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(Horatian Ode in Iambic Pentameter with ababcdecde Rhyme Scheme)
The tranquillity of valley hills,
Allows the mind to wander like the clouds,
Above the tree tops with their...
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Non-fiction poetry, botany, classroom poetry, Horatian Ode, rhyme scheme, chlorophyll, Hawaiian pride, hibiscus, malvaceae, photosynthesis, culinary, Whangaparaoa, pirouette, cholesterol, China, West Indies, potpourri, poetryvisualized
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I wish this baby, flannel, oatmeal, bells,
Balloons a kite, a bike, a cat, a phone .
I wish her tryouts, outfits, ocean swells
And dances, love notes, babies of her own.
But dare I wish...
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When in the Morphean realm oft' have I seen
Sublime, fantastic visions of the night.
Once as I slept within a forest green
My eyes beheld a most adventurous sight.
Pitch dark it was, but then...
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Weathering the Storm
Life’s drama,
a whirling dervish,
unfolds.
Scattering the moment,
and shattering the peace,
with bang and crash.
Fools in...
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A Tempest in a Crackpot
by MrDaMan
Virgil R. Hall II (Randy)
A poke full of broken dreams, of schemes,
of fame fortune and worldly significance.
In a bag of...
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So many times
those things
before us
the eye doesn’t see
The changing tide
we fight with all
our might
Globalization is
the crust
on the...
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Free Verse, Epic poetry, social commentary, heroes, Lord Nelson, Errol Walton Barrow, West Indian history, Trafalgar Square, Independence Square, Trident, poetry for the classroom, Barbados, Norfolk, National Celebrations, Barbados Independence, visualized poetry, curriculum integration
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Weathering the Storm
Life’s drama,
a whirling dervish,
unfolds.
Scattering the moment,
and shattering the peace,
with bang and crash.
Fools in...
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Civilized Demon
by MrDaMan
Virgil R. Hall II (Randy)
Grotesque, hideous and homely,
yet with top hat and cane,
not unhandsome.
Gruffly ordering dichotomy...
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Turns Fifty
by MrDaMan
Virgil R. Hall II (Randy)
Time is a determined little bastard that doesn’t age a second.
Constantly moving its effects can’t be denied. It has no...
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Troublesome Mind
by MrDaMan
Virgil R. Hall II (Randy)
What will you think today?
Did you tell yourself "Good Morning"?
Awakened by alarm of opportunity,
once again setting aside the...
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