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The Great Mercy — Katharine Tynan	Betwixt the saddle and the ground Was mercy sought and mercy found. Yea, in the twinkling of an eye, He cried; and Thou hast heard his...	492 views Rate it
Happens to the Heart — Leonard Cohen	I was always working steady But I never called it art I was funding my depression Meeting Jesus reading Marx Sure it failed my little fire But it’s bright...	491 views Rate it
The Dance Of Death — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe	THE warder looks down at the mid hour of night, On the tombs that lie scatter'd below: The moon fills the place with her silvery light, And the churchyard...	487 views Rate it
All In a Family Way — Thomas Moore	My banks are all furnished with rags, So thick, even Freddy can't thin 'em; I've torn up my old money-bags, Having little or nought to put in 'em. My...	485 views Rate it
Strangers in Our Own Universe — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The riddle of life: Pictures and their negatives. Both linked together. One clear, unlike the other: A person and his shadow. The riddle of life: ...	484 views Rate it
Abide With Me — Henry Francis Lyte	Abide with us: for it is towards evening, and the day is far spent. -- Luke...	483 views Rate it
Peace — George Herbert	Sweet Peace, where dost thou dwell? I humbly crave, Let me once know. I sought thee in a secret cave, And ask'd, if Peace were there, A hollow wind did...	482 views Rate it
The Dying Christian to His Soul — Alexander Pope	Vital spark of heav’nly flame! Quit, O quit this mortal frame: Trembling, hoping, ling’ring, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying! Cease, fond Nature,...	477 views Rate it
We are Seven — William Wordsworth	--------A Simple Child, That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of...	475 views Rate it
Why Choose to Die When You Can Fly — Cristina Kim	Why choose to die when you can fly? Little bird, try and spread your wings across the sky. Because after you’ve tried and there’s no one to guide, ...	473 views Rate it
Soldier, Soldier — Rudyard Kipling	"Soldier, soldier come from the wars, Why don't you march with my true love?" "We're fresh from off the ship an' 'e's maybe give the slip, An' you'd best...	471 views Rate it
King Claudius — Constantine P. Cavafy	My mind now moves to distant places. I'm walking the streets of Elsinore, through its squares, and I recall the very sad story- that unfortunate king...	470 views Rate it
On the Threshold — Amy Levy	O God, my dream! I dreamed that you were dead; Your mother hung above the couch and wept Whereon you lay all white, and garlanded With blooms of waxen...	470 views Rate it
Address to the Devil — Robert Burns	1 O thou! whatever title suit thee,-- 2 Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie! 3 Wha in yon cavern, grim an' sootie, 4 Clos'd under...	469 views Rate it
Here and There — Francis William Bourdillon	'HERE'...	468 views Rate it
If We Must Die — Claude McKay	If we must die, let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our...	468 views Rate it
In Memory of Major Robert Gregory — William Butler Yeats	Now that we're almost settled in our house I'll name the friends that cannot sup with us Beside a fire of turf in th' ancient tower, And having talked...	465 views Rate it
The Sleeper — Edgar Allan Poe	At midnight, in the month of June, I stand beneath the mystic moon. An opiate vapor, dewy, dim, Exhales from out her golden rim, ...	464 views Rate it
Hermaphroditus — Algernon Charles Swinburne	I. LIFT UP thy lips, turn round, look back for love, Blind love that comes by night and casts out rest; Of all things tired thy lips look weariest, Save...	463 views Rate it
Fare Thee Well — George Gordon Lord Byron	Fare thee well! and if for ever, Still for ever, fare thee well: Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall my heart...	455 views Rate it
Dying! Dying in the night! — Emily Dickinson	Dying! Dying in the night! Won't somebody bring the light So I can see which way to go Into the everlasting...	455 views Rate it
Africa in Tears — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The people mourning. Their ancient art are removed. Robbed, stolen, and gone. Gone from Mother Africa. To European countries. Gone from Africa. To...	454 views Rate it
A Road Less Traveled — Seth Haynes Warner	There was a time, It was many years ago, I found myself hitchhiking, Down a lonesome, barren road. This long desert highway, Was so desolate in...	454 views Rate it
Sweet—safe—Houses — Emily Dickinson	Sweet—safe—Houses—Glad—gay—Houses— Sealed so stately tight— Lids of Steel—on Lids of Marble— Locking Bare feet...	454 views Rate it
Sweet Death — Christina Georgina Rossetti	The sweetest blossoms die. And so it was that, going day by day Unto the church to praise and pray, And crossing the green churchyard thoughtfully, I saw...	454 views Rate it