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My Longest Day

...Night had been short, I still was highly tired for my bones had been badly maltreated during exhausting marches. I admired comrade John who recently had cheated the Reaper in the north at Stamfor......

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Categories: strictly speaking, memory, war,
Form: Ode

Lessons In Disguise

... We take a lot of decisions daily. Some bring happy results and we feel charmed; Some decisions do fail makes us distressed; These bad decisions really suggest causes, once we analy......

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Categories: strictly speaking, happy,
Form: Sonnet

Arabia, Israel, Iraq, Samaria, Babylon

...I The historical record shows many intimate connections between Arabs, Muslims, Hebrews and Jews, and Babylon. The nation we equate with Israel began as tribes in the deserts of Arabia. Some of them......

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Categories: strictly speaking, bible, history, jesus, jewish,
Form: Prose Poetry

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

A Pie Rhyme

...i have been hating you so long time that strictly speaking i forgot why strictly speaking i so hate you and who you strictly speaking are In modern Russian poetry, there is such a genre as ......

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Categories: strictly speaking, humor,
Form: Blank verse

Diary Notes: Another Day Sets In Paris

...DIARY NOTES : Mad-House Maths March 30th., 2018 - Another day sets in Paris The home-bound Octogenarian trundles from the Mall's town centre Back laden with the day's shopping His hands nu......

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Categories: strictly speaking, abuse, french, inspirational, judgement,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

Foreboding -- Song of Demagogia

...Introduction From the city on the river Where the Sage of Monticello And the Great Emancipator Birthed the country, saved the nation, Sounds a call for civil discord In the service of ambitio......

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Categories: strictly speaking, anger, conflict, future, leadership,
Form: Free verse

The Ruba'Iyat of Creteil Lake - Part Three

...The Ruba’iyat of Créteil Lake – Part Three Note: I do hope it’s clear to readers by now that – strictly speaking – in these ruba’iyat, I deviate from the original Persian medieval model, introduc......

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Categories: strictly speaking, allegory,
Form: Quatrain

Human Uxos

...They just lie low Waiting to pounce With deadly results On innocent people And causing unfathomable Mental and physical damage These are strictly speaking Not people with heart and soul They are unex......

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Categories: strictly speaking, visionary,
Form: Blank verse

Absence of Moonlight

...ABSENCE OF MOONLIGHT ** Moonlight is borrowed light. Unless a mirror is lent life bright From a golden-voiced source Its own cadence is coarse. It has no life of its own. Thus also the ......

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Categories: strictly speaking, absence, moon,
Form: Couplet

The Masters

...h when i was truth i fell drew boy i grew up still def still be a cre4ators tool wipers for the pain tears drop fear not, fret no baby worrys from the devil. whispers on my ear xrtays , be very afrai......

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Categories: strictly speaking, christian, courage, dad, dark,
Form: Rhyme

Strictly Speaking

...Business or pleasure, would you choose, or a combination of the two? And who decides to pay the price... in search for treasure, beyond measure? Would acquaintance last in time, held toge......

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Categories: strictly speaking, angst, beauty, business,
Form: Classicism

Compare and Contrast

..."Into Eternity Where all is one There crept a tiny mad idea At which the Son of God Remembered not to laugh" - ACIM Beckon fraternity As I have none They leapt into my ......

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Categories: strictly speaking, friendship
Form: Verse