School Repetition Poems

"Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thoughts." (Marcus Aurelius)

In certain moments, less is more.
It's regarded as a cliche, 
but...

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Watching the clock flip,
Finally, replacing the 3. 
One year, now tackled,
But a beginning has arrived.
And so does school soon.

How do I interact?
What do I say?
How...

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I’m tasting fumes 
Every word I try to say, 
burning me up inside 

I forgot all my chances 
at the girl-next-door’s house 

And I waited...

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I Do Love It, Way Up There Alone And Alone


The old albatross that hung out in our red barn
Watched me as a child, as a...

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There are some who say that marriage is old-school and out of style…
Yet single-parent families still devastate the child.

Some claim that the old writers are...

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AAA

I learned to type in Jr. High. 
I learned to tap the keyboard. 
One letter than another... 
on and on. 
AAA
AAA
AA Then... B

AAA
AAB
ABB
BBC
... 

One day...

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Rainy Day Repetition
(26-line Blitz, adapted for teaching young poets the structure)

Write fifty things
Write about rain
Rain that falls
Rain that splashes
Splashes my umbrella
Splashes when I stomp
Stomp in...

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I see the people when I go out,
all smiles to those around,
can strike up a conversation with
anybody in the town.
Every person is a friend to...

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Father left, 33 was she-
The mother who had raised five children single handedly
Three left the country,
Now left with her are just me and my brother,...

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Repetition


by Edmund Siejka


In the window 
He caught a glimpse of his reflected face
Pale from being indoors
Day after day.

Something made him think about 
Way back when
Was...

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When a small, wee child
I was taught at home and school
how to tell time correctly.
Before those lessons
time spoke only of today,
yesterday or tomorrow,
and consisted of
uptime,...

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Ted liked to ride the rodeo,
it made him feel alive inside,
but he never had that much luck
taking bulls on eight-second rides.
He wanted to reign like...

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Hard work sleepless nights 
Financial problem that sometimes don't be right
But you got to stand tall and fight the fight 
You no your dream is...

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Mondays
may as well be 
cry days

kids
called back
to school
and
play dates
over

teachers
expecting
stellar
homework
assignments

and… 
an apple
would be nice



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Submitted on July 29, 2018 for contest MONDAYS sponsored by...

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The hard work in the room is always goes to beat the talent guy, who doesn't work hard .!
In the end maybe not every time,...

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