Hazmat
...Unbeknownst to them I am their wild child,
what a precious smile she’s a pussycat;
Lecherous phrases on iron they were filed,
unbeknownst to them I am their wild child;
Calculated and curt is how...
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Categories:
silk hat, cat, emotions, feelings,
Form: Triolet
Post Halloween
...A unicorn's horn,
tattered and torn,
a half eaten Hershey's,
2 crushed candy corn.
The tiniest bat wing,
mummy's white sling,
skeleton's femur,
spider web string.
Witch’s silk hat,
yawn from...
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Categories:
silk hat, 5th grade, candy, children,
Form: List
To Be Like Eliot
...My faithful quill recumbent
Motionless
Stark against the virgin parchment posed upon my desk
The peeping moon breaks through grimy windows
Mocking me as the mantel clock chimes the cheerless Midn...
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Categories:
silk hat, mentor, poetry, poets, teacher,
Form: Epic
Frosty the Snowman
...Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale they say,
Built by the parents and children.
Frosty sits on the hill with his wife Crystal,
They both wear fashion caps and scarves.
Songs are written abou...
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Categories:
silk hat, appreciation, blessing, december, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
A Frosty Resurrection
...One day when the children woke up
It was snowing, what a surprise!
They clapped and laughed and got dressed quick
While their parents just rolled their eyes!
They quickly formed the snow outsid...
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Categories:
silk hat, children, humorous, satire, silly,
Form: Quatrain
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas
...Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas!
Elves of the hinterland engrossed with plenty work in hand
Of decorating the snowy world into a Winter fairy land
For season of celebration, Merry Chr...
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Categories:
silk hat, celebration, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
Hanky-Panky At the North Pole
...Hanky-Panky at the North Pole
By Elton Camp
Santa came in early from the workshop
At the door he came angrily to a stop
The shocking sight that gave him pause
Frosty the Snowman cuddling M...
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Categories:
silk hat, holiday,
Form: Rhyme