The Lady and Her Dragon
...In a valley where the rivers wind,
Lived a lady with a heart so kind.
Her hair was gold, her eyes were bright,
And in her arms, a dragon’s light.
She found him young, a scaly green,
Lost and h...
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Categories:
young a, love,
Form: Rhyme
Upon the precipice of an abyss
...Upon the precipice of an abyss
I stand able, eager, & ready to jump
impossible mission to swallow lump
muscles primed analogous to pump
prayer for soft landing on mine rump
bereft this johnny ...
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Categories:
young a, 6th grade, 7th grade,
Form: Free verse
The wrong end
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Take one more step and you will die
She hesitated her foot lingering in the air
Turning her gaze behind her
Trust me one more time Hop
The look of concern sprawling over his face
He wa...
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Categories:
young a, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
The Mystery Of Time
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“So many things we know as true...
are redefined in future's view.”
-by Poet
What's happened to our measurement of time?
When I was young, a Sum...
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Categories:
young a, change, time,
Form: Hybronnet
A robin at early dawn
...At dawn still young, a grey throat on the go
Rests on a branch nearby swaying with ease,
And moves from deep inside to edge below,
To please me, or to call the mate of his,
To swing and bend, bal...
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Categories:
young a, bird, morning, summer,
Form: Sonnet
A MOTHER WHISPERS TO HER DAUGHTER
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A mother is caressing her baby
her happiness flows in tears…
As she holds her daughter’s tiny hand,
she kisses her forehead
then whispers in her ear…
“Would you like to know a secret? It ...
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Categories:
young a, mother daughter, mothers day,
Form: Rhyme
BIRTHDAY WISHES
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“Today’s my birthday!” The little girl announced as she picked a book off of the shelf.
“My birthday wish this year,” she whispered, “was to pick out a book all by myself.”
She paid for her boo...
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Categories:
young a, birthday,
Form: Rhyme
Twinkle Twinkle My Little Miracle
...Trigger warning ?????? miscarriages mentioned
Twinkle twinkle my little miracle
You'd have been six or maybe even seven
Is that so terrible or simply ignorance is Bliss
These aren't dat...
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Categories:
young a, baby, blessing, celebration, dream,
Form: Free verse
Caveat
...The brook is dry. The last time it let hear
Its waterfall was seven years ago.
When young, a thin stream of water was here,
Not very big, but nowadays no flow.
Without the vestige of a construc...
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Categories:
young a, environment, nature, water,
Form: Sonnet
And Mirabella Remembers Her Sweetheart
...Mirabella had a big garden of pretty Azaleas
and towards moon she started a tap dance,
showing her ballerina dress made by Chris;
young boys came around and stole a glance!
What was the secret ...
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Categories:
young a, celebrity, character, dance, flower,
Form: Lyric
Old War Stories
...I am young, a tough nut,
hard to crack.
Thick mud splashes half-blind me.
Bones are jostled, pushed into aching flesh.
I am spun around and dumped,
lifted up shoved back in.
A pummeled nose ble...
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Categories:
young a, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Mind Bruises
...I will tell you a sorrowful tale of an ancient time
when the turning years carved grooves into vinyl,
a time that changed everything and nothing.
He was a lad, a stripling, knobble kneed and roug...
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Categories:
young a, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Amore Immortale
...See, I may write a thousand rhymes
With my lyrical tranquil art,
And weave thy name on threads of time
To melt thine ardent heart.
To please thy tender heart, my dear,
I may...
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Categories:
young a, love, lust, meaningful, passion,
Form: Lyric
As a Child
...As that which lies above, so too does that below. Could not the same trait be shared by both the young and ol’?
Frail hands awaiting another; even if only to hold. Each given a role. Each sculpting...
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Categories:
young a, age, child, emotions, environment,
Form: Haibun
Sassy
...She was alone in the pen at the end
visibly frighten
Shaking like a leaf
wanting reprieve
So young a volunteer stay by her side
If she could she would of cried
It was free adoption day
and the...
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Categories:
young a, dog, pets,
Form: Rhyme
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