Norest of Ying Ying Forest
...deep in the underbrush of the ying ying forest
there is a path of posies and a faerie named Norest.
Norest has prettied up her home with window boxes, each with a lily.
Her home has fluffy comfort...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, 10th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Whats Your Favorite Jimmy Buffett Song
...We sang along to the lyrics that he wrote
Dancing and swaying to the music he composed
They’re all great in there own way
Let’s go back in time to that day
Where were you when you heard
you...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, beach,
Form: Rhyme
Good Night Mom
...Good night mom,
I miss you every day.
To hear your voice
speak so tenderly.
It's hard to believe I have
not seen you in five years.
Yet your tender heart
impacts us all through the year.
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Categories:
fruitcakes, angel, blessing, christmas, death,
Form: Free verse
Christmas Tins
...Third neighbor in two hours to bring over a Christmas tin.
Fruitcakes are in two of them; we don’t bother to open them.
They are going to go to the office where no one will eat them.
Which is stra...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, christmas, food, humorous,
Form: Free verse
The Big Surprise
...I was looking forward to the big surprise.
My daughter had called to say it was a prize.
We ran to the porch before the big demise.
Because we have a puppy who chews everything that hits his eyes....
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Categories:
fruitcakes, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
December
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As a winter child I love December snowflakes,
cozy scarfs and mittens and snowy lovely scenes;
the smell of grandma cooking her Christmas fruitcakes,
oh, I love the fragile snow cov...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, december,
Form: Quatrain
Sweet, Tart, and Insanely Brilliant
...A little of 3 ( sweet, tart, and insanely brilliant)
the fruitcakes of our world know much, yet we deem them crazy
The fine line between sanity and insanity has been crossed
we now no longer k...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, appreciation, truth,
Form: Free verse
Christmas All Over the Place
...Christmas at the Grocery; Christmas in the air. ...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, appreciation, christian, christmas, community,
Form: Rhyme
'come, Come Sweet Seasons'
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I want this cold Winter to be over-
longing to hear all the little birds sing;
just love beautiful Spring with skies azure,
I wish to be in forests green ambling;
and dipping my toes in...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, seasons,
Form: Sonnet
Sweet Seasons
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I want this cold Winter to be over-
longing to hear all the little birds sing;
just love beautiful Spring with skies azure,
I wish to be in forests green ambling;
and dipping my toes in...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, seasons,
Form: Rhyme
Come, Come Sweet Seasons
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I want this cold Winter to be over-
longing to hear all the little birds sing;
just love beautiful Spring with skies azure,
I wish to be in forests green ambling;
and dipping my to...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, seasons,
Form: Sonnet
Fruitcake Oh No
...~Fruitcake Oh No! ~
(Couplet)
Fruitcake, oh no! I don't like
I'd rather give it to Mike.
Fruitcake tastes to me more than bad
If you give me one I'd get very mad.
Fruitcakes are n...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, children, food, fruit,
Form: Couplet
Fruitcake Oh No
...(Rhyming Couplets)
Fruitcake, oh no! I don't like.
I'd rather give it to Mike.
Fruitcake tastes to me more than bad.
If you send me one I'd get very mad.
Fruitcakes are not ...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, food, funny, humorous,
Form: Couplet
Christmas Magic
...The intriguing magic of Christmas
Is in my early childhood recall.
It wasn't so much expected toys.
I remember them hardly at all.
"The month after this comes Christmas".
My sister and I count...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
Holiday Decor
...There are garlands on my stairway and lights upon my tree.
My house is growing festive as Christmas time draws near.
Stockings are hung on the fireplace for kitty and for me.
Welcome to my holiday...
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Categories:
fruitcakes, holidayhouse, time, home, holiday,
Form: Kyrielle
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