I met a man
Tall n skinny
Ebony skin
Eyes new guinea
His rough hands
Overlapped my own
Wide smiles
Set the tone
Kindness felt
Filling my heart
Sad at last
When we did part
Never even
Caught his name
Moments like these
Never leave us the same
© 2021 Michelle Cook
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You seem different lately
Resolved
Like you won’t dare budge
Because whatever it is
That thing you’ve decided
You’re now instead
Resolute
That’s exactly what you are
And it’s interesting
Because I thought you were doing
Just fine
You know – the way you were before
Funny thing is
You’d never admit
You’ve changed
That you’re anything different
Than what you’ve always been
But I see through
All that nonsensical jibber jabber
And you have changed
I know it
I see it
Because I know you
So believe it
Or not
Because I know you like to believe
What you believe
You seem different lately
And you are
© 2020 Michelle Cook
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There are some people
You just never forget
Usually they’re strange
Or full of vile and wit
Maddigan Brown
Was one of those boys
Always goofing around
Making some noise
The teachers all sneered at him
Rolling their eyes
He couldn’t do anything
Without being chastised
But Maddigan didn’t care
He craved the attention
Even when his behavior
Got him thrown in detention
He was a stranger to me
But someone I wish I could have met
For he was a legend in his time
Someone nobody will forget
© 2019 Michelle Cook
For my daughter, Brie 😉
I spent the day with you
Not in person but in mind
And in every single thought
It was you my heart did find
© 2018 Michelle Cook
Poor ol Rinky Dinky
Was scorned for his name
But one thing it did
Was bring him great fame
And isn’t it funny
How the struggles we face
Can often turn around
To be things we embrace
© 2018 Michelle Cook
For a full month of writing prompts, click here! Rinky Dinky
The Crazies as it’s defined
Is a neighborhood of all kinds
Here is some of what you’ll find…
A pastor
Who is always scheming
A polygamist
Who is usually beaming
A newlywed couple
Who are active and fit
A snobby white guy
Who acts like a twit
A homeschooling mother
Who hides in her house
A serial killer
Who is quiet as a mouse
A traveling duo
Who live the good life
An old geezer
Who has no wife
A preppy family
With a dog named bogey
An obsessive control freak
Who is always smoking a stogie
A hoity-toity couple
Who spoil their dog
An ordinary girl
Who likes to write stories and blog
And last but not least
Let’s not forget the seniors
Or the girls that lay in the grass
We call them dreamers
All of these people
Can be found on our street
So come visit sometime
I’ll save you a seat!
© 2018 Michelle Cook
Originally written, 2015
