Short Freda Poems

First Aider
And then Freda....

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F-erocious
R-aunch
E-mploys
D-isease
A-s

R-esidents
A-pply
N-ecessary
A-lcohol

Topic: Birthday of Freda Raña (April 14) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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F-rom
R-adiant
E-arly
D-awn's
A-ppearance

T-o
O-pen
R-ay's
I-lluminate
O-bviousness

Topic: Birthday of Freda Torio (November 17)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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Tails of pony, this strawberry-freckled Freda.
Strong-armed tomboy happily playing baseball.
Bathing beauty, Saturday night, when scrubbed clean.
   Bitterly pitched out.
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Happy birthday, Sister Freda, 
Life goes on in spite of trouble; 
Success truly brings euphoria, 
By realizing dreams and goal. 

Topic: Birthday of Freda Bas-Ilan (March 08)...

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FANCIFUL FREDA

Fanciful Freda
What you got for us
Ain't got a car
So you ride a bus

Fanciful Freda
What's its like to be you
Walking down the street
Wit no shoes on

8/16/18
written by James Edward Lee Sr.©2018...

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Freda the ballerina’s tutu was a little too tight
She had asked her mama to let it out last night
This morning, she had eaten two flies too many
Mama had let it out an inch, but was that plenty?

She squeezed into the tutu feeling like a mouse under a crack
Her ballet slippers were lost, and her high tops were black
You can borrow my pink high tops said her best pal Pat
Freda’s day got better after that....

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Finn and Freda’s Christmas wishes were known only to each other.
Trusted protective older sister, and Finn, her impish little brother. 
Helpful hints were solicited by parents for many determined days.
Important questions asked in a variety of creatively subtle ways.
Neither child would violate the trusted confidentiality of the other.
Treasured trait that is strong fifty years later in this sister and her brother....

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