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- Poetry > Free Verse
Pencil, pencil, wood and lead, Extracting musings from my head. Ideas, notions, visions, reflections, Schemes, theories, dreams, introspections – Jumbled in my mind into a muddled mess, Of words and phrases I must express. With few escapes these thoughts are trapped in my skull – Purpos... - Poetry > Haiku
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Guide > College EssaysMy mom calls me “the girl with the ever-shrinking hair” because I cut my hair so often. I started cutting my own hair about six months ago, and between that day and today, I have probably given myself ten or eleven haircuts. I used to be a girl with long hair, but, currently, my hair is like a g... - Poetry > Free VerseLying on the cold pavement, A mere seed awaiting a horrid fate, I stare up at the tranquil blue sky. Nostalgic for the delightful days of old, The fairy-tale life of the past, I smile at my good friend, the sun. He was an everyday visitor to my old home, His bright, warm, shining face...
- Poetry > Free VerseSquelch, slosh of loose dentures On moist, bare gums. Mumbled, muffled garble And smacking, slurping lips Of those who refuse The indignity of fake teeth. Soft clink of Bingo chips On the cards of the hopeful, Who still believe they can win. Grunting, snorting snores That always perv...
- Poetry > Free VerseGlimmer, shimmer, shine, Sun reflects on infinite blue. Ker plunk, splish splash, Fishing line hits water. Crisp, cool wind lashes my face, As I chatter with my friends. Approval glows from my dad, As I catch fish after fish. At the end of the day, I am the winner. Catcher of the mos...
- Poetry > Free VerseHypnotic, scrumptious, alluring chocolate cake, Tempting me with its flirtatious aroma Taunts me, knowing I must wait to devour it. I tune out the sounds of obnoxious birthday music, Laughter, and my own heavy breathing As I stare, entranced, at my lip-smacking prey. My mouth begins to wate...
- Fiction > Sci-fi/FantasySun glittered on the gray, cracked pavement that divided two rows of identical houses. Houses with identical gardens, splotches of faded green and parched yellow. On the scorched straight ribbon of road, a child galloped past, dragging a cherry-red wagon containing a cowering dog wearing a miniature...
