5th April 2022 I saw her with a few kids in the playground. To confirm my suspicions, I went near but stood silently. She was telling them a story animatedly. Her body language, gestures and voice modulations held the kids
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The following poetry takes the form of Christ-in-a-Rhyme. It deals with the theme of pain in love. The Christ-in-a-Rhyme, a shape poem of the spiriatual nature, was created by Christina R Jussaume on October 3, 2006, consists of five 3-lined stanza
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It was yet another Sunday. Every day was the same since his father died two years ago. He just puffed out like a genie. Poof! Again, it was the same when such thoughts assuaged his mind. He couldn’t complete his
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The sheer dark curtains, sparkle across the soft skies, Exude a quiet brilliance like a genius yet lonely soul, Who works best in calm, where serenity abounds, Heedless to careless banter, oblivious to inimical sounds. Listening to tales of
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I stood rooted, overwhelmed by challenges My steps frozen under their pushing weight I called upon my lady luck to give me respite Solve the challenges while I escape. She jeered and found her way to a place Where a
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A charming man, walking swiftly across, took my canvas in his hand. I saw him touch it slowly. A painting of just a gold and auburn sky and wavy sands was nothing grand but I was happy it was a
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Written for the January challenge of a group- Beyond the Box Thou soar with an abiding spirit Surmount many a stumbling block, Crush those who turn traitors But caringly cloak your flock. Booming cannons thou lullaby, Not just a
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Wrapped Refrain Created by Jan Turner, wrapped refrain consists of two or more stanzas of six lines each. It follows a 8, 8, 8, 8, 12, 12 meter and a rhyming scheme of a, a, b, b, c, c. Refrain rule: In each stanza the first 4
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Wrapped Refrain Created by Jan Turner, wrapped refrain consists of two or more stanzas of six lines each. It follows a 8, 8, 8, 8, 12, 12 meter and a rhyming scheme of a, a, b, b, c, c. Refrain rule: In each stanza the first 4
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Theme- Harvest Festival Swap Quatrain Created by Lorraine M. Kanter, swap quatrain is a 4-line poetry form wherein the first line is reversed in the fourth line. It follows the AABB,CCDD, EEFF (and so on) rhyming scheme. There is no syllable count restriction.
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