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Life
I asked to my father
Baba, What is life ?
He politely said to me, " Life is Duty . "

I asked to my mother
Maa, What is...

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Categories: reads, life, love, philosophy,
Form: Prose Poetry



Premium Member Pleasures of Reading
It pleasures me
That she reads me
Inside her serenity
Parked on our bench of antiquities

I, whom gazes over there at her,
Later in the dusk of candlelight
Shall remove...

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Categories: reads, art, beauty, desire, image,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Jewelry Notebook
"MARRY ME" -- The Sweethearts Valentine Candy

I write with passion in every line,
A poet bleeding words, in black and white

Elegant, like a fine glass of...

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Categories: reads, happiness, heart, me, sweet,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Nook and a Storybook
Oh, give me a nook and a storybook
there at my mother’s knee.
Or tucked in bed, a pillow at my head
as father reads to me.

To hear...

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Categories: reads, books, cute, memory,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Her Son Nathaniel
She is searching for the son taken  from her arms 
 simply because she was believed to be a child herself.
She was unable to...

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Categories: reads, baby, cute, sad,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member God's Spring Garden
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  I awoke this morning to birds singing.
  The dead silence that's been heard all winter.
  Now the harmonious sounds of life,...

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Categories: reads, april, flower, garden, god,
Form: Free verse
An Ardent Lover
An ardent lover of words
Of his own is that world.
A crave stretching his soul
Dipping into a plethora of verse
Rising with a fulfilled thirst.
Unpredictable are his...

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Categories: reads, art, blessing, heart, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Married To Poetry
A galaxy of thoughts... 
Influential notaries donated 
Given to me; freely... 
I am most grateful 
Educating me, the reader...
I am a learned man 
Taking in...

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Categories: reads, poetry,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Mistakes
Mistakes will sometimes appear on signs
 It's best to read between the lines
 While driving down the road
 You may see a sign that says...

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© Joseph May  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: reads, art, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Prostitution of Her Love
“I’m not a machine, you know.”
He says huskily 
As she places her chocolate tipped breast
Within inches of his lips
Tantalizing him
She just smiles, breastfeeding him
His treat
And...

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Categories: reads, husband, love, marriage,
Form: Free verse
Only Human
This won't be a pretty picture, but I'm going to use this paper to put my art on
I'm not heartless, let me show you where...

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© Alex Duffy  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: reads, dark, deep, depression, identity,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Teacher of Islam
Islam is non merciful
Islam is about repressive means
Islam has no heart
Over and over this chant shall start

For when we close our eyes
For when we judge...

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Categories: reads, africa, allah, angst, bereavement,
Form: Verse
A Love Story
The girl is an ultra-modern scholar, 
Belongs with an upper-middle class family. 
Looking very nice, smart, gets angry suddenly. 
She reads M.A in English at...

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Categories: reads, culture, deep, emotions, loss,
Form: Free verse
Echoes of the Heart
~Echoes Of The Heart.~
                     ...

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Categories: reads, poetry,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member This Is For the Poet Destroyer a - Also Known As Linda
you carve your words precisely 
like a master does a flawless diamond
infuse your images on the head of a pin
not a letter wasted 

you who
speaks...

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Categories: reads, friendship,
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs