Alice Through The Wormhole
...Alice lay reflecting on the adventures she had
The characters she met there - good and bad
The lessons she learned in Wonderland,
The tea party that wasn't so grand...
Once again she began to pon...
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Categories:
friendliest, adventure, space,
Form: Rhyme
space cats mission
...space cat zoomed in on two wheels, about to run out of steam.
Most of us missed her, others thought she was but a dream.
Space cat zoomed around the neighborhood until it got light.
Then she hid h...
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Categories:
friendliest, cat,
Form: Rhyme
Mouse Decorates Gingerbread House
...I stopped and stared at the prettiest gingerbread house
It was being decorated right then by a tiny gray mouse.
He gave me a wink and a nod and the friendliest “hi”.
You are doing a great job, I s...
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Categories:
friendliest, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Italy Is The Country Of Many Wonders
...Italy has awesome snow-capped Alps,
breathtaking sceneries that emit sighs;
how majestic are the rocky Dolomites,
how pretty are the undulating flowers!
Italy is the country of many wonders,
a...
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Categories:
friendliest, art, beauty, emotions, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
Space Cats Mission
...space cat zoomed in on two wheels, about to run out of steam.
Most of us missed her, others thought she was but a dream.
Space cat zoomed around the neighborhood until it got light.
Then she hid h...
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Categories:
friendliest, 10th grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Sentry
...SENTRY
Be ever on duty, it is surely best
Never sleep, or even try to rest
Or risk losing some precious zest
No need to puff out your chest
So proud of the regiment’s crest
Yet by its history...
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Categories:
friendliest, loneliness, solitude,
Form: Free verse
Survival
...Lisa and I finally tested covid-free! When we saw our results, we began an impromptu dance that felt like levitation.
Although my covid case seemed much milder, Lisa’s been nothing but supportive....
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Categories:
friendliest, celebration, emotions, freedom, friendship,
Form: Free verse
Boomerang
...Pristine faces could be deceiving
Like a masquerade in the making
Don't trust too much, even the friendliest hand
It could cast a spell like a magic wand
But guilty conscience can kill
Li...
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Categories:
friendliest, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
Joe's Mutt Didn'T Make the Cut
...Joe found himself in a bit of a rut
So, he bought himself the friendliest mutt
Bow-wow, lick-lick, slurp-slurp
Joe's space that mutt usurped
Not room enough for them bot...
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Categories:
friendliest, dog, friendship, home,
Form: Limerick
Time Heals All Wounds
...Predictable advice, the only kind that’s ever given
I mean, is it true? Does time really heal all wounds?
Because my wounds are still covered in scabs,
Cracking around the edges
And I’m still wai...
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Categories:
friendliest, anxiety, change, dark, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
The Doorman
...I pass a doorman daily
When I’m finishing my walk.
He calls out, “How you doing, ma’am?”
But we don’t really talk.
Of course, I say good morning
And perhaps a word or two
Is exchanged about t...
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Categories:
friendliest, city, people,
Form: Rhyme
Nixed
...11/14/21
As real as it gets
This can not be nixed
No more if's
Had to flip the script
With an occasional blip
On my shoulder is no chip
But I still can't satisfy this itch
It's gone b...
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Categories:
friendliest, dark, deep, life, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
All That Pettiness
...9/14/21
Street and book smart
With a good heart
To make an impact I took part
This ain't a haiku
Why are you so worried about what I do
I'm nothing like you
Often I've been stabbed in the ...
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Categories:
friendliest, dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
The Best of Lands, the Best of People
...This shouldn’t have happened to you,
Our beloved America!
We've loved you always and honored you,
Your values the best, your laws the just.
Yours the friendliest people on earth...
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Categories:
friendliest, america, poems, poetry, september,
Form: Free verse
Alone Again In a Park By Choice
...today
i never know what is happening
tomorrow
glee is cream in the coffee
next week
my brain is like candy conversing with the friendliest unfriendly ants
next month
a woman asks me a hundred ...
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Categories:
friendliest, lonely, self,
Form: Free verse
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