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Premium Member Abc World's Famous Scientists In History
A  is for Anton van Leeuwenhoek- in his simple  microscope made him well-known,
B is for Benjamin Franklin who invented  the electricity ...

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Categories: anton, cancer, inspirational, me,
Form: Abecedarian



Premium Member Glass
Don’t tell me the moon is shining;
show me the glint of light on broken glass.

Anton Chekhov

the thunderclap
   of breaking pane,
  frightening.
splintered shards...

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Categories: anton, angst,
Form: Free verse
Skyping With Satan
Me: Since Samhain I have been chatting with Satan on Skype..On this date he celebrates his fall from grace..

Satan: Thank you Ken..You look marvelous today..What...

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Categories: anton, dark, hope, philosophy,
Form: Prose Poetry
The Longest, Harshest, Meanest Poem Ever Written
It was something
So many words
It rattled on
Like a streetcar
And it was harsh too
It really picked things apart
It made Howl
Seem like a squeak
I can't remember
Who wrote...

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Categories: anton, on writing and words
Form: I do not know?
Chekhov's Gun
"If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired." -- Anton Chekhov


Chekhov...

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Categories: anton, depression,
Form: Verse



I Had a Vibrant Night
A Vibrant Night 

At night 
When the city is 
Lit with lights and literature 
Locals and visitors 
Ambiances and silhouettes  
Dances with the wet...

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Categories: anton, autumn, food, hair, imagery,
Form: Alliteration
Premium Member Prescription In Poetry
"Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other"

Anton Chekhov

A...

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Categories: anton, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
With Dignity and Respect
Anton walked past the schoolyard
Where basketball, years ago, was the everyday norm.
But, all had changed in this poor boy’s life
To the point that things won’t...

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Categories: anton, faith, hope, life, love,
Form: Free verse
Lights, Madiba, Action
People attending the London premiere of a new film about Nelson Mandela were told of his death as the closing credits rolled, on 5th December...

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Categories: anton, africa, patriotic, political, strength,
Form: Epic
Premium Member Romance
ROMANCE

She played Chopin
And played it wonderfully well.
She would be quite beautiful -
Young, vivacious - I could tell

From my window I could see her,
Though only her...

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Categories: anton, romance,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Poetry Prize
"Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other"
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Categories: anton, books, inspiration, muse, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
Passionate Pair
The woodland's sights and scents add a piquancy to the affair

By the moonlight's inky, starry gaze, so fleeting to retain

To dawn's fragile light shadows benignly...

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Categories: anton, i love you, lust,
Form: Blank verse
Opposing Views
The power of truth be
With he who insists
That God, unlike man
Has omnipotent hands
And persists
And persists
And persists

The burden of lies be
WIth he who insists
The product of...

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Categories: anton, faith
Form: I do not know?
Now I Know Where True Love Is
I'm wondering where true love is
is it somewhere across the bridge 
Or is somewhere above the sky
Or is over the mountain ridge 
Or is it...

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Categories: anton, poems, sad love,
Form: Ballad
Hobbies
Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other" 
Anton...

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Categories: anton, 10th grade,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Shattered Sighs