Track Meet
...They limbered up and got prepared
To run in all their races,
In uniforms or matching tees,
With masks upon their faces.
The coach gave pep talks as the kids
Stayed cool within the shade,
Unti...
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Categories:
limbered, grandson, sports,
Form: Rhyme
On a Clear Day
...On a day such as today
or any other numbered and limbered day
you may say to yourself that the birds are singing and the sky is blue.
It is you, however, who sing internal and ring eternal.
The b...
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Categories:
limbered, blessing, celebration, devotion, faith,
Form: Prose Poetry
Tomorrow Is a New Day
...Tomorrow is Wednesday; I shall leap from my bed.
I will dash over the dog, and eat marmalade on bread.
I will call up my great aunt and put her on speaker.
She will hear me playing with dog, and h...
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Categories:
limbered, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
The Moonlight Fades From Flower and Rose
...*Image of Orange Rose Watered Down by Giphy.
The Moonlight Fades From Flower And Rose
The moonlight fades from flower and rose,
A treasure laid forgotten, unfold,
Tis said cha...
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Categories:
limbered, meaningful, moon, muse, rose,
Form: Rhyme
The Mighty Oak
...Rocked fence rounds tinged of moss,
Laurels languish on limbered lengths aloft,
Faithful oak blessed rays anoint.
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Categories:
limbered, character, imagery, nature, tree,
Form: Kimo
Opening Day
...Spring has sprung, the fields have turned green;
He walks to the sunshine and stands on his dream;
He grew up in fields of brown earth and sweet hay;
But the ones he loved best were the fields mad...
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Categories:
limbered, autumn, baseball, emotions, seasons,
Form: Rhyme
The Grizzly Old Cowboy's Night At the Saloon
...The Grizzly Old Cowboy's Night At The Saloon
That wash-bin washed away tons of trail-dirt
Many a pint of blood too said the old man
He was lean and mean in his cowboy shirt
Weather-beaten fac...
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Categories:
limbered, art, death, history, imagery,
Form: Narrative
Justice In Vogue
...Blue collared of the swindled lot, cannot resent just brace
Credibility so easily slapped for rough hide when pieces put into place
Daybreak compels list of chores into focus
Semblance to rain f...
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Categories:
limbered, anger, deep, poverty, power,
Form: Rhyme
A Cargo of Sins
...A sojourn in the sleep,
Led me to the valley deep,
I passed through forest thick,
And high hills and crests,
Along with a saintly guide whom I never knew.
I was led to the front of a cave...
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Categories:
limbered, fantasy, mystery, visionary, me,
Form: Didactic
I'Ll Ne'Er Forget That Day Old Mate
...My heart was pumping hard that day I faced the maddening crowd,
Despite the spinning in my head I stood there mighty proud.
Though racked with pain my reddened hand acknowledged them a wave
And...
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Categories:
limbered, funny, day, prayer, day,
Form: Rhyme