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Wages of Wickedness

He’s paid with a coin that boils for the seeds in his soils … the thorns of his toils.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 6/4/2009 5:22:00 AM
immensely powerful ... and very imaginative ... a great talent.
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Date: 5/30/2009 2:00:00 PM
This piece is spine-tingling in its truth. Well done, Adeleke! Donna
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Date: 5/29/2009 4:29:00 PM
Nice use of rhyme and imagery for a creative poem. Interesting perspective. Keep on writing! Karen
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Date: 5/29/2009 1:17:00 PM
string and powerful.
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Date: 5/29/2009 9:58:00 AM
there always will be thorns, that's good, it means we are learning and growing. :) like the rhyme, too. :) Kristin
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Date: 5/29/2009 9:58:00 AM
Beautiful.
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Date: 5/29/2009 6:16:00 AM
sad what we THINK we have to do to survive. HUGS..nice haiku...Light & Love
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Date: 5/29/2009 5:49:00 AM
Wonderful haiku..strong last line.
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