April Kid Poems

Dear Arthur,

I haven't met you yet,
But I know you'll be here soon,
And I can't wait to see your face,
And hold you in my arms.

I know...

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#I came across a clip of a beautiful young Scottish lad from the show Little Big Shots hosted by Steve Harvey on YouTube. 

Well, a...

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Ice cream, Ice cream
With pink sprinkles
Ice cream, Ice cream
Pink sure twinkles
Ice cream, Ice cream
Yummy too
Not one scoop but two

APRIL 4, 2023...

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Inferiority complex as a kid, adolescent and emerging adult

Yours truly (an amazingly,
gracefully, and markedly modest
passively aging baby boomer -
formerly introverted long haired
pencil necked geek),
prattling wordsmith...

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Billy the Kid, a gunfighting cowboy,
he started his killing spree as a young boy;
escaped often- arrested,
shot and in a grave rested;
and legends grew for...

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*Image of Blackboard Questions by Pixabay.

the blackboard: seku

a smart aleck
writes with the classroom chalk~~
why am I green

2022 April 07

*seku: A senryu of three lines with...

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Yours truly (an amazingly,
gracefully, and markedly modest
passively aging baby boomer -
formerly introverted long haired
pencil necked geek),
prattling wordsmith doth behold
nostalgic memories regarding father
(Boyce Brandon Harris)
long ago...

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let's swing
and sing

let's hop
non-stop

let's run
have fun

let's eat
mom's treat

tummy
happy

and me?
lucky 



17 April 2021

For "All Yours (April 17) Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
1st place...

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I
grow
with both
Love and lull.
Days of outstretched ink.
Festive age is the painless peace.
Shines the hull only to savor the kid's sympathy.
Let people know they have brightened...

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The one tree in our yard
That took my time when playing so hard
Grew large and sprawling everywhere
I lived up there without a care.

The fort we...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Needle less explanation concerning...

Fabled, faded, and faint scars courtesy varicella,  
a highly contagious infection caused 
by varicella zoster virus can still be seen
unlike kids today inoculated during childhood,
thus youngsters deprived...

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Inferiority Complex As A Kid And Adult!

I recall father, (now behold
at near ninety years old - maintains stronghold
on life, cuz born of sturdy mettle -
rumor...

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Roses are red
Violets are blue
I wrote this poem
just for you

Do you want to go out with me
it's okay if you don't want to
this was a...

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 In
the pink 
horizon
clouds play with dreams
Kids
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April 23, 2017
Contest: Lanterne Frenzy Number Two
Sponsor: IrOnic Zink...

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