Long Barrette Poems

I never wanted to teach English.
I was shocked at her announcement
For she was wonderful at teaching English.
I know. I was one of her 8th grade students.

What did you want to do? I asked her.
You will...

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I enter the room breathlessly,
Somehow anticipating that tonight will change everything.
I sit quietly among strangers lost in their own worlds.
Cell phones buzzing, coffee steaming.

We all glance at watches,
Even some that aren't wearing any.
The air is...

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The cracker crisp Maine air 
rang with the rooster’s revel.
Moving day, time to clean the hens shed.
Monstrous three story hatchery,
thousands of burnt umber; beauties a laying.

Lace edged bobby socks, red Keds, barrettes, T-shirt and short;
and...

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ice cream cookies
loving the double creamy filling
every bite is nostalgic like a waterslide sky
the taste is the splash of joy that whole feeling brings
super duper is brought to life

ice cream cookies
loving the double creamy filling
every...

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With a cosmopolitan tabloid draped upon her lap,
A girls sits at her vanity wearing an underdress unstrapped.

The woman on the page portrays perfection with a pleasing smile,
Upon her curvy contoured shape she draped in an...

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Star crossed champions of mirth
Wild hair and wild eyes, both 
To the world they say with arms raised to the sky, 
"What a pity, for we dearly love to laugh!" 
Arm in arm, singing their...

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Mommy and Daddy drove out to get their new baby n a winter storm
They were on the road for an hour because there was ice on the road.
We did not know if we were getting...

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What Did We Get Stuck in 2012

The doctors in the OR had a busy time this year
Freeing things that got stuck in rectum, nose or ear
Or any other orifice that lies within our bod
The list...

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"Babies are bits of stardust 
                     blown from the hand of God."

  ...

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When warm and gentle winds
flutter and lull the lustruous lilacs
so discontent of the primroses,
the drooping willows
deepen in their sorrows,
and as in an angelic apparition:
there comes into view
a friendly ballerina dressed in blue
to perform an ardent...

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Yepper-doddle, today I’ll use my own noddle.         
My prized antique frame sustained a despised bust.    
Wanting to show my man the tough dough in...

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I wish you the true ..........
Knowing fully well you got enough wishes
To come are fulfilments and celebration
Enjoy each moment of your day's period

These are my wishes for you
Have a good fun off delicious dishes
To count...

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With rainbow wings, you tarry among the stones
Your caress as light as dew drops in the sun
Searching for a rose to call your own...
A morning breeze intrudes to join the fun
Tickling vines, and petals, where...

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We have all had Valentine memories,
The universe is God's favorite Valentine for humanity.

Good deeds are humanities favorite valentine,
Giving help to those who are needy.

The love and friendship between boyfriend and girlfriend,
Flowers and a box of...

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When young I wanted to seriously change my name,
to something pretty like Rose but not everyday Mary Jane,
being named after a flower would've be so sweet,
feeling like a scented princess from my head down to...

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Today my husband and I decided to clean out the car, together.
Only I thought I was doing it alone, until he came out.
Okay, I quit, I said, knowing what happens when he gets in my...

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My love for him unfolds like a beautiful lily, 
Extends like the branches of a spruce and pine.

Hugged and caressed by the wind,
As quaint as the geese on the shore and the ducks on the...

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God provides exquisite experiences to last forever,
The day she met him she fell in love with him.

He was tall and muscular and very good- looking,
They became good friends and companions some days.

She would come by...

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Hugs, my favorite way of communicating,
What happens when you come to love someone.

I said to myself how many hugs until he realizes that you really like him,
You liked being kissed by him.

The hug and kiss...

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When love comes along, you say what a miracle,
That just happens when you least expect that.

A handsome friend blesses you with friendship,
You wish that friendship could stay forever.

The hug and kiss with his permission,
Look forward...

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I know I should not whine or frivolously fret, 
but I believe I have lost my pet marmoset.
I have also lost a blue barrette, a red tea set, 
and a beautifully carved purple aigrette.
They all...

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if you love someone should you tell them,
That is a Mona Lisa moment

Day to day encounters and you find you become good friends,
A dozen roses and a proposal of marriage.

You said to yourself, I don't...

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With rainbow wings, you tarry among the stones
Your caress as light as dew drops in the sun
Searching for a rose to call your own...
A morning breeze hastes to join the fun
Tickling vines, and petals, where...

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His love is magical and untouchable,
He is a prince of this generation.

His hugs are endearing and warm,
His kiss is forever, he loved my paintings..

What will I do without him,
I  pray he comes back, like...

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There was a young girl called Paulette
with a temper that was hard to forget
she had a baby doll called Georgette
and one day when Paulette was upset
because she could not find her barrette
she threw Georgette...

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