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Birthday Riddle
Born after fifty, add on a one. Closing in on a century, and on the day of this year's birthday, I will be three-fourths of the way. A riddle for people : Can you guess my birth year - August 11 - but in what year? Leo the lion…ess, that’s me. Kind and big-hearted, but don’t make me angry, for if you do, my claws will peel you! Careful, don’t mess with my kids, no, never my family, or my four-legged friends, unless you want it to be your definite end! For sure, I’ll eat some dark chocolate, perhaps gobble a slice of doubly frosted cake, some rich and creamy New York cheesecake, baked just right. These legs have walked lots of miles, My joints are quite creaky, and have gone through many trials of surgeries and remedies, so my feet still move. But the best thing is that my brain is strong. So I wrote about my upcoming birthday in this poem! Copyright © 8/9/2026 by Andrea O. Corwin
By Andrea Corwin 3 months ago in Poets
As I Sip My Vodka. Top Story - August 2026.
As I sip my vodka and watch you tease open your mouth and slip your tongue so effortlessly down against your bottom lip, wetting the ripe painted surface. Is it scarlet or crimson or maybe even rouge? And as you put your fingers down delicately against your tongue and smear them with something delectable, is it sweet or savoury or a little both?
By Paul Stewart3 months ago in Poets
“Um” Happens
That moment when you finally do start talking. That moment you finally get in the groove. There’s nothing like it… nothing like it. Because you could talk forever. You’re telling a story, you’re telling an event… you’re telling the most important part.
By Gabriel B. Shames3 months ago in Poets
Ex Static
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By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 months ago in Poets
