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• Poetry > Limerick
  Ode to the Metric System

  

  By vestling92, Brownsburg, IN

  Unit 1 There was a young boy named Graham Rodham – Well, there was before Kilogram shot him, He killed one gram, then four, Then one thousand more, Killed a kilo before someone caught him! Unit 2 On the corner lived old Isaac Newton, And it seemed that his wife did not suit him. No diam...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Down Is Optional - Up Is Mandatory

  

  By vestling92, Brownsburg, IN

  With daggered rays, The Sun – selfish solicitor of sanity, It taunts, It steals, Moisture from my mouth, from my skin, Step. Breathe. Sweat, the noble soldier – arises, LEAPS, into action. Brimming my skin, it reaches the surface, and disappears. Grows wary of the violent rays, E...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  A New Tale

  

  By vestling92, Brownsburg, IN

  A wise man once told me 'tis discipline I lack, Abandon – you must – all your whims, your wants, your worthless ways, Reject all that is foolish. He gave me a lock as he held the key, To a cage of unwanted destiny, “Take this,” he said, “and step inside,” “Forfeit your w...
• Nonfiction > Heroes
  My Role Model

  

  By vestling92, Brownsburg, IN

  What has two thumbs and is really, really, ridiculously good-looking? Well, this paper is not a mirror; so for the purposes of this essay, it is my brother, Joey. Actually, I will be writing about Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln, also known as 'Honest Abe,' was born on February 12, 1809, i...
• Fiction > All Fiction
  The Naming

  

  By vestling92, Brownsburg, IN

  In the beginning, there was man. Man had a name – a title by which he was known. Man multiplied and passed his name to his progeny. In those days, family names corresponded to professions, hence surnames such as Miller, Baker, or Fisher. Now the year is 2021. Negativity has prevailed; people no...