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Monocrostic (Birthday of Rolly C. Simblante)...
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Categories:
rolly, birthday,
Form: Other
Outside My Front Door
...Outside, by my front door,
I count twelve things. Can you count more?
When I go out to take the air,
a snail and butterfly greet me there,
and I always see someone -
a lizard out in the sun.
A...
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Categories:
rolly, bird, butterfly, childhood, insect,
Form: Rhyme
Before Merry Christmas Slumber
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Smelling
Woody, sweet, aroma
Christmas pine tree,
Weaved with Bright blinking lights,
Topped with a starlit top.
Feeling
The Brrr ... chill of the night air
Brrr ... freezing cold of the N...
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Categories:
rolly, children, hope, nursery rhyme,
Form: Free verse
rolly poly foley kitty cat
...Rolly poly foley kitty cat
Ate a sandwich with a fried-up rat
Coughed up a bit on my welcome mat
Because he did not want to get totally fat...
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Categories:
rolly, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Monorhyme
Psychologically still thirteen
...Psychologically still thirteen
Ordinarily meaning pre Internet days
familiarization with me would entail
bringing the avid listener
into my private mancave hideaways
less a physical place th...
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Categories:
rolly, 7th grade, age, angst,
Form: Rhyme
Armadillo On My Pillow
...I found an armadillo on my pillow
he was light as a feather on a willow
What was he doing on my pillow?
this rolly tiny stub of no real kilo
this roundy little sweety ditto
that was made ...
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Categories:
rolly, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Entertainment
...Postman Pat and Fireman Sam,
Ballamory and Desperate Dan,
Thomas the Tank and Winnie the Pooh.
Hours of fun that entertain you.
Bob the Builder and Rolly Mo,
Rosie and Jim as they come and g...
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Categories:
rolly, adventure, animal, child, childhood,
Form: Rhyme
You Matter
...The last time you felt good, you played along with them, and they were fooled
The feeling inside was blue and you always considered the suicide rendezvous
It’s when you can’t laugh or cry, and feel...
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Categories:
rolly, suicide,
Form: Rhyme
Flowers and Gossamer
...EACH morning comes and we are dying
ONE year passes and more are born
i walk in fields of flowers and gossamer
and fell into a hole with stars and nebula passing
and caterpillars singing before...
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Categories:
rolly, age, angst, fairy, words,
Form: Free verse
My Secret Key
...Rolly, rolling in shallow surf, every wave a wisp
that'll move me through this sticky sand to the lush land.
Lumbering, waterlogged, soggy heap in my tux,
arms flopping, flailing about, cool curre...
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Categories:
rolly, garden, philosophy, sea, self,
Form: Free verse
Letting Your Marriage Endure
...R-ead
O-ptimistic
L-ines
L-etting
Y-our
&
M-arriage
E-ndure
L-ife
O-f
D-istress
Y-early
Topic: Anniversary of Rolly & Melody Chua (January 27)
Form: Vertical Monocrost...
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Categories:
rolly, anniversary,
Form: Acrostic
Reality of Life
...R-eality
O-f
L-ife
L-ets
Y-our
D-ay
E-mploy
L-esson
I-n
Z-estful
O-pus
Topic: Birthday of Bro. Rolly Delizo (January 15)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...
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Categories:
rolly, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
Willy Milly Dilly
...I know a boy named Willy Wolly Way
Parties all night and sleeps all day.
He is a boozer. He is a shmoozer.
Like a tomcat,he must stray.
He is a layer.He is a player.
I know a boy named Willy Wol...
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Categories:
rolly, anger, betrayal, change, daughter,
Form: Rhyme
Rabid Enemy
...R-abid enemy or opponent
O-f the entire humanity
L-ets lethal link infect
L-ungs with dirt so
Y-ucky.
S-ilence of the rabid enemy
I-mplements invisible virus;
M-ystery of the morbid menace
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Categories:
rolly, betrayal,
Form: Acrostic
Homes In Hugs
...Hugs
muster
strength to light
amongst brethren.
Hope reflects as storm-water slowly drains.
With warm compassionate care and prayers
raised fervor hands
to rebuild
broken
Homes.
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Categories:
rolly, love,
Form: Tetractys
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