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Look for fairies in the woods. Look for Big Foot. Look for toads. Look for Wood Elves wearing hoods. Look for lizards. Look for ghosts....

Kimberlee Long
Oct 18, 20191 min read
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To my Children
Born of womb, Or born of paper, You are made Of heavenly vapor. Known for weeks Or known for years, You have my Blood, sweat, and tears....

Kimberlee Long
Oct 18, 20191 min read
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Island Camping Breakfast
Island on the River Mangroves in the Sand Relaxing by the water With a juice box in my hand Fire cracks behind me Coffee in the pot Bacon...

Kimberlee Long
Oct 18, 20191 min read
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Be the Kind of Person Who Rescues Snails
Be the kind of person who rescues snails. Be the kind of family who never fails. Be the kid of friend that forgives fast. Be the kind of...

Kimberlee Long
Oct 18, 20192 min read
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The Top of the World
Over the ridge, to the crest of the hill, Are we on top of the world? Are we on TOP of the WORLD?!? We emerge from the woods, and time...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 21, 20191 min read
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A Moody Poem
People stink. I don't like them much. Way too hard to their hate they clutch. They act like I have done them wrong so I owe them a happy...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 21, 20191 min read
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When Mother's DONE with Summer
The kids are outside playing on this hot and sweaty day. The cats are inside panting in the A.C. where they lay. Mother is not so silly...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 21, 20191 min read
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A Poem for Siblings
If yesterdays breed tomorrows, I hope tomorrow begins with you. With ingredients like laughter, sass, and friendship, I'm sure our dreams...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 21, 20191 min read
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Please Take Me
Please take me on a mountain trail Where at the top My feet may fail, But if I try I might just fly And o'er the valley I will sail....

Kimberlee Long
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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Take Me
Take me deep into the woods Where I'll happ'ly run away. Make my bed among the trees Where forever I may stay. The canopy's my shelter,...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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Life Hums
Life hums in the leaves of the trees. Life hums in the birds on their branches. Life hums in the river which feeds them. Life hums in the...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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My Children Have
My children have a playground. They can see it all around. It's got skipping rocks, and climbing trees, and critters on the ground. My...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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A Monument to Our Species
The ingenuity of man flourishes when he is struck with the pangs of hunger. Whether stricken with the hunger for food, praise, power, or...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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Lessons from a Teddy Bear
Love big. Be small. Hug lots. Be still. Don't fear. Seek joy. Stick around. Hold hands. Nap often. Always care. Be there. ******...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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A Girl of Two Worlds
She is a girl of the woods. She is a girl of the slipper. She is a girl of the shout. She is a girl of the whisper. She finds comfort in...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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An Honored Path
There is a path that few men face, a lonely path that fewer face. It's a solemn and a selfless road for those of valor to behold. A...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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Junior Ranger
Sweetheart, Tender-heart, gentle touch. New start, pretty smart, do not rush. She stops to help the smallest critter. She is careful not...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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Little Island Flower
Little island flower on a little island beach, you bloom in pleasant weather and from the honey bees beseech that they would stop to see...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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If I Could Walk Outside My Door
If I could walk outside my door and never have to stop, I doubt I'd tire to explore until I finally drop. I'd sleep there underneath the...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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With Me
She steals my clothes, loses all my bows, doesn't like my shows, and always goes with me. We share a room. You might hear a boom as we...

Kimberlee Long
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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