DECONSTRUCTING MAJOR LEAGE BASEBALL
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DECONSTRUCTING Major League Baseball
When will MLB fans acknowledge
and question the REAL Cheating
taking place right under their noses.
The Pitch Clock
The Pitch Count
THE CLOSER...
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Categories:
gold trophy, abuse, america, baseball, future,
Form: Free verse
Racing To the Top
...I, for one, am not racing to the top!
I arrived there on so many occasions before.
I remember well my high school diploma,
My first day in college,
My first day on my first job,
Walking across t...
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Categories:
gold trophy, celebration, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Take a Deep Breath
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A few days away, if you need one or a week from here, take one.
I had to slow down, as my eyes were crossing!
It is as refreshing as a scented spring breeze.
To discover there are o...
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Categories:
gold trophy, how i feel, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Nellie and Toby
...There once was a young girl named Nellie,
Who loved peanut butter and jelly.
She ate till it hurt and extended her girth,
Now they're calling her Nellie the Belly.
There once was a young man na...
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Categories:
gold trophy, funny love, satire,
Form: Limerick
Dreams of Trophies
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Walking only in warmest sunshine.
Being jubilant to honor, only
His name!
Realizing we were all given different
poetic gifts.
So we are in no way, the same.
Try not to compare yourse...
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Categories:
gold trophy, god, inspiration, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
What Makes Me Wonderful
...In response to the writing prompt, what makes you wonderful?
Creativity, sense of humor, listening techniques, love for pets,
Helpfulness, joy for my friends when good things happen to them,
Thi...
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Categories:
gold trophy, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Do You Remember Jumping Rope
...We chant bubble gum bubble gum
As our jump rope hits the pavement.
Our time has come
Jerome
To join the tournament.
We chant bubble gum Bubble gum
Our session will be done in the gymnasium.
Th...
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Categories:
gold trophy, adventure, anxiety, appreciation, art,
Form: Villanelle
Carnations and Roses
...Take carnations
tender child
till the hand
hardens
holding thorns
beneath petals
without crying
chasing kites
butterflies
rainbows colors
dazzling
from
dawn splendor
to the scarlet ...
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Categories:
gold trophy, flower,
Form: Free verse