the hopper of grasses
...He zings through tall grasses and lands on my knee
I try my best to pull this sticky legged insect off me
He chortles and chuckles and pings off in the wind.
This hopper of grasses surely has anno...
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Categories:
double feature, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Memories
...
My memory’s worth cannot be measured,
sometimes it brings with it some regret.
Some I have filed and they are now treasured,
the unpleasant one’s I’ve endeavored to forget.
But from u...
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Categories:
double feature, heart, life, people, remember,
Form: Lyric
On Meeting a 'swamp Creature'
...Have you ever met a creature of the swamp
the kind that makes his home in the DC bureaucracy
I hear there are hundreds of thousands of them
I shop at Macy's, so why haven't I met one
Per...
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Categories:
double feature, fantasy, humorous, political,
Form: Rhyme
Kismet Was Ready
...Beautiful floppy hat with a kaleidoscopic design,
You show up in the courtyard as I taste my wine.
Your wearer caught my eyes, she is such a beauty.
I wish I was not leaving tomorrow, but it is my...
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Categories:
double feature, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Red Panda Dressed As Robin Hood
...Who made red panda Robin Hood? My cousin asked.
No idea, but go along with it if you can, I replied.
His hat is feathered, and he is amply flasked.
And he is walking the path, now coming inside.
...
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Categories:
double feature, 10th grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
'my Illness Trails Behind Me'
...I am confident that depression will not define me
I am leading this race while my illness trails behind me
When it comes to depression I dedicate a lot of hate
I will never forget the pain i...
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Categories:
double feature, confidence, dedication, deep, depression,
Form: Rhyme
Rhubarb My Hedgehog
...I just saw a little beast outside!
I think he has scurried off to hide!
Is he a little chubby with a pretty face?
That’s Rhubarb my hedgehog, he has such grace.
You mean you are feeding this ro...
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Categories:
double feature, animal,
Form: Rhyme
Dramatic Thematics
...Animals and Nature
a double feature
Romance-Murder-Mystery
a triple threat
Adventure-Travel-Drama-Survival
a quadruple-duper
Nuclear War
~ Obliteration...
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Categories:
double feature, adventure, animal, murder, nature,
Form: Free verse
We Are the Phlegm
...At times He shouts to clear his throat, AHEM!
We are the phlegm.
Puffs of dandelion dust,
ignoring life, allowing hearts to rust.
Each day we rush upon ourselves,
shelving more decisions,...
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Categories:
double feature, america, art, celebrity, conflict,
Form: Rhyme
A Duck-Billed Platypus
...A duck-billed platypus
Is bathing on the bus
She left her favorite stream
To join our swimming team
She did so well last year
Her lane was free and clear
Until the final leg
When Platy laid ...
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Categories:
double feature, humor, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Answering the Time Machine
...Answering The Time Machine
David J Walker
It has its own peculiar ring
Something like a summers day
Something like a mountain stream
Something like a lilac bush
Something like a quiet ...
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Categories:
double feature, mother,
Form: Rhyme
Double Feature
...Double Feature
Flashback! Three friends of childhood featuring a blond, brunette and red-head
Sharing the script of summer days and rain soaked winter afternoon
Unfolding documentary of roads oc...
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Categories:
double feature, friendship, life,
Form: Verse
Double Feature
...Mars is such a long way off
Flying there could be quite tough
Let's set up intermediate stations
On each one take long vacations
If we ever get to Mars, then good
And if not ~ Well, that...
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Categories:
double feature, film, giggle, planet, space,
Form: Light Verse
Say Dog See Dog
...Say Dog See Dog
By David J Walker
How much easier it would be
If dreams came with closed captioning
And a laugh-track
and perhaps Applause
at appropriate intervals
A deep-voiced narrat...
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Categories:
double feature, allegory, dream,
Form: Rhyme
Double Feature
...Double Feature
David J Walker
Every today
And
Every tonight
10,000 ways to
To capture each in
High gloss
Black & White
All in sequenced order
When touched turned into a
Moving mo...
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Categories:
double feature, allegory, allusion,
Form: Rhyme
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