School Quatern Poems

"Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thoughts." (Marcus Aurelius)

In certain moments, less is more.
It's regarded as a cliche, 
but...

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Autumn’s beauty takes place of pride.
So now Summer’s heat steps aside.
Cool crisp air, freshness overall.
More comfortable now its fall.

Green turning golden far and wide.
Autumn’s beauty...

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*Audio, and above VIDEO LINK of Final Seconds to the Buzzer.

Diamond Head Classic Christmas Day Championship 

It took thirteen years to feel that glory,
like a...

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Do not tell me I am but a clever fool
I have sought truth entirely unfettered,
Finding rules for better living as a tool
Among the educated and...

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Time is precious do not waste it.
I watch the swifts circling to leave,
the rhythm of nature moves on
and evening is drawing quickly. 

There is a...

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Crisp nights, heavy dew, coming soon
Smoke trail of swallows southward fly
Fruit boughs droop under harvest moon
Corn towers up to touch the sky 

Fall speckles in...

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*Image of The Farmhouse by UNS.

Hint of Autumn

Sunstar wakes, Aurora reacts,
As light skews her southernmost sky,
A roost rouses, a rooster crows,
Henhouse's wood handle lifts up.

A...

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clear cinnamon and pumpkin spice
bringing October into view
fall’s sweet presence is very nice
oranges and yellows in autumn’s hues
 
spider creates intricate web
clear cinnamon and pumpkin...

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Some kids are dreading going back to school
They fear running into those who bullied them
Anxiety is heightened by puberty’s demands,
The feeling that no adult really...

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The lights are out tonight,
But our struggles still ignite
The hay of hope, like hearth
Amidst the cold and dark.

To the temples in the sky,
For Heaven-on-Earth we...

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Heart dropps
time stops.
Frozen in shock
To the ticking of the clock.

I beg for the return of the floorboards
stolen from under my feet.
Gasping for air,
stranded on an...

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They found it/him, hidden, feeling
Sympathy and fascination.
Clothing and makeup appealing --
Save for a grotesque castration.

There were growths all about its skin.
They found it/him, hidden, feeling
Revulsion...

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No other school compared to junior high.
In grade school I was average and shy.
But something special happened in the year
I entered seventh grade. I lost...

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The thought that struck deep inside me 
Was cauterized by waves of light
That small stage and roomfull of boys
The candleless moment of psalm

Within deep velvet...

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His face was so forceful and cold…
He stilled hearts, with his steely gaze.
He often lectured, rules of old…
Strict was he, with one eyebrow raised…

His demeanor,...

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