Word Bank 2: animal names
This time the theme is picking an animal mythical or real and try to rhyme with a person's name. E.g. Doug the slug/pug or Daniel the spaniel
Sandra/Amanda the Panda, Jack the stickleback, Joey the Joey, Sue the Kangaroo, Emily the bumblebee, Jake the snake, Peter the ant-eater, Skye the butterfly, Jim the pangolin, Betty the Yeti, Ben/Ken the hen, Kat the bat, Martin the house-martin, Tony the pony, Kimberly the flea, Shaun the Prawn.
Again comment below if you can think of any more.
There are so many pieces
That make up my story.
What is recovery?
Can I recover my sobriety?
Save me from myself,
I'm slipping up,
slowly sliding down the slippery slope.
Spiraling the drain,
as the snakes lure me,
Let's see how much I have let go.
On the verge of
Lost progress,
I relapse on repeat, like a record,
Broken
Stuck on the same sound.
Save me from myself,
There's a lot more to live for
When you're living clean and sober.
Substances saturate my subconscious,
subduing my ability to fail.
Ready to feel,
I welcome numbness
and I refuse to comedown.
I'm sorry,
I hid getting high
And I'm sorry.
I lied,
Save me from myself
Use as your spark this musical quotation,
"Pure inspiration is justification."
Taken from Michael Jackson's - Mind to Magic
Pen (Pin) it down: love, humor, wise or tragic.
intellectual, boredom, gap, dawn or gain,
experiment, tightening, nap, lawn or chain
physical, winter with imagination
spiritual, latchstrings, incarceration
Pick at least twelve words from these middle lines too,
whether rhyme or free verse, that is up to you.
Less than a hundred words, do not be sleazy
and please, try your best not to be too cheesy.
March 1, 2022
contest: A Poem Lovely as a Poetry Contest
sponsor: Margarita Lillico
I have one unified goal,
To have my mind
And body
Work effortlessly together.,
Like one piece
To a whole.
Maybe then,
I’ll have a sound
Mind and soul.
Balance is key,
If something’s off,
Change it.
Don’t
Waste
time ,
Trying to find a way
To make instability work.
Following a righteous path
Makes the journey
A beautiful life.
riddle in quatrains
I smell like a movie or baseball game and
I sound like a jerky, mini-jack hammer.
Salty or sweet; I taste better with butter
Stop! Don’t touch me, until the hot wears off.
Focus your ears, before you smell me burning
Firecrackers will sound "off" in the microwave.
I can taste fancy like cheese or caramel
I'm hard at first touch; but there’s magic in heat.
December 10, 2019
IP-030
Contest: Smell Sound Taste Touch Repeat
Hostess: Sheri Fresonke Harper
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