Long Elmwood Poems
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Ode To Helen Steiner Rice - the Blood Quill Style
~ Ode To Helen Steiner Rice~
(1900- 1980 )
( Blood Quill )
Lovely lady she shine
She persevered through life
Wrote thousands verses of Love, Faith, Hope
Ambassador Sunshine
Daughter, sister and wife
She fought hard all thru her...
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Categories:
elmwood, beautiful, faith, love, tribute,
Form:
Free verse
Ode To Helen Steiner Rice - the Monchielle Style
~Ode To Helen Steiner Rice~
(1900-1981
(Monchielle)
Lovely lady, she shines
Ambass'dor of Sunshine
Daughter, sister and wife
Upliftin' poems she wrote
She persevered through strife
Lovely lady, she shines
She's famous poetess
Wrote verses of...
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Categories:
elmwood, beautiful, faith, poetess, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
Ode To Helen Steiner Rice - the Blood Quill Style
~ Ode To Helen Steiner Rice~
(1900- 1980 )
( Blood Quill )
Lovely lady she shine
She persevered through life
Wrote thousands verses of Faith, Love, Hope
Ambassador Sunshine
Daughter, sister, writer, wife
She fought hard all thru her life...
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Categories:
elmwood, beautiful, love, poets, tribute,
Form:
Free verse
THE WOMAN WHO COULD EAT WOOD Part 1, from THE WOMAN WHO COULD EAT WOOD
THE WOMAN WHO COULD EAT WOOD
Who defied science?
The Woman Who Could Eat Wood had.
How and why at first no doctor could say
to her mom and dad.
Years later the doctors had discovered that after...
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Categories:
elmwood, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Snot Man Blue Part 1, from THE WOMAN WHO COULD EAT WOOD
Snot Man Blue
There was no skin and hair
on his lower and upper big round torso.
Instead, there was thick and blue snot. Some would go, ‘Oh what a distracting gross sideshow!’
‘Well, at least he has...
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Categories:
elmwood, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Christmas Imagery Acrostic
A Young Poetess and Her Christmas
A~ Ah, the angelic aromas!
B~ We, thinking of the Babe, born today.
C~ That scent of candlelit, candy canes.
D~ Those dashing, December decorations.
E~ Our first taste of...
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Categories:
elmwood, beautiful, christian, christmas, family, imagery,
Form:
Acrostic
About Fathers and My Own
So well loved by their children.
Our life coaches in how to play
this intricate game of life.
Cleverly guiding us on this highway
with directions.
Remember your Dad teaching you
to ride your bike?
A two wheeler gave my heart...
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Categories:
elmwood, father, father daughter, tribute,
Form:
Free verse
Untroubled Dwelling Place
Untroubled Dwelling Place......
So blessed by all its peaceful walls.
They do not speak nonsense either, do they?
Yet,we never, thank them, come what may.
What about your lovely home?
The snow, the rain, the sweltering heat.
Ah, but your home...
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Categories:
elmwood, children, dedication, family, god, home, inspiration, parents,
Form:
Verse
Only In Memory's Forgotten Mist
Like wiping snow off a window
to feel and see the warmth of
a fireplace inside.
You use your glove and in an instant,
see your relatives and you
playing happily.
You remember the days when meat
was not...
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Categories:
elmwood, beautiful, christian, christmas, emotions, family, how i
Form:
Free verse
A Cousin's Magical Memories
Riding tricycles and swimming.
Bicycling madly on Chicago streets.
Ah, dear Lord, life was deliciously sweet!
Christmas time glowed in Elmwood Park.
That huge white flocked tree.
We all are here, but lost our fun-loving, Brucie!
Cheering for the Bears at...
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Categories:
elmwood, appreciation, christmas, cousin, love, memory, tribute,
Form:
Free verse
Coaxed To Grow
Coaxed to Grow
Oh, how wonderfully innocent
and juvenile, 'twas for me.
You, scooting surreptitiously.
closer and closer to me.
Like a soft, gentle caterpillar,
slithering and smiling,
Making its way home in the
still of the night.
I clutched my lovely,...
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Categories:
elmwood, kiss, night, teen love,
Form:
Free verse
M-M-M First Kiss
Oh, how wonderfully innocent
and juvenile, 'twas for me.
You, scooting surreptitiously.
closer and closer to me.
Like a soft, gentle caterpillar,
slithering and smiling.
Making its way home in the
still of the night.
I clutched my lovely, flowered
handkerchief.
Then my gold cross...
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Categories:
elmwood, car, first love, growth, happiness, kiss, spring,
Form:
Free verse
A Death Never Mourned
On the outskirts of a long-abandoned country town
beyond the crumbling headstones and elmwood trees
is mounted a dark dismal figure of what used to be
a scarecrow whose limbs flail in Autumn's breeze
Hung as if crucified, his...
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Categories:
elmwood, farm, introspection,
Form:
Rhyme
At 6
At 6
At 6 I could concentrate on
7 aspects of a
problem at
the same time. Irreversibility was
exceptional (award winning). I could
mentally undo
actions, even undo mentally all
actions of
people, objects alive,...
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Categories:
elmwood, humor,
Form:
Free verse
List Adjustments
Jason grab the fleece
Set it squarely under there
While Murray tightens the girth
Madge how many tries does it take to put on a bridle?
I don’t care if the nose armor’s low
So long as it’s straight
Where is...
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Categories:
elmwood, history,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
The Norwegian Lady
Since the 19th century, she stands looking out to sea
A guardian of the sailor, a survivor of tragedy
The Captain lost his pregnant wife and son and five members of his crew
Now she waits just like...
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Categories:
elmwood, history, places, sea, sister, wife, sister,
Form:
Couplet
Childhood's Sacred Places
Childhood's Sacred Places
I dreamt I was a girl of nine.
So, venturing into the autumn
woods, I skipped happily!
I found a...
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Categories:
elmwood, childhood, girl, memory, tree,
Form:
Rhyme
The Woman Who Could Change Colour, from THE WOMAN WHO COULD EAT WOOD
The Woman Who Could Change Colour
Morning, noon, and night
she could change colour though with remorse.
Did that mean she was special or just have really bad luck? Well, the latter of course!
She changed to red,
She changed...
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Categories:
elmwood, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Hidden Mental Side
December 03, 2023
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Dissipating drowsiness
In the elmwood of the mind
Eras and realities collide
Having body crawl
In the gloomiest of night hazy drizzle.
Dullness seeps in
Across increasing veins
As faraway as...
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Categories:
elmwood, analogy, angst, character,
Form:
Free verse