The MysticMisfits Catalog
...The MysticMisfits™ Catalog
“Where the arcane meets the absurd.”
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Categories:
tote bag, funny, humor, humorous, parody,
Form: Free verse
No Tote Bag Needed
...Eyes close head tilt back...
As I arrived out of thin air
the sand was warm to touch
the tide rush in from the shore
water cool as it covered my feet
rays from the sun heat my skin
I sear...
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Categories:
tote bag, beach, imagination, sun, wine,
Form: Free verse
Cherries
...In Michigan, we have cherries.
Flavoring our whole state.
Tart juice that drips into everything.
So we add sugar.
Cherry trees nod as we drive by.
To the cherry festival.
I bring a tote bag to ...
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Categories:
tote bag, america,
Form: Free verse
Bookstore Stories
...Anyone who’s ever worked in a bookstore knows we would be kidding ourselves
if we thought the only stories in the store were housed in the books upon our shelves.
Here’s a little secret bookstore...
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Categories:
tote bag, books,
Form: Rhyme
A Mile Off
...Glancing at my watch I dash outside,
whatever the motive behind this constant pressure,
mindful of a less than gorgeous sky,
chill-induced pitfalls lay ahead,
to do list stuck on kitchen back doo...
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Categories:
tote bag, anxiety, care, character, deep,
Form: Free verse
Word Nibbler
...A jackdaw is stealing
my tote bag of unused words,
a rodentlike kibitzer, a pecking dictator
of the worthiness of sounds.
If I run out of bullets now
he will take over my range,
blue-pencil my ...
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Categories:
tote bag, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Miss Ruth
...A God-honored teacher, Miss Ruth Vance
His gift to our town, His circumstance.
No replacing her bulging tote bag -
It was priceless, minus the Gucci tag."
and now the rest of the story....
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Categories:
tote bag, 11th grade, christmas, halloween,
Form: Clerihew
School Girl
...School Girl
A thick and heavy wooden door yanked off the wall
Carried into the street by a black man
Peddling wheels and bicyclists ran the streets
People strolled on sidewalks
With han...
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Categories:
tote bag, adventure, butterfly, devotion, education,
Form: Free verse
Chipmunks Picnic
...As I was sitting on a bench and I was looking at this tree
Down ran a chipmunk, who came to say hello to me
I reached inside my tote bag to see what I could find
To give to Mr. Chipmunk while...
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Categories:
tote bag, animal,
Form: Rhyme
Cameras
...Cameras
The root of my agony
Lies beyond this dollar store
To my foremothers and forefathers
Shackled by thieves
Stolen from the graces of Africa
Their feet once light to
The drum's rh...
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Categories:
tote bag, change, innocence, judgement, memory,
Form: Free verse
Starflyer
...My plush little Starflyer at pause in her play.
Your doorway to happiness a glance.
A spirit to conquer your independence.
A start, if there ever a chance.
The tote bag you carry
drawn on by i...
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Categories:
tote bag, appreciation, character, dedication, identity,
Form: Quatrain
Slice of Life
...The bus station is empty,
three hours to wait.
The girl behind the counter,
long black hair hanging in ringlets,
stares lazily as we approach.
"May I help you?"
The homeless man wanders in ...
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Categories:
tote bag, america, people, travel,
Form: Free verse
My Tasha Girl Tote Bag
...Her only exercise is to get up for food or water
or to relieve herself in her private chamber.
I walk her outside about two or three times a week
but she's no sooner outdoors then she wants to ret...
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Categories:
tote bag, animals, pets
Form: Rhyme