I Relish Sparring Repartee of Clever Quips
...I relish sparring repartee of clever quips...
Particularly, when voicing and/or
writing bon mots doth betake
chuckling clownlike me
rumbled stilled skin,
and e'en rouses
this mummified corp...
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Categories:
sweepstake, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
My Eldest Sister Amelie Beth
...My eldest sister Amélie Beth...
ever the amateur family entomologist
Upon texting her a picture
(countless moments ago
since October ninth)
unfamiliar delicate looking critter -
(seen inside ...
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Categories:
sweepstake, adventure, autumn, beautiful, brother,
Form: Free verse
Come the Night
...I waited for you in the night
Holding my breath so wide awake
The moon was high the stars shone bright
I dreamt of holding you so tight
Enough to fear two hearts might break
I waited for you...
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Categories:
sweepstake, desire, longing, night, passion,
Form: Villanelle
Take This Week and Shove It!
...First comes orientation, so long and annoying!
From HIPPA to OSHA oh, how boring.
My first night, I made a mistake!
Oh, how I wish I would win a sweepstake!
The second night went by..
I hope...
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Categories:
sweepstake, angst, confusion, depression, introspection,
Form: Burlesque
April Fools'
...(This is a fictional poem)
My neighbor played an April fools' prank when he called me and said I won a
sweepstake.
I was furious when I learned it was all fake.
When he said April fools', you ...
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Categories:
sweepstake, childhood, cowboy-western, devotion, april,
Form: Alliteration
Lousy Postal Service
...(This is a fictional poem)
Last week I received a letter that said I won a million dollar sweepstake.
I got so mad that I started to shake.
I know that the postal service can be slow.
But this ...
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Categories:
sweepstake, angst, anniversary, loss, me,
Form: I do not know?