I Love You Octoberly
...I want you to know
That I love you more
Than all of my Octobers
Which is not to say
There are a lot of them
Even though there are
But what I mean is
I love you more warmly
Than hot cinnamo...
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Categories:
indian corn, autumn, halloween, love, october,
Form: Free verse
Nascent Poetic Tribute To Black History Month
...Nascent poetic tribute to black history month...
crafted before onset when people of color
got acknowledged for twenty eight or nine days
depending if leap year occurred.
Though I yam Caucas...
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Categories:
indian corn, abuse, dream, evil, february,
Form: Rhyme
A Blustery Autumn Day
...A Blustery Autumn Day
Mischievous bursts of autumn’s laughter
Pulls down the last of the season’s bright artistry
Carried away on blustery gusts,
Weaving a tapestry of autumn’s magic
In...
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Categories:
indian corn, autumn, seasons, wind,
Form: Free verse
Russet Sunset Streaking October Sky
...Russet sunset overpowering coolness of the day
Showing herself in reds and yellows,
Streaking through October’s pumpkin patches
Straw scarecrows decorating autumn porches
With their stationary...
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Categories:
indian corn, autumn,
Form: Blank verse
September
...September slipped in on the wind
a gentle light breeze of warmth
sliding in between the clouded sky
pale blue powder dusting the sun.
The garden yawned preparing for rest
each flower breathe...
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Categories:
indian corn, allusion, autumn, summer, time,
Form: Free verse
Depression Corn
...Grandma planted Indian corn
carefully in the sod.
She had no more money,
but she did believe in God.
Grandma watered what she'd sown.
She said a silent prayer.
A few months later healthy corn
...
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Categories:
indian corn, betrayal, christian, depression, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
My Nascent Poetic Tribute To Black History Month Mini Chap Book 2
...though I yam Caucasian,
tis rightful to honor that most bitter
racist genocidal crime
nonetheless ovation qua
quintessential significant contribution
vis a vis that doth litter
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Categories:
indian corn, 12th grade, america, emotions,
Form: Political Verse
October Acrostic
...October ochre sage writhes betwixt winter’s loom and the summers gone astray
Chartreuse spilling out of season’s way to darker afternoons bewitched by greys
Taint...
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Categories:
indian corn, nature, autumn,
Form: Acrostic
A Gift of White
...My pure white pumpkin,
well, maybe more a gourd,
was given to me, free.
Now that, I can afford!
I mustn't waste this gift,
for it came from the heart.
I'll plan it out well,
before I even start.
An...
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Categories:
indian corn, holiday,
Form: Rhyme