Family Rhyme Poems

A family purchased Peter Pan in the bookstore the other day…
and when it was time for them to go
I found myself smiling as I was...

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Well, I’ve played every game and I took every chance
Not looking for love, just a bit of romance.
Could never just sit, had to get up...

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Not merely rejected
Violently ejected
Booted out of the house and over the hill
Family is relieved she is down there still...

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Teary eyed trying to understand the hate in disguise
a energetic fear of abandonment help veil those lies
I am fed up with this frequency of control...

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To really understand the concept of  this work one needs  to go back to That day, 
It was that afternoon in Dallas the...

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Sometimes when I look into a mirror…the image surprises me.
On the one hand I’m sure the image I am looking at is me…

But if I...

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Miss Gladys the Welcome Wizard lady is here
She is full of sass, beyond an insane level of cheer
No one wants to let her in, we...

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Siesta Key Florida is a favorite endeavor.
where we have taken our family vacations forever
It is inexpensive and fun; we used to go there in inclement...

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Oh, give me a home where everyone is free to roam,
sharing hugs and kisses with family and friends
Where there's nothing to fear 'neath the capitol...

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There’s an odd thief in our neighborhood
Who steals stuff that he must think is good
Beginning with my small bushes and trees
Which at the start, made...

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We grew together in the womb, no knowledge of the world just one another
I leaned on you for protection as you looked to me for...

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     Don’t quit writing… keep your pen rolling.
     There are poetic angels here, who keep you going!

...

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I begin each word with the name of Allah,  
The One who gave life, light, and strength to all.  
Like a swallow sprinkling...

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Conspicuous
by his absence
Entrenched  
in his abeyance
Condemned
in his reluctance
All feelings
askant 

Forgiveness
but a carrot
From a garden
long estranged
Those closest
to his exit point
Bereft
— and unclaimed

(Villanova University: January, 2025)...

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Kate:
Stand tall,
Light - Line falling
The sun is calling
So lets ride the rain and go
Let’s go

Lets ride, Michelle
Lets ride

Michelle:
Kate took control of every trip,
We took,
Buying into...

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