The Horse
says Neigh
eats Hay
The Cow
builds mass
eats grass
The Pig
eats slop
won't stop
The Sheep
wool sleeves
eats leaves
The Chicken
his feed
is seed
The Goat
strange clan
eats can
up up
you climb
down down
you fall
rise up
aim high
move on
dare more
your part
you play
dream big
gear up
kickstart
press on
run fast
speed up
reach goal
stand tall
shine bright
be glad
hope lives
life thrives
joy flows
heart soars
Heart thanks
God's banks...
Life's zest
shares best...
Gift deeds
meet needs...
Love glows
grace shows...
Good grants
fill wants...
Glad days
give praise...
Grateful
joyful!!!
just one
no fun
now two
woo hoo
have three
for tea
one more
makes four
now five
arrive
one's sore
now four
one flees
now three
one's through
now two
tea's done
just one
His eyes
Lies
Don't suffice
My eyes
Fight
Hide
Our love
Black
Slack
His love
Malice
Poisoned chalice
My love
Naked
Pequod
Pride
I'm first
you're worst
Greed
all mine
don't whine
Envy
I need
your deed
Gluttony
pig out
grow stout
Sloth
sweat, plow
not now
Wrath
Joad's grapes
bad scrapes
Lust
dispose
of clothes
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1 of the King James Bible
Blest time
yon dime
God's time
sublime
Lifetime
health's chyme
Bed time
pray'r clime
Peace time
sip lime
Up time
faith's climb
Show time
do mime
Play time
catch slime
Pastime
hum chime
Flex time
clean grime
Mealtime
enzyme
Art time
write rhyme
Free time
leave "I'm"
War time
hate's prime
Lost time
worst crime
Meantime
plant thyme
Psalm 121:7-8The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Great Pyramid of Giza
it's old
I'm told
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
divine
grape vine
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
god king
stirring
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
god mom
the bomb
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
big tomb
much room
Colossus of Rhodes
big man
bronze tan
Lighthouse of Alexandria
took dunk
went plunk
Birthday
blest ray...
God's gift*
life's lift...
Joy cheers
Greet steers...
New year
glad gear...
Day's mirth
month's worth
Work's cent
well-spent...
Faith grows
love glows...
Thanks shout
praise-route!
*Ecclesiastes 5:19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
August 11, 2026
2nd place, "1495" Poetry Writing Premiere Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 8/18/2026
Meow-meow
cats' wow!
Warms fur
cats purr...
Pests' pain
cats reign...
Mice-flight
cats' might...
Pets' zest
cats' best...
Homes glow
cats show...
God* smiles
cats' styles!
*Genesis 1:24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
August 2, 2026
8th place, "1493" Poetry Writing Premiere Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 8/4/2026
be cool
in school
chalkboard
got bored
study
buddy
cute girl
blond curl
hail, hail
pigtail
yes, yes
recess
fun sound
playground
scream squeal
cartwheel
big crush
don't blush
high hopes
jump ropes
let's watch
hopscotch
hop hop
blacktop
ding ding
bell rings
sit down
class clown
hard work
don't shirk
hot sun
kids run
loud scream
ice cream
sky turns
clouds churn
sand play
bright day
first drop
screams stop
rain falls
joy calls
they dance
wet prance
rain play
best day
arrive
at five
oh my
bow tie
no jive
beehive
pink bows
white rose
slow dance
romance
can't miss
first kiss
embrace
first base
don't stop
doo-wop
sweet things
nothings
time flies
soft sighs
home plate
can't wait
you're out
don't pout
home late
first date
Favorite Footles
An Ailing Hen
Stricken
chicken
Dog Entertainment
Fido’s
slide shows
Overweight Taxi Driver
Flabby
cabbie
Imposter Chef
Baker
faker
Big Guy to Love
Less trim
more him
Shoplifting at the Butcher’s
Bacon
taken
A Fruity Dance
Mango
tango
Mushy Grandpa
Sappy
pappy
Bad Granddad
Crappy
pappy
Mother Goose Lawsuit
Gander
Slander
Richard Sits on Gum
Sticky
Ricky
Cheeky Flower Child
Lippy
hippy
If Charles had Raised Poultry
Dicken’s
chickens
BFF
Never
sever
Kind heart
love's part.
Kind word
smites sword.
Kind hand
right stand.
Kind plight
lights flight.
Kind ways
blest grace.
Kind deeds
God leads.
Kindness
does press.
*Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
July 9, 2026
1st place, "1486" Poetry Writing Premiere Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 7/9/2026
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