The Juniper Prize: Between the Known and the Unknown
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“The Juniper Prize: Between the Known and the Unknown”
That man built a house
of straw and sticks
and the stories that burned within -
all consuming the titled prize;
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Categories:
woman of the house, muse,
Form: Narrative
a doomed affair
...a doomed affair
when a young doctor/padre came to the convent
to check on the nuns' health, he met the young abbess, and their world ignited
when he touched her arm, her impulse was
to kiss...
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Categories:
woman of the house, anti bullying, body, creation,
Form: Blank verse
I Want To Go Home
...My father was locked in on an Alzheimer’s unit of a nursing home.
I asked my mother “how will I know when to leave?”
“You’ll know,” she told me.
So I went. Dad was playing cards with a woman and a...
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Categories:
woman of the house, dad, daughter,
Form: Narrative
Mixed Treats
...Mixed Treats
Nuts, and berries,
crazy people and sane,
the definition
not so much different...
now as then.
The flat Earth-ers discern things,
that most believe are myth.
The scien...
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Categories:
woman of the house, america, betrayal, blessing, chocolate,
Form: Free verse
He Broke Her Heart Completely
...She has sacrificed almost everything to make him happy she has given him everything he wanted and asked for, from having sex with other women to never asking him who he is talking to, texting or even...
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Categories:
woman of the house, break up, depression, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse
Women's Wits
...WOMAN'S WITS
By Ronalyn M. Pupa
“There is a woman in the house!”
She is the man’s partner and supporter,
Maintains household’s peace and order,
Alone or with you, stands still in all ...
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Categories:
woman of the house, mom, mother,
Form: Rhyme
Parenthood
...Parenthood
My father hung in the belfry
so many called him father, but the old woman in the house where I lived
said he was my father.
When I met Mother superior, her eyes softened for a momen...
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Categories:
woman of the house, age, best friend, courage,
Form: Blank verse
I'M a Brick House-
...I am a brick house
I'm a brick house
Could be a shapely woman or a house
Leveled in courses stacked one on top of each other
A dwelling consisting of mortar, wood, and rock
A residential dw...
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Categories:
woman of the house, analogy, character, home, how
Form: Free verse
The Devil and His Bride
...He masquerade through out the ball
Pretending to be every Jon to get a doll
He teased, he laughed, he juggled it all
This devil was no baby from the fall
Enjoying trickery as everybody was ...
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Categories:
woman of the house, betrayal, engagement, feelings, first
Form: Free verse
My Purpose
...I live in a house of Pain
and it reflects the neglect and hurt
of the children who live here.
The furniture is broken or torn
and the floors stay dirty.
No matter how hard I clean
I can’t was...
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Categories:
woman of the house, abuse, forgiveness, hurt,
Form: Prose Poetry
The Woman Makes the House
...The man makes the money
The woman makes the house
These traditional roles
Separate for each spouse
Now that the woman
Makes lots of money too
Shouldn't the man make the house?
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Categories:
woman of the house, house, men, money, woman,
Form: Rhyme
Proverbial Monoku Pm2 Contest
...Wise are her eyes her home she builds: tickling her heart and foolish she becomes
Contest: Proverbial Monoku 2
Sponsored by: Carol Connell
Date Created: 10/19/2019
Verse:
Proverbs 14:1 KJV...
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Categories:
woman of the house, bible,
Form: Monoku
Woman Destroys House Saves Cat
...The cat fell into our wall today, upstairs, where I did not even know we had a hole.
I am the mom of three excited girls who are all shrieking
for they can hear the pitiful cat screams.
I will be...
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Categories:
woman of the house, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Light Verse
Women
...The backbone to every great man
For behind every great man is an even greater woman
Whether it's his mother,daughter, or significant other
An influential woman can push a man like no other
They b...
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Categories:
woman of the house, 11th grade, beauty, blessing,
Form: Free verse
My Strange Idiosyncrasies
...Try talking to me without instant interruption,
I may get a lil’ excited and try to guess your next words-
I am known to do this beyond human consumption,
and I may come off rude or ...
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Categories:
woman of the house, humor, me,
Form: Rhyme
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