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Poems

April 15 Birthday: Kelly Palmer

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 ROMPoetry

kellyDSC04410–Poem by Kelly Palmer

NOTE: In honor of National Poetry Month, each day a person’s birthday will be celebrated with a poem about or by him/her. The poems come from all over the place.

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Poems

6 Quatrains for My Sister

February 28, 2014 ROMPoetry

pipespringsfor Roxann

1
She puts the French fries up her nose,
then returns them to their package.
Her hungry students take them and eat them,
even though they’ve seen what she did. Continue reading “6 Quatrains for My Sister” →

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When We Were Young

September 15, 2012 ROMPoetry

for Roxann on her birthday

“Open you mouth,”
She said to sister Kelly,
Sitting in the high chair,
Smelling those mashed turnips,
Knowing none of that
Was getting in. Continue reading “When We Were Young” →

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