Long Scragg Poems

My man’s veiled message unclear
I’ve dallied for four long years
Sis, have I ever been
Fooled!
Turns on the charm on a whim
Parades what you saw in him
Just a tad so you are
Fooled
There’s not a ring
not a vow
no...

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Regarding merit: absent, missing, void
Of all redeeming qualities, save one,
The apple of His eye, His "very good.”
Was He, in pleasant garden, much annoyed
When they His one divine decree did shun
To taste forbidden fruit because they...

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A Conversation With Little Red Riding Hood

[I’ve always loved the fairy tale, “Little Red Riding Hood”, and I’ve used it to teach many lessons, especially on perspective and morals in my classroom, so this contest...

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Judy Leigh was addicted with a food fixation.
Gorging on fruit, veggies, and any crustacean.
She wanted to stop and yelled, "Damnation!
My overeating is causing me such frustration!"

While grudgingly doing her morning chores,
Judy acquired the bad habit...

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*Image of What Happens When I Put ... by UMC.

The Collection Plate,

'Tis a simple sacred place of worship bearing no weight, whereto, one's faith unchallenged, accepted universally.

A complement of thrice their numbers, religious qualities as...

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Hey Dragon! I’m glad I’ve reached you by phone
Don’t you know that the FBI was looking for you for so long?
Haven’t you heard of your name over the megaphone?
They wanted the stolen gift to be...

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( Based on the animated musical produced by Walt Disney 
based on the fairytale written by Charles Perrault.)
 
"Hello Cinderella, how are you ?
I am very happy and still in love,
the Prince is kind and...

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I am a foodie, I must confess, I swim a few laps for exercise
Along come the Mollusk, and to my pleasant surprise
I have no restraint and they look so yummy
I just open my jaws wide,...

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[To the tune of Ghost Riders In The Sky (loosely)]
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Some questions for you, Little Miss Riding Hood.
First, do you often walk all alone in the wood?

Why yes, as a matter of fact, I do.
I like being out in nature. Don’t you?

Yes, but the wood...

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"FUNNY MEMORIES"
                 THE SWEET REMEMBRANCE 

SWEET MEMORIES MAKE US HAPPY,
MEMORIES ARE TREASURES,IF THEY ARE FUNNY.
WE ALL HAVE SUCH BEAUTIFUL...

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[Imagine this talk is coming from a Roman news reporter who is describing to a group of citizens on the town square wanting to know what is going on and why there is turmoil in...

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Ouch.... Forgot to enter the contest.... This has happened many a time.... a sure sign of advancing age    :(  :(

 Riding down on the wheels of Time,
Through the bends and curves...

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The curtain in my room is pale yellow, 
           With unique embroidered golden leaves on it, 
        ...

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That meanest looking old grey cat,
just cross my path, me ~ meaning that,
he'd crowd out all the fine cats play
to gobble up their food ~ then stray!

Then two doors down ~ a new guy came
quite...

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(As a child I loved watching Peter Pan every year on T.V.  When I grew, I had some serious questions for him).

A Conversation With Peter Pan

Ladies and gentlemen, this is a special night
I have...

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Here am I enthralled by sunset delight
while beholding celestial beauty blend with horizon's majestic sight 
in letting go of this day's triumph as well as challenges' blight
to welcome tomorrow, filled with hopefulness' might.

Sunset colors cheer...

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I would like to do an interview with you,                          ...

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“Aslan, why does the sun shine so bright in Narnia?” I queried.
“My friend,” the big lion told me, “it is a light that is unwearied.”

“Why must we all feel so full of this darkness, dear...

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Written: September 08, 2023
Sunsets Poetry Contest                   Sponsored by: Natasha L Scragg
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In September golden day, so glorious and...

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Dad's work shed I recall today
the scent of wood and dust in the air
cobwebs in corners and crooks
sun flooding in through windows . . . 
his scarred and scored wooden work table
the countless tin...

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I love pink rose flowers                                                   Kept safe by thorns on the...

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There was a young man of sixteen that was full of life. Never afraid of anything or anyone. He Loved spending time with his family and playing video games with his friends.

   One...

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Melanie: Why would you want to marry me for, anyhow?
Jake: So I can kiss you anytime I want.

Sweet Home Alabama

THE KISS

See Rodin’s sculpture, sumptuous or a stiff on the shelf.
I have to inquire about the...

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[sung to the tune of Jewel’s hit song, Hands, from her album, Spirit.]
* You may need to slow her song down a bit, and then my lyrics fit in better!

     ...

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