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Measles Poems - Poems about Measles


Premium Member A Blues Sonnet for Jan
Event: Anglo-Boer War 1899–1902—Measles epidemic in the concentration camps. In the voice of: Sannie Botha (a survivor). Jan’s cough kept me awake all through the night. The children are all coughing in the night; the fevers gave us all a mighty fright. The red, now itchy, spots on body parts; “Oh! Son Jan, don’t you scratch the itchy parts, as scabs and...

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Categories: measles, africa, conflict, endurance,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Measles Lies
Here Measles Lies, forever buried in the ground What's this? It's escaped and is spreading all over town!...

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Categories: measles, death, sick,
Form: Epitaph



Measles
Measles, mumps and chicken pox, Insidious diseases, Were all a part of childhood, Paired with earaches, strep and sneezes. But that was many years ago And scientists have found The vaccinations needed So those germs won’t get around. Except in some communities Where parents do refuse To inoculate their children Due to controversial views. So new cases of the measles, Once now gone, have reappeared And now hundreds are...

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Categories: measles, sick,
Form: Rhyme
Weaseals With Measles
Weasels With Measles What they were are a bunch of weasels, Who paint much and love their easels; As A quirk; Eat their work; Many faces on pictures had the measles. Jim Horn...

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Categories: measles, 1st grade, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Measles
Written by Gail DeBole Pink polka-dotted skin stretching body-wide. Bulges interrupting other-wise peaceful areas. Spots of lotion and cherry-flavored tongue Comforting misery. Across the room, stacked in safety; Precious dollies that will be played with another day. With forever smiles. One last sniffle for the night. A hankie is tossed into the glass that serves as a hoop. Nostrils attempt to function, and a...

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Categories: measles, childhood, health,
Form: Imagism




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