Who’s Walking Whom
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Restrained on a leash that extends ten feet or so,
the little pooch is as compact as a battery and
charged with as much energy. With his tail erect
perfectly to the perpendicular, he beams a...
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Categories:
lunges, animal, humor,
Form: Light Verse
my dogs charge the fence
...My dogs charge the fence
Barking ferociously at the neighbor dog
Acting like he is a murderous intruder
Here to do serious damage to their pack
The neighbor dog lunges back
Enjoying the game, ...
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Categories:
lunges, dog,
Form: Free verse
Uh Oh
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in the fury of battle...
a dragon
draws back
her long, serpentine neck
revealing
terrifying d a g g e r s
in her powerful jaws
-with direct aim at targe...
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Categories:
lunges, imagery,
Form: Imagism
In the Shadow of Sunlight
...In the Shadow of Sunlight
It is one of those glaringly bright days that
make your eyes water painfully.
You can't see everything at once but in short glimpses and peeks. Between blinks, half an ...
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Categories:
lunges, death, dream, sunshine,
Form: Free verse
Swamp
...As I watch the rain coming down in measured bursts onto the dark waters of the vast bayou.
My mind notes the watery circles and bubbles that trace alligators asleep in the slough.
I check my line...
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Categories:
lunges, adventure, animal, gothic,
Form: Rhyme
So Delicious Salted Caramel Cluster Made With Cashew Milk
...Certified vegan;
Non-GMO Project Verified;
Free of dairy, lactose, soy, and gluten.
The consistency of vanilla
creamy and luxurious,
without a speck of iciness,
yet not overly heavy.
The fla...
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Categories:
lunges, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Luna Lunges Into Oceans Depths
...she is star of the light show
in the ocean so deep full of delight
winking her luminous self into his water’s depths
he marvels at her willingness to shine...
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Categories:
lunges, moon, ocean,
Form: Free verse
Gym'Ll Twix It
...My Maltesers class is complete
A Star Bar move was quite a feat
I’m craving a curry
A Flake, or Mcflurry
Sweetcorns hurt the soles of my feet!
In the gym I perfect a Star Burst
S...
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Categories:
lunges, candy, food,
Form: Rhyme
Death In the Forest
...Sunlight sifts through shimmering aspens
Casting ghost-like shadows on the forest floor
Camouflaging the smaller critters shyly
Skittering among the drying brown leaves
Protecting the...
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Categories:
lunges, animal, death, life, nature,
Form: Free verse
French Troubadours Sing Their Praises
...French troubadours sing their praises
melodic tune gently raises
mystical awareness of the throng
the king’s concubine finds voice in song
many a love match in throne room hazes
sensuality in ...
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Categories:
lunges, music,
Form: Rondeau
Lion
...Large muscular strong cat
Labeled as king of beasts
Lives in grassland in pride
Lavish mane crown male dons
Lumbers elegantly
Labors hunting in night
Lunges at prey’s neck.
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Categories:
lunges, animal,
Form: Pleiades
Whirlpool
...I’m stuck in a whirlpool,
Lost, confused, alone
Where am I heading?
To the bottom of this pool,
A blackhole,
All air leaves my lunges...
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Categories:
lunges, 11th grade, anxiety, lost,
Form: Free verse
Barnabas Oral's Sightless Game
...He plays throughout the house at night
a braille touch for his lack of sight
and dreams of all the crippled things
with broken legs and shattered wings.
The bandage on his wounded eyes
will...
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Categories:
lunges, dark, games, humorous, psychological,
Form: Rhyme
Birds Win Again Today
...This amazing red headed woodpecker has a solid rat-a-tat-tat
Creating a bit of interest from my well-fed old cat
Shark stops stalking my cardinals which are way too smart
And begins staring at the...
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Categories:
lunges, bird, cat,
Form: Rhyme
Crazy Animal Poem
...Belligerent bulldog blows up balloons, bulbous and blue.
Frantic frenzied flamingo flips for a flute and a flu.
Persnickety porcupine prances perilous with pooh,
Concerned calico cat coaxes a card...
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Categories:
lunges, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Monorhyme
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