Folderol Gallimaufry
...At the risk of coming off turgid
I offer this tale esoteric
Hoping it’s not found insipid
Nor causes one to be apoplectic
But rather received with alacrity
Without the need for paroxysm
My word...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, funny, humor, language, words,
Form: Verse
Facilities that claim they recycle spew nothing but rubbish
...Facilities that claim they recycle spew nothing but rubbish
as does yours truly,
whose ecological ethos
goes out the window
into the cold freezing iceland
prompting the following balderdash.
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Categories:
gallimaufry, abuse, adventure, anger, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Sneezing fit tests nasal septum
...Sneezing fit – tests nasal septum
The word Gesundheit was first used in English in 1914. It became popular in the United States due to the many German immigrants who moved there. Many Americans ma...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, 12th grade, body, endurance,
Form: Free verse
Serious Sibling Subluxation
...Serious sibling subluxation...
rapprochement somewhat salvaged dislocation
Truth be told about following poem
mostly written quite some years ago,
and revisions made to recreate
and revise ...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, absence, age, angel, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme
In My Spiel and Storied Telling
...In my deaf and time-closeted
pockets unpack pockets,
string bags hang under the closed eyes
of all-seeing watchers.
Eulogies for the living
are etched on wet lips and kitchen towels.
Owls as ...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, poetry,
Form: Free verse
What's For Supper
...Though my faith in God is firmly entrenched
still rainy days serve to get me down,
"What's for Supper?" like continual downpour
bears down on four-o'clock like I've been drenched.
God, my thirst ...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, 11th grade, faith, family,
Form: Rhyme
What a Mess
...Greedy goats were invited to the Wednesday feast;
They foraged their dinners ahead of the sly wildebeest.
Quenching their thirst with quail juice alamode.
A gallimaufry of raindrops stirred within...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Rhyme
In My Spiel and Storied Telling
...Desiccated mice thus far do gnaw shreds of scant regret.
Good and bad love, honey-dew in a salty brew.
In my closet, pockets unpack pockets,
bags billow under closed eyes,
eulogies for the livi...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, poverty,
Form: Free verse
Recurrent Sneezing Fit Courtesy Freshly Mowed Grass
...Recurrent sneezing fit courtesy freshly mowed grass
circa June 20th, 2022
prompted me to stutter
self addressed rapid fire gesundheit
nsync with, spluttering
“I don't have any allergies!”
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Categories:
gallimaufry, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
2022 Rental Rebate Plus Affordable Rent Yippee Yi Yo 2
...Chalk up the above
tummy knocker round
motley fool whimsical caprice
forever one generic
(ewe among us) scapegoat
bullied, lambasted, ostracized...
simian still silently suffering
life threat...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, america, appreciation, april, celebration,
Form: Rhyme
Recurrent Sneezing Fit
...An infinitesimal slight speck tickled
nostril follicle – activated via an itty
bitty, nitty gritty dirt band noah bigger
than a mole luck yule set in motion a
chain reaction, whence mine sens...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
In My Spiel and Storied Telling
......dead mice thus far do gnaw, splintered mirrors
neck and rubber yet with scant regret.
Ropes both for hanging and climbing, good grief,
bad love, honey-do-dew in a salty brew.
In my closet, p...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Rental Rebate Plus Affordable Rent
...Rental rebate plus affordable rent...
One benefit living at
Highland Manor Apartments
until decrepit and bent...
constitutes qualifying for reimbursement
direct deposited into checking
as chu...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, america, beautiful, blessing, encouraging,
Form: Rhyme
Rental Rebate Plus Affordable Rent Ii
...Chalk up the above
tummy whimsical caprice
forever one generic
(ewe among us) scapegoat
bullied, lambasted, ostracized...
simian still silently suffering
life threatening wounds
since no pro...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, analogy, appreciation, dad, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
Soundless Blinding Blitzkrieg Wrought Disarray
...Abominable barrage bombards
fortified barracks show
warring subsequently, incandescently,
and brilliantly doth glow
biden time, this
garden variety Joe Schmoe
hunkers down deep amidst disarra...
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Categories:
gallimaufry, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
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