A Magic Fairy Tale

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“You see

the magic in

a fairy tale,

you can face

the future.”

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~ Danielle Steel

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Elfje:         (Cinquain)         classic: each word only one syllable

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look

face up

side to side

from back to front

pose

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Haiku:     (5-7-5, nature and seasons the topic)

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dreary stark winter

dark low clouds are depressing

natures long cold nap

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Poem:

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Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland
fabulous stories that are so grand
Wizard of Oz, Winnie-the-Pooh
forever and forever, always new

stories that piqued the imagination
giving little minds a good foundation
Charlotte’s Web, Goodnight Moon,
And the dish ran away with the spoon

those that read had a real childhood
Cat In The Hat, The Little Engine That Could
stories with  lessons we needed to learn
from good and evil the wisdom to discern

may the next generation not get lost
face in the screen with their fingers crossed
support your library, give books a home
ignorance is what lead to the fall of Rome

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ME and the Boss

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Understand

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“One can not

understand language

because language cannot

understand itself;

does not want to

understand”

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~  Novalis

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Elfje: (Cinquain)

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words
hidden meanings
innuendo and hyperbole
did I say that
language

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Haiku:

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looking out window
spring appears so inviting
sudden snow shower

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Poem:

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the old man mumbled on
understanding that the know it alls
were not even paying attention
he might as well been talking to the walls

the young egos want to be important
unaware that there is nothing new under the sun
God incidents with His will accordant
acknowledging His humor invented the pun

before the lesson was finished,
he stopped, smiled, shook his head
was his era the last good vintage
their training received behind the woodshed

the only thing new are the different weapons
the same fear, jealousy, greed, ignorance
the world run by a bunch of sleazy felons
the masses operating on total indifference

some things and time just change faces
portraits lining the board room walls
food, clothing and shelter to cover the masses
lobbyist pulling the strings on their political dolls

the sentiments are hundreds of years old
so what’s the use of complaining
just do as you have been told
and to the elderly be entertaining

what to do but to laugh and love
dodge the bullets and pay the taxes
lots of prayers to a Power above
and blame everything else on the circumstances

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ME and the Boss

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https://michaelerb.wordpress.com

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https://meandtheboss.wordpress.com

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