Rinkydinks: Volume 2
...Q: Who is the current Chief of Staff?
A: The resident President.
Q: What is an old, lame, deaf, half-blind Sherlock Holmes?
A: A defective detective.
Q: Who is the magician who ate all the pa...
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Categories:
debutante, humor,
Form: I do not know?
Cuore a Cuore; Heart to Heart
...Arrival of fall, rustling of leaves
Strangers walking down the alley
Far reaches from the city grounds
A girl, a charmer arrived in the fall
The planet on its tiptoes danced 16 times
To welcome ...
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Categories:
debutante, friendship love,
Form: Free verse
Cinderella Memories Dedication to My Father
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~Cinderella Memories~
Young, self-confident, all debutantes
At the top of the golden,spiral,staircase.
And, oh my, she, was in a Cinderella mood!
The white f...
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Categories:
debutante, chicago, father daughter, happiness,
Form: Bio
Dancing with Shadows
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Dancing with shadows in my room, dispels all
specters of gloom.
I envision the young Panagiota,in tulle ballet gown.
Bowing gracefully to her aud...
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Categories:
debutante, celebration, dance, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
debutante, celebrity, character, fashion, perspective,
Form: Than-Bauk
my only disappointment
...fresh faced like a sixteen-year-old debutante
Audrey Hepburn, brought My Fair Lady to life
I wanted her to marry Freddy
only disappointment of her work
not her fault
stupid writers...
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Categories:
debutante, tribute,
Form: Free verse
Spring Sonata
...Springtime, you always arrive so gently,
as high school proms bring tears of friends
who know they must soon part.
I will try not to weep of fifty-six years ago,
as I see the vision of my sibling...
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Categories:
debutante, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Free verse
Pearl of the Orient
...See Saw, Margery Daw,
Marguerite - a pearl of a name…
stateswoman, socialite, singer?
No, a servant, soldier, and spy.
Could she be a latent
Margaret Thatcher?
No she's clearly a servant,
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Categories:
debutante, 11th grade, books, war,
Form: Free verse
TITANIC - A SCREEN-PLAY
...TITANIC – A SCREEN PLAY
They say we’ve hit an iceberg
And the ship is going to sink.
But I refuse to believe it;
They’re over-reacting I think.
Don’t they read the papers?
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Categories:
debutante, adventure, film,
Form: Verse
Merry Christmas Dearest Daddy
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12/7/2023
No more am I your sweet little girl...
I am far past, brown braids and curls.
No shopping now for dolls and toys,
Remember when I first liked ...
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Categories:
debutante, christmas, father daughter, memory,
Form: Couplet
Premiere of Persimmon Pureblood
...Premiere of Persimmon Pureblood
Pennsylvania’s premiere debutante
prettier than a Parisian parasol
persnickety and powdery
poufy, perfumed, perfectly petite
Persimmon practiced her pirouette
pl...
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Categories:
debutante, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Alliteration
Rite of Passage
...Rite of Passage
Ebon skin debutante
contemplating Spring’s arrival
counting blossom petals....
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Categories:
debutante, celebration, imagery, spring,
Form: Haiku
Should We Redirectt Julie Jump Down
...Jubilant Johnny Jump Up runs all over town
But what about Debutante Julie Jump Down?
She lands on horses and cows and such.
Would re-directing her be too much?
If she were to also jump up along...
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Categories:
debutante, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Tomboy Girl
...Her hands don't feel like satin,
she's been working since she was a child.
Never was a pure white angel,
she was always a little wild.
She can fight like a man,
but loves like a woman.
Some pe...
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Categories:
debutante, childhood, family, heart, how
Form: Rhyme
The Magic of Mimosa
...The magic of mimosa meandered,
In her mystical mind and on the mirror.
Mesmerizing moments of men!
With mannish kindness they kissed her hands
and dainty, debutante fingers
Masculine too, hav...
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Categories:
debutante, emotions, love, memory, men,
Form: Alliteration
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