Oblong Faces
...She asked her daughter to explain fully
How she became the target of a female bully
“The bully said I have an odd, long face
The kids cried, ‘Disgrace, disgrace, disgrace!’”
“Oh Mom, please, ...
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Categories:
underwood, anxiety, bullying, encouraging, mother
Form: Couplet
4-4-68
...Tragic night in Sixty-Eight.
Praise to my mother’s Underwood.
Grieving fingers would not abate,
creating a thesis for Masterhood,
while cities burned with hate.
Picture # 2
7/14/2024
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Categories:
underwood, age, growing up, history,
Form: Verse
A Thing You Say Response To Beauty Queen
...Plush lips and a pouty face,
still I can’t hear a thing you say;
Distracted by all the work done
in the name of high fashion;
Now you look just like a toon,
sponged with what’s real covered ...
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Categories:
underwood, emotions, feelings, women,
Form: Ekphrasis
Weeding
...I remember only too well
when years ago and once more
the clouds of my mind and soul
hung way below the horizon
pernicious weeds took well to it
infested my brain
grew roots and shooters
obs...
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Categories:
underwood, depression,
Form: Free verse
Gamma Gamma Delts
...He asked many people.
And sought the wisdom
Of wise people .
Because it has the ability
To teach and educate
He cited cerro gordo
as a perfect cite to
Build a college.
To recreate something t...
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Categories:
underwood, america, blessing, business, care,
Form: Concrete
Reviewing Mine Writings of Yore
...Reviewing mine writings of yore...
(today February nineteenth
two thousand and twenty two)
helps me to become more adept
crafting literary endeavors.
Remembrance of past circumstances
and/o...
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Categories:
underwood, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
If I Didn'T Love You
...I'm having a hard time believing
That you could just walk away from me
Without having any sort of effect on you
No turning back
No second guesses
No big deal
We hadn't seen each other in 20...
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Categories:
underwood, deep, feelings, lost love,
Form: Free verse
Such a Valuable Heavenly Gift
...So many things come to us in life
some valuable others not worth much
when it's a gift one feels so good
making it something you want to clutch
God has given the gift of understanding
yes even...
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Categories:
underwood, god, heaven, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Typewriter
...My ancient Underwood typewriter, dusty, boxy, charmingly obsolete
Missing p, x and m - still, imperfectly complete
Kept for its craftsmanship and for nostalgic retreat
I wrote my novel (unpublis...
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Categories:
underwood, appreciation, dedication, memory, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
So Willingly Woodsman Sat Down
...there was a woodsman that lived in rosewood
approached a nymph sleeping in underwood
a gambler loved by the bards
sat down with a deck of cards
with sleight of hands lost his axe, boots and hood
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Categories:
underwood, money,
Form: Limerick
Ode To Coffee
...ODE TO COFFEE
Published Hill Rag, Eskimo Pie, Coffee with Underwood
Mistress of sacred love
Sacred lady of desire
You start my day
Setting my heart on fire
With your dark delicious brew
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Categories:
underwood, allegory, funny, good morning,
Form: Free verse
Old Times and New
...Old Times and New
I travel in my wandering mind
To a different day and time
Back to the mid-40's
When a cute young secretary was I.
Back when dresses marked size 14
Are current day ...
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Categories:
underwood, nostalgia, , cute,
Form: Light Verse
Ode To My Clarinet
...Hours after hours of practice
Making sounds that are polished pearls
Connected by a thin string made up of
Accelerando, arpeggios, and articulation
O, what wonderful colours you have!
Measures ...
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Categories:
underwood, appreciation, music,
Form: Ode
I'Ll Be Seeing You
...
Thinking out loud, I thought our love was forever,
Stay with me darling, and just hold me for all night;
I have nothing, just memories to remember,
I will always love you, though yo...
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Categories:
underwood, music, song,
Form: Pantoum
Rockin' Like Matthew Underwood
...Another year, another candle
Lots of beer, a little scandal
Another wrinkle, more stuff learnt
More wisdom and more fingers burnt
We’re here because we’re here because
There’s stuff to come and ...
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Categories:
underwood, age, birthday, england, philosophy,
Form: Couplet
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