Genesis 29
...over 2 years have past now.
i serve my time everyday,
not knowing my offence.
i work everyday to meet your needs.
how long lord, how long….
my beautiful Rachel.
i am not Jacob in this stor...
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Categories:
young adults, anger, bible, break up,
Form: Free verse
Reddi-Whip
...Here’s today’s New York surprise
I witnessed with my own two eyes:
Reddi-Whip, the cans amounted
To nineteen (and yes, I counted!).
Lined up on a bench, as well
As underneath, and I could tell...
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Categories:
young adults, new york, today,
Form: Rhyme
THE STORY OF A HOUSE
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I pass a lot of houses in the quiet of the morning as I walk the streets alone.
It gives me time to think about how every house has a story all its own.
And though every story of each house is ...
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Categories:
young adults, house,
Form: Rhyme
Women's Day
...Everyone is incredible
Yes, this is true
But let me tell you
About what we as women do
We have done so much
That people said we couldn't do
We have beat the odds
Yes, let's talk about tha...
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Categories:
young adults, beautiful,
Form: Free verse
Rose And Counts
...In neon lights and fleeting thrills, they chase desires, abandon wills.
lo...
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Categories:
young adults, 9th grade, allusion, funny
Form: Rhyme
True Lovers and the Star
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True Lovers and the Star
Under the clear night sky
sat a boy and a girl
who professed true love for each other
‘One day I will capture you a star’
said the boy confidently
The gi...
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Categories:
young adults, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Pieces of my heart
...I am so grateful that I got the experience of being a mom
the total love and affection for a small being
who you get to love, nurture, and keep alive
Time passes, though, and both of my boys gre...
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Categories:
young adults, addiction, family,
Form: Free verse
Unitarian Church returnee
...Unitarian Church returnee
After a hiatus of countless years
plus an additional
almost three months
since a major makeover,
(I experienced the magic
wrought courtesy
a bonafide big hearted ...
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Categories:
young adults, 3rd grade, age, america,
Form: Free verse
Consumer Greed
...They say the root of all evil is money
Taking from everyone with their cunning
I think most Americans would agree
Their having trouble feeding their family
Going to the grocery store is extreme...
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Categories:
young adults, community, corruption, culture, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Black and blue boo boo bruises courtesy hurled Bobo box
...Black and blue boo boo bruises courtesy hurled Bobo box
No matter I sustained multiple contusions about the face and neck and minor head concussion after the missus tossed an unopened box of five ...
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Categories:
young adults, abuse, adventure, allegory, analogy,
Form: Rhyme
ODE TO THE YOUNG ADULT CANCER SURVIVOR
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I stood at the threshold
Of a promising life,
Ready to step out bold,
Face challenges and strife.
I wanted to soar,
Like an eagle in the sky.
Eager to conquer more,
To reach really hig...
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Categories:
young adults, cheer up,
Form: Rhyme
Vanishing Point
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So many eras make a lifetime pass;
they start and end until each vanished point
explodes into a world of greater joy.
From birth to young adults we pass- then start
again where we...
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Categories:
young adults, inspirational,
Form: Blank verse
They've Betrayed Us - II
...II.
Do you know of lovely Janice,
freshman in university,
Dad sent her to expand her mind,
to reason and think critically,
hoping that it would prepare her
for a world that often is harsh,
ins...
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Categories:
young adults, betrayal, child, confusion, evil,
Form: Rhyme
Bookish Menagerie: A Time Traveler's Library
...Toddlers' Exploration:
Cardboard drum and a thunderous beast
With playful roars in tiny fists and feasts.
Fleeting wings glide to dreams just out of reach
Soaring through tales of barny...
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Categories:
young adults, adventure, books, childhood, imagination,
Form: Narrative
The Awkward Phase, Part I
...It’s become so self-destructive,
the weakness of our modern times,
to the point it takes our children,
pollutes unformed, unready minds.
Now this was always a real risk,
but it seems in the deca...
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Categories:
young adults, children, corruption, gender, how
Form: Rhyme
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