About jivepoet

I started writing poetry when I was 18, have won a few local prizes and enjoy performing in live poetry shows.
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RIDES NOT TAKEN

(1)If you’d found a way to hold your own against the playground bully, Would you go to school reunions now, and share old classroom tales? If you’d opened up, so counselors could understand you fully, Would the knowledge they’d acquired have taken more wind from your sales? (2)If you’d stood up to your father, when [...]

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YOUTH IS TASTED ON THE TONGUE

At 16 young Eben designed a device which would rapidly miniaturize The boy and then teleport him to the place of his choosing at much reduced size. He used it at random, and found himself suddenly out in a lady’s backyard. The 21 year old housewife soon detected his presence; and his way was barred. [...]

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THE MANSION IN MEMORY LANE

(1)Young Tom visited his great aunt, until he was ten years old, And soon after his next birthday, her old mansion would be sold, Since she died, and he would miss them both, as nine years changed the date. He completed school, did two years work, and started college late. (2)At the end of his [...]

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SLIPPING ON THE MOSS

I went walking the Hills, and then climbing the rocks, And carelessly stepped on the Moss; Who delivered a lot of unbalancing shocks, While trying too much, to be boss. Though I usually found my feet able to grip, At this time, I started to skid. So I panicced, and had to inevitably slip, To [...]

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SATURDAY’S GOODS

Well I’ve never bought a garage, but my searching never fails To provide me with some novelties, at all those garage sales; And I don’t think I’d be interested to own a pachyderm; But White Elephant retailing’s how to end a school’s third term. I’ve a china cabinet (from a second hand store) filled with [...]

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