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Submitted by Susan Santizo
Write a poem about a place which makes you feel nostalgic.
You can write in any style or genre, but keep this as the central theme.
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I can still smell the boxes
That hold colors so dear
And feels the prickles
Of the paint brushes near
Ways to express
Clothes scattering in a mess
Plastic beauty
You can never feed moody
You could smell it cook
And read picture books
Make scribbled designs
With squiggles and lines
It was always there
Even when it was not
You could see things in the air
Who knew it would be more than a dot...
These potholed roads all lead to Rome
Past the aquaduct-gap between two shops
And to the heart of the empire
Where I used to do laundry.
This car park sits on top of a legion
And I imagined the speed bumps were their graves
And fast cars were a reminder
Of the charging tribes.
My kitchen window had a view of the battle
Where the end was beginning
And somewhere a Caesar wept
While I buttered my ...
Skinny jeans
Water bottles full of vodka
Playing frisbee in the park
Buying weed off some random kid
Cans and cans of Peace teas
Safeways Chinese food
Wearing Tom’s
Drawing on each other
Driving around, blasting music
Boxes and boxes of hair dye in almost every shade
Sitting around in the mall with hardly any money
Skateboards and group sing- a-longs on the concrete
Smoking in the parkin...
The House.
Across the world,
But remembered
Like it’s just down the street.
Turn a corner near the school
And it’ll be there,
Waiting patiently
For us to return home.
But really it’s hundreds
Of thousands of miles away
In another country
My mother country
Waiting patiently
For us to return home.
The quaint kitchen,
Two kids seated at the barstools
As mama and Asher cooked
Zoe always taste-test...
Sat on the grass with trees on top,
Look straight ahead,
Feel the wind takes you to your memory.
Who are you,
Where you come from,
What are you doing,
Why you are here…
Realize the present is come from the past,
What you do now is the cause of your future.
Work hard so you can live happily!...
A narrow lane with cobblestone,
Where twilight whispers linger,
The echoes of a childhood roam,
Through time, they brush my fingers.
The old oak tree with branches wide,
A castle in our dreams,
Its ancient roots, a place to hide,
Where laughter flows in streams.
The scent of rain on dusty streets,
A fragrance sweet, profound,
Where every step my memory greets,
With whispers all around.
The cott...
Leaving your door open
Stealing your snacks
“Borrowing” your clothes
Slapping your back
Racing to the front
Calling you names
Saying I hate you
Every stupid game
This is how I love you
I would kill for you sis’
But you can’t borrow my shirt
My friend and nemesis
After all you’re my sister
You warm my heart
And boil my blood
I hate you Cora
But you’re also my love...
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