my love for sesame street
...Which ones are my favorites? Who can say?
It changes hour by hour, day by day
Bert and Ernie have a banter so fine
But Oscar is adorable in his garbage grime.
Count Dracula and Cookie Monster a...
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Categories:
henson, music,
Form: Rhyme
Mein kampf synonymous as a blooper
...Mein kampf synonymous as a blooper
Writer of these words,
a former Lower Providence inhabitant,
who dwelled within darkest depths
of Dante Alighieri's inferno
for most of his outlandish, impis...
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Categories:
henson, 12th grade, abuse, adventure,
Form: Free verse
Zenith University
...
Zenith University
I am a proud graduate
of Zenith University,
where the quality stays on
until the little dot
shrinks and goes away.
I attended that fine institution
with ...
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Categories:
henson, appreciation, celebrity, education, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Todays Count Dracula
...Count Dracula was terrifying until the seventies
When Sesame Street and Jim Henson turned him into a puppet
Gave him an intense love for math
And made him cuddly and adorable
Now when I hear Co...
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Categories:
henson, history,
Form: Free verse
Kermit's Ethnicity
...Kermit the Frog went to get a loan for a van
And Jim Henson went along to give him a hand
But when filling out race
Kermit had both a trace
Of pistachio and cotton American...
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Categories:
henson, animal, celebrity, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
...
“Barking Up the Wrong Tree”
ghost gums
shed their bark
the min-min
makes good use of it
papyrus, soft enough to
imprint and write
thoughts, like the
ripening welt...
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Categories:
henson, morning, muse, nature, night,
Form: Free verse
The Dark Crystal
...A humble tribute to a favorite movie
a tall story by director Jim Henson
who later created the Muppets
While most people struggle to create
and save their best works for last
this was not the ...
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Categories:
henson, fantasy, inspirational, spiritual, surreal,
Form: Free verse
Necropoleis
...
"Necropoleis"
Naked and invisible
strange weather
has transported
me through the
dark violet
Necropoleis
towards the
eternity that ...
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Categories:
henson, imagery, romance, symbolism,
Form: Romanticism
Save Me
...broad faced koala
like Jim Henson stitched muppet
stinky hugs clamber
wide eyed from home in gum tree
scared away by Aussie flames...
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Categories:
henson, animal, cute, fire, lost,
Form: Tanka
A Beautiful Friend
...“There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.” - Jim Henson
Most people hopefully know that feeling
when things just happen to “click” between two people.
That has happened to me more...
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Categories:
henson, friend,
Form: Prose
Kill a Love
...Kill a love
There are times when I feel like just leaving you alone,
But there are times I don’t want to be here all on my own;
But I know if we keep on, keep going on,
I can be right there ...
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Categories:
henson, angst, change, dark, life,
Form: Bio
When Hell Freezes Over
...
“When Hell Freezes Over”
He said, “One last kiss for my soul?”
as he lay supine life spilling onto his Last Sunset Road.
The sun had set long long ago.
She lent down, whispered i...
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Categories:
henson, dark, imagery, muse, mystery,
Form: Romanticism
Lord You'Re My Strength - the Devils Echo Style
...~Lord, You Are My Strength~
(The Devil's Echo)
All my strength from Lord come, come, come
Thank You for all Your grace, grace, grace
To You stick like glue
In You trust I know
...
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Categories:
henson, faith, hope, inspirational, love,
Form: Free verse
David Henson
...David can often be seen hot on the trail,
Of Richard Whitehead, sprinter, runner,
And was reported in Rio de Janero’s mail,
As the 200m bronze medalist, stunner.
He went to St George Catholi...
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Categories:
henson, courage, health, patriotic, race,
Form: Quatrain
Her Gentle Love-The Devils Echo Style
...~Her Gentle Love~
(The Devil's Echo)
Mother's love is the best,best,best
Sweetest one I know
She cares more than the rest,rest, rest
Mother's love just glow
For you she truly cares,cares,...
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Categories:
henson, angel, beautiful, mother, tribute,
Form: Free verse
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