Summer Days
...Kicking an empty beer can,
right down the middle of main street.
Taking time to stop and talk,
to any friends that I might meet.
Hey Red Rover, Red Rover,
come on over if you’re not scared.
S...
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Categories:
minivans, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
The Road
...We love this road,
it has trees.
The manicured ladies
stand upon the lawns,
beacon with unwinking eyes,
scrutinize beneath shading hands,
pry open primped lips,
proclaim their fierce love.
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Categories:
minivans, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Parking Geese
...There are these small grassy islands
in-between the sectional lots of cars;
you would presume that nesting geese
would select these spaces
above all other less green choices,
but in the mall p...
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Categories:
minivans, poetry,
Form: Blank verse
The College Caravan
...The College Caravan
Last night we loaded the minivan with her
suitcases, Rubbermaid vats, and chest of plastic drawers
stuffed with clothing, toiletries, school supplies, and posters.
While our...
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Categories:
minivans, change, education, inspirational, school,
Form: Prose Poetry
I Remember
..." I Remember "
I Remember way back when I would walk to school
good honest hard working people kept a golden rule
no computers, CD's, ipods nor even much TV
this great big simple world was all ...
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Categories:
minivans, lifefood,
Form: Rhyme
Middle Class
...They don’t understand our situation
They say they do behind their t.vs. and CNN
Half hearted donations
Safe behind locked doors and minivans
Saying “Just go to school, just get a job”
“work hard...
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Categories:
minivans, angst, social, urban, people,
Form: Free verse