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Friendship; old and new — Michelle Ritchie	Here’s to friends, both old and new, I enjoy nothing more than having a chat…. But those I consider real friends are rare and few. I treat everyone...	16 views Rate it
Everything To Nothing In A Lifetime — Lionel Napoleon Therroth	Born as a cute infant, I am beautiful, Or handsomeness personified, To the eyes that behold me, Which are a never ending number. As...	9 views Rate it
Tommy — Rudyard Kipling	I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer, The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here." The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an'...	8,908 views Rate it
Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout — Shel Silverstein	Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would not take the garbage out. She'd wash the dishes and scrub the pans Cook the yams and spice the hams, And though her...	7,681 views Rate it
The Alienist and the Patient — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The Complementary Function of Dreams: A Preface “The general function of dreams is to try to restore our psychological balance by producing dream...	1,306 views Rate it
Because I could not stop for Death (712) — Emily Dickinson	Because I could not stop for Death-- He kindly stopped for me-- The Carriage held but just Ourselves-- And...	1,186 views Rate it
Orpheus — William Shakespeare	? or John...	1,084 views Rate it
The grave site on the hill. — A J C	The grave site on the hill. My dreams are like a field of golden wheat that sways back and forth through the cool summer breeze. As I walk, I can see a...	646 views Rate it
Ode: Intimations of Immortality — William Wordsworth	I...	564 views Rate it
A Poem From the Collective Unconscious — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Notices from the underworld “Strident active imagination” A psychoanalyst may call them Visitations that come my way As psychic forces with their...	562 views Rate it
On life — Brian Kobrenski	Love rushes in, like a breath of fresh air. Intoxicating, overwhelming, a feeling without...	559 views Rate it
Poem In October — Dylan Thomas	It was my thirtieth year to heaven Woke to my hearing from harbour and neighbour wood And the mussel pooled and the heron Priested shore ...	434 views Rate it
And Unto Us A Grandchild Is Born — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Delicate fingers turn the pages of time. Endearing all in wonder to observe. Nimble fingers reaching out to touch the world. Inviting all in sweet...	429 views Rate it
Piini Wali Iz Jumeikan Pikni Fren (Fireflies are Friends of Jamaican Children) — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Ku pan demdeh piini wali a flai. A flai ina di kai soh ai. Ina di nait wid fidem lait. A shain, a shain soh brait. Mi lov fi kech piini wali ina...	332 views Rate it
A letter to myself — Maheen Shahab	It is to you that I write, On this dark, starry night, Heart and soul heavy with memories, Terrified to delve into pristine territories. I remember...	327 views Rate it
The wet bed. — A J C	The wet bed. I made myself a snowball; it was as perfect as it could be. I was thinking of keeping it as a pet, and I would let it sleep with me. I put...	322 views Rate it
Person — John M. Broadhead	I am not a person For a person is a person Of complete and single character Unique but comprehensible Who sees the world and judges With a clarity of...	276 views Rate it
The Silence of Time — Gregory Baranoff	The Silence of Time Fifty years, five decades, half a century ago We held hands, walked along the sand Your smile and laughter, the sound of your...	225 views Rate it
Dear Mommy (A letter from her unborn child) — Audra Caffrey	Dear Mommy, You don't know me, yet Because I'm brand new I'm that new life Growing inside of you. Every breath you take I take with you So,...	213 views Rate it
Walk A little Plainer, Daddy — Christy Hollis	Walk a little plainer, Daddy Said a little boy so frail I'm following in your footsteps And I don't want to fail. Sometimes your steps are very plain,...	212 views Rate it
An Ode to the Family SUV — David Lechner	An Ode to the Family SUV D. Lechner, Oct 2021 Although it cannot walk or talk, it was still a member of the family. It went on all the special...	196 views Rate it
70s Teenagers — Tracy Mcfayden	We knew how to be kids in the 70s, Playing outside every day, We made our fun with what we had, Skip rope, pogo stick, stilts even climbing a tree, We had...	139 views Rate it
The Mantis Warns — Christopher Commodore	By Chris Commodore©2020 Watch me as I so calmly kneel and pray, Hoping some Trusting Willy comes my way, My bread by wind or rain so comely all or...	138 views Rate it
The Worker — John M. Broadhead	He’d a spark in his eye and a bounce in his stride As he walked down the road with a bag at his side. He was seventeen years on the day he left home To...	135 views Rate it
Walks I'll Take No More — Marilyn Senecal Cavanaugh	Sometimes when my heart is restless, And dreaming of far away; I visit amongst my daydreams, With friends of...	128 views Rate it