Deep Within Throes of Writers Block Cerebral Cortex Feels Frozen To the Core
...Deep within throes of writer's block cerebral cortex feels frozen to the core
Haint no rhyme nor reason
why writing a poem such an arduous chore
twenty two days afore
winter solstice twenty twe...
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Categories:
galapagos islands, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
I Wish I Weren'T a Penguin
...I WISH I WEREN’T A PENGUIN
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
I wish I were a penguin in a warm protected land
The sunny Galapagos islands, where I could lie and tan
Compete with marine iguanas for a visito...
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Categories:
galapagos islands, allegory, allusion, children, dream,
Form: Rhyme
Nhandi
...I know of, and I rest in awe of the illimitable greatness of the river Congo, and the Yangtze.
I know of and I rest in awe of the brilliance and grandeur of Mt. Everest and Mt. Speke.
I k...
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Categories:
galapagos islands, granddaughter,
Form: Free verse
Garish Galapagos Turtles
...Note- These massive turtles live in the Galapagos Islands. They are herbivorous
creatures eating prickly pears, cactus, grass, and ferns. The Geochelone Elephantopus
species have been known to gr...
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Categories:
galapagos islands, animals,
Form: Quatrain