Lady Tua
...Lady Tua, frequently look in the pond,
but who may tell her ladyship?
That turbulent water shows no reflection.
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Categories:
ladyship, 10th grade, anxiety, conflict,
Form: Tanka
The Irony of Free Verse
...The irony of free verse,
Is the lack of freedom shown.
To freely use,
The style we choose,
To make the work our own.
For what is free verse anyway,
But evidence of naught?
Your scenic side,
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Categories:
ladyship, 12th grade, poetry,
Form: Free verse
It Was Never Her Wish
...Independent!
The word attributed to every 21st-century woman
Who has the gait and strength
Enough willingness.
To foot her bills and be her security
A strong desire to be a gen...
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Categories:
ladyship, discrimination, gender, perspective, prejudice,
Form: Free verse
Toddler Laughs In a Subway Car
...A toddler laughs in a subway car.
Teens do not look up.
They may have toddlers at home.
Old lady smiles. That’s me.
Mom of toddler tries to get him to shush.
His laugh comes out as a squeal o...
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Categories:
ladyship, child,
Form: Prose Poetry
Mother Nature
...MOTHER NATURE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ladyship, mother nature, in her prime,
observed where ever one looks in summer.
woodland glades, wildflower meadows in time
explode with life, sound...
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Categories:
ladyship, seasons,
Form: Chant Royal
Blushing Daisies
...Bright yellow sun, a stroke of noon’s delight.
Long shadow rays, the arms of time’s true North,
Embrace the golden meadow’s xanthous light.
And in her eyes, the specks of joy burst for...
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Categories:
ladyship, flower, love, sunshine,
Form: Sonnet
Lady Caroline Rothclare
...She was bad, cunning. pretty and bold,
And her story I must tell before I get old,
Her father an Earl who fell on hard times,
Turned Rogue and then was hung for his crimes.
She was brought up a...
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Categories:
ladyship, father daughter, romance, violence,
Form: Ballad
Fickle Fate
...Mary Marion Williams, is one of twenty three,
rescued and surviving the North Atlantic sea,
Fate is a fickle friend, to have upon your side,
For if destiny is written, there’s no need to have a g...
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Categories:
ladyship, fate, grandmother,
Form: Verse
Dangling Lovers
...The prince loves his princess and their guillotine
It came at a handsome price but that’s alright
Stars and moons are laid before her majesty
Heads roll when she lifts her dainty finger
Of cour...
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Categories:
ladyship, abuse, conflict, death, money,
Form: Free verse
Whispers of Dawn
...It was a short walk I intended to take
To while away time that I did not have
For I had lots on my mind and hands
So off I went anyway and I was glad of it
But not before I had denuded me
Of a car...
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Categories:
ladyship, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
Do the Bogeyman
...The Orion
has arrived!
On board the
Flagship,
RearAdmiral
Mickael,
Eternal Dark
Man on the
bridge,
And his
Ladyship
PrincessLadyJewel,
His
bodyguard of
a thousand
blades!
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Categories:
ladyship, humorous
Form: I do not know?
Will You . . .?
...Hark there kind sir, what brings you here?
A message for my lady, from Sir Lyle Gere
He penned these lines, for her gentle ear
Would you have this delivered, pray kind sir
Indeed I will, my word ...
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Categories:
ladyship, funnyme, old, hope, life,
Form: Free verse