Down the Block from Prosperity
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silverware tarnished
forks absent some teeth
plates chipped at the edges
set of cups incomplete
the table wobbled and creaked
like them, sad and bleak...
down the...
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Categories:
silverware, destiny, poverty, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Nothing seems to change
...Black Sea of Hate**
I find myself unwilling to immerse myself in your vast and tumultuous black sea of hate.
It’s essential to recognize that nobody enters this world with a broken soul; rather,...
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Categories:
silverware, abuse, allusion, angst, appreciation,
Form: Blank verse
First Calling Of Nature
...Write Eleven Beautiful Lines Poetry Contest
Constance La France
"A rush of excitement fills the air as their maiden voyage comes to a climax."
By author
Up in the sky, baby seagulls leave the...
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Categories:
silverware, journey, nature, word play,
Form: Free verse
I was born with dreams, not my own, but woven like a spider's web into my blood
...I was born with dreams, not my own, but woven like a spider's web into my blood,
by ancestors who left this world without fulfilling their desires,
they pass down ambition like an heirloom of old s...
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Categories:
silverware, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
frog had played this game with toad before
...I could do the dishes
But then what would I do tomorrow? Asked toad
Frog did not want to distress or alarm him.
He listened.
I could sweep the junk off the kitchen floor.
But you would be bore...
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Categories:
silverware, animal, books,
Form: Free verse
Missing Fork
...The dinner was ready, all handled with care,
when she opened the box with the nice silverware.
She let out a sigh
then started to cry
'cause a fork was no longer there.
Up jumped her husband ...
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Categories:
silverware, humor,
Form: Limerick
A Gluttonous Tale
...Survival of an ultra long week,
finally you see some light at the end;
Humor a little bit tongue in cheek?
Right now could be truly a godsend;
Up late in pyjamas watching cartoons,
always more...
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Categories:
silverware, feelings, food, inspirational, introspection,
Form: Quatrain
Kitchen Band
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Whoosh! Swish! Clang!
It's the six o'clock kitchen band!
Whoosh of paper towels off the roll.
Swish as broom threads brush the floor.
Clang as pots put on to boil!
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Categories:
silverware, 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Chitter Chatter
...Chitter chatter bitter batter
I am trying to think
Chitter Chatter
Can I eat with you?
I turn and growl.
They leave quickly.
Chitter chatter bitter batter
Same story as yesterday and the day...
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Categories:
silverware, school, student, teacher,
Form: Narrative
Living Room
...My mom is setting the table.
Fork in hand, spoon in hand, plate in hand.
Everything on hand.
I fidget with a napkin.
I told her about a dream I had.
She didn’t think it was funny eithe...
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Categories:
silverware, school,
Form: Free verse
Cow Collection
...salt shakers galore
table doilies silverware
cookie cutters plates...
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Categories:
silverware, desire,
Form: Haiku
Bedtime Snack
..."bedtime snack"
your boxers
my panties
silverware
spooning
do you
wanna
fork...
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Categories:
silverware, color,
Form: Free verse
Miles Away From Home
...One hundred million miles away from home they are floating underground roaming the depths of the sea in their dark canopy.
They are floating in the belly of the whale and are trapped beyond the w...
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Categories:
silverware, blessing, community, death, england,
Form: Prose
If I Were Your Love
...If I Were Your Love
Val,
Long ago we were in our twenties
We were a beautiful couple
Our life was gifted
And your father wrapped a house
Upon our marriage
And I thought the table...
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Categories:
silverware, farewell, heartbroken, lost love,
Form: Free verse
My Favorite Alley
...I always expect to hear singing from the balconies
there is only the chatter of other enthusiastic diners
in the thin alley where we consume outside in summer
Scars, my favorite restaurant with a ...
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Categories:
silverware, london,
Form: Free verse
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