A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL
...A special place in hell
The devil sits upon his throne
In the fiery pits of hell
He casts his eye over his special place
While he beats an ominous bell.
Surrounded by pure evil
In a wicked wi...
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Categories:
sweeny, evil, fantasy, fear, gothic,
Form: Rhyme
Survival
...Lisa and I finally tested covid-free! When we saw our results, we began an impromptu dance that felt like levitation.
Although my covid case seemed much milder, Lisa’s been nothing but supportive....
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Categories:
sweeny, celebration, emotions, freedom, friendship,
Form: Free verse
Barber Chop Quartet
...That long empty shop where they used to cut hair
Where all that remains is an old barber’s chair
The creak of the hinges might give you a scare
Should you care to recall what they say occurred the...
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Categories:
sweeny, halloween, horror,
Form: Rhyme
Feeding Them Phonusbalonus
...That’s jake, said the dewdropper to the bluenose who snorted.
Mind your potatoes, said the wurp. He had had too much footjuice.
The bluenose held a gasper out to the dewdropper. Here.
Nozzled, t...
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Categories:
sweeny, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Vogon Poetry
18th Century Love
...Romanticize a scene
it falls in endless dreams
begin and then you see
that what it is is all it will ever be
crimson petals in a vase
lace curtains rise, open windows
open eyes
kisses so...
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Categories:
sweeny, love,
Form: Free verse
True Worth
...sitting with his legs apart
raised up by the knees
and his head slightly bent over
like a Bushman
up against a rock
with hands rolling
some or other
desert leaf,
his concentration
never wavered
fr...
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Categories:
sweeny, life,
Form: Free verse
Butchery
...The doctor’s had a heart attack,
The lollipop lady’s got RSI,
Couldn’t risk holding her wrist too slack
In case her stick got stolen by a passer-by.
Still, at least she’s better off than poor Doreen
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Categories:
sweeny, people, work,
Form: Verse