Month: January 2019

Dog

My pet dog is a fat, lazy, but
adorable dog named Jazzy.
Chasing squirrels
Eating her dog food
Food scraps we give her.
Sleeping on her dog bed
Snuggling
With my other dog, Allie
and my blanket.

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Black and White

I go in my car, looking out the window
Seeing people marching for equal rights
People standing in a straight line yelling for Equal Rights.
Then people with signs
That says we want Equal Rights
People standing in front of the DC Capitol
Black people saying we want Equal rights
and then I see
Martin Luther King Jr
Things will be alright

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Christmas Cheer

Oh how I love
This time of year.
Being with family,
and having Christmas cheer.

I sit by the fire
And stories are read
When lots of things
are going on in my head.

As I look out at the snow
I know someone is on his way,
to bring us gifts and to show us
Christmas cheer.

Not the toys
Not the food
Not the gifts for girls and boys
It’s being with the people you love.

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Bunnies

Furry and soft
So cute,so cute,
And sweet.
Heartwarming, calm.
Bunnies

If you want one as a pet,
I promise you won’t regret
There sweet,calm black eyes
Bunnies

Hopping everywhere
Tomorrow is the day!
I know it. I can tell
Bunnies

Laying down in the bunny bed
There here! There here!
1, 2, and 3, I count
Look there’s number 4!
Baby Bunnies

Sleeping on the soft bedding
So calm and quiet
So tuckered out. aww!
All I
all I can hear is the heater
That is keeping the bunnies warm
Sleeping Baby Bunnies,
GOOD NIGHT

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The Beach

The tan, rocky sand
brushes my feet.
Warmer than the water,
cooler than the sun.

The wet waves clap
when they reach the sand bank.
Umbrellas rise and
chairs unfold.

The fresh, salty air
tastes smooth by the sea.
The wind flies free
as I swim gleefully.

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Courage

The soft music plays
My heart so tenderly
I long
To be the
Music
To give
My part
Yet I am
Trapped
In a cage woven of
Worry and hurt
I long for
The notes
To dance
From my mouth
I long for
The light to shine
But the sky
Is gray
I long to
Take a stance
Yet I am
Trapped
And the key is hidden

Barton Hills

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Modern Freedom

Wish,
Work,
Wait.
Freedom.
A goal that is reached,
Not given.

The finish line at the end of a race.
A race to believe,
To make people believe.
In me,
In us,
In all.

Imagine

Lying in bed
Thinking,
If you can be
Whoever you want,
Why?

Why do people look at you funny as you walk through the same halls.
Wearing the same clothes.
Everyone has the same goal:
Fit in.

A modern freedom.
You fit,
You are free.
Wait,
Wish,
Work.

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Ghosts

The power’s out
I’ve seen something
Should be running away

The lights come on
Now I see them
Now i’m running away

They’re
Coming
Rushing
Flying towards me
Really running away

They’re chasing me
They’re everywhere
Goodbye home

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