Interment
...In fifth grade, I earned first place
statewide for violin
against the girl I half-loved—
her fingers quicker,
her lineage more illustrious—
but that day,
mine did not tremble.
She chose a pi...
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Categories:
plainspoken, 5th grade, celebration, childhood,
Form: Free verse
Fickle Pickle
...A fickle pickle occurs when a barytic agent is introduced. Moving onward to eat one of the tainted fruits, the result is shameless drunken bacchanal behavior. Vomiting may produce sintered clumps. E...
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Categories:
plainspoken, cheer up,
Form: Prose
Colors
...Look deep within me, where colors rest;
Silent loveliness of maiden white tulips,
Yellow velvet roses glide across my memories,
The blue bird sings a blissful tune,
Young desires of games in adventur...
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Categories:
plainspoken, allegory, inspirational, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Plainspoken Poetry
...So I'm not pretty
Like my ribbon and pearls and flower bedazzled sisters
So I'm plain
Without frills or twirls or swirls of vivid hues
So I stand out with my arms open wide
Hiding nothing
So I...
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Categories:
plainspoken, on writing and wordsme,
Form: Free verse