Yes, I invented “trick or treat”
so you could fill your mouth with sweets.
Candy bars and lemon drops,
marshmallows and Tootsie Pops,
butterscotch and bubble gum —
hold out your hand, they’ll give you some.
Chocolate kisses, Jujubes too,
sourballs and jellybeans for you.
Have a cake, some cookies too —
take a couple, grab a few.
Peppermint sticks and Mary Janes,
licorice whips and candy canes.
Slurp some soda, munch some pie,
don’t let those M&Ms go by.
Chew that toffee, munch those treats,
get that caramel in your teeth.
Then come see me, I’ll be near —
I’m your friendly dentist, dear.
I thought we could make it, if given half a chance,
never dreaming it would be our last dance.
It's just not fair for life to be so cruel!
I loved you so much and tried for so long
to convince you that loving me wasn't wrong.
Now you think I was playing you for a fool!
I put up with a lot of 'cause you were The One;
stuck by you even when I knew it was dumb.
You put me through hell, but I was 'in love'!
But, as fate would have it, I came into money
and then you decided you wanted only me.
Seems all you needed was that one little shove.
Now I'm not stupid; I knew the score.
But when you started calling me a whore
after I was the one paying all the bills!
The love is gone. I don't care anymore.
It felt good to be able to show you the door.
And no, I'm not putting you in my will!
some twist to the east
for avoiding that thick mist
some twist to the west
E-ven
V-ery
A-nnoying
J-inx
A-nd
N-egative
E-xperiences
R-eally
O-ffer
J-oyful
O-utcomes
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Monocrostic (Birthday of Evajane C. Rojo)
Cinderella had fun at the ball
with her Prince charming, handsome and tall.
It got late and she would
run home fast as she could-
but one slipper fell off in a fall.
The Prince found it and let people know
he must find Cinderella, although
her glass shoe needs to fit-
those that don't, he'll omit.
The contenders did soon come and go.
Not one woman could match the small size.
Surely most of them did agonize!
But her mean stepsisters
chose to be enlisters
made a plan for large feet to disguise!
They then cut off some toes and the heel
disregarding the pain they would feel
planned to fool the Prince who
placed one shoe and withdrew!
As blood flowed, he collapsed with a squeal!
Cinderella forgave them for this-
took them under her wing with some bliss.
Found them men to soon wed.
At the wedding, instead-
pigeons plucked their eyes out with a hiss!
The cupboards were bare.
The stepmother said,
“There’s not enough.
Leave them instead.”
Into the woods
with crusts of bread,
they were left to starve
or end up dead.
The world was cruel,
the fire cold.
But children learn
to grow up bold.
The witch was hunger
in disguise.
They saw the truth
behind her eyes.
They lit the fire.
They found a way.
Two kids came back—
but not the same.
Golly, gee willikers, gee whiz
My punch lines have lost all their fizz ~
Where has that fizz gone
It’s missing since dawn ~
Critics say: ‘Tis what ‘tis what ‘tis
The serpent hissed,
on the first day of school,
looking around to find a group to poison
a group to fool.
It's slitted eyes wandered around
searching and searching.
at last the serpent found,
the fools laughing and smiling.
The serpent went,
its black heart beating with eagerness
the smell of innocence. it was addicting.
The fools invited the serpent with open arms
unknowing of the doom that awaited.
Thus, the damage begun,
gossip spread like wildfire
'did you hear? the fools did... how ridiculous!'
The serpent drank it all in. like ambrosia
The fools had been fooled.
The serpent went home, delighted by the turns of event.
It was night,when the fools came
painted red with revenge
for the first time ever, the serpent felt...scared
the serpent backed away, all while hissing
The fools smiles turned haunting
The serpent went missing
and the fools waited,
for another serpent to come hissing
I gazed upon the winter sky,
Expecting snowflakes to gently lie
Upon my palm, a delicate dance.
But Instead, Mount Fuji ash takes it chance.
~Byeol
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Explanation: this poem is about human expectations, the opening line "I gazed upon winter sky/ expecting snowflakes to gently lie on my palm" reveal our human expectations and assumptions about how things should unfold.
We humans tend to make assumptions based on past experience and general trends.
When instead of snowflakes Mount Fuji ash fell it symbolises that life is full of suprises and it have unpredictable nature.
I've been listening to your eyes
And tasted ecstasy
I've been glancing at your skin
And smelled zest
I've been feeling your tongue
And heard fragrance
I've been savoring your nose
And saw melody
I've been breathing into your ear
And felt elegance
When the princess kissed the frog on the lips,
her heart burst in three painful double skips.
Then she sank to the floor,
dead as a nail in a door.
Yep ~ that's how they do fall sometimes ~ these chips.
I cannot tell what the dickens his name is.’
(The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 3, Scene 2)
by Shakespeare
I have a real tale to tell
of two cities.
I need an author
of some note.
I heard of one whose
first name is Charles.
My name is Oliver and by
some twist of fate, I can’t
remember Charles’s last name!
In a Twist of Fate
life can be
taken from you
In a Twist of Fate
you can reach highest heights
or lowest depths
In a Twist of Fate
your heart can be
crushed or elated
In a Twist of Fate
you can be rich
or pennyless
In a Twist of Fate
you can become
injured or disabled
In a Twist of Fate
you can become famous
have something go viral
In a Twist of Fate
your whole life
can change
My mind could well from a million alts choose:
Marvel at beauty of that moonless sky,
Re-live that meandering slow boat cruise,
Recall fragrance from her love wafting by,
Re-enjoy bluebell blossoms of late springs,
I could have dwelt at her demurring dimple
Which, seems to show deeper dent when she sings,
And whilst at it, could have delved on her ample
Presence— any of her prime beauty spots,
But worries weighed in, crowding out my joys,
Why, but I kept on dotting needless dots,
Not on the pleasant dream, what it destroys,
Which, made me twist and turn in bed n times,
Dwelling on life’s peripherals, not primes.
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Sonnet |01.02.13, revised November 2024|
Sitting alone, empty chairs, hollow feeling
She's looking sad, devoid of something
'Till someone giving her bouquet of flower
Sudden change of atmosphere in the air.
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