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Ivy League

...Fingertips etched and wrapped,
white knuckled, yet steadfast -
the journey never finished because
  ...there is no destination 
except the next brick or perhaps
              EGO?
What then, when there are no more 
            "electives"?

"Alexander wept, because there were
no more worlds to conquer".

So thus, the tendrils, naked and burdened,
        circle back,
their vines and blossoms celebrated,
while the sa...

Categories: electives, character, education,
Form: Free verse

How to prepare for Summer reading classes in Florida

...Summer reading classes begins June through August this is a great fun way for the entire family to get involved enhancing students ability to stay focus preparing for the upcoming school year I adore...

Categories: electives, allah,
Form: Manqabat

How to survive middle school

...Always be sarcastic, but not so much that it's rude.
Be very careful to pretend not to notice what others think.
Clothes don't matter, but they do. They really do.
Don't be annoying, just be yours...

Categories: electives, 6th grade, 7th grade,
Form: Abecedarian

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Class of 73 and 74

...Three long years ago
I first entered these marbled walls
Now with glory and honor pride
Intervened in me we go down in history
On through the day we celebrate
All those electives
We forget  our...

Categories: electives, beautiful, caregiving, celebration, confidence,
Form: Free verse

Maiden Song

...Our ties are conditioned
to change, I concede, 
But loss of love infuses vice
She staggers from 
sensuous embrace
to unsavoury tryst

A single day for her
endures derision
and fuses with spi...

Categories: electives, change, character, dark, vanity,
Form: I do not know?

Starry

...Her name was Lisa and she was a blonde-haired girl, but her friends called her Starry because she was so into astronomy! She built her own telescope at 12, a humble 6 inch reflector. But she did spen...

Categories: electives, stars, winter,
Form: Haibun

Starry

...Her name was Lisa and she was a blonde-haired girl, but her friends called her Starry because she was so into astronomy!  She built her own telescope 
at 12, an humble 6 inch reflector. But she did ...

Categories: electives, appreciation, career, destiny, stars,
Form: Haibun

My School Days

...When I was a sophomore, I was in love with "Chemistry"
Just as soon as I fell, for the girl sitting right next to me
When I turned, junior, I hated "History"
Because as it turned out, she ...

Categories: electives, fantasy, high school, innocence,
Form: Rhyme

My Inner Breath Part:2

...Fight for your country but we're all brother in soul
Why are we so ignorant of the situation
Why is there so much hatred between our nations
Why are we fighting for the wars
There has only been massi...

Categories: electives, absence, angel, future, growth,
Form: Free verse

A Time To "sew"/ a Time To Reap

...The time was 1969, the place- Home-Economics class in junior high. While guys got sent 
to “shop,” those of us of the softer sex learned culinary skills. I loved those days when the 
room was fille...

Categories: electives, education, nostalgiatime, high school,
Form: Bio