The Date Gone Wrong
...Unsure, he stayed a few more seconds.
He felt strongly he should go.
The date had not gone well.
Should he apologize? He knew he was not a talker.
Madame Olenska smiled at him.
“You should st...
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Categories:
weightlifters, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose Poetry
Fairer, Indeed
...WOMEN ...
Truly amaze me ... they possess the super-human
strength to birth a child - one of the most painful
and demanding physical and emotional feats of end-
urance known to our species - ye...
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Categories:
weightlifters, appreciation, humanity, love, wisdom,
Form: Free verse
The Olympics
...The gymnasts and swimmers all move ‘round
The trick is not to slip on the ground
Some swim like fish
Some fly and swish
And to the podium they are bound!
The marathoners burn up the track
The...
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Categories:
weightlifters, sports,
Form: Limerick
Olympic Gala At the Air Canada Centre
...Canada's Olympic team,
pro weightlifters
and skiers,
sat down to a celebration gala,
grand festivities at the
ACC,
a feast of Cheerios and
a glass of water,
passed
with
handshakes,
candles and cup...
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Categories:
weightlifters, people, sports,
Form: Free verse