Fall Break
...In New Haven, Lisa misses the sad, dark, city aesthetics of her hometown. Its crime podcast vibe, actinic crime-lighting and sirens in the distance, that lull her to sleep like lullabies. She has a d...
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Categories:
snootily, food, friendship, fun, humor,
Form: Free verse
Queen Madame Praying Mantis
...Queen madame praying mantis dressed beautifully
after she eats her mates' heads off dutifully.
some have claimed that she acts snootily.
But I really like my queen who gasses out quite tootily....
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Categories:
snootily, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
Hungry Thief
...For the first time ever,
a Cardinal's nest lay cleverly hidden
in a juncture of two branches
of the red rose climber
on the south wall of our garage.
Over the years, we'd watched with pleasure...
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Categories:
snootily, baby, bird, death, grief,
Form: Free verse