Margaret Alice Poems

A list of brilliant declarations
made by kids from two to eight
years old regarding love, inspires
me to find fiction written for kids
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I Flee When...

Why do some people insist on looking
sphinx-like without smile, no approval,
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Dad Taught Me...

Mother used to play the piano
for hours on end, accompanying
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I’m so lonely, the crocodile said,
last night I read instead of going
to bed, this morning I can only
search for inconclusive
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Eyes On Her dreams

The frog, living at the bottom of the well
by the Wonderland-Lake, waiting for a princess
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Much More Exciting

Resigning our assessment forms, originals lost
by Human Resources, we the incumbents who
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Selling the concept of iboga
to Mapula who claims she’s
in need of a pep-up – iboga,
advertised on the Internet
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1. Speaking One Last Time To Those We Have Loved And Lost

“One Last Time” by a psychic medium, John Edward,
speaking one last time to those we have loved and
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I love playing games, thinking up schemes,
dreaming dreams, is there a job description
for me somewhere – games mistress, teaching
the rest about having visions, how to expand
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Studying a self-help guru tonight:
“Serve in a loving way, you are
here to love and be loved…”,
gritting my teeth, relinquish
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