She Knows

Emily Wilkes

I didn’t know

Until I taught my daughter

What she didn’t know

All that I don’t know

I know the ABCs

She knows a select few letters

I know how to read and write

She knows how to scribble

I know how to converse in a foreign language

She knows how to communicate simply, directly, without words

I am literate

But she is the one that is actively learning

She is curious and impressionable

Engaged in everything

I can be dissatisfied and bored

Passive toward my surroundings

All I know swims in my head

But she knows what is worth taking to heart

She knows Heaven

And I know more of It by knowing her

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A Mother's Haiku

Annie L. Osmond

Sandwiched by a dog

And on the other side, a boy,

This, I think, is joy.

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The Porcelain Throne

Anna Andrew

I really need to get off the porcelain throne…

How long I’ve sat may never be known.

My legs are dying, my feet are cryin’.

I must confess I knew this would happen

The minute my will thoroughly slackened.

My phone in hand, I couldn’t withstand,

Each tantalizing video only one click away

Has put off my plans for an entire day!

What must I do? Did I even poo?!

I peel my thighs away from the seat

And now my escape is almost complete.

No one must know how long I could go.

So, quietly I creep away from the scene

By turning the lights low on my screen.

Mentally I curse the device that I own,

Wondering how long I sat on that throne.

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The Progress Lullaby

Eden Day

You cannot change with something new,

But something old can still ring true,

Within the mind of someone new,

And take them far away into,

A world where, soon, John and Jane doe,

Will see the world they'd never know,

And fear the world and all it shows,

But love the thrill of fast and slow.

Too fast the time can pass you by,

But slow the march of time will cry,

When an old new life is by your side,

And the new old schemes have gone and died.

John, Jane, with parents dear,

That showed them of a sky so clear,

Had sight so grand in which to steer,

No longer stand with guidance near.

You cannot change just on your own,

Look back to others who have grown,

And see the you that they have known,

And know your new life is your own.

You cannot change with something new,

But something old can still ring true,

Within the heart of someone new,

Take the chance, it’s up to you.

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Those Little Things

Emily Ward

I see those little things in the ground

They look so gentle and frail

With the thin green fragments holding them straight up

And a blossom of color at the top

These little things in the ground may not look that sturdy

But these little things have more power than you will ever know

Surviving the toughest of storms and the driest of heat

And still maintaining their soft gentle glow

Then when these little things are plucked from the ground

They are even more powerful

As these little things are gathered together

They seem to compliment one another

Tied with a bow, these little things are a form of gratitude

Celebration, decoration, mourning, romance, and beauty

These little bursts of color

These little scents of freshness

These little fragile fragments

These little things

Are the underrated beauty in the ground

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The rain

Anita McClellan

I like the rain because it is calm 

Because it is quiet 

Because it is small

One little droplet in a world full of many 

A small little thing 

Surrounded by plenty 

While some think it’s harsh and loud and fierce 

I think it’s peaceful 

And lovely and music to ears 

The rain is beautiful the rain is my friend 

I wish to be with the rain 

Till the very end 

The rain makes me happy like nothing else could 

The rain makes me smile 

Just like it should 

The rain is my friend forever and ever 

A simple bond 

That can never be severed 

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No Mosquitoes

Cole Hagen

As springtime finally came

I went to get mine calamine.

Alas it was gone.

What was a fellow like me to do?

I looked in all the cracks and corners,

But nothing to be found.

I looked and looked,

But still nothing.

I even looked right there,

But I only found a pear.

Now it’s almost summer and,

I don’t know what to do.

I can’t find mine calamine

I guess I’ll just smash them with a shoe.

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Fear

A Haiku

Jaxon Larkin

Fear is like quicksand

Taking joy and happiness

Relenting when pushed

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A Silent Witness

A poem about the Battle of the Spotsylvania Courthouse

Ashton Limb

I was there, standing tall and fair.

There was a battle, and the earth rattled.

I could not hear, I started to fear.

I saw all this fire, and heard the shouts of “liar.”

Since the battle begun, the Union had won.

To this day, here I stay.

Remembering that gray display.

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tiny

Dallin Seely

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A Life - Full Version 

Kate Bayles

A life starts with a baby as cute as can be

The baby will be a he or a she

Next your baby turns into a tot

The little tot will throw tantrums a lot

Then your tot grows a little bit more

To the age that we call four

Your kid will then become a tween

After that, they’ll become thirteen

Then they’re off to big kid school

Because they think learning’s cool

In five years or ten, they’ll find a spouse 

And live together in a house

Maybe they’ll have a baby and when they do,

A new life will begin and it might happen to you

Their kid grows older and then moves out

They’re left with no kids so they just have to pout

And then they’ll have grandkids so cute and so sweet

And with every grandkid visit they’ll give them a treat

When the sad time for grandparents is drawing near

The grandparents will die and not be here

And so that’s how a life should go 

And I hope that everyone will know

To go as far as you can go

Will be the will of you, you know

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Nature Things

Ainsley Edmonds

Birds, butterflies, insects

are all nature things.

Nature things are things

you see everyday.

You might not know it,

but you’re a nature thing too.

You even live in nature’s property.

Go outside and make a poem

about all of the nature things you can find.

Blooming plants are beautiful nature things.

Nature things can be around like leaves

or stuff that has wings.

Oh, there are so many beautiful nature things.

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Springtime Fun

Magdalene Hagen

I jump in puddles.

Then fly a kite, ride a bike,

And watch ducks waddle.

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Mud

Abigail Hagen

I love to jump in mud!

I land with a splash and a thud.

Mud, mud, mud is fun!

It’s fun to jump in mud.

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Slithering Snakes

Sienna Bluhm

Lots of snakes slither.

Snakes like slithering.

I think snakes are cool.

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