BACK TO SCHOOL
...BACK TO SCHOOL
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In August, young Sam felt quite cool,
with a backpack, he headed to school.
He packed up some peanuts,
and a few silly musical...
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Categories:
hooted, 12th grade, humorous, school,
Form: Limerick
OH DEAR I'VE LOST ME SPECS
...OH DEAR! I'VE LOST ME SPECS!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
With a twitch of her tail and a frown,
Suzy scoured the roots and the ground.
“Have you seen my fr...
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Categories:
hooted, 12th grade, humorous,
Form: Limerick
The Clumsy Ghost's Moonlit Mishaps
...A ghost set out one moonlit night,
His tattered sheet made quite the sight.
He’d planned to haunt with eerie flair,
But his faint glow was thin and rare.
He floated high, then snagged a tree,
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Categories:
hooted, fantasy, funny, humor,
Form: Free verse
Whispers of Nature
...Dawn.
Night sounds of slumber
A few owls hooted their last nightly call,
And cicadas ended their rhythmic, high-pitched whine
In obedience to the rising of the warm sun rays.
The buzzing bees c...
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Categories:
hooted, nature,
Form: Imagism
Love Hurts - Bound by Love, Broken by Fate - POTD
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POTD - 25th September 2024
Synopsis -
A bitter-sweet, hauntingly romantic and heart-wrenching ballad that follows her journey of sorrow and longing, as sh...
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Categories:
hooted, fate, lost love, rainbow,
Form: Ballad
And Just Like That- TRI
...Through the park I walked, alone
As the moon reflected off the lake
I made a wish and tossed a stone
A sleeping owl, I did awake
As the moon reflected off the lake
Echoes chimed from the...
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Categories:
hooted, romantic,
Form: Rhyme
Dust in the Breeze
...There I leaned against the iron railings
of the high ridge overlooking the bustling port,
where a large ship hooted its loud warning,
It was waiting to depart to far-off lands.
My love was sure...
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Categories:
hooted, farewell, love,
Form: Free verse
They all loved Grams Monster Cookies
...When I am old I shall be an acrobat Granny Fee said.
People will cheer and stomp their feet at me
The clapping will be thunderous
I may join Barnum and Bailey’s right now
I think they went out ...
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Categories:
hooted, food,
Form: Narrative
Nottingham Girl At The Goose Fair Prt 1
...Every year In Robin Hood Country Nottingham
There in October, they hold. What is known, as the Goose Fair. It's huge. and goes back centuries, straining the Middle Ages, perhaps even longer.
My pal...
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Categories:
hooted, history, longing,
Form: Free verse
Wild Moon of Magic
...I was quite the cunning magician, famed for my illusions and sleight of hand,
Like cool tricks that jade green nature plays, that often we don't understand.
Days were filled with wonder and encha...
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Categories:
hooted, fantasy, green, imagery, magic,
Form: Couplet
This is Raccoon Santa
...I thought Santa wore red, the crow said to the owl.
Regular Santa, but this is raccoon Santa, the owl hooted.
What does that mean?
Watch and learn.
In a few minutes raccoons began following Blu...
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Categories:
hooted, animal, christmas,
Form: Prose Poetry
pictures
...It’s Friday afternoon. Anna, Lisa, Leong and I are sitting around our common room - sagging actually - after a long day.
“I need a break,” I said, “now’s the time - today, this day - it's been a lo...
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Categories:
hooted, angst, art, creation, friendship,
Form: Free verse
Battle for the Lone-Star State
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The plans had been laid
their dues had been paid
10,000 enraged Mexicans
heading north to behead Texans
For Texans had 'stolen their land'
almost two centuries ago
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Categories:
hooted, america, angst, death, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Feathers of Pride and Humility
...In twilight's realm where...
moonbeams entwine.
There are two owls engaged...
in a contrast of minds:
A Great Horned Owl so proud and strong!
And a Great Gray Owl whis is cunning and lon...
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Categories:
hooted, allegory, education, humanity, philosophy,
Form: Didactic
Someone Decorated the Woods
...Someone decorated the woods with lanterns and stuff
The little girl was gingerly walking through, sure enough
Was it a witch, a warlock, a brownie, a troll or an elf?
An owl hooted high up on an o...
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Categories:
hooted, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
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