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Mining — James Anthony Kenny	Mining is far older than sin, In millennia long ago did begin, Man went from flint to wood then tin, The benefit to mankind had thus set in. A Mine...	8 views Rate it
Peter walks the waves of Galilee — Wayne Blair	Is it that rough for you, Christian? Can’t keep your feet on the ground? Waves pound and noise seems horrific Dreading the spray and the sound. Yes...	8 views Rate it
Our Motherland — Meghneel Dhar	Our motherland is the shelter of sages, Her son wrote her name with gold, On historical pages. It’s our culture, which no one can beat, No one can...	8 views Rate it
You Knew… — Wayne Blair	I have been missing I know. Not up for bowling, cards or a show. See, I have been sick. Tired right out. Makes me depressed And given to shout. ...	8 views Rate it
Remembering Enoch Arden (tennyson) — Wayne Blair	A castaway And hope stretched thin The storm, the wreck, the digging in Two shipmates lost Their hearts broke first The loneliness, the chill and...	8 views Rate it
Dunkirk Duty. Done. — Wayne Blair	Bit choppy tonight Little twenty four footer Takes the shakes. PM’s call Admiral’s too. What might civvies do? Thousands of our boys Stuck. Nazi...	8 views Rate it
What an Orpny can do . — Sam Betts	A wo walking thru tarn on a cold winters neet un wind it wa blowing like mad an a saw set ont pave stooan all wet through wi sleet a poor little bare...	8 views Rate it
The Big Burden Now Released. — Doug Blair	Fully retired. Topsy-turvy day. Sleep in the afternoon. Now 8 PM seems like morning. Poetry pinkies tapping away. Inspiration rolling in. Stuff on...	8 views Rate it
Conversation Above, a website of Blessing. — Doug Blair	https://sites.google.com/d/1BJW4wLIyhtk5W6BRgFpvdAsY-9PanrDr/p/1wzRPYhrpC0lVAcYDKrrCqV9UIJpTQ-qM/edit Many are the paths To contentment. Singular...	8 views Rate it
The Interconnectedness of Purpose: The Tapestry of Life — Mawphniang Napoleon	The purpose of life is a mystery, a thing untold A riddle wrapped in enigma, in intricate folds Of complexity and depth, beyond our understanding A...	8 views Rate it
Baaho mein tum aa jao — Baaho mein tum aa jao	बरस्ते हुए सावन में मैं यूं ही बैठा रहू तेरी ही यादों में मैं तो खोया रहता हूं तुझसे ही मिलने को ये तड़पती है बाहे तुझको ही...	8 views Rate it
The Hand — Jonathan Leonel Valladares Duran	A Hand. you can do many things with a hand. like high fiving. clapping. write poetry and many other things.hands are important.if we didn't have...	8 views Rate it
The Game Of Life — Verilyn Titus	As a child I used to love playing the game of Life It was pure clean fun without all the strife Rolling the dice and moving through different places ...	8 views Rate it
Overthinking — Antonio Soler	Constant thought made from assumptions every scenario played by mental illustrations as much its placed in exile, the negative mental outcomes are...	8 views Rate it
A Letter From the Sky — Shayan Das	If somehow all your plaintive pleas Don't reach my ears tomorrow, If all sweet dreams you dreamt of me Take shape of grief and sorrow. If somehow...	8 views Rate it
Wake up — Matt Starking	up wake up wake up from your slumber for strength belongs to he who put himself together never look down but carry your crown arise and shine ...	8 views Rate it
The Gothic Heat Wave Scenario. — Mark Broughton.	It's too fucking hot, it's like walking through soup. My feet are on fire and my hair starts to droop. My eyeliner runs and my face is all red. ...	8 views Rate it
Empire — Hiroshi Masters	Empire I live in a castle As a dark knight My world's dark and gloomy Living without light Battling my inner demons I walked through the darkest...	8 views Rate it
Loyalty! — Devon bates	The same miss everyday? Play after play? I don't sleep in blaze! Grew up that place! No mace is grace! To street, no way! The kids come first you won't...	8 views Rate it
Immaterial Physicality — Glenn Marchand	across hemispheres, in twain, personality asunder. with an extraordinary imagination, braiding invisibility, churning and turning images. ...	8 views Rate it
One Angel — Glenn Marchand	go into a daze, doing what i was instructed, the angel is following, like affectionate; spirit mayhem, soul massacre, measured, remeasured, needing one...	8 views Rate it
One Claim Is Immortal — Glenn Marchand	I filmed the grass, looking uneasy, thinking of the desert. at a trail for years, the land nearby, the plight of Moses. churning earlobes, mystic the...	8 views Rate it
Darkened Wallpaper — Glenn Marchand	I have no love like into silent sound— waves of chaos, pride in excellence— the death of the suffering, those miles between hells, by courage to arise...	8 views Rate it
POETRY FROM AN ASPIRING POLYMATH. — FABRICE ANDREE	THE MEANING OF LIFE… FIRST YOU UNDERSTAND LIFE, THEN YOU BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF, THEN YOU LIVE LIFE….. GIVE THE ONES YOU LOVE WINGS TO FLY...	8 views Rate it
Note to the Universe — Alex Liner	Is there really any one way to live? I think not. I have been given two lives you see, both treacherous and dark. The only difference is, only one...	8 views Rate it

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