Random Poetry

This one is a bit different. The poem was created a while ago out of random phrases that our English department cut up and left out (the idea was to…

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To Do…

This one was inspired by a 'Spoken Word' poetry workshop that I attended in the distant past. It's good that poetry does not always have to rhyme. Today's Gratitude Item:…

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Thanks for the Jumper – A Poem

My 7th graders presented me with a pre-loved pinkish gray jumper in Science today. Apparently they got it at a market over the weekend and thought I'd appreciate it. Below…

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Diaspora Dreaming

This image is evocative of roots - which made it an appropriate place for the poem. Some of you may have seen this image before, it got posted on idreamincolor…

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E-man: A Cautionary Tale

E-men, or more correctly E-people are people that you know only via electronic communications. Things can become complicated when you actually meet an E-person in real time (see limerick below).…

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Fragile Leaf

Autumn has slipped away, and winter is now here to stay. Two lovers drawn too soon apart, remain connected heart to heart. A fragile leaf floats through time, that's the…

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Marble Army

All lined up in a row Its off to war we go We all look the same Called by number, not by name. Feeling blue, feeling sad? Sometimes life is…

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Strange Lights

Subtle weaving in the night Not too lose and not too tight Gently rendered in the dark and signed with a watermark. Today's Gratitude Item: Time to recharge in improved…

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Sun Stone

If you could capture the sun in a stone, Would you claim it all as your own? Or would you try and play it fair, By giving each one you…

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Potholes on the Way

Potholes on the way to paradise, Riches on the road to glory. In life's gamble you hold the dice, Find a good end to this story. Today's Gratitude item: Inspiration…

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