Long Gingerbread Poems
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Gingerbread Cottage FrightAt the edge of a wood, in days of summertime,
Lived Hansel and Gretel, once upon a time;
Whose dear father, a poor woodcutter,
Could no longer earn their bread and butter.
Late one night, a conversation overheard--
As from...
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Categories:
gingerbread, children, family, fantasy, happy,
Form:
Rhyme
Story About Santa ContestSponsor: Carol Eastman
Long before Christmas had become a jolly folklore,
I met a grandfatherly man...
He was clean shaven, tiny and crabby,
And always wore a floppy black suit, his name was Mr. Atnas.
See, I was at such...
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Categories:
gingerbread, christmas, joy, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Reaping Short Terms BenefitsReaping short terms benefits...
before marital savings bond matured
as a then quinquagenarian.
Courtesy gerontologists medical practitioners
allowing, enabling, and providing
the elderly population to live
longer and healthier lives.
Linkedin with longevity loosely translates
to resurgent libido spurring
older folks predilection
to participate in...
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Categories:
gingerbread, absence, abuse, adventure, anxiety, appreciation, betrayal, devotion,
Form:
Rhyme
I Relished Being Hungry For Thanksgiving Pop Slop Gloppy GrubI relished being hungry for Thanksgiving pop slop gloppy grub
whereby the missus didst potchke
created whirling dervish hubbub
after enjoying repast,
(fit for a tarnished king),
yours truly able, eager, and ready
to soak my ego freezing carcass in...
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Categories:
gingerbread, abuse, adventure, appreciation, autumn, blessing, drink, thanksgiving,
Form:
Rhyme
Spirit of ChristmastideBeneath the mantel's alabaster gleam
Where verdigris flames pirouette, in cerulean ballet's beam...
We gather close—a familial love—
In hallowed halls where chimes of crystal laughter, stream.
Amid the yuletide glow, memories take flight, a morning dove...
Cinnamon-kissed balsam and...
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Categories:
gingerbread, christmas, december, joy, love, nostalgia, winter,
Form:
Narrative
I relished being hungry for leftover Thanksgiving pop slop gloppy grubI relished being hungry for leftover Thanksgiving pop slop gloppy grub
(a poetic partial fiction
blended, diced, fricaseed,
marinated, mixed, pureed, sautéed,
stewed... with fact)
Hmm... on second thought
lemme join anorexic club
until rib cage protrudes taut and...
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Categories:
gingerbread, america, appreciation, blessing, celebration, family, food, holiday,
Form:
Rhyme
This Old HouseThe old house, built in 1895, was the best of weathered antiques having hugged North Rogers Street from days of horses to days of horse-powered engines, and now to electric cars. As the story...
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Categories:
gingerbread, home, memory,
Form:
Haibun
A Gift of Christmas MagicChristmas as a kid
Oh, how blessed I have been
To have had such a childhood!
So rife with wonderful Christmas memories
That they tumble in my mind like needles from an evergreen ...
Making cookies with Mom
Especially the gingerbread...
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Categories:
gingerbread, childhood, christmas, family, giving,
Form:
Free verse
A Queue For the Loo At Nine Minutes Past Two Ok ThenA queue for the loo? is it nine minutes past two?
A windmill dashing to the sea. Ice cold waters in a monticule drip. Laced with the prevalent winds and sands. But sands are not sanding...
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Categories:
gingerbread, allah, angel, aubade, baptism, blessing,
Form:
I do not know?
''Take Your Time; Have Your Usual --The Double Ristretto Venti Half-soy Nonfat Decaf
Organic Chocolate Brownie Iced Vanilla Double-shot Gingerbread Frappuccino Extra Hot with Foam Whipped Cream Upside Down Double Blended,
One Sweet'n Low and One Nutrasweet --
with Ice"
...
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Categories:
gingerbread, pain,
Form:
Sonnet
One December Night (Continuation 1)One December Night (Continuation 1)
Before they could get to the front door to see, their dad shouted down, “Don't go there.
Let me!” “Wait children.” he said from...
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Categories:
gingerbread, childhood, family, children, holidaydad, night, old, dad,
Form:
Narrative
Who Is Knocking At My DoorIt’s Christmas Eve; there’s someone at my door!
But with the horrid sound outside my window,
I wonder who is knocking and what for!
Midst violent wind I see a surreal snow!
Within it’s haze, there is a grotesque...
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Categories:
gingerbread, christmas, evil, scary,
Form:
Quatrain
How Do Children Sleep At NightIt's a wonder young children still turn out all right
With the stuff that gets crammed in their heads every night.
Things like visions of sugar plum fairies and sprites,
Or a thousand tales of Arabian delights,
A frog...
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Categories:
gingerbread, children, humor, imagination,
Form:
Light Verse
Sleigh DreamBundled in a horse-drawn sleigh
warm and snug on Thanksgiving Day
the children restless, we went on our way
as the shedding forest began to sway
and the gusts of wind set astray
the vestiges of autumn's display
that...
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Categories:
gingerbread, autumn, holiday, nature, nostalgia, snow, thanksgiving, winter,
Form:
Rhyme
The Red WheelbarrowHow I loved spending a week of the summer holidays with my grandparents. Gramps would come and pick me up in his old pick- up truck, dad would bundle my suitcase into the back and...
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Categories:
gingerbread, childhood, garden, grandparents, memory,
Form:
Haibun
One December Night (Continuation 2)One December Night
Mama, at the oven, was taking cookies out. When she turned around quickly to see what
the shouts were about, the cookies started sliding. And...
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Categories:
gingerbread, childhood, family, children, holidayfamily, night, family, magic,
Form:
Narrative
Streams of Consciousnessstrong does the wind blow.
against it, she walks towards me;
two guitars I hold.
Four parakeets
Living in a little cage
Singing for freedom
Why do you seek us?
Earthlings, you are so far away.
You will find,...
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Categories:
gingerbread, appreciation,
Form:
Haiku
Never Land Part 6The birds of pray are on their way, in every beak the Word
(of ptomaine tomes by gnarly gnomes) whose meaning is obscured;
they roost aloof on every roof, obscene but always herd,
to tell the tale of...
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Categories:
gingerbread, drug, fantasy,
Form:
Rhyme
Not About BiscuitsI read in the news the other day,
Believe this if you can.
We should have a gingerbread person,
And not a gingerbread man.
Yes, things should now be genderless,
In order to avoid the flack,
Should anyone be offended,
When...
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Categories:
gingerbread, england, environment, humanity, humor, nature, planet,
Form:
Rhyme
Grandma Goodie, GoodieHave you met, good old Grandma Goodie, Goodie,
With her gingerbread house of sweets emporium,
Tasty treats unwholesome to eat, but oh in pleasures
Indulgence, she corners the market, the bitter,
To the sweet, with her delicious confectionery delights.
Skip,...
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Categories:
gingerbread, children, halloween, history, holiday, horror, imagery, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
PoetsPOETS
Desert dust before the rain hampered our walk
on the Oregon floor
...
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Categories:
gingerbread, art, books, deep, emotions, feelings, poems, poetess,
Form:
Free verse
Diary of a Child In TrinidadI remember the land of drums I was born
bedded beneath great hanging nets;
the sound of the conch and the horn.
My blue suitcase filled...
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Categories:
gingerbread, childhood, home,
Form:
Rhyme
'my Winter'I was born in a snow storm,
and for that very reason I seem to love winter
with all the lovely filigree snowflakes falling
from the sky.
...
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Categories:
gingerbread, winter,
Form:
Free verse
Twas the Night When Christmas Went WrongTwas the night before Christmas - came like a flash,
Mob of gingerbread reindeer prodding elves for cache.
The Clausman reigning, doling out orders this stint.
Lady of his, keeps his tongue supplied with peppermints.
The vainglorious list of...
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Categories:
gingerbread, christmas, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Wrong Bread For FredWrong bread for Fred
here I am sick in bed
got the chills and aches in my head
called the pharmacy and spoke with Ned
was told of a remedy of oatmeal bread
thought that was new so...
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Categories:
gingerbread, funny,
Form:
Rhyme