Friendship Ballad Poems

They love the leaves—the butterflies,
mulberry for their eggs,
a home and caterpillars' feast,
where adults rest their legs.

Their beauty drawn—the butterflies,
mulberry for their dance,
where beauty mirrors beauty...

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She said, “Show me a world that’s different from mine!”
Tranquility’s lost on the wildest of hearts
Too tame and mundane for a diamond to shine
There’s not...

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(Verse 1 - Young) Yo, it's so crazy right now, I'm feelin' like a star Got the spotlight on me, and it's shinin' near and...

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twenty five steamer clams
 snouts removed and dressed
in a oval pan arrange them.

3/4 cups of clarified butter
2 tablespoons of minced garlic
1/4 cup of minced parsley
1...

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They darken to appear
thus Scatter to dissipate
in present company it might
be seen as entertainment
complicated by a lack of
 understanding
dark features with
brillant and uninspiring hues
that blend...

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we used to sit there with a pile of stones
throwing them hard
seeing which ones would make it farther
and that bench was halve rust
but you still...

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Author Dana Redricks 
July 18, 2024

What is this feeling, what is this feeling that's come over me. One look at you my heart skips a...

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Old Gertie was a gentleman’s lady
If she deemed to do anything, it would be shady
We followed her career and were shocked to see
The kinds of...

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What is a "gloatsmere"
one would ask as we thought
she created the term.
But she described it as fudgelling and
Positioning oneself to be seen as more
available.
We asked...

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No, sad-looking lady,
leave out you pathetic pity;
I left someone for your sake...
she had lips of honey:
wasn't it a big mistake?

Words that hurt aren't mine,
you shouted...

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Author Dana Redricks
December 9, 2023

I'm crazy so in love with you. I've never met no one like you. I like the way you keep it...

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Due to an inherent desire
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_______Conscious Mind________---
She used her natural beauty to keep him.
She often times exerted her power
of her attractiveness to get her way.
He remarked of how
she made him...

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line the ends
                      ...

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Author Dana Redricks
October 16, 2023

(Verse 1)
In a world where troubles linger, and burdens weigh us down, there’s a way to make it brighter, if we...

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