Bri Edwards Home Poems

Trees were my childhood friends (along with neighbor, Helen) .
Now trees, and other South Carolina plants, have me YELLIN'.
Oh, it may not be outloud-yelling; I keep some feelings inside,
But, my displeasure with some plants here, I'll not from you hide.
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VENOMOUS: 'Capable of injecting a 'venom' ** causing
an injury, literally or figuratively, perhaps even death.'
The venom of some spiders & snakes are best-avoided.
And venomous words-spoken, at times may 'take away...
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When nose secretions get hard & THICK,
my fingernail 'does the TRICK'.

It takes time, that stuff, to PICK.
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FOREBODING:

I didn't really build a house. Did you think I could?
If I did try it and you saw the results, you'd say I should …...
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I've just experienced a Poem Storm (see another poem) and this is one result.
It may not be everyone's 'cup of tea', but I hope to heck it doesn't, YOU, insult.
But, if you feel insulted (though I don't know how you would be) just 'take it' **.
Don't get emotionally upset disproportionatley (that's a real word; I didn't fake it) .
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With my wife home, I 'Behave! ',
feeling almost like a house slave.
But when she is gone,
my life's like a song,
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