"Abandoned Farmhouse," by Ted Kooser

"Abandoned Farmhouse," written by Ted Kooser

Poem and Biography

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This poem is intriguing because it is mystery.  The reader has to make conclusions/inferences about what happened to the family that once lived in the farmhouse.  All you have are the clues.  It is a haunting poem that leaves you thinking even after you have read it!

Ode Poems

*An Ode is a poem of celebration.

*When the ancient Greeks wrote odes, they followed a strict form in three parts. But as the years passed, the formal structure of the ode disappeared.

*It is a free verse poem;there are no rules about rhyming.


-Information provided from Reading Poetry by Paul B. Janeczko

Ode to Rachel Roy's Sequin Covered, Five Inch, Black Studded Heels

Silver sequins glistening in the bright lights on the runway

Five inch, black studded heels

Towering over everyone

Violet leather lining

Rachel Roy- always worth the expense

Fabulous world of fashion

Worthy of praise

NEVER worn in the rain

Cherished belonging

A work of art!

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