Freedom Silly Poems

"Let's get a tickle on!" Sounds from his lips.
He mischievously wiggles those fingertips.

"Her tickle-flex has been found!"
Now she's rolling on the ground.

She tucks her knees...

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Three cocktail sausages jumped out of a tin
Off they went in a Ferrari for a spin
The weather was perfect, the ride a breeze
Everything was going...

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there was a girl named Alice
preferred to write while braless
 	wrote poems by rules
	while wearing her mules
her fingers were getting a callous

the contest rules were...

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Birth
Love
Safety
Support
Appreciation
Education
Persuasion
Attendance
Assignments
Assessments
Judgment
Discouragement 
Confusion
Resentment
Absence
Deception
Failure
Dropout
Narcotics
Nowhere
Everywhere
Solace
Addiction
Fleeting
Disappointment
Disapproval
Runaway
Homeless
Estranged
Self-Reliance
Employment
Coercion
Tragedy
Loss
Escape
Calling
Determination
Travel
Seek
Explore
Epiphany
Aspiration
Freedom
Opportunity
Meaning
Purpose
Contrivance
Provoke
Encourage
Volition...

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In the Garden

There are giant rabbits, 
in the garden we just planted. 
I know because I have seen them. 
None are carrying a watch you...

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Living Together

The small mouse crossed the floor, 
fleet of foot, and fearful for her life. 
She did not want to wake, 
the farmer, 
or his...

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I am a silly little fish,
I swim against the flow,
While other fishes go along the stream,
The river has chosen their path.

They see other fishes around...

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Went for a walk,
Tripped on a rock.
Started to run.
Face to the sun.
Climbed a tree,
Feeling pretty free.
I could swear,
I'm halfway there!...

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Loose Magic

Pee-a-boo, I see you...
Got your nose, 
and not your toes. 
Skipping rocks, 
and bubbles in the park. 

Eye contact from across the room, 
notes...

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Spaghetti

The meat, 
the cheese,
the sauce.

The smiles,
the laughs,
the wine.

The music, 
the song, 
the moment... 

The vow of forever!

Then...

You and I, 
and the garlic bread!



A. Foster, Ann...

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The Cat

It is late, 
nearly half-past nine. 
You are asleep beside me.
The clock on the wall is too loud. 
I need to buy another. 
This...

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Questions

What defines... success?
Is it how many people you know. 
Is it where you have been, 
or where you will go? 

Is it who you talk...

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U

It is cool here. 
Is it hot there?
You have not written. 
I have not received...
a letter.

Do you think of me?
I remember you. 
I can not...

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I was told to write a poem,
but that's not how it works.
A poem has to write itself,
one cannot force the words..

This seems like contradiction,
but really...

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With complete freedom 
to wear anything one wants
in public: 
hamster ball.

Very dapper
sauntering the boulevard
in one's hamster ball....

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