old petes mama gladys
...Gladys, an old lady, forgot she was ninety-two
Her body cannot do what it could at fifty-two
She climbed the farmer’s fence and dropped down six feet
Broke her hip, elbow and neck, said her son, O...
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Categories:
yelped, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Chapter 168--- DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLYANNA: Desharah turns 21, this LOVE fest
...October 2051
Damali and Desharah celebrated her birthday with Sedanah
Born on the same date one year apart. "Thank you both
And thanks Seda for being older than me!" "No problem
Cousin. She...
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Categories:
yelped, appreciation, brother, celebration, confidence,
Form: Free verse
My dog is like my children
...He caught the car and shook it violently
But it did not shake
It dropped out of his mouth
Taking one of his favorite teeth with it
He yelped a bit and looked at me.
I told you not to catch it,...
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Categories:
yelped, dog,
Form: Free verse
tom cat gets wedding cake in face
...Tom cat got a bunch of wedding cake smeared in his face
By six ex-wives who thought he was a grooming disgrace.
Always marrying someone else, a sleezy one this time too.
This was meowed by wife nu...
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Categories:
yelped, humorous,
Form: Free verse
Missing Jerry
...Jerry’s on his holidays
So Tom‘s left all alone
Maybe Spike would be his friend
But Tom can’t find a bone
That great big sleeping bulldog
Often dreams of roasted cat
If Tom Cat wants to be hi...
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Categories:
yelped, cat, dog, nursery rhyme,
Form: Rhyme
I See None of Them
...The ship in the bottle grew pirates and more.
I noticed it one day on my way home from the store.
With pointed lances, they made each other walk the plank.
I could barely wait to tell my best frie...
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Categories:
yelped, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Chapter 153-- DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: HONEYMOON!!!
...Date: April 2051
The celebration ended. The room
Empty all relatives was preparing
For their final time in Hawaii. Dolly
And Damian lay in bed conversing.
Her hand was on his chest, "I lov...
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Categories:
yelped, africa, allusion, anger, beach,
Form: Free verse
What was that noise
...What was that noise?
Nothing, his mother said.
A lion or a bear! He yelped.
His mother rolled her eyes.
What was that noise?
His mother did not reply this time.
Terrified, he took a flying le...
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Categories:
yelped, animal,
Form: Free verse
Butterflys Wish
...I would like to be a lady for a day the butterfly said.
Dressed in pinks and oranges, and perhaps a little red.
You cannot have it all, her godmother replied.
But I can make you yellow, and help y...
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Categories:
yelped, 10th grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
the jacks are frolicking again
...The jacks are frolicking again I heard TomTom yell.
We ran outside to see the result of the witches’ spell.
Jack-o-lanterns were sitting quietly not doing a thing.
Come on! Dance! Yelped TomTom, a...
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Categories:
yelped, halloween,
Form: Rhyme
bird nest girl
...Where is that girl with the bird nest they said.
I thought this was odd, and it was right on her head.
I want one too, I yelped, as did the rest of the class.
It was adorable, so beautiful, in no ...
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Categories:
yelped, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Chapter 148-- DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: Forever Island
...Date: March 2051
3 days until April:
Flight time 3:05 afternoon-- IN flight
"Dolly and Molly fumbled in their
Seat to achieve comfort. "Ooo does
This flight have to be this long!"
Dolly ...
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Categories:
yelped, 4th grade, absence, adventure,
Form: Alliteration
candy canes danced off the shelf
...on Tuesday the candy canes danced off the shelf
I almost got run over by a screaming running elf.
Where is the head baker? He asked without apology.
Watch where you are going! I yelped to that arr...
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Categories:
yelped, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
all you do is play
...Anybody could teach kindergarten my husband said
Why don’t you try it suggested his wife, Mrs. Ned.
So he signed up to sub, and went running in.
Pretty soon he had kindergarteners pulling on his c...
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Categories:
yelped, teacher,
Form: Rhyme
He Died With A Smile, Part IV
...He saw a girl wearing only one shoe,
and drew the other one from his pocket,
tied it on her foot, and said to the girl,
“You have to run now, please, go on and get!”
She bolted off with the oth...
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Categories:
yelped, abuse, anger, children, dark,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
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