OVERCOMING LOVE WITH A PLUNGER
Love was destroying me and the only weapon
I had was a plunger.
I stabbed, but it pushed back.
I put the plunger to my chest and pulled.
Nothing happened.
I tried again and again until finally it came
out.
I won the battle and the plunger is still in
great shape.
Cristin Adcock
Arnold
Arnold at McDonalds
Paying in Pennies
One penny short
“I’ll be back.”
Jesse Flanigan
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The terminal pumpkin dies inside
a little each day, running out of time
his lights are dimming soon to go out.
Haley Henderson
Lemon
Yellow twerp
in the basket
squirt the juice
be refreshed
Charlie Smith
Mailman
The new teeny mailman
small enough to fit in the mailbox
too big to hold in your hand
he was no ordinary mailman, he was weird.
Tiffany Whilloch
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No stop sign town
everyone knows everyone
you drive a truck
the tractor is green
Jacob Cemes
Manila High School
Manila, AR
Dates of Visit: October 22 – 23, 2012
Faculty Sponsor: Robin Baugher
Grade Level: 11
Appx. Number Students Served: 70
Visiting Writers: Jack O’Neal and Josh Peterson