| A Dose of Laughter by Saundra L. Washington | | I'm not well. Can't you tell?
Kinda low, so,
give me a dose of laughter. Mirth will heal my every ill
and give me rest from my distress.
Now, give me a dose of laughter. Glee can revive, keep me alive
and give me chance to happy dance.
So, give... Full Article | | Views: 421; Rating: 3.0; Article Word Count: 330; Article Characters Count: 1524 |
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| A World That Doesn't Care by Saundra L. Washington | | War bombs may explode demolishing man and land.
Hurricanes may devastate and leave us entirely bare.
Earthquakes may devour and swallow up old landmarks.
But nothing is as destructive as a world that doesn't care. Smog may be an atrocious bother in our daily living.
We ... Full Article | | Views: 327; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 265; Article Characters Count: 1430 |
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| Anne Bradstreet, To My Dear and Loving Husband, A Discussion by Garry Gamber | | "To My Dear and Loving Husband" was written by America's first female poet, the Puritan, Anne Bradstreet. In fact, Anne Bradstreet is one of only a handful of female American poets during the first 200 years of America's history. After Bradstreet, one can list only Phillis Wheatley, the 18th ... Full Article | | Views: 125; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 804; Article Characters Count: 4671 |
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| Banana Republic by Malcolm Pugh | | Like a cat I slumber, blissfully unencumbered,
Through eighty per cent of my allotted span,
Occasionally awoken, when dissent is spoken,
And I invent another cunning five year plan,
Lately it was pensions, that were being mentioned,
So I borrowed from the French and ... Full Article | | Views: 118; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 851; Article Characters Count: 4475 |
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| Beautiful Dreamer, Stephen Foster, America's First Folk Song Writer by Garry Gamber | | "Beautiful Dreamer" was written by Stephen Foster just before his death in 1864 at age 37. The song became one of his most famous and most popular. However, as with the approximately 200 other songs that Foster wrote during his brief lifetime, he did not receive the recognition or ... Full Article | | Views: 263; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 836; Article Characters Count: 4778 |
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| Because of You by Fran Watson | | You are to me my lifeline
my security.
That scares me.
I never wanted to trust again that much
I got hurt too badly the last time.
I swore I'd never do it again,
never let the trust out of my hands
into someone elses. And yet I've done it
and now I'm afraid
of what you will ... Full Article | | Views: 124; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 360; Article Characters Count: 1680 |
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| Bleed by Niki Singleton | | now is not the time to open
open that great door again
not the time to be more tolerant
not the time to play to win now is not the time for justice
evolution mercy choices
not the time to pet the puppies
yipping with pathetic voices now is not the time for kindness
not the time for ... Full Article | | Views: 431; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 213; Article Characters Count: 1034 |
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| Caught in the Arms of ED by Mary Pat Nally | | YOU MIGHT THINK I AM STRONG I THINK YOU GOT IT WRONG I LIVE LIFE DAY TO DAY HOPING IT WILL GO MY WAY I HAVE MY FRIENDS AND MY FOOD PLAN MY THERAPIST AND MY THOUGHTS MY EXERCISE AND MY EXCITEMENT THEN SOMETHING HAPPENS AND I GET CAUGHT CAUGHT IN THE ... Full Article | | Views: 278; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 321; Article Characters Count: 1422 |
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| Death & the Supernatural: Poetry/Five Poems by Dennis Siluk | | Supernatural Poetry Here are five poems, what I call death and supernatural poems. Perhaps a bit bizarre, a few stanzas may be, but with unfailing subtlety of course, and a ting of acuteness, but we have to hag on if we want a good ride: 1. Evil's Creation Thou knowith ... Full Article | | Views: 76; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 652; Article Characters Count: 3401 |
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| Ed's Poem by Fran Watson | | Ed Gallagher Dec. 11, 1907 - Sept. 5, 2004 This poem was written for Ed Gallagher, a good friend and neighbour on the day his wife called me to let me know that he was in the hospital and wasn't expected to live. I was asked by the family to read this at the gathering after the funeral ... Full Article | | Views: 320; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 330; Article Characters Count: 1603 |
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| Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Discussion of How Do I Love Thee? by Garry Gamber | | "How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning was written in 1845 while she was being courted by the English poet, Robert Browning. The poem is also titled Sonnet XLIII from Sonnets From the Portuguese . Early Experiences Elizabeth Barrett was born in Durham England... Full Article | | Views: 303; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 1124; Article Characters Count: 6371 |
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| Find the Magic by Susan Bacon | | FIND the MAGIC Find the Magic
As you release old bondage
Come out of hiding
And see the stars Find the Magic
As you expose the pain
Let the tears flow
And find beauty in your body Find the Magic
As you scream from the beating
Run from the threats
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| I Hate The Wait (Weight) by Mary Pat Nally | | I get up in the morning And want to stay in bed Oh, so nice and warm Like fresh from the oven bread. My day is oh so busy I wish that I could stay In the quiet of my house If only I could play. Relax and play like Children do No matter where ... Full Article | | Views: 61; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 328; Article Characters Count: 1390 |
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| I've Learned by Danielle Hollister | | You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. No matter how much I care, some people just don't care back. It takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it. It's not what you have - it's who you have in ... Full Article | | Views: 421; Rating: 4.0; Article Word Count: 398; Article Characters Count: 1993 |
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| Kafka Re-Trial by Malcolm Pugh | | Kafka lands resurrected in Crewe
deposited by a silvery alien craft,
And whilst he is wondering what to do
He is asked to show his pass
Or pay an instant one off fine
At a cash dispenser of his choice
And they are checking all the time
On his irises face and voice. And of course they find ... Full Article | | Views: 386; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 993; Article Characters Count: 5282 |
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| Let Your Feelings Be Your Guide by Maurice Turmel | | The light of all eternity shines with me now /
My feelings light up my life /
How I find my way is determined by them /
They illumine my path and show me who I am When I was young, I felt so many things /
Then came the day when I could not stand the pain /
My world was chaos then, ... Full Article | | Views: 234; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 722; Article Characters Count: 3592 |
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| Listen as I Share: WE by Catherine Marshall | | You speak simple, completley understandable
justifications
I respect them, respect you, honor what you tell me
and even though I know where you're coming from,
I just wanted to share with you, let you hear:
my heart...it's crying...
for you,
your words,
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| Man Unbowed [A poem] by Dennis Siluk | | Man Unbowed Unbowed by sin, the world of man, stands
Upon his feet he gapes into the sky,
The indifference of centuries within his eyes,
And in his heart the curse of the old world.
Who made him dead to love and God?
A thing that breathes only for wants and needs,
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| Ocean Heal Me by Susan Bacon | | Ocean Heal Me Ocean heal my wounds
Let your waves curl and foam on my body
Wash away blood, heal scars Ocean renew me with your power
As unceasingly you roll
Giving strength that's been drained Ocean keep me warm
Wrap me in your brine
Caress me with your ... Full Article | | Views: 80; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 143; Article Characters Count: 710 |
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| Opposites Do Attract Quite Well by Saundra L. Washington | | When I am climbing up, you are stepping down.
When I wear a smile, you wear a frown.
When I am very happy, you are feeling sad.
When I am doing well, you are faring bad. When I am awfully hot, you are terribly cold.
When I am rather shy, you are extremely bold.
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| Passion and Poetry, and Life by Laurent Grenier | | Ironically, the passion that can neutralize the repulsion for difficulties depends on the effort to overcome these difficulties. The irony resides in the circularity of this principle which applies to all areas of activity, including poetry: One must make the effort to overcome difficulties to ... Full Article | | Views: 123; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 488; Article Characters Count: 2884 |
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| Poetry Reborn Emerges In Thriller Mystery Novel by Russ Miles | | Since Mohamed Ali then Cassius Clay announced that he had written "The world's shortest poem," I have known that I would be a poet. "ME? WHEE!" His triumphant proclamation evoking shivers within my troubled teenaged identity, for I reasoned in rhyme. Everyday, hundreds-of-thousands of ... Full Article | | Views: 178; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 819; Article Characters Count: 4872 |
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| Poetry Workshops by Rose DesRochers | | I find poetry workshops study more the theory and craft of writing poetry. I joined one in the past and found it to be filled with snobs who pretty much write bad poetry. Half of what they say can not even be understood. Their poetry consists of nothing more but verses of diarrhea metaphors. ... Full Article | | Views: 389; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 561; Article Characters Count: 3041 |
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| Publishing and Promoting of Poetry Anthologies and Chapbooks by Rose DesRochers | | So you have always dreamed of having your poetry published? Why not self-publish it or go with a pod publisher? Poetry is something perfect for self-publishing or pod publishing. Now you are asking yourself how you get started. Start by choosing up to 100 of your best poems, think of who ... Full Article | | Views: 186; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 685; Article Characters Count: 3700 |
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| Rocks by Fran Watson | | Take some time to stop and look at nature. Pick up a rock or two and think about where it might have started out and what it might have gone through to end up where you found it. Rocks The smoothest rock is the one
that was in the roughest part
of the stream,
where it was... Full Article | | Views: 307; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 344; Article Characters Count: 1723 |
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| Stones by Fran Watson | | As I picked up some of the polished gemstones in the rock store I began to think about what the stones looked like before they were polished. The store had several rocks on display showing the before and after and I realized that unless you knew what you were looking for, you could easily pass ... Full Article | | Views: 339; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 280; Article Characters Count: 1481 |
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| Superman by Bill Herren | | So many looked to you for inspiration, Unlikely hero for the wheelchair nation. Proudly you fought and proudly you believed, Everyone loved you Christopher Reeve. Readily it seemed you accepted your fate, Man you are super..man you are great! All the nation ... Full Article | | Views: 457; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 76; Article Characters Count: 388 |
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| The Gaul of La Laguna de Paca by Dennis Siluk | | Part One I tell you a legend of long ago
Of the sunken city of La Laguna de Paca,
(Where I had met a lingering ghost)
Within this region of Huancayo-Peru;
Truth lies, but only the soul knows. Part Two So the legend goes, of long ago:
During the rising of the full moon
The ... Full Article | | Views: 389; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 298; Article Characters Count: 1504 |
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| The Last King of Mars [A Poetic Mytho] by Dennis Siluk | | [As Told by the Last] King: it was in the year 23,700 BC that one of the two moons of earth was hit by a meteor that of which, a great part of the moon broke off and hit earth's surface with a devastating impact. Thus the solar system absorbed a cataclysm in unimaginable proportions, from Jupiter... Full Article | | Views: 34; Rating: 3.0; Article Word Count: 466; Article Characters Count: 2444 |
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| THe Monster Mash, A Graveyard SMASH (short story I wrote when I was 11) by Meggy Moo | | The Monster Mash
The Graveyard Smash Have you heard of the Monster Mash? I suppose you know the story of how it came to be, right? Well, I'm here to tell the TRUE story to you. It sarted out late one night, when all monsters where out of human sight. Then a tune started playing and I... Full Article | | Views: 87; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 365; Article Characters Count: 1855 |
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