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Holocaust swivelled at the turn of these events,
Stimulated by the wrath of a country's vent.
Time wasted and extravagantly spent
Until the shape of democracy brutally sees a dent?
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Categories:
refereeing, 1st grade,
Form: Rhyme
Mind Vs Heart: a Conflict
...My mind and heart will never be friends.
Sworn enemies, they wrestle and box
for control of me, the battle never ends
like the tick tocking pendulums of clocks
I ask my mind when it kee...
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Categories:
refereeing, conflict, heart,
Form: Rhyme
The Day When Harry Told the Truth
...Now Uncle Harry, me old Uncle, who’d been a scallywag I’d say,
told outlandish stories to us kids and we became his perfect prey.
For he’d see our eyes wide open as we took in every word,
believin...
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Categories:
refereeing, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Encountering Paradox Upon the Eve of My Retirement
...God of changing changelessness.
God of endless surprises,
confounding the confoundless.
You are the God of Paradox,
revealing to children, that,
which you hide from the learned.
Those mortals y...
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Categories:
refereeing, confusion, endurance, faith,
Form: Free verse
You Are My Love
...You're my love boat, and I am yours:
you're the rudder, and I'm the oars.
I am your challenge, you're my dare,
and God's answer to my prayer:
when I take a breath, you're the air.
You ...
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Categories:
refereeing, 12th grade, analogy, emotions,
Form: Rondeau
Ode To the World Cup
...The world has discovered it's coveted holy grail
To Jules Rimet we honour let the football feast set sail.
Countries unite and teams take flight to a designated host nation
Little kids feed off th...
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Categories:
refereeing, appreciation, celebration, community, football,
Form: Couplet
The Vp Debate
...The VP Debate
By Franklin Price
10/5/2016
The VP elects were on TV
As a debate it wasn't right
Was a farcical imitation
Might as well have been a fight
Could have been a boxing match
Wit...
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Categories:
refereeing, political,
Form: Rhyme
The Night Before Christmas Eve
...Twas the night before the night before Christmas
And Santa was in quite a rush
Examining his naughty and nice lists
exchanging some names was a must
The elves were all making merry
at the Nort...
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Categories:
refereeing, holiday,
Form: Rhyme
Born From Adam and Eve
...To Journey throughout the Seven Seas
Refereeing all their mysteries
Once one has captained his own ship
And avoided all manners indelicate dealing with the drip
God's Nature shall set ...
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Categories:
refereeing, dedication, growing up, introspection,
Form: I do not know?