we don’t real...
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Categories:
colby, community, growing up, life,
Form: Free verse
A Frail Friend
...Little did I know as I baked my afternoon cherry pie
That I would spy a tiny little mouse lazying around the window seal
He was tiny and gray peculiar I'd say.
I watched his nose dart swiftly in s...
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Categories:
colby, animals
Form: Free verse
Tuna Creamed Burger
...No Cook: "Tuna Creamed burger" 11-17-09
2 cups Coleslaw = (classic): Dole raw, is kosher.
5 oz Tuna = in water or oil : Western Family
2 slices Bread = whole wheat
1/2 cup _ : Canola...
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Categories:
colby, food
Form: I do not know?
"no Wrap Egg Role"
..."No wrap egg role"
2 cups Coleslaw (classic) : Dole is kosher
Garlic powder : 2 pinches
Basil leaves : 2 sprinkles (crushed)
1/2 cups onions : small to medium
Canola oil : 1/2 tbsp in small pa...
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Categories:
colby, caregiving, family, food, friendship
Form: I do not know?
I Think We Need Another War Today
...There’s people losing confidence
In diplomats and presidents,
You can’t believe a single thing they say.
I’ve got the proven remedy
To give this country unity:
I think we need another war today,...
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Categories:
colby, warwar, war,
Form: Ballad
Incredible Tale
...Halloween night
A few years ago
As dusk fell
It was blowing with snow
Billy Burke a young boy aged eight
Stayed after school until it was late
Helping teacher clear the party debris
When th...
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Categories:
colby, holiday, imagination, mystery, school,
Form: Narrative
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