IDYLLIC CHANDLER HEIGHTS
...IDYLLIC CHANDLER HEIGHTS*
“Life here was once idyllic, charming; here were once no rich, no poor, no high, no low.” — from The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
men in...
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Categories:
inexpensive, 12th grade, memory, remember,
Form: Free verse
just shoes
...Have you ever seen a pair of Nine West Folowe Pumps in Red Blooms Floral - or ever held a feathery pair? They offer the pure pleasure of perfection.
You can see them popping up lately, in streetwe...
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Categories:
inexpensive, beauty, fashion, feelings, fun,
Form: Free verse
blattid intruder
...in my favorite inexpensive thai restaurant
i move to the right side of the table
she is less likely to see the wall to her right
i try hard to avoid a lull in the conversation
and aim to be more ...
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Categories:
inexpensive, humor, insect, scary,
Form: Free verse
Siesta Key Florida is my Pick
...Siesta Key Florida is a favorite endeavor.
where we have taken our family vacations forever
It is inexpensive and fun; we used to go there in inclement weather.
Pure white quartz beaches are never...
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Categories:
inexpensive, travel,
Form: Rhyme
skin
...My bare feet rest gently on the stones at the bottom of a shallow, rushing stream. Through the clear water, I see the meandering veins beneath the skin. I feel a brisk shiver travel up my body, chi...
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Categories:
inexpensive, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Traditional Solitaire potential combinations
...Traditional Solitaire potential combinations...
that clenched another win today
February 20th, 2024
(eight hundred and ninety yesterdays ago
since June 13th, 2021)
original crafting date of ...
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Categories:
inexpensive, 12th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Free verse
Vanilla Is
...“Little boxes on the hillside; Little boxes made of ticky tacky
Little boxes on the hillside; Little boxes all the same”
from first verse of “Little Boxes” by Malvina Reynolds
Vanilla Is . . .
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Categories:
inexpensive, emotions,
Form: List
Heart Fluttering Day
...In New Jersey
I started meeting David
for many years
once a month
When encountered something important or heartbreaking
couldn't see each other
When we ate at a cheap restaurant
or enjoyed eye...
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Categories:
inexpensive, love,
Form: Free verse
My Favorite Alley
...I always expect to hear singing from the balconies
there is only the chatter of other enthusiastic diners
in the thin alley where we consume outside in summer
Scars, my favorite restaurant with a ...
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Categories:
inexpensive, london,
Form: Free verse
Best Uber Driver Is a Weasel
...The weasel is the best Uber driver we have ever found,
We have taken rides from miles around.
He is polite and responsible and can outrun a hound.
The weasel is the best Uber we have ever found.
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Categories:
inexpensive, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Lake
...Along The Magnificent Mile in Chicago, there
is one of the most beautiful Great Lakes. Some
90 miles away from Lake Michigan there is a small
city in Indiana called Winona Lake. I've not touched
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Categories:
inexpensive, romance,
Form: Narrative
Bags
...Expensive bags, crafted with care
Leather smooth, a designer's flair
Gold hardware, a statement piece
For the elite, a luxury release
Mid-range bags, a balance found
Stylish yet practical, on ...
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Categories:
inexpensive, adventure, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme
The Plaid Couch
...The plaid couch was well-built in 1972.
We purchased it brand new from a ritzy furniture store.
I was not fond of the plaid, but it was fairly inexpensive.
Little Plaid could tell stories about my...
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Categories:
inexpensive, horror,
Form: Free verse
A Special Christmas
...A special Christmas is sublime
Transcendent in many ways
Like simplicity at teatime
Hiding uncomplicated gifts from gaze
Singing jubilant carols of praise
Christmas tree hunting up...
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Categories:
inexpensive, holiday,
Form: Quintain (English)
Uncle Pete's Poor Me Dance
...Uncle Pete agrees to take his great grand-nephew fishing to Lake Mare.
I don’t have a pole, Larry says. No prob, says Pete. We can share.
I’ll make my own rod, the nine-year-old says, and grabs a t...
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Categories:
inexpensive, fishing,
Form: Rhyme
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