Paterson, New Jersey December 1, 1957
...Paterson, New Jersey December 1, 1957
Amidst the *****sapien species
one anonymous baby birthed:
I recount one little known piece of news
which one young married couple did enthuse,
profusely...
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Categories:
ninety three, adventure, age, anniversary, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
exhausted Sheila
...Sheila cleaned the microwave
And one kitchen counter and the stove top
There are ninety-three empty boxes in the corner.
She congratulated herself on what she had done
And then took a nap
Living...
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Categories:
ninety three, life,
Form: Free verse
Better Check on Mrs McFee
...the hospital corridors were as quiet as death
until loud male-sounding footsteps slapped down the hallway
I peeked out, expecting to see a doctor
I saw no one; but the footsteps were coming
click...
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Categories:
ninety three, halloween,
Form: Narrative
Puff and Stuff
...He puffed the magic dragon
Till he was ninety-three
And frolicked in a smoky mist
Beneath the ganja tree
With little pipes and papers
He loved to huff and puff
It made him think such silly th...
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Categories:
ninety three, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Who’s The Daddy
...Teacher asked the class, “Who wrote ‘My kingdom for a horse’?”
Timothy jumped up and shouted, “That’s John Wayne, of course.”
The teacher said, “That’s wrong; it’s from the sixteenth century,
It w...
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Categories:
ninety three, education,
Form: Rhyme
Feels Like a Saturday
...My childhood of the 1960's,
all those years ago,
feels like a Saturday in my
journey nostalgic.
The Cowsill's song "Flower Girl,"
their purity of song, of smiles.
A daydream streams,
of runnin...
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Categories:
ninety three, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Free verse
Ready To Join the Circus
...Every year Mert and Sam got ready
To join the circus, isn’t that right Freddy?
It’s what they tell me, he answered me.
This year they almost got snapped up at ninety-three....
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Categories:
ninety three, age,
Form: Rhyme
Autumns Delicacies
...Outside my windowpane
Daylight dwindles
Sunshines sparsely
Further from the new dome skies
Ninety-three million miles away
Imbued in ripened colors
Nature’s mahogany, oak, and cherrywood tr...
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Categories:
ninety three, autumn, beauty,
Form: Free verse
I Will Not Forget
...I will not forget the day that evil came,
One clear and sunny morning in September.
Terrorists attacked with cruel hatred,
A tragic day that we must all remember.
I will not forget the day the ...
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Categories:
ninety three, america, anniversary, death, evil,
Form: Quatrain
Bernard's Birthday
...You were a talented British actor but sadly, not anymore.
If you hadn't died, today you would've turned ninety-four.
You starred in an episode of "Fawlty Towers" and "Dalziel and Pascoe".
Forty-fo...
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Categories:
ninety three, birthday, celebrity, england,
Form: Rhyme
Words That Haunt
...Dad, it’s been eight years now
And still, I miss you so,
I remember the last words
You said to me, I cannot let them go.
You were always moody
Especially when you were ill,Dad, it’s been eigh...
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Categories:
ninety three, love, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Routines
...he sat there in his room
gently shaking his head as
he chalked ducks on the floor
which then he carefully fed
over in the corner
watching him with glee
the asylum keeper counted
from one to n...
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Categories:
ninety three, depression, humanity, life, mental
Form: Rhyme
My Tribute To Saint Joan
...Saint Joan like us, was flesh and bone
to sinfulness and error prone.
Through grace descending from God’s throne
her life revealed she was his own.
Mother in Israel was she
while fostering he...
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Categories:
ninety three, christian, death, death of
Form: Rhyme
My Baby Gone
...My little darling went to the dogs,
then she expired.
Her bark I hear no more.
She was blond, maybe,
she was intelligent - maybe
She sure was pretty.
I never knew her in a carnal sense,...
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Categories:
ninety three, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Santa Gets In Shape
...Santa had been on a diet for ninety-three days.
He had not lost an inch or a pound for he loved to graze.
You may have to take up exercise, his mother told him.
He was reluctant to get a membershi...
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Categories:
ninety three, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
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