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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Coming of age

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Learn to DriveCheck your mirrorsAdjust your seat,You're gonna driveJust down the street.Put it in driveYou can't move in park,You don't need your headlightsIt's not even dark.You're in a 40You can do more than 10.Well I said speed upBut this is not what I meant!Watch out for the curb,Don't hit the old ladies!You came this clo... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Fishing

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The Joys of FishingSalty air fills my lungsWater laps at my heelsMy face glows with the warming sunAs it casts long shadows and spells.I set down my tackle in the blue of the shadeUnder the strong limbs of an oak.I stop to breathe in the river and feelCountless memories rush through me on its lucid currents.These are the joys... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Parenting

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Eternal SoleLeathered jaws Hide a slipping tongueAnd an ancient breath that speaks no wordsBut tells countless pungent tales.Worn teeth chewThrough stubborn earth,To soften the pathFor younger, Anxious soles.Many ties are made and brokenOn the long road of life.And what is life but a footprint?The marks we leave in the earthF... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Animal poems for children

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Humuhumu Nukunuku Apoa'aFish always laugh,I always get grief,Because I have the longest name In Swimmyfish Reef.I would change my nameIf I were granted one wish,Cuz Humuhumu Nukunuku Apoa'a Is no name for a fish.When the teacher calls role,It never fails,I hear snickers from everyone,Even Mr. Snails.I must find a way To get e... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Natural disasters

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For GrantedWarm gray ashes settled all around me.Dim orange lights danced sadly about my face,And my hands and feet burned with cold Despite the debris smoldering beneath them.The night sky still retained a small glow,As the last flickerings of light Died with the embers of my home.Gazing at the rubble that was once a house,I... More..

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