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My Mom Sweet Mom
Mother !! Mother !!
I can’t go any further Without saying how great you are!
Mother !! Mother !!
There is no other ,Who I would be with rather Together! …
A Wolf Inside Of Me
Sometimes I feel like there is a wolf inside of me, a really bad and mysterious wolf.
A wolf who tries to make my life miserable, who points out every …
A Baby Plant
Have you ever seen a baby plant growing into a big tree,
Its a lovely feeling to see this magic for free.
The baby needs a lot of love and care,
So …
The Moon and the Sun.
The sun.
Joyful and peaceful
Caring, understanding, and sharing.
A beautiful lie, an eyesore to most eyes.
Insulting, glaring and staring.
Ignorant …
Stars
Stars
Beautiful and Radiant
Alluring, Dazzling, and Glistening
Do you see the way they connect, up in the sky?
They make the world a bit brighter. …
A hunger free world
With trepidation, I walk through crowded lanes,
Beggars with empty bowls and endless pains,
Starved and wretched in harrowing nights,
Helpless and …
The Shining Pearl
The pearl shines like the moon
One light can make it glow
But at Night there's no sign of light
But when the night ends it will shine
Again.
Hurray
The stadium was filled with crowd
Everyone started to howl so loud
The match started
Our opponents were kind hearted
Bumrah bowled the over
New Zealand's …
Wonderful Weather
Sunny rainy
Sewer drain-y
A sky with a cloud
Thunder booming aloud
Lightning strikes
Not what a weatherman likes
Windy days
Inside plays …
Pain of Arm
The ocean is full of calm
Humans have pain in their arm
They appeal balm to calm
The pain of the arm
Rain by Zainab Umar
I saw the trees bending
Wa wa wa
I saw the clouds Moving
Wa wa wa
Oh it's raining
Wa wa wa
Zainab Umar (4 years old)
Our Firefighters
Helpful to our community
Every day helper
Looking out for each other
People are great to have
Eevery life matters …
THE MOON
THE MOON
The moon is white...
Very very height...
Comes at night...
And melts your sight...
Comes with you,Goes with …
WHEN I AM LOST
When I am lost, I think of my mom and how she sings us to sleep.
When I am lost, I think of my dad and how he always plays with me.
When I am lost, I …
My Dear Friend
whenever I talk
to you my friend
I can be me
with no need to pretend
we could talk for hours
but we never run out of great topics
to gossip about …
Bedmates
BEDMATES
by Patrick Campbell
The biped and the quadruped
with whom I nightly share my bed
display a curious rapport
as they whistle, snort and …
Animals of the World Unite (Part Five)
So the little man appeared
looking frankly rather weird.
It was Deepak a local farmer
dressed in crimson red pyjamas
and hair in total disarray
not …
Animals of the World Unite! (Part Four)
And then another told her tale.
It was the precious nightingale.
“Odes to nightingales are known
to be among man’s loveliest poems.
Immortal bird is …
Animals of the World Unite! (Part Eight)
Then Lion, who'd been quite silent since
his woeful failure to convince
the delegates he should compère
the meeting, laughed and mocked the Chair. …
Animals of the World Unite! (Part Seven)
Sometimes the pattern of events
is shaped by strange coincidence,
for now a distant truck was seen
painted in a ghastly green,
the foresters' green …
Animals of the World Unite! (Part Six)
Whale, impatient in the bay,
said, "Look, it's very nearly day,
and though you're right, it is amusing
to see men chased up trees, we're losing
…
Animals of the World Unite! (Part Three)
Up spoke the graceful Albatross.
“I’ve flown here from Galapagos,
in which some egg-head long ago
did a study which would show
that men and monkeys …
Animals of the World Unite! (Part Two)
Then Hippo boldly took the floor,
and gazed towards a distant shore
as though imbued with noble thoughts
to put before the animal court;
and with …
Animals of the World Unite! (Part One)
ANIMALS OF THE WORLD UNITE
by Patrick Campbell
Upon the sands of Sarandee
beside the Sindhu Sagar Sea,
were gathered every living beast, …
Bad to Verse
"Urgh... I'm writing a poem and I'm stuck for a rhyme"
"Hey don't worry I go through that all the time"
"I'm trying for something that goes well with …
Durian
The golden retriever had cheerful bright eyes and a jolly nose, and his fur looked like a mellow durian, so we named him “Durian”. He jumped at me when …
Can't Wait for My Trip
Traveling is fun, but not in covid,
Six feet distance, masks overloaded,
Life’s not normal, toilet paper hoarded,
Clear your throat? You’re reported. …
multilocation
Head in the grass
Shoeless feet in the air
Wind blows dandelions away
But they don’t care
Up there somewhere in the atmosphere
The birds have melodic …
multilocation
Head in the grass
Shoeless feet in the air
Wind blows dandelions away
But they don’t care
Up there somewhere in the atmosphere
The birds have melodic …
perfect color
the shades-
mint green
ocean blue
taffy pink
there all in you
violet lips
Caribbean eyes
and caramel skin
you have every thing
except red! …
of night
bright light
spotted or stripe
humming around in the dark of night
the thin long feathers that brought to me shivers
its open beak and a sudden shriek …
petite tear
the tears are drooping
like a feather
so warm just like the weather
don't stop just drop
dance along the cheek
when the wind will nicely shriek …
the world-food
The world is like an apple, each cities a sample from Italy to Japan and from there to Amsterdam Like London is an onion and Paris is a lettuce so this …
NOTHING MUCH FOR MINORS BY SAHAJ SABHARWAL
"NOTHING MUCH FOR MINORS"
Minors are those less than eighteen,
As they don't have knowledge in keen.
They don't have a driving licence,
As don't …
The Blissful Dream
I listen to the music touch my soul
And playing it is my goal.
Oh, to hear it pass through my ears
And to feel it wipe away my fears.
The story …
Life on the Front
I stood in a trench, riddled with fear
For the heartbeat of men, you could almost hear
The roar of tanks were loud and clear
The roar of tanks was …
Grand Slam
Swish, Swoosh, Pow, Bam!
That’s the sound of a grand slam
As the pitch was thrown
The crowds were like statues of stone,
The softball was coming in …
Coco
You were my best friend,
My best buddy until the end.
I remember how we would play,
Running, fetching, having fun all day.
I didn’t want you to go, …
Hunger
Hunger is like the jealous peacocks showing off their feathers,
Just to attempt to find what they desire
Hunger is like the living form of a dragon, …
I Wish I Could Fly
Sometimes I wish I could fly
But if I tried, I might die,
I could build some wings and jump off a building
But the experiment would be so chilling, …
Bunnies
There once was a kid named Claire
She saw a hare
Spent all her money
On the little bunny
And she brought it to her lair
I Prefer Chocolate Cake
Once it was a sunny day
I went to the park to play
Ran to home base
Got a pie in the face!
This could’ve been a better day!
Elegy for Donuts
I’m very sorry
You were perfectly shaped
Perfectly iced in glaze
Your sprinkles lay on top
My stomach was growling
But lunch was in another hour …