August
...Awash in bright colors past Summer's height,
Unhurried days are lingering with more daylight.
Green foliage will be transformed to russet and gold.
Umber meadows this A...
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Categories:
ouches, august, seasons,
Form: Acrostic
Reverse Midas Touch
...Like Rip Van Winkle, she confronted a new world;
Hers was one of commonplace and acceptability,
not exceptional nor eager for excellence.
Remember when bacon packs were a pound,
and diesel was ...
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Categories:
ouches, identity, integrity,
Form: Verse
So You Say
...Do you say "Ouch" when you're all by yourself
and there's no one to hear the pain?
Do you say "Oops!" when you're there all alone
and you know the wine's gonna stain?
Do you say "I love you...
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Categories:
ouches, betrayal, love, love hurts,
Form: Rhyme
Poetry Soup
...Poetry soothes the hurting wounded soul
Opens up the broken heart, makes it whole.
Each line one reads bringing joy or pain
Touches the spirit like gentle rain,
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Categories:
ouches, poetry,
Form: Acrostic
Play By Play-The Pinkerton Story
...Climb those many stairs, up to the stars.
“Cut!” Comes the child, the wee Pinkerton.
Stunt double, doubles down, with plethora of scars.
Fate is what it is, bumps, bruises...sorta fun.
Pinkerto...
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Categories:
ouches, fun, silly,
Form: Light Verse
Author Touches Her Life
...K-ind
A-uthor
T-ouches
H-er
L-ife
E-xcellently
E-mploying
N-atal
J-oy
O-n
Y-early
J-oviality
A-s
R-apturous
A-crostic
N-ote
I-nspirationally
L-ets
L-ove
A-bound
Topic: Birth...
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Categories:
ouches, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
Waiting Room Design
...If I designed a waiting room
There would be comfy couches,
Distracting patients from what may
Be followed by some ouches.
The tables would be practical
With boxes filled with tissues
And pile...
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Categories:
ouches, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Get Outside Yourself
...I know I need to get outside myself.
The more I complain, and focus on my sore gums, tender knee, and achy shoulder, the more griping I do, the more I suffer.
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! The pain gets worse ...
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Categories:
ouches, pain,
Form: Free verse
Lickety Split
...Like an Olympic athlete
Iris sets to work at lightning speed
Cleaning her designer
Kitchen and spacious bathroom.
Everywhere she
Touches
Yie...
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Categories:
ouches, home, moving on,
Form: Acrostic
Winter Magic
...Winter winter
Icy whisper
Nip in the air
Touches warmer
Evenings longer
Rose in your cheeks
Maples burning
Apples charming
Gr...
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Categories:
ouches, christmas, green, rose, winter,
Form: Acrostic
B E W I T C H E D
...Between rainfall and the glint of night pearls
enchanting is air, a minty cologne
where toes go barefoot to wade and unfurl
into a pour of lips glowingly sewn....
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Categories:
ouches, joy, romance,
Form: Acrostic
A Magic Adventure of Peter the Pan--Part Ii
...Inside the Dishwasher everyone rushed!
Clinks, clanks, rattles, 'Ouches' and ' Ohs'!
"Would you pa--lease, settle down!" said Deb--They hushed.
"Now we can hear...let's just see how this goes."
Curi...
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Categories:
ouches, allegory, faith, family, fantasy,
Form: Personification
Our Colour of Yellow
...The lake was still sleeping
a light mist rose above,
a weathered dock could be seen,
its aged wood; full of memories.
The air crisp, breeze light,
trees majestic; watching all.
Squirrels bus...
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Categories:
ouches, happiness, inspirational, love, me,
Form: Free verse