Loss Silly Poems

I've scrapped the last one off,
  No more hair there!
  Each whisker removed, 
  Forth width,
  Only took a little bit.
...

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Everyone loves the Turtle Dove.
Our hearts thrum for the Hummingbird!
But have you heard of the Humphingbird?
With each failure and success 
He exhibits neither joy nor...

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Her bottle of Pepto was missing 
    Her husband could hear all the hissing
Her cheeks sighed a sigh
    ...

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the fun snow was cold 
snow family we did build 
hot chocolate time 

 

Date Written:12/29/2022 

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Thirty pounds in sixty days
That how much less Jeffrey weighs
Burning all those calories
Should have slowed the global freeze
Missy’s joined the weight loss scene
She is looking...

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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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The pink polka-dot nightgown,                     ...

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I hold disdain for the dizain,
Prefer bananas to plantains,
The tail-rhyme over the quatrain,
The trivial to the inane,
And, frankly, like my ice cream plain.
Some folks prefer...

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I thought I had all I needed,
I rested on my oar, 
I thought all had been mended,
I had everything to soar.

Naïve and inexperienced I was,
Someone...

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Dining alfresco under blue sky.
 Heard loud, smelly fart nearby
  Culprit laughed until he cried;
T'was a kid wolfing down stir fry
   My...

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It happened when I stepped inside,                                 "When I let one...

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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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