Tag: poetry

member name: Grandma Maggy
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November 11, 2006 10:20 PM EST -- I do not want to sweep the floor nor wash the dishes any more or mow the grass, or make the bed my cooking skills have long been dead I open a can when I want to eat the dust keeps gathering round my . . . more
October 29, 2006 05:24 AM EST -- I saw this ad one day on my TV. So I grabbed a pen and quickly wrote it down. Something about it made me want to see for myself what untold gems there may be found. (Edited version of first four lines . . . more
November 14, 2006 12:44 PM EST --     Am I ashamed of growing old? To ask this question I am told should not be asked.  To be so bold to ask about my growing old has all been studied and foretold by ones who like to scoff . . . more
Spend The Night Party
by Grandma Maggy
views: 8 | rating: 10 | comments: 7
October 13, 2006 07:17 AM EDT -- This was written for my first granddaughter when she and a friend had a spend-the-night party at my house when they were only 13. They laughed and giggled and stayed up very late. Loud music played games . . . more
October 16, 2006 03:09 AM EDT -- I have a river of leaves coursing around my house. The reds, the gold, and browns have swirled around till they look like marble icing on the ground. Along the fence they snake and drift, and break where . . . more
October 22, 2006 06:12 AM EDT -- I would appreciate any constructive criticism about this poem so that I could become a better writer.  Also how do you feel about it? If my mind were like a closet  and I could go inside I might . . . more
Holiday Echoes
by Grandma Maggy
views: 15 | rating: 10 | comments: 12
November 24, 2006 01:20 AM EST -- I can still hear the ring of their laughter, the echo is fresh and clear. The rooms that are empty and silent, were only yesterday filled with cheer. It's sad when the holiday is over, yet the memories . . . more
Farewell to Summer
by Grandma Maggy
views: 7 | rating: 9 | comments: 2
October 12, 2006 02:00 AM EDT -- Often I sit under the night Autumn sky and listen to the earth tell Summer good-bye. A sighing breeze whispers through leaves remaining on bleak boughs of branches, nodding, yawning, gently murmuring their . . . more
Who's That?
by Grandma Maggy
views: 3 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
October 10, 2006 01:58 PM EDT -- Who's that? In the mirror I see A stranger Looking at me. Dark circles Under the eyes, The sagging skin, And oh! Those thighs! Is this A reflection so real? It doesn't look The way I feel. Yesterday, . . . more
 
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