School of Life
...Nature’s chemical soup is ordered by catalytic love
Form and being are created to the beat of her mother’s heart
She bursts into the world, gulps her first breaths and cries
From that moment of bi...
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Categories:
new experiences, education, granddaughter, life, school,
Form: Free verse
WE SAW LONDON WE SAW FRANCE
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A 22 hour trip home from London…gave us time to sit back, smile and unwind
and think about all the memories we made…while still fresh within our minds.
Yes, we saw London and Paris with our fam...
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Categories:
new experiences, travel,
Form: Rhyme
Love Unbound
...Love Unbound
In the quiet, unassuming town of Willowbrook, there lives a man named Elias. He was a shadow of his former self, his once vibrant spirit dimmed by the harsh glare of divorce and the cr...
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Categories:
new experiences, 4th grade, emotions, fairy,
Form: Free verse
Twin Brother
...We grew together in the womb, no knowledge of the world just one another
I leaned on you for protection as you looked to me for comfort and grace
And when our momma died and our dad went away
I wa...
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Categories:
new experiences, family,
Form: Rhyme
HAPPY THANSGIVING 2024
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From the moment we are born…when we first open our eyes to see
we begin writing a book…an album…our autobiography.
As we grow…as each minute, hour and day goes by
our book gets filled with our...
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Categories:
new experiences, thanksgiving,
Form: Rhyme
Who I Am
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“A meandering river, I flow through this life, over its many plains, as well as its low valleys and high peaks, learning and loving much along the way.” - by author
Those who k...
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Categories:
new experiences, life, metaphor,
Form: Verse
SEATTLE TO OLYMPIC DAY 4
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From visiting Seattle to seeing whales from the port side of a ship…
so many new experiences keep cropping up this trip…
We crossed the Puget Sound on a giant Ferry boat…
then drove across th...
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Categories:
new experiences, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Terrestrial Head Contortion
...My hands are sutured
behind my head.
I lie like a fallen yield sign
on the side of the road.
My path is yellow and humble.
My hands separate. Pull.
And split open the back of my skull....
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Categories:
new experiences, identity,
Form: Free verse
STATE FAIR
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I remember our first state fairs
As a young family we could usually be found…
beginning where most families begin…riding the merry-go-round.
Together as a family…sharing smiles and laughter…
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Categories:
new experiences, family,
Form: Rhyme
Connecting with Your Deepest Self
...This year 2024 is an opportunity to reflect on the previous year past and set new goals for the next 12 months ahead. We must always look back at all the important work that has been accomplished and...
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Categories:
new experiences, addiction, america, beauty, bible,
Form: Free verse
Thankyou for this Day
...Dear God,
Thank you for this day
with gratitude we pray
Let come what may
with faith our strength made.
Each morning begins bliss
a new day to start fresh
Opportunities bound
new experie...
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Categories:
new experiences, day, god, prayer,
Form: Rhyme
Relativity
...Time clearly moves faster as we age
(as we slow down and the years accumulate),
for the simple reason that each unit becomes smaller
relative to our life.
At one year’s old that year makes up 1...
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Categories:
new experiences, age, life, time,
Form: Narrative
Dynamic Phase
...Life's constant shift,
Through stages, I embark on a trip,
Each one, a unique chapter to live.
The shadows of yesterday,
Dissipate as dawn's light takes its place,
Today, I am renewed with eac...
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Categories:
new experiences, deep,
Form: Haiku
Changes a Poem of Reflection
...Changes A Poem of reflection
By Lady Arabella
Winter comes and autumn leaves
Just like spring ,When comes a summer's breeze
Night changes into day
The moon comes out as the sun goes away
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Categories:
new experiences, blessing, change, courage, culture,
Form: Rhyme
Walk Through the Door
...Walk through the door
By Michelle Morris
03/01/2021
Walk through the door...to
A new life
New opportunities, and
To embrace new experiences...
Walk through the door...and
Embrace life ...
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Categories:
new experiences, encouraging, endurance, journey, life,
Form: Free verse
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