FACE TO FACE WITH A RACCOON
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We have five feeders hanging on our porch…for the birds who frequent there
(and the occasional squirrels…who have no idea what it means to share.)
During the day while sitting on the porch..we ...
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Categories:
teammates, animal,
Form: Rhyme
The Man Who HATES Everything
...My whole life I knew a man who hates everything.
Who had a distaste about anything,
Even the do-nothings and do-somethings said to anyone,
Because he hates everyone,
So this tale of hate has a...
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Categories:
teammates, 11th grade, america, anger,
Form: Spoken Word
Michael vs LeBron
...Why is that even a discussion?
Why everything gotta be a competition, a comparison or even a debate?
Michael Jordan was the “GOAT” of his time and generation. LeBron is the “GOAT” of this time and ...
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Categories:
teammates, basketball, change, character, dedication,
Form: Narrative
The Classic Look of Despondency
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On Super Bowl Night, there was no joy in Kansas City.
Nearly all Chiefs fans were overwhelmed with despondency.
The tight end for the team was Travis Kelce.
His face prominently displaye...
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Categories:
teammates, football, sports,
Form: Rhyme
Basketball Star
...I practice with long, difficult, trials of
Dribble Dribble Shoot,
Try out for a team,
Dribble Dribble Shoot,
Fail,
Dribble Dribble Shoot,
Fail,
Dribble Dribble Shoot,
rain,
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Categories:
teammates, anxiety, basketball,
Form: Free verse
The Vision Beyond the Climb
...Finish first, but leave your teammates in distress.
We all rise the same, one foot at a time,
Shaking off the morning’s disheveled grime.
Groggy, moody, still weary from sleep
Last night felt l...
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Categories:
teammates, appreciation, courage, emotions, faith,
Form: Rhyme
Soccer
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Soccer
Playing soccer was my passion, and I knew it from the very beginning.
Every day, every night, soccer was always present in my everyda...
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Categories:
teammates, 10th grade,
Form: Free verse
Sisters
...First off let me say/ I love both yall equally/ one is a little more quiet/ while the other is outspoken frequently/ a ying and a yang/ still I love yall the same/ I thank God for yall teammates/ as ...
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Categories:
teammates, family, life, sister,
Form: Rhyme
There Are No Hard Days Riding A Bicycle Across The US
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I've spent a great deal of time riding alone this last week. Many of the roads we have been on do not have a shoulder making it impossible to ride side by side. There have been so many hills I do...
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Categories:
teammates, adventure, blessing, cancer, encouraging,
Form: Narrative
Ancient Art
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Let me put it in Quotation marks!!!
This is not for the faint of heart
A world full of fakes and farce
Always on opposing sides many remain apart
Meanwhile the news is sad still breaking hearts...
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Categories:
teammates, dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Live Your Life For You
...Inspired by characters in a show and many people I've known. Live your life for you. We can't suppress our dreams and aspirations for others, no matter how well-meaning the intentions.
Live your l...
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Categories:
teammates, courage, encouraging, identity, life,
Form: Rhyme
Being a Yes Man
...I want to design a creative rainbow chair the designer said.
They knew it would be marvelous, wonderful, exciting.
They were her “yes” teammates.
They always “yessed” everything she did.
It was m...
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Categories:
teammates, work,
Form: Prose Poetry
Celebrating Football Victory
...The joy of winning a cup
Starts with lifting the thing up,
Acknowledging fans’ wild cheers
And shedding forced but real tears…
The joy of grabbing a cup
Skirting round: down to up,
With the S...
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Categories:
teammates, celebration, character, people, sports,
Form: Rhyme
Baneful Brickbats Begat Grievous Barrier
...Baneful brickbats begat grievous barrier
Tell tale indelible woe y'all
privy to learn yours truly harbors
traces of the masterful
impregnable prepubescent wall
still extant scads of decades si...
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Categories:
teammates, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Fuctosee Entry Number Hy- Tium
...The papers headline on the furgal page
Spoke of The Albacrises defeat in Eden City
People were angry there champions had fallen.
The team had been undefeated for six consecutive
seasons. The team...
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Categories:
teammates, games, love, music, myth,
Form: Bio
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