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The City In The Sea — Edgar Allan Poe	Lo! Death has reared himself a throne In a strange city lying alone Far down within the dim West, Where the good and the bad and the...	715 views Rate it
The Prodigal Son — James Weldon Johnson	Young man— Young man— Your arm’s too short to box with...	709 views Rate it
Come not when I am dead — Alfred Lord Tennyson	Come not, when I am dead, To drop thy foolish tears upon my grave, To trample round my fallen head, And vex the unhappy dust thou wouldst not save. There...	709 views Rate it
Carry On — Robert William Service	It's easy to fight when everything's right, And you're mad with the thrill and the glory; It's easy to cheer when victory's near, And wallow in...	695 views Rate it
Broken Love — William Blake	MY Spectre around me night and day Like a wild beast guards my way; My Emanation far within Weeps incessantly for my sin. ‘A fathomless and...	689 views Rate it
A spirit sped — Stephen Crane	A spirit sped Through spaces of night; And as he sped, he called, "God! God!" He went through valleys Of black death-slime, Ever calling, "God!...	680 views Rate it
Admiral Death — Sir Henry Newbolt	Boys, are ye calling a toast to-night? (Hear what the sea-wind saith) Fill for a bumper strong and bright, And here's to Admiral Death! He's sailed in a...	680 views Rate it
Vitaï Lampada — Sir Henry Newbolt	There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night -- Ten to make and the match to win -- A bumping pitch and a blinding light, An hour to play and the...	679 views Rate it
The Things that Cause a Quiet Life — Henry Howard	My friend, the things that do attain The happy life be these, I find: The riches left, not got with pain, The fruitful ground; the quiet...	676 views Rate it
I read my sentence—steadily — Emily Dickinson	I read my sentence—steadily— Reviewed it with my eyes, To see that I made no mistake In its extremest clause— The Date, and manner, of the shame— And then...	664 views Rate it
Aubade — Philip Larkin	I work all day, and get half-drunk at night. Waking at four to soundless dark, I stare. In time the curtain-edges will grow light. Till then I...	660 views Rate it
Song in the Manner of Housman — Ezra Pound	O woe, woe, People are born and die, We also shall be dead pretty soon Therefore let us act as if we were dead...	658 views Rate it
The Last Post — Robert Graves	The bugler sent a call of high romance— “Lights out! Lights out!” to the deserted square. On the thin brazen notes he threw a prayer, “God, if it’s...	656 views Rate it
My dog Crystal. — Dianejean57	Crystal. When you have to put your dog to sleep she looks into your eyes, she knows she is going to die. There are no more rides through the...	655 views Rate it
Departmental — Robert Frost	An ant on the tablecloth Ran into a dormant moth Of many times his size. He showed not the least surprise. His business wasn't with such. He gave it...	654 views Rate it
Henry King — Hilaire Belloc	The Chief Defect of Henry King Was chewing little bits of String. At last he swallowed some which tied Itself in ugly Knots...	654 views Rate it
Old Rinny Tin-Tin — Robin Loving	Moe jumped in the car And his dad closed the door A ride to the park Was all he lived for. He was armed with his ball But something didn't feel...	652 views Rate it
Immolation of a Hindoo Widow — Letitia Elizabeth Landon	Gather her raven hair in one rich cluster, Let the white champac light it, as a star Gives to the dusky night a sudden lustre, ⁠ Shining afar. ...	650 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...	647 views Rate it
A Dialogue-Anthem — George Herbert	Alas, poor Death! Where is thy glory? Where is thy famous force, thy ancient...	646 views Rate it
The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top — Stephen Crane	The chatter of a death-demon from a...	646 views Rate it
When a Good Man Goes to War — Joseph M Mitterando	When a good man goes to war, he knows NOT what lies in store. Reluctantly, he marches on, until the battlefield he reaches, then fights until he's won....	644 views Rate it
A Poet's Epitaph — William Wordsworth	Art thou a Statist in the van Of public conflicts trained and bred? --First learn to love one living man; 'Then' may'st thou think upon the...	641 views Rate it
Reconciliation — Walt Whitman	WORD over all, beautiful as the sky! Beautiful that war, and all its deeds of carnage, must in time be utterly lost; That the hands of...	640 views Rate it
A Woman's Shortcomings — Elizabeth Barrett Browning	She has laughed as softly as if she sighed, She has counted six, and over, Of a purse well filled, and a heart well tried - Oh, each a worthy lover! They...	640 views Rate it