Telling the Tale
...Uncle Ed was the first guest to arrive, he was eager to hear the tale.
He perched on the edge of an arm chair, after he’d had a bit of ale.
A chipmunk and two bunnies hopped in along with the morni...
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Categories:
parasail, life,
Form: Monorhyme
Parasail
...In Florida, the family met
For dinner by the beach.
A parasail came into view,
Which sent the gulls a’screech.
My aunt, who’s 94, exclaimed,
“I’d like to take that ride
To celebrate my 95th,
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Categories:
parasail, age, family, sky,
Form: Rhyme
I Will Marry You My Dear
...She sat by the river facing the crimson sky
watching the birds fly towards the coral sea
sitting prettily on a blanket of lavender tie-dye
she ate her tangerine<...
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Categories:
parasail, appreciation, love,
Form: Quatrain
I Never
...I never learned to ride a horse
Or parasail or dive.
I never learned the trick involved
In keeping plants alive.
I never learned to knit or paint
Or tie a scarf or juggle
And calculating time...
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Categories:
parasail, me,
Form: Rhyme
Flying High
...We were out on our yacht for the long weekend.
We boated in luxury until Monday did descend.
Lake Winnipesaukee provided a spectacular view.
My father-in-law Frank, and our two dogs made up our cr...
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Categories:
parasail, adventure, boat, family, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Peek In
...Sailboats fill the blue as the sun
dips into a chartreuse night
I watch the seabirds guide
them home
On the grass strewn with yesterdays news
I carry my weight along with the pain
disrupting ...
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Categories:
parasail, allusion, bird, imagination, pain,
Form: Free verse
The Roses of My Life Are Blooming Again
...the roses of my life are blooming again
i am on my next ride
i feel as if i am going to win
my walk in perfect motion....i have it all in stride
your kiss is like timetables of prosperity so ra...
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Categories:
parasail, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme
With You
...Poet: Ken Jordan
Poem: With You
Edited by: Sparkle Jordan
written: March/2016
I want
to
parasail
with you
over
the ocean -
Ride horseback
on
a
sand dune -
Fly a k...
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Categories:
parasail, beauty, best friend, love,
Form: Rhyme
Making Memories
...Zipping through New Hampshire’s White Mountains
Suspended by a rope through trees
Autumn colors accompany a brisk breeze
Turning your face bright, scarlet red
Don’t look down, just pe...
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Categories:
parasail, adventure, memory,
Form: I do not know?
White Boys
...Poet: Ken Jordan
Poem: White Boys
Edited by: Sparkle Jordan
written: August/1995
I want to do
just like
the white boys
do -
Wear
six hundred
dollar
shoes,
and
dress
in
the fines...
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Categories:
parasail, black african american
Form: Light Verse
Nyx's Panoramic Veil
...On twilight's sinking bridge, Nyx's waves swell
With an ethereal wand casts, dark, bewitching spell
O'er deep crevasse, spreads her enchanting veil
A glittering panorama of lights ballasts infinity
M...
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Categories:
parasail, animal, dark, planet,
Form: Rhyme