My Travelogue
After two weeks of riding the winds across the world,
I return to the nest where my heart had perched all along.
Meeting old souls and young flames was a melody of warmth,
Their greetings, like golden threads, wove memories into my soul.
Living alone in my quiet cocoon, I had forgotten the dance of life,
But among many hearts
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Categories:
family reunion, travel,
Form: Free verse
Obnoxious Boor at Family Reunion
He was obnoxious almost to the point of repulsive
Constant banter escaped his always yapping jowls
He gave you no space or peace, monopolizing all conversation
Many stopped attending family reunions due to this brazen boor
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Categories:
family reunion, relationship,
Form: Blank verse
1st family reunion
2025.2.1
My big happy family 1st reunion.
Today, Saturday, is the 4th day of CNY.
It is a bit late to gather and to celebrate.
Can't help it though, since most members,
Worked during the weekdays.
Great grandma, grandmas, mothers and fathers, all
Sisters and brothers, including the in-law.
Aunties and Uncles, nephew, nieces and cousins
And their girl and boy friends.
Grand children
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Categories:
family reunion, celebration, children, family, food,
Form: Free verse
Chinese New Year Eve
2025.1.28.
Chinese New Year Eve.
Tonight, all Chinese and Asian,
Busy to celebrate the lunar new year.
The entire house has been thoroughly clean,
From floors to ceilings,
In the cupboards, and on the benches,
New or freshly pressed blankets, linens, clothes and shoes have been chosen.
All these were performed,
To serve as their wishes have been granted,
To receive good luck for the
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Categories:
family reunion, appreciation, celebration, family, food,
Form: Free verse
Family Reunion
Eat the fruit
Remembering the farmer
Eating sweet potatoes
Remembering the one
Who give me the rope to grow
Eating the sweets
Remembering my Aunt
Who bake with so much sweat
Eating Filipino food cuisine
Remembering my family kins
Who with unity and cooperation
Makes our New Year celebration
Successful our sweet family reunion
So much to cherish and thankful for
The one who make this event possible
To
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Categories:
family reunion, celebration, family, new year,
Form: Free verse
no sense in family reunion
the oldsters were the ones who were predictable
Aunt Marjorie would bring something to sell
If you said “no thank you” she would try to guilt you into it
“I will give them to you if you cannot afford them.”
She is gone now.
Uncle Ronald and Aunt Donna had no reason to come to the reunion.
They sat by themselves,
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Categories:
family reunion, family,
Form: Narrative
Family Reunion
It’s that time again
Time for all of us to gather
Come from all parts, new starts
Bring lot of pics and stories
Hugs and kisses, brand new shirt
It’s family reunion
It came in mail our time to meet
Down in Mississippi, or on the street
New Orleans, in the Chi
Bring everyone all need to try
It’s family reunion
Aunt Katie couldn’t make
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Categories:
family reunion, family, friendship, giving,
Form: Free verse
Family Reunion
Breast beat for her I doubt you fathom crude
Understand thus gravitas of thy actions true
This must entrust you knot the thread bear
Bang thy drum roll knees follow you we share
Needless pain inflicted as I stroked with care
Her matted scarlet hair with matter of brain
Perplexing color change in the pale moonlight
Beautiful hue takes in the darkness
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Categories:
family reunion, crazy, dark, daughter, death,
Form: Prose
Family Reunion
Picnic tables,
dishes labeled,
all red, white and blue.
Grass in the shade,
blankets are laid,
keeping babies cool.
Cold beer on ice,
lemonade's nice,
or some sweet tea too.
The chicken's fried,
the apple's pied,
which dessert to choose.
Children happy,
old folks napping,
teens are at the pool.
Bats are swinging,
horseshoes ringing,
maybe just a few.
Babies crying,
old men lying,
how they always do.
I'll catch up on,
things going on,
gossiping with you.
It's
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Categories:
family reunion, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Chapter 93 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: the Affluent Festive Funeral Family Reunion
There was a twenty minute lull
Before the paramedics arrived to
Remove Greatgrand Dad's
corpse. When the paramedics
Arrived they examed Greatgrand
And confirmed the family's dread.
Damian and CJ accompanied
The body to the Hospital. While
Julius and Father Hakim followed
In a limousine. They wanted to
Assure their family burial prep
Laws, no cremation embalming
Or autopsy. Afterward
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Categories:
family reunion, birth, life,
Form: Alliteration
Chapter 43 -- Damian Delilah Mallory and the Family Reunion: Day 2 Generations
Damian was the Disc jockey
for the 2nd day of the family
reunion. The only thing left now
was for everyone to Introduce
Themselves because there was
Still members of the family that
Weren't familiar with other
Family members. Mother Hakim
Took the microphone, "I take
Into consideration that everyone
Had a restful night and this
Next activity will
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Categories:
family reunion, birth, child,
Form: Alliteration
Chapter 42 -- Damian Delilah Mallory and the Family Reunion: Generations
The season, spring year 2031.
One year went by and
Delilah was 4 months pregnant
When Molly Was 6 months
pregnant. Other Then that, the
passed months were
Unremarkable. The ages of
Damian's children and their
Mother's were as follows:
Delilah, 30 years old her children
Damian Junior, 7
daughter Desharah, 4
Damian Joshua, 1 year
And 10 months
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Categories:
family reunion, birth, confidence, emotions, house,
Form: Alliteration
Family Reunion
On this day, hummingbird's and cardinal's are signing aloud, flying all around me setting sail with a fall breeze filling my lungs full of fresh air. The cat's and dog's are all out relaxing and running all around the city with the children playing in the backyards with dad grilling, mom's in the kitchen preparing
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Categories:
family reunion, allusion, appreciation, art, beautiful,
Form: Free verse
Family Reunion Is Like Chess
The rook is sneaking up on us
But we don’t give a fig or a fraction
Because who is he anyway?
A one-directional bore snore really.
He slithers up and down the highway of life
Staying to corners, like a scared mouse.
The bishop refuses to let go of the knight.
No big surprise here. The knight can never shake him.
They are
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Categories:
family reunion, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Family Reunion At Oinkington Inn
Let’s stay at Oinkington Inn the easily pleased relative said.
Her husband looked at brochure and said I’d rather be dead.
The pigs are lovely, she replied. There is nothing to dread.
He told her to go to her family reunion with her cousin Ned.
The sows and hogs were truly placated and fine.
We visited them near an old
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Categories:
family reunion, animal,
Form: Rhyme
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