utmost
...I have a confession to make. I’m a trust fund baby
and a member of the educated Elite.
In my defense, I'm a newcomer in both categories.
I got my trust fund at 18 and graduated Yale University t...
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Categories:
newcomer, baby, boyfriend, humor,
Form: Free verse
Cricket in the Summer
...Pinkie's ova dried up in summer.
Her sackcloths made beach days a bummer,
till she caught a sperm whale—
an Aussie bowler, "Gale"—
who had spun her like a newcomer....
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Categories:
newcomer, depression, for her, humor,
Form: Limerick
The Grief I Feel is of Another Kind
...The grief I feel is of another kind
Sweeter than holy water
A deeper breath than moorland air to find
The black of midnight, not—
Of monstrous seas, but—
Of restful night, donated cloak
From a...
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Categories:
newcomer, death of a friend,
Form: Free verse
The Harmattan Winds Of The Incorruptible People
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I’m talking about the beautiful country of Burkina Faso
Formally known as the Republic of Upper Volta, the newcomer on the plateau
The new country with a charismatic and highly compete...
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Categories:
newcomer, africa, america, black african
Form: Rhyme
HOW CAN YOU LOVE A STRANGER-
...HOW CAN YOU LOVE A STRANGER-
O’ how can you love a stranger?
When a stranger, you DON’T KNOW;
The Lord watches over the foreigner;
Sustains the fatherless and the widow;
Administer...
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Categories:
newcomer, analogy, appreciation, assonance, caregiving,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Their Plans Did Not Mesh
...Way back in September of nineteen-forty-nine
Farmer Jake fell off his tractor in a field of columbine
He remained calm, quiet, and sanguine
Impressing a newcomer named Clementine
She was wonder...
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Categories:
newcomer, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
Endeavors
...Arthur Nelson was a curious, studious fellow, like pearly moon glowing,
Ten years old and spectacled, for all is adventure, when you're growing.
Arthur lived in a one story home, with his...
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Categories:
newcomer, endurance, fantasy, inspiration, nature,
Form: Couplet
No Second Guessing
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Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Crimson petals, on poinsettia’s...
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Categories:
newcomer, christian, faith, gospel, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Four Years of Growth, A Lifetime Found
...As newcomers, we arrived, shy and uncertain,
Wandering through the corridors, looking for a remedy.
To the intense sensation of being a newcomer,
Seeking our spot, uncertain about what ac...
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Categories:
newcomer, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Planting Seeds
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leaves in trembling hues of bronze and gold, fall gently to the earth, where they’ll leave a carpet of crunching truths, blessings in beautiful ~ by poet
walking in silence, on the...
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Categories:
newcomer, autumn,
Form: Terza Rima
Median Prochore Productions presents
...Mince Munseun and Anais Zonte' Dider
Of "Soothing Grooves" Used the
"Audacity Fix" to thrash
The Nepheliums with there manager
Dick Maddox
"Bassy" "The Axe" Kualmurphy
Lucked up with a win ...
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Categories:
newcomer, engagement, music, perspective, slam,
Form: Ballade
Median Prochore Productions presents
...Mince Munseun and Anais Zonte' Dider
Of "Soothing Grooves" Used the
"Audacity Fix" to thrash
The Nepheliums with there manager
Dick Maddox
"Bassy" "The Axe" Kualmurphy
Lucked up with a win ...
...
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Categories:
newcomer, engagement, music, perspective, slam,
Form: Ballade
The New Minister is Weird
...Bet she knows she is odd the church crone says.
I am confused “Who?”
The new minister.
I look around, still have no clue where or who she is.
“Lady in blue polka dotted shirt,” the crone hisses.
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Categories:
newcomer, christian,
Form: Light Verse
Horrible
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“I have told this story true before today,
In a different format in a different way.
A feeling of regret that I didn’t do more, I had inside.
Hung a plaque on the wall. This is where Horrible di...
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Categories:
newcomer, cat,
Form: List
What is She Who is she
...What is she?
Who is she?
Does she have a name?
I heard…
I heard….
I heard.
It was the first flapper our small town had ever seen.
Not a she yet.
No one cared about her.
We just wanted to...
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Categories:
newcomer, tribute,
Form: Free verse
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