Temporary Insanity
...Afternoon musing, not quite content,
Wondering where the time all went -
The time not really given, only lent.
The first day of fourth grade,
In the next desk a new girl stayed,
With honey col...
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Categories:
schoolmate, crush, love, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Started Out Life As a Child
...Started out life as a child
Cuter than the average bear if I do say so myself
Grew up in a small town across the river from Montreal
My teenage years weren't all that happy
Had an inferio...
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Categories:
schoolmate, age,
Form: Free verse
Babysitting
...Another college tour, another favor. This time it was an old schoolmate, George and his parents who were taking the official tour. I was going to babysit his little sister Mary (5) while they walked ...
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Categories:
schoolmate, boy, feelings, little sister,
Form: Free verse
Started Out Life As a Child
...Started out life as a child
Cuter than the average bear if I do say so myself
Grew up in a small town across the river from Montreal
My teenage years weren't all that happy
Had an inferiority com...
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Categories:
schoolmate, child,
Form: Rhyme
No Title
...I have slept but I have not slept
I have not slept but I have slept
For the first time in two years
I slept without a word of care
No codes, no crossroads
No railroads, no shiploads
No lizards ...
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Categories:
schoolmate, america, betrayal, character, emotions,
Form: Narrative
Just For You
...(Dedication: For my old schoolmate
Moe, from the Class of 1971, SJI)
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Meek moments meet where joy abides,
Opt a good heart that syncs clear mind;
Etch touch that gr...
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Categories:
schoolmate, blessing,
Form: Sonnet
The Bride To Future Groom
...THE BRIDE TO FUTURE GROOM
Welcome to my life! Most intimate!
Schoolmate turning soulmate.
To start best chapter on unison,
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Categories:
schoolmate, longing, love, marriage,
Form: Couplet
Just For You 23
...(Dedication: For my schoolmate
Lawrence Chee, SJI, Class of 1971)
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Live each day well with lovely fest,
Ask for the light to help you see;
Weave your own spell with c...
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Categories:
schoolmate, celebration,
Form: Quatrain
A Diamond Shattering Death
...A Diamond Shattering Death
Diamonds shattering just behind her family's door
for the life of her dear father is no more!
Fate set it's seal too early upon her young life,
results of a great t...
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Categories:
schoolmate, conflict, dark, death, depression,
Form: Narrative
Dare To Be Different
...We strive for the norm.
We don’t dare deviate,
for fear of rejection
from parent, peer, or schoolmate.
If you do, you’ll be labeled
weirdo, kook, or quack.
People may point at you
or talk be...
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Categories:
schoolmate, self,
Form: Rhyme
Who Is Afraid of Wurola
...WHO IS AFRAID OF WUROLA?
Who is afraid of wurola?
The mountainous beast of iloba
The land Of the creeping giants
Wurola, who stitches his heart with blood
In the bettle field where the breeze
A...
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Categories:
schoolmate, abuse, age, art,
Form: Blank verse
Started Out Life As a Child
...Started out life as a child
Cuter than the average bear if I do say so myself
Grew up in a small town across the river from Montreal
My teenage years weren't all that happy
Had an...
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Categories:
schoolmate,
Form: Narrative
Our Journey
...I thought that it will be just a dream,
That YOU and I will become ONE for real;
Before, the least thing that I could do,
Is to be a dear friend to you.
We’ve known each other for almost a decade;
C...
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Categories:
schoolmate, anniversary, boyfriend, dedication, feelings,
Form: Rhyme