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There once was a young man named Feste, and he was not a very good young man. He was a thief, and a sneaky one at that. He would go to all of the stores in the market and steal anything that he pleased. He loved to steal from the baker and the butcher especially. He would go to his hiding place in the forest after his deviousness and eat away his stolen treasures, brooding on what a “clever little boy” he was. The baker and the butcher knew though. They noticed him coming in most days and leaving in quite a hurry. They could not actually catch him in the act, but they knew beyond a doubt what he was doing. They were having drinks together one night though when they devised a clever scheme to stop him from stealing ever again. The butcher carved up a juicy ham, and the baker baked up a delicious pie, but they added a little something extra to it… The butcher made sure to quite a bit of alcohol into the ham, and the baker did the same with his pie. They both set their two traps in the store, right when the spoiled thief Feste came strolling into the market with his eyes gleaming. The baker watched him walk into his shop,the pie disappeared. The butcher watched him walk into his shop, the ham disappeared. They both smiled and went about their work. Feste rushed to his hiding place and devoured his stolen goodies so fast that he didn’t even realize how peculiar it seemed to taste... Not long after, he started to feel strange. Numb and stupid. He ran towards the village, acting a buffoon. The villagers stared and laughed at Feste acting so odd. His mother found him though and brought down the fury. “Feste! Why are you acting like a **** fool?" She demanded. He threw out a few words in a drunken stupor and swayed in place. "Wait.. have you been drinking!?” She screamed. “Noe maum! Allll Ie had todae is pie and haam!” He stammered in a drunken sway. “And where exactly did you get those!?” She inquired. Feste had a look of terror on his face and grew silent. He was found out to be the no good thief and was punished severely, because his mother thought he stole the alcohol as well as the pie and ham, and he couldn’t prove otherwise. Feste never stole again and he even apologized to the butcher and baker, though they still do have a laugh now and then… The End
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Jan 15, 2013
Jan 15, 2013 at 7:03 PM UTC
The Steal (A Short Story For Children)
There once was a young man named Feste, and he was not a very good young man. He was a thief, and a sneaky one at that. He would go to all of the stores in the market and steal anything that he pleased. He loved to steal from the baker and the butcher especially. He would go to his hiding place in the forest after his deviousness and eat away his stolen treasures, brooding on what a “clever little boy” he was. The baker and the butcher knew though. They noticed him coming in most days and leaving in quite a hurry. They could not actually catch him in the act, but they knew beyond a doubt what he was doing. They were having drinks together one night though when they devised a clever scheme to stop him from stealing ever again. The butcher carved up a juicy ham, and the baker baked up a delicious pie, but they added a little something extra to it… The butcher made sure to quite a bit of alcohol into the ham, and the baker did the same with his pie. They both set their two traps in the store, right when the spoiled thief Feste came strolling into the market with his eyes gleaming. The baker watched him walk into his shop,the pie disappeared. The butcher watched him walk into his shop, the ham disappeared. They both smiled and went about their work. Feste rushed to his hiding place and devoured his stolen goodies so fast that he didn’t even realize how peculiar it seemed to taste... Not long after, he started to feel strange. Numb and stupid. He ran towards the village, acting a buffoon. The villagers stared and laughed at Feste acting so odd. His mother found him though and brought down the fury. “Feste! Why are you acting like a **** fool?" She demanded. He threw out a few words in a drunken stupor and swayed in place. "Wait.. have you been drinking!?” She screamed. “Noe maum! Allll Ie had todae is pie and haam!” He stammered in a drunken sway. “And where exactly did you get those!?” She inquired. Feste had a look of terror on his face and grew silent. He was found out to be the no good thief and was punished severely, because his mother thought he stole the alcohol as well as the pie and ham, and he couldn’t prove otherwise. Feste never stole again and he even apologized to the butcher and baker, though they still do have a laugh now and then… The End
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<> The Instigation: Edmund  Black, commenting on “weary weighted,” I agree with Kim; This is poetry at its best :)“ <•> *both of you shush! there is no “better” in poetry mine yours theirs, alive or not, just gasps tears and blood whimsical smiles and isles cuts and burns of pained revelations, hidden in fog, that words try to delete away, through the shrouded mists of human tissues, unconstrained by the bounded shape of the human cell, our first, our own self-imposed jail tissue, too, baby soft, or, purple beating majestic bruised blotches by those weaklings whose kindness never fully developed;   or old man mine whose skin cells erodes, so poems and light weary weighted, lightly flake off for your “betterment” mostly tho for worse good humans all await, in patientce lightly hidden, residents of dark sunspots in the glaring existence exposer of the unlit lighthouse whose time will come they get it how we get there unimportant get there GET THERE get there that is the poetic mission critical no path best or style preferred- no compare just, but, any path that lifts and elevates, to the commonplace* the common place *where all costarred, universal, where common is the temple mount of highest praise, holy smoke rising, a place that that discloses and closes, is scribed/described honestly as a connective, which is the simplest successive call my poems, blessedly common! that an honorable, so gladly accepted and so much more meaning-full than merely best or better* for that, I’d gladly weep, for no praise ever been bettered 8/2/18 406pm on the jitney to my isle
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Aug 2, 2018
Aug 2, 2018 at 4:15 PM UTC
the common place... (for Kim Johanna Baker & Edmund Black)
<> The Instigation: Edmund  Black, commenting on “weary weighted,” I agree with Kim; This is poetry at its best :)“ <•> *both of you shush! there is no “better” in poetry mine yours theirs, alive or not, just gasps tears and blood whimsical smiles and isles cuts and burns of pained revelations, hidden in fog, that words try to delete away, through the shrouded mists of human tissues, unconstrained by the bounded shape of the human cell, our first, our own self-imposed jail tissue, too, baby soft, or, purple beating majestic bruised blotches by those weaklings whose kindness never fully developed;   or old man mine whose skin cells erodes, so poems and light weary weighted, lightly flake off for your “betterment” mostly tho for worse good humans all await, in patientce lightly hidden, residents of dark sunspots in the glaring existence exposer of the unlit lighthouse whose time will come they get it how we get there unimportant get there GET THERE get there that is the poetic mission critical no path best or style preferred- no compare just, but, any path that lifts and elevates, to the commonplace* the common place *where all costarred, universal, where common is the temple mount of highest praise, holy smoke rising, a place that that discloses and closes, is scribed/described honestly as a connective, which is the simplest successive call my poems, blessedly common! that an honorable, so gladly accepted and so much more meaning-full than merely best or better* for that, I’d gladly weep, for no praise ever been bettered 8/2/18 406pm on the jitney to my isle
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You are the practicality that keeps me grounded; I am the spontaneity that drags you along. You are the reason to my irrationality; I am the tumult to your calm. You are the answer to my questions; I am the words to your quiet deeds. You are the engineer I cherish; I am the bookworm you esteem. You are the chef I rate as top; I am the baker you adore. You are the handyman I can count on; I am the seamstress you prefer. They say opposites attract, and it seems that might be true. Like two pieces from the puzzles we both love, We fit together seamlessly. To be cliche, you complete me, But in ways I never knew weren't whole.
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Apr 3, 2011
Apr 3, 2011 at 8:34 PM UTC
antonyms and synonyms
My mother was a first generation lesbian. My father, a first generation divorcee. His father was the one child of a public school teacher. He found my grandmother at 18. A farm child, one of seven. A painter, a baker. My mother's father a single boy to three sisters. His aggressive masculinity kept the line clear and thick. He found my mother's mother at 17. A middle of seven Pentecostal children. A beauty queen, an agoraphobic. Each had five children. The door-to-door salesmen/ homemaker and mother of boys duo bet it all to open a hobby shop. They were by far the poorest of the watermelon farming siblings. They were artists and explorers. The high school graduate and ladies man, was a logger before a father. And the single mother of 25 he left scarcely left her home at all. Neither pair made it big. But they made my father. A lonely, post middle aged man. The poorest of his brothers. A used to be pilot, and could have been teacher, a want to be pioneer. A nuclear family super fan who never got his way. And they made my mother. A nervous, eccentric hippie who doesn't know how to talk to her siblings. A woman working her *** off to excel at lower middle class. A builder, a fighter, a **** good mother. Even if accidentally so. She has plans to travel. He has dreams to live by a lake. And they made me. A single girl among three boys. A quirky, nervous tomboy. A thinker, a gardener, a climber. A loser and a dreamer by blood.
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Nov 17, 2015
Nov 17, 2015 at 5:20 PM UTC
The Losers and The Dreamers
They say marriage is all about compromise. If that's the case, newlyweds Kia Parsons and Billy Bunning are off to an excellent start. The UK couple had different visions when it came to their wedding cake; the bride wanted an all-white tiered cake with cascading sugar flowers. The groom, on the other hand, wanted to incorporate his love of comic book superheroes into the confection. So they met somewhere in the middle: Julia Baker of Tier by Tier cake design created the cake for the couple's August 14 wedding in Milton Keynes, England. One side is the traditional-looking cake the bride wanted. On the other side, icing curtains reveal the logos of Marvel characters Captain America, Spider-Man and Iron Man, as well as Batman from the DC Comics camp. "I loved every minute making this cake, as I knew it would be something that people would be surprised at and appeal to all the Marvel fans!" Julia told The Huffington Post. In all, she spent 40 hours on the cake. It took 12 hours to make the sugar flowers, and the cake-baking and building took about 28 hours. Needless to say, Kia and Billy were thrilled with the finished product. "Julia did such a fantastic job and we were completely overwhelmed by how brilliant it looked!" the bride told HuffPost. "From most angles of the room, the cake looked like a traditional wedding cake -- just what we had wanted. It wasn't until the cake was moved for us to cut that our guests realized there was a hidden extra. Some didn't even realize until the photos went online after the wedding!" On Tuesday, a photo of the cake began going viral when it was shared by the Life Of Dad Facebook page. "I was surprised at how popular it was and how quickly the pictures circulated on social media," Julia said. "I have plenty more ideas to work on and I am calling these 'double-take cakes.'" read more:www.marieaustralia.com/formal-dresses-perth www.marieaustralia.com/white-formal-dresses
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Aug 20, 2015
Aug 20, 2015 at 11:16 PM UTC
This Supremely Awesome Wedding Cake Will Make You Do A Double Take
They say marriage is all about compromise. If that's the case, newlyweds Kia Parsons and Billy Bunning are off to an excellent start. The UK couple had different visions when it came to their wedding cake; the bride wanted an all-white tiered cake with cascading sugar flowers. The groom, on the other hand, wanted to incorporate his love of comic book superheroes into the confection. So they met somewhere in the middle: Julia Baker of Tier by Tier cake design created the cake for the couple's August 14 wedding in Milton Keynes, England. One side is the traditional-looking cake the bride wanted. On the other side, icing curtains reveal the logos of Marvel characters Captain America, Spider-Man and Iron Man, as well as Batman from the DC Comics camp. "I loved every minute making this cake, as I knew it would be something that people would be surprised at and appeal to all the Marvel fans!" Julia told The Huffington Post. In all, she spent 40 hours on the cake. It took 12 hours to make the sugar flowers, and the cake-baking and building took about 28 hours. Needless to say, Kia and Billy were thrilled with the finished product. "Julia did such a fantastic job and we were completely overwhelmed by how brilliant it looked!" the bride told HuffPost. "From most angles of the room, the cake looked like a traditional wedding cake -- just what we had wanted. It wasn't until the cake was moved for us to cut that our guests realized there was a hidden extra. Some didn't even realize until the photos went online after the wedding!" On Tuesday, a photo of the cake began going viral when it was shared by the Life Of Dad Facebook page. "I was surprised at how popular it was and how quickly the pictures circulated on social media," Julia said. "I have plenty more ideas to work on and I am calling these 'double-take cakes.'" read more:www.marieaustralia.com/formal-dresses-perth www.marieaustralia.com/white-formal-dresses
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This woman of blonde locks slim body and perky ******* acne and ribcage and vertebrae she gives me that look drawn smile with teeth bared heaving tummy and deep stare into my eyes like, "Come on." Like a run-on sentence I'll make her come on my face all night and all day the next day Best *** we ever had, we had on a naked mattress after a Sunday doing nothing This woman of five o' clock shadow and travel size **** loose skin from weight loss and a thick neck she is me and look at that lucky feel smearing over my dark mug like I just won the sweepstakes Like a run-on sentence she'll run She'll run, she'll run, run me till we need an oasis Best *** we ever had, we had on a naked mattress Squeeze your legs Squeeze your legs Squeeze your legs Squeeze your legs Squeeze your legs Squeeze your legs, Release them, A baker's dozen
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May 13, 2014
May 13, 2014 at 3:02 PM UTC
Summer Shudder: "Best *** We Ever"
Cake You can eat it too! My frying pan Is half empty Hate me Because I am good No! Because I am great! Michelan Stars Trips to Mars Candy bars Mason jars Drunk I am Said the can To the packet Of ketchup Baker's square I worked there Line cook nook Splatters shook! The kitchen man Burns the water The ******** fan Yearns for slaughter
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Sep 3, 2018
Sep 3, 2018 at 12:26 AM UTC
I Am a Sourdough *******
What is freedom? Freedom is the ability to choose for yourself. Freedom is a choice between what is, and what can be. Freedom is empowering others to love themselves. What is your government? Who are these impostors who speak about the need to breath, but won’t let us? Who fights for freedom and equality? No one. These men fight against us for the slice of a pie, lining their pockets as kids in Africa die. The people shouldn't fear their government, the government should fear its people. What is the value of a dollar? Is it the freedom to eat? Or the cement wrapped tight around your feet, water forced between your teeth? Who is freer? The Baker Boy? Scraping by on a dime? Or old man flush with pedigree? Drunk with greed and the taste of fine wine? Freedom is being faced with two equally infallible truths, and choosing deftly between the two, which sounds better to you? Who is freer? Those who choose to drop f-bombs on stage, or those who drop bombs of wisdom in its place? Don’t be discouraged when the one locked down is you, when the wicked wage war in your home terrain, when you struggle back and forth, with the pain of being raised a Jew. Who decides your fate? Who decides your fate when your rent is late? Who decides your fate when you discover your son is gay? Who decides your fate when the crest falls flat? Who decides your fate when the tumor is malignant? Who decides your fate when your sutures fall out? Who decides your fate when you find you've lost your way? Who decides your fate when the embers die down? Who decides your fate when sorrow silently drips across your face? Who decides your fate when the voices inside your head can’t seem to agree? You, your life is yours to create. What bars our freedom? Oppression, Persecution, Indecision, Doubt, Hatred, Contention, Jealousy, Addiction, Pride, And most importantly of all, (Silence) Fear. Yes! Fear is no friend of freedom, Antithesis to the dream. Fear is a struggling shadow, Cast behind us as we gleam. Contrast, Darkness exists through the brightness of the sun. Our predisposition isn't for failure, But bursting forth grasping for freedom’s sake. Don’t settle for sickly shadows, Accept only warm smiles between friends at the end of the day. Do you hear that? That’s the sound of freedom, The march of liberty. Fear isn't the courage to stand up for a friend, Fear isn't the strength to share what you believe in, Fear isn't holding a friends hand when they've lost their sight, Fear isn't within a friend’s victory finding only delight, But freedom is!
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Oct 9, 2013
Oct 9, 2013 at 4:26 AM UTC
To Be Determined
What is freedom? Freedom is the ability to choose for yourself. Freedom is a choice between what is, and what can be. Freedom is empowering others to love themselves. What is your government? Who are these impostors who speak about the need to breath, but won’t let us? Who fights for freedom and equality? No one. These men fight against us for the slice of a pie, lining their pockets as kids in Africa die. The people shouldn't fear their government, the government should fear its people. What is the value of a dollar? Is it the freedom to eat? Or the cement wrapped tight around your feet, water forced between your teeth? Who is freer? The Baker Boy? Scraping by on a dime? Or old man flush with pedigree? Drunk with greed and the taste of fine wine? Freedom is being faced with two equally infallible truths, and choosing deftly between the two, which sounds better to you? Who is freer? Those who choose to drop f-bombs on stage, or those who drop bombs of wisdom in its place? Don’t be discouraged when the one locked down is you, when the wicked wage war in your home terrain, when you struggle back and forth, with the pain of being raised a Jew. Who decides your fate? Who decides your fate when your rent is late? Who decides your fate when you discover your son is gay? Who decides your fate when the crest falls flat? Who decides your fate when the tumor is malignant? Who decides your fate when your sutures fall out? Who decides your fate when you find you've lost your way? Who decides your fate when the embers die down? Who decides your fate when sorrow silently drips across your face? Who decides your fate when the voices inside your head can’t seem to agree? You, your life is yours to create. What bars our freedom? Oppression, Persecution, Indecision, Doubt, Hatred, Contention, Jealousy, Addiction, Pride, And most importantly of all, (Silence) Fear. Yes! Fear is no friend of freedom, Antithesis to the dream. Fear is a struggling shadow, Cast behind us as we gleam. Contrast, Darkness exists through the brightness of the sun. Our predisposition isn't for failure, But bursting forth grasping for freedom’s sake. Don’t settle for sickly shadows, Accept only warm smiles between friends at the end of the day. Do you hear that? That’s the sound of freedom, The march of liberty. Fear isn't the courage to stand up for a friend, Fear isn't the strength to share what you believe in, Fear isn't holding a friends hand when they've lost their sight, Fear isn't within a friend’s victory finding only delight, But freedom is!
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colors matched the name of every saint and i counted at least a baker's dozen as i fell down, at least thirteen you cannot *** unless you follow the dentist's rules nicotine and ******* blur the last twenty minutes
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Aug 11, 2013
Aug 11, 2013 at 1:58 AM UTC
the dentist
Compliments to the baker and so too my Barista Smoothest crema on the tongue juxtapose to lemon vapour. Intense acute sensations insist I close my eyes Submit in rare humility in awe of nature's true franchise. Clarion note of citron zest resounds on mellow creamy seas Mediterranean sun distilled now is witnessed here in me. Tempered, rounded bitter hues from Amazonian dark recess waited aeons to infuse and bring about this wanton bliss.
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Nov 20, 2014
Nov 20, 2014 at 9:59 AM UTC
Double espresso and a slice of Sicilian lemon cheesecake
On the land molded by footsteps and ruled by obnoxiously bleached clowns, Visited by swarms of neighborhood guttersnipes and the opulent from uptown. Allured by the traditional Irish circus music and the grinding of rusted gears, To arrive at dawn and to leave only when the night sky is tired of fireworks and flares. Skittish and gleaming eyes would roll on the floor, struck by daze and lost in wonderment, At the marvel of giant steel rides and god forsaken and socially foretoken genetic mutants. The word of a woman with two faces and the boy with a tail would make any catholic priest run. Amusing the rational ones, alongside the man with elastic skin and the girl with the forked tongue. The opera lady with outlandish proportions and tumorous lips sings to break a piece of cheap glassware. Little do people know,that the magician’s red gloves are actually stained with blood of rabbit that disappeared. Their noses get caught in the medley of fragrances from the exotic perfumes shop, Blended with the saccharine tang from the stall that sells candy floss and soda pops. Indulging over the overly priced confectioneries at the stall of the baker with the forbidding grin. Try it a hundred times,try it a thousand,you’ll never get the fifth one right in the game of rings. People will come out screaming from the haunted house,only to laugh about it later, Little do they know,that skeletons that drove them pale and white couldn't get any realer. They’ll jostle and struggle to make their way through the crowd to various rides and attractions. Hustling to navigate through the maze the carnival is, encountered by countless illusions. And once your body wears out and senses give in,that’s when you've truly entered the carnival state of mind. Your ears stinging ,nose stifled,tongue baffled, eyes exhausted,and your sense of judgment blinded. That’s when my masked act begins,the most profitable act at the carnival, Diving into the heart of the crowd,to draw an act of brilliance lasting an ephemeral. Slithering across the crowd in a different disguise every hour,concealed by stealth. Sneaking into every nook and corner and slipping my furtive hands into your pockets for a little bit of wealth. Only to dine with the clowns and the carnival family at the haunted house at the end of the day. And of course, rabbits for dinner,if the baker may
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May 7, 2015
May 7, 2015 at 3:13 AM UTC
Carnival
On the land molded by footsteps and ruled by obnoxiously bleached clowns, Visited by swarms of neighborhood guttersnipes and the opulent from uptown. Allured by the traditional Irish circus music and the grinding of rusted gears, To arrive at dawn and to leave only when the night sky is tired of fireworks and flares. Skittish and gleaming eyes would roll on the floor, struck by daze and lost in wonderment, At the marvel of giant steel rides and god forsaken and socially foretoken genetic mutants. The word of a woman with two faces and the boy with a tail would make any catholic priest run. Amusing the rational ones, alongside the man with elastic skin and the girl with the forked tongue. The opera lady with outlandish proportions and tumorous lips sings to break a piece of cheap glassware. Little do people know,that the magician’s red gloves are actually stained with blood of rabbit that disappeared. Their noses get caught in the medley of fragrances from the exotic perfumes shop, Blended with the saccharine tang from the stall that sells candy floss and soda pops. Indulging over the overly priced confectioneries at the stall of the baker with the forbidding grin. Try it a hundred times,try it a thousand,you’ll never get the fifth one right in the game of rings. People will come out screaming from the haunted house,only to laugh about it later, Little do they know,that skeletons that drove them pale and white couldn't get any realer. They’ll jostle and struggle to make their way through the crowd to various rides and attractions. Hustling to navigate through the maze the carnival is, encountered by countless illusions. And once your body wears out and senses give in,that’s when you've truly entered the carnival state of mind. Your ears stinging ,nose stifled,tongue baffled, eyes exhausted,and your sense of judgment blinded. That’s when my masked act begins,the most profitable act at the carnival, Diving into the heart of the crowd,to draw an act of brilliance lasting an ephemeral. Slithering across the crowd in a different disguise every hour,concealed by stealth. Sneaking into every nook and corner and slipping my furtive hands into your pockets for a little bit of wealth. Only to dine with the clowns and the carnival family at the haunted house at the end of the day. And of course, rabbits for dinner,if the baker may
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A is the Alphabet, A at its head; A is an Antelope, agile to run. B is the Baker Boy bringing the bread, Or black Bear and brown Bear, both begging for bun. C is a Cornflower come with the corn; C is a Cat with a comical look. D is a Dinner which Dahlias adorn; D is a Duchess who dines with a Duke. E is an elegant eloquent Earl; E is an Egg whence an Eaglet emerges. F is a Falcon, with feathers to furl; F is a Fountain of full foaming surges. G is the Gander, the Gosling, the Goose; G is a Garnet in girdle of gold. H is a Heartsease, harmonious of hues; H is a huge Hammer, heavy to hold. I is an Idler who idles on ice; I am I--who will say I am not I? J is a Jacinth, a jewel of price; J is a Jay, full of joy in July. K is a King, or a Kaiser still higher; K is a Kitten, or quaint Kangaroo. L is a Lute or a lovely-toned Lyre; L is a Lily all laden with dew. M is a Meadow where Meadowsweet blows; M is a Mountain made dim by a mist. N is a Nut--in a nutshell it grows-- Or a Nest full of Nightingales singing--oh list! O is an Opal, with only one spark; O is an Olive, with oil on its skin. P is a Pony, a pet in a park; P is the Point of a Pen or a Pin. Q is a Quail, quick-chirping at morn; Q is a Quince quite ripe and near dropping. R is a Rose, rosy red on a thorn; R is a red-breasted Robin come hopping. S is a Snow-storm that sweeps o'er the Sea; S is the Song that the swift Swallows sing. T is the Tea-table set out for tea; T is a Tiger with terrible spring. U, the Umbrella, went up in a shower; Or Unit is useful with ten to unite. V is a Violet veined in the flower; V is a Viper of venomous bite. W stands for the water-bred Whale; Stands for the wonderful Wax-work so gay. X, or ** or *** is ale, Or Policeman X, exercised day after day. Y is a yellow Yacht, yellow its boat; Y is the Yucca, the Yam, or the Yew. Z is a Zebra, zigzagged his coat, Or Zebu, or Zoophyte, seen at the Zoo.
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An Alphabet
A is the Alphabet, A at its head; A is an Antelope, agile to run. B is the Baker Boy bringing the bread, Or black Bear and brown Bear, both begging for bun. C is a Cornflower come with the corn; C is a Cat with a comical look. D is a Dinner which Dahlias adorn; D is a Duchess who dines with a Duke. E is an elegant eloquent Earl; E is an Egg whence an Eaglet emerges. F is a Falcon, with feathers to furl; F is a Fountain of full foaming surges. G is the Gander, the Gosling, the Goose; G is a Garnet in girdle of gold. H is a Heartsease, harmonious of hues; H is a huge Hammer, heavy to hold. I is an Idler who idles on ice; I am I--who will say I am not I? J is a Jacinth, a jewel of price; J is a Jay, full of joy in July. K is a King, or a Kaiser still higher; K is a Kitten, or quaint Kangaroo. L is a Lute or a lovely-toned Lyre; L is a Lily all laden with dew. M is a Meadow where Meadowsweet blows; M is a Mountain made dim by a mist. N is a Nut--in a nutshell it grows-- Or a Nest full of Nightingales singing--oh list! O is an Opal, with only one spark; O is an Olive, with oil on its skin. P is a Pony, a pet in a park; P is the Point of a Pen or a Pin. Q is a Quail, quick-chirping at morn; Q is a Quince quite ripe and near dropping. R is a Rose, rosy red on a thorn; R is a red-breasted Robin come hopping. S is a Snow-storm that sweeps o'er the Sea; S is the Song that the swift Swallows sing. T is the Tea-table set out for tea; T is a Tiger with terrible spring. U, the Umbrella, went up in a shower; Or Unit is useful with ten to unite. V is a Violet veined in the flower; V is a Viper of venomous bite. W stands for the water-bred Whale; Stands for the wonderful Wax-work so gay. X, or ** or *** is ale, Or Policeman X, exercised day after day. Y is a yellow Yacht, yellow its boat; Y is the Yucca, the Yam, or the Yew. Z is a Zebra, zigzagged his coat, Or Zebu, or Zoophyte, seen at the Zoo.
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From the humblest of beginnings Began a tough innings A family deprived His dad had died So to work he went To help pay the rent From a teen to a man In a short time span He had many a job Hard earned each “bob” He was a keeper of bees He picked beans and peas With marbles and shanghai He had a keen eye So rabbits he’d stalk Their pelts he sought A butcher and baker And fence post maker A fisherman and fruiterer And even spud picker A shearer of great ability Those shears he clicked with agility From morn to night He worked hard alright Met a girl and made her his wife Ten children now blessed his life He provided as best he could Forever working for their good A large family and so little money Life, of course, was not always sunny Simply he lived, simple his dwelling The trials he faced so very compelling A ****** awful thing was done A terrible tragedy stole his son With grief immeasurable and untold He held together; staying controlled Children struggled to forgive their mother As she left him and found another Yet for her he would always stand Always hoping to win back her hand Another tragedy claimed a limb We thought it would be the death of him His work, his wife, his health now gone Yet silently, painfully he continued on We knew his heart was terribly broken Yet always forgiveness he had spoken We knew he lived with daily pain But silent and strong he would remain His strength and courage was beyond belief But for him there would be no relief His children were now all grown He died, one night … alone
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Jan 6, 2011
Jan 6, 2011 at 12:49 PM UTC
Aussie Battler
From the humblest of beginnings Began a tough innings A family deprived His dad had died So to work he went To help pay the rent From a teen to a man In a short time span He had many a job Hard earned each “bob” He was a keeper of bees He picked beans and peas With marbles and shanghai He had a keen eye So rabbits he’d stalk Their pelts he sought A butcher and baker And fence post maker A fisherman and fruiterer And even spud picker A shearer of great ability Those shears he clicked with agility From morn to night He worked hard alright Met a girl and made her his wife Ten children now blessed his life He provided as best he could Forever working for their good A large family and so little money Life, of course, was not always sunny Simply he lived, simple his dwelling The trials he faced so very compelling A ****** awful thing was done A terrible tragedy stole his son With grief immeasurable and untold He held together; staying controlled Children struggled to forgive their mother As she left him and found another Yet for her he would always stand Always hoping to win back her hand Another tragedy claimed a limb We thought it would be the death of him His work, his wife, his health now gone Yet silently, painfully he continued on We knew his heart was terribly broken Yet always forgiveness he had spoken We knew he lived with daily pain But silent and strong he would remain His strength and courage was beyond belief But for him there would be no relief His children were now all grown He died, one night … alone
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We meet again, young debutante! but what next? shall we ponder over coffee, or dance through the streets with only our thoughts to keep rhythm? Let us ask thine friend, the caterpillar. nay, he says, neither are to be, it is a picnic that you seek. where the ground is warm, and the sun is hot. What a grand idea! I shall go right off to make thy picnic one of perfection! but where to start? to the butcher for meat. the baker for bread. ............................... Why must he bother me yet again? He stalks me like a shadow, claiming I talk to caterpillars. he’’s raving mad! A picnic? I will do no such thing? however, I can use this to my advantage. The butcher’s cleaver never looked so beautiful, the soft glimmer in the light, Oh but if i could get my hands on it! His back is turned, now’s my chance! ................................. Oh dearest! please have some ham and bread. come sit by me and tell me of your day! Oh I pray you tell me about your learnings! What beautiful hair you have! It glows like the sun shines, and your dress is even more beautiful than before, tell me, how do you radiate such beauty? ................................ I will lie. I can feel the cleaver in my bag, a weight on my shoulder, the meat and bread are horrid. he is so pathetic! Beauty is the way the blood spurted from his chest! glowing is how my face feels when it is splashed with his blood! gentle is the wind over his lifeless body. Oh what a grand picnic indeed!
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Sep 8, 2010
Sep 8, 2010 at 6:15 PM UTC
The Picnic
We meet again, young debutante! but what next? shall we ponder over coffee, or dance through the streets with only our thoughts to keep rhythm? Let us ask thine friend, the caterpillar. nay, he says, neither are to be, it is a picnic that you seek. where the ground is warm, and the sun is hot. What a grand idea! I shall go right off to make thy picnic one of perfection! but where to start? to the butcher for meat. the baker for bread. ............................... Why must he bother me yet again? He stalks me like a shadow, claiming I talk to caterpillars. he’’s raving mad! A picnic? I will do no such thing? however, I can use this to my advantage. The butcher’s cleaver never looked so beautiful, the soft glimmer in the light, Oh but if i could get my hands on it! His back is turned, now’s my chance! ................................. Oh dearest! please have some ham and bread. come sit by me and tell me of your day! Oh I pray you tell me about your learnings! What beautiful hair you have! It glows like the sun shines, and your dress is even more beautiful than before, tell me, how do you radiate such beauty? ................................ I will lie. I can feel the cleaver in my bag, a weight on my shoulder, the meat and bread are horrid. he is so pathetic! Beauty is the way the blood spurted from his chest! glowing is how my face feels when it is splashed with his blood! gentle is the wind over his lifeless body. Oh what a grand picnic indeed!
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i put my head in an oven and got baked
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Dec 3, 2014
Dec 3, 2014 at 8:38 PM UTC
the baker's suicide note
Tip of the hat in recognition To all devoted women and mothers, Your love, care,strength, and devotion Knows no bound like earth's weather Like the morning star you shine And lit the path to life; Like a great messiah you fine Rest for the family you have. The laughter of your children always Excite you and fills you with joy. Through thick and thing you always Stick around to show your love; You're an embodiment of life greatest gift; For you're twenty persons in one for us: You're a teacher and a great therapist, You're a doctor and a great nurse , You're a achef and a great baker You're a driver and a great instructor You're a daughter and great mother You're a guardian and a great protector You're a supporter and great superwoman You're a queen and a great matriarch You're a home maker and a great career woman You're an archetype of motherhood and matriarch. Whoever said: "Jack of all trade master Of none" has never met you, in your home; Like the great Elephant matriarch You master The best skills and route of motherhood.
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Jul 12, 2019
Jul 12, 2019 at 1:03 PM UTC
Motherhood(Amiru)
When the baker bakes the baked bakery bakes, Do they also bake the recipe required? What's the recipe for a poem? Does the poet pen the poetical poem poetically to pen their pretty poems? What temperature do you bake ink- To make it a bestseller? How much baking powder do you bake into a page To perfect its pagey turny pageiness? What kinda poem crust does a poem become encrusted in? Should it crumble? Should it rhyme? Should it cry a melodrama so dramatic that drama llamas like “that too much drama!”? Wait, Where did drama llama come into this? Who else is in the kitchen cooking this poem pie? Is the poem pie perfectly pied in its drama crust? WAIT- we forgot about the filling… What do you put in a poetical poem pie? Should I peach the pied poem? The peaches plumpy peachy smile? (i’m not sure how the drama llama feels about that) Should I fill the peachy pied poem with orange and lemon citrus ? A little bit of snazz to the snazzy apple pie. Crap, I forgot the apples as well. Well now my peachy pied lemony apple-orange poem is too long! And i still don’t know what temperature to torch these thoughts at! Well the pied piper pipes in that maybe my peachy pied poem needs some pepper To pipe the spice to pied poem levels! But lemony apple-orange peachy pied poems with pepper seems a touch peppery for simple pied poems to be. But who ever said a poem pied can’t have spice and everything nice WITH lemon and apple and orange and peachy fuzzy smiles? So, My peachy peppered pied lemony appley orangy poemy is piping hot to boot. Now i just need to figure out whos gonna eat the **** thing.
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Dec 2, 2021
Dec 2, 2021 at 3:27 PM UTC
Peachy Poem Pie
When the baker bakes the baked bakery bakes, Do they also bake the recipe required? What's the recipe for a poem? Does the poet pen the poetical poem poetically to pen their pretty poems? What temperature do you bake ink- To make it a bestseller? How much baking powder do you bake into a page To perfect its pagey turny pageiness? What kinda poem crust does a poem become encrusted in? Should it crumble? Should it rhyme? Should it cry a melodrama so dramatic that drama llamas like “that too much drama!”? Wait, Where did drama llama come into this? Who else is in the kitchen cooking this poem pie? Is the poem pie perfectly pied in its drama crust? WAIT- we forgot about the filling… What do you put in a poetical poem pie? Should I peach the pied poem? The peaches plumpy peachy smile? (i’m not sure how the drama llama feels about that) Should I fill the peachy pied poem with orange and lemon citrus ? A little bit of snazz to the snazzy apple pie. Crap, I forgot the apples as well. Well now my peachy pied lemony apple-orange poem is too long! And i still don’t know what temperature to torch these thoughts at! Well the pied piper pipes in that maybe my peachy pied poem needs some pepper To pipe the spice to pied poem levels! But lemony apple-orange peachy pied poems with pepper seems a touch peppery for simple pied poems to be. But who ever said a poem pied can’t have spice and everything nice WITH lemon and apple and orange and peachy fuzzy smiles? So, My peachy peppered pied lemony appley orangy poemy is piping hot to boot. Now i just need to figure out whos gonna eat the **** thing.
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Everything with us seems perfectly entwined, Like Lego locking together, It just fits like we should know but don't, Is this another life lesson I wonder, You are actually perfection on a plate, All my wishes confirmed for my eye's to feast, You listen, converse, laugh, speak sense, Your like my concious more innocent, When alone in my thoughts I know, I fell in love along the way, I'm evaporated by your honesty, Our souls melt into the Ether, Alien yet familiar fears dwell, A fool for love and lust, Heart brashly on sleeve, Afraid I'll chemically combust, I cant see your thoughts either, Are you just honeymooning this new behaviour, Don't misread that I'm wanting it fast, My heart prays to God It will last, All I need is something more concrete, I cant sweep this away just for encase, Every waking moment I long to embrace, In you my love knew we would meet, But for now we go with the flow, Fear you will bin me for another, All helplessly in love and lost, I'm almost certain my heart'll pay the cost, We lock just like Lego blessed from above, Humanoid Lego a gift of true love. © Susan Michelle Baker
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Jan 6, 2015
Jan 6, 2015 at 7:31 AM UTC
Lego Love
I'm always hungry even though I just ate a while ago If I go without food for 2 hours my brain works kinda slow I eat all the time, even when I'm driving I wonder how it'll be to eat when I'm sky diving But there's a particular food that I always crave And if I don't get it, I tend to misbehave It's amazing and delicious, my favorite cake I'd go to any lengths for it, no matter what the stake I'd eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner I'd marry a pâtissier even if he was a sinner When it comes to cake I show an utmost devotion My bucket list includes having cake by the ocean But something happened this summer, which makes me tremble in fear And now when someone says "Cake" I tend not to go near I was in Spain, and I was looking for some cake I was whining and crying; my friend ignorantly sipped her milkshake So I walked on ahead and finally found a baker I paused my music; I was listening to Chet Faker I walked over to him and shouted "I WANT CAKE" He looked at his buddies and said, "This is the one we take" The baker and Co. suddenly picked me up; I was too scared to shout I just wanted my cake and I had no idea what this was about I tried to escape but it proved to be rather hard My friend had no idea I was missing; she was looking for an SD card I didn't wanna think about what might happen, I just wanted to go home The men had brought me to an outhouse that had a ceiling shaped like a dome Then they placed me down gently, and were almost too polite I turned around once I could finally stand and couldn't believe the sight A crowd was waiting at the back, just waiting to yell "Surprise!" A man shouted: "You fools! You brought the wrong girl, she isn't even the same size" They apologized profusely, but honestly I couldn't care less I just wanted to have my cake and get away from this mess I walked back past the bakers shop and heard something that gave me déjà vu "I want cake" said a tall girl; she smiled at me, she didn't have a clue
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Jul 6, 2018
Jul 6, 2018 at 6:58 AM UTC
I Want Cake
I'm always hungry even though I just ate a while ago If I go without food for 2 hours my brain works kinda slow I eat all the time, even when I'm driving I wonder how it'll be to eat when I'm sky diving But there's a particular food that I always crave And if I don't get it, I tend to misbehave It's amazing and delicious, my favorite cake I'd go to any lengths for it, no matter what the stake I'd eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner I'd marry a pâtissier even if he was a sinner When it comes to cake I show an utmost devotion My bucket list includes having cake by the ocean But something happened this summer, which makes me tremble in fear And now when someone says "Cake" I tend not to go near I was in Spain, and I was looking for some cake I was whining and crying; my friend ignorantly sipped her milkshake So I walked on ahead and finally found a baker I paused my music; I was listening to Chet Faker I walked over to him and shouted "I WANT CAKE" He looked at his buddies and said, "This is the one we take" The baker and Co. suddenly picked me up; I was too scared to shout I just wanted my cake and I had no idea what this was about I tried to escape but it proved to be rather hard My friend had no idea I was missing; she was looking for an SD card I didn't wanna think about what might happen, I just wanted to go home The men had brought me to an outhouse that had a ceiling shaped like a dome Then they placed me down gently, and were almost too polite I turned around once I could finally stand and couldn't believe the sight A crowd was waiting at the back, just waiting to yell "Surprise!" A man shouted: "You fools! You brought the wrong girl, she isn't even the same size" They apologized profusely, but honestly I couldn't care less I just wanted to have my cake and get away from this mess I walked back past the bakers shop and heard something that gave me déjà vu "I want cake" said a tall girl; she smiled at me, she didn't have a clue
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When I went out The sun was hot It shone upon My flower *** And there I saw A spike of green That no one else Had ever seen! On other days The things I see Are mostly old Except for me. But this green spike So new and small Had never yet Been seen at all!
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Jan 8, 2018
Jan 8, 2018 at 7:42 AM UTC
A Spike of Green --- by Barbara Baker
As her words grab my heart with each and every message or poem I read, It truly saddens me to be so far in distance, I can't offer her what she may need. Never have I layed my eyes upon her, I can only Invision her beauty by her poems and words of wisdom. Her soul sweet as the blooming flowers and heart as pure as gold. It's as if her soul is that no less than angelic as she has touched many on this site and more. What saddens me is soon she will no longer be with us as her illness is growing worse day by day, My Dearest Kim Johanna Baker, there will be a sadness and void on this site and in my heart the day the Lord takes you away. I hope that she may see this before it's her time to go, for when the other angels come for her I want for her to know. The impact her sweet soul has left for all of us here on HP, some more than others , some of you like me. So if you would or care to join me in my dedication to a very loving soul that makes this site so pleasurable, feel free to leave a comment below. We love you our dear friend , our dear friend Kim! Please feel free to repost this for the ones I don't know
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Nov 27, 2018
Nov 27, 2018 at 7:53 PM UTC
Kim Johanna Baker
I want to whisk you away Hold her hand like it's the only thing anchoring you to this planet Let her wear your jacket (she likes the way it smells) Tell her she's beautiful Not hot. Not **** Lot's of girls love themselves from the shoulders on down Don't make the same mistake Serenade her with corny declarations of love I wish I lived in your socks, so I could be with you every step of the way When life gets hard for her Do you have a band-aid? Because I think I scraped my knee falling in love with you When believing you love her gets hard for her You should be a baker, because your buns are perfect When looking in the mirror gets hard for her Let's play Titanic: You be the iceberg, and I'll go down When you get hard for her Kiss her on the forehead (but only if you're tall enough to do so easily) Worship her personality in front of friends Worship her mind in front of parents Worship her body in private Worship her body in public when no one's looking Never let her go to bed without hearing I love you Tie her shoe for her Wrap your arms around her when she cries Don't be her Prince Charming Don't be her Knight in Shining Armor Be the WHOLE **** KINGDOM Be her best-friend, boyfriend, and bed-buddy Don't be a baby: let her take pictures of you Remember- every touch makes her heart race Make her heart race Then whisk her away
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Nov 11, 2015
Nov 11, 2015 at 6:25 PM UTC
HOW TO: Romance your insecure girlfriend
Folds, fur, creases and greases on your clothes Have you had a nice breakfast? No, no, it doesn't seem so. You've had a bad day since you've risen from your bed. Your hands are shaking and don't even notice it, Probably because of the nicotine hidden in the left pocket of your jacket. Ahh! Shut up! You were thinking! It's annoying! Get out! Get out! I need to go to my mind palace! Also, if you think that I'm a psychopath, I'm just a high-functioning sociopath. With your number! -smiles- Oh, John Watson? You've got a limp from your last war from Afghanistan. Your hand stays steady when you're suspicious or feel like you're being threatened. Hmm, you like the battlefield, don't you, John? Ahh, you can be my colleague! Come on, John! Wait, what? Who are you? The name's Sherlock Holmes and I live on 221B Baker Street. And, I'm a consulting detective who uses, The Science of Deductions
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May 17, 2015
May 17, 2015 at 9:38 AM UTC
Sociopath, not psychopath.
The Things I Wish I Could Be I wish I could be one of all instruments; the singer whose voice transforms his audience into a choir; the writer who drops his reader's guard making a beautiful decimation of every self-made fantasy; the actor ripe with nominations whose prestigious Oscar breaks him open before the world; the photographer who captures moments worth infinite words while instilling that perfect piercing silence; the painter of elegant simplicity or ponderous complexity in every brush and stroke; the icon strangers seek for reason looking upon for inspiration; the husband who gives and comforts appreciating the angel he's been bestowed; the father wise and guiding with enough laughs and smiles to last their whole lives; the chef and the baker serving only the best scrumptious entrees and desserts; the encyclopedia of experience answering questions obscured from the web; yet beyond all things I wish to greet death with a smile knowing my life, however lived was worth those years.
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May 19, 2014
May 19, 2014 at 11:26 PM UTC
The Things I Wish I Could Be