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Premium Member The Old Oak Tree
Oh I am but a simple leaf
         withering within the gutter
      ...

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Categories: representative, autumn, life, spring, summer,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Edger All Poe
Our dark founding father, of American literature,
A sinister beacon of darkness, lighting the way
Into the darkened abyss of mankind’s soul.
Within the galleria of madness, he...

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© Cherl Dunn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: representative, character, dark, history, imagination,
Form: Free verse
A Mother's Treasures
A solitary piece the diamond 
precious rare gem most treasured 
by those lucky enough to hold 
Once in possession, it is rarely out of grasp...

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Categories: representative, beautiful, beauty, care, caregiving,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Chalk Line
Chalk is the magic of blackboards, sports fields and
little girl's sidewalk games of Hop-Scotch.
How many equations and statements, measured lines, and boxes
do you imagine have...

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Categories: representative, anger, death, grave, murder,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Goddess, the Fantasy, the Dream and the Reality
Goddess, The Fantasy, The Dream And The Reality 

Spent, exhausted with this heartfelt feeling that I must
journey forth, representative of cosmic dust;
I, stranded creature on...

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Categories: representative, art, beauty, desire, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member So Many Choices
Harvard, Princeton or Yale?
   I'll take some courses by mail
Engineering or Mathematics?
   I'm majoring in Acrobatics

Piano, Violin, Flute or Clarinet?
 ...

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Categories: representative, growth, judgement, life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Harry Horsman
Harry Horsman's treatment was withdrawn over a week ago and they are making him comfortable, he is now in Hospice care.

Susan Ashly…we can only hope...

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© I Am Anaya  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: representative, caregiving, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
No Part of the World
NO PART OF THE WORLD (Part 1)


Have you read Jesus words at John 17:16?

Referring to his disciples he said
"They are no part of THE WORLD,...

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Categories: representative, bible, christian, god, gospel,
Form: Didactic
Good and Evil
...adapted from 'Mr Pye' by Mervyn Peake


Balding and sprightly, he's filled with 
     bold dreams
to make us all happy and free.
He...

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Categories: representative, inspirational, people, people,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Symposia
I wish to inform all citizens that I am hereby calling symposia.             ...

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Categories: representative, love, peace, people,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
Plastic Society
Tattle cries are just as loud as battle cries, 
but the difference is 
tears from mannequins dry on untouchable skin. 
You may have a purpose,...

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© Mindy Clay  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: representative, fear, patriotic, planet, power,
Form: Free verse
Air Travel
AIR TRAVEL

When travelling by air, the first thing that you do,
Is gather all your stuff and pack your bags,
And especially when you travel by plane,
Make...

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Categories: representative, flying, humorous, travel, vacation,
Form: Rhyme
Rapping About Jesus
I'm here rapping. 
All my fans their clapping. 
All the haters laughing. 
I don't listen to haters. 
Even if their bunch of dictators. 
People don't...

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Categories: representative, cool, faith, god, gospel,
Form: Rhyme
What Can'T I Do
As a Kid, I never wanted to be viewed as Black. There were always negative connotations that came with that.
Death and Evil, things like the...

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Categories: representative, black african american, deep,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Your Day
this is your day…
again, I’m so sad and lonely
knowing that your brother is going back ;((
your representative is so far.. I can’t  give him...

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© Len Gasun  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: representative, father daughter, feelings, memorial
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things