Smiling At Strangers
...Smiling at strangers, or saying hello
passing the time, on my walks down the street
with mixed responses, from those you don’t know
some stare at their phones or else at their feet
Joggers thos...
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Categories:
pushchairs, 10th grade, hello, parents,
Form: Sonnet
Waiting for the storm to pass
...People started running,
for buses, taxis, trains,
with umbrellas no defence,
against the wind and rain,
a drowned rat cycled past,
then disappeared down a lane,
when lightening flashed, I dashe...
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Categories:
pushchairs, rain, storm, weather, wind,
Form: Rhyme
Why Is It So Hard To Be Happy
...Why is it so hard to be happy
But so easy to be sad?
When I see how people treat each other
Sometimes it makes me so mad
It costs nothing to be civil
To make life easier for one another
Repay...
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Categories:
pushchairs, society,
Form: Rhyme
Life Station
...Pecking quick, a parting kiss
Pumping legs, a train to miss
Lovers waving, strangers pass
Tears and hugs a whistle blast
Scanning papers on news stands
Pats on backs while shaking hands
Averte...
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Categories:
pushchairs, introspection, life, people
Form: Rhyme
Life In Slow Motion
...Inch by inch and frame by frame
Slides spin and flip in light and dark,
Pass before the moist-eyed filter,
Snapshot memories creeping by.
In wordless modes I mouth his name
And visualise pu...
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Categories:
pushchairs, death, life, lost love,
Form: Verse