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Moonlit Night on the Dnieper — William He	Moonlit Night on the Dnieper By William He The black grass and the high river, The pits of air and the gulf of space, An Echo Spirit floating in the...	129 views Rate it
Deleted — Steve Dupere	Deleted...	126 views Rate it
The Huguenot — John W. May	"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation." –Khalil Gibran The orange moon ascends beyond the leaves Like a child's...	126 views Rate it
Eyes in the depths of the universe — Sam Hain	Nine planets of the solar system Fastened by nine invisible chains No one can escape Days after days the eyes in the depths of the universe traveling...	126 views Rate it
If U Already Knew — Amanda K lessig (Sunshine)	Before we find love let us find grief We can make it through the hurt and feel our peace If at first we feel sadness We will better rejoice in...	120 views Rate it
September (renewal of the souls ) By Astghick Moradkhanians — Astghick Moradkhanians	This is beginning to the end of sadness! By renewing your faith, birth of new soul alongside by inspiration Dawn &sun and candle light ; you will set...	119 views Rate it
Tale of a Million Soldiers — Barbara Peabody Pouliot	Today~ I reflect more then ever before All the stories shared with me from brave, loving soldiers in my Family When the call came, they stood up and...	115 views Rate it
Previous Employer — Joe McLaughlin	They claimed to be a friend, That would stand by me to the end, And reminded me over and over. I resisted their conditioning, And fought off their...	113 views Rate it
1929 — Frankcraven.com	On January fifteenth; Mama shouted HALLELUJAH! She also gritted her teeth... in the birth pain, how do you do ya? She brought Martin Luther King...	113 views Rate it
Deportation of the Dahlia — Charlie McFadzen	Deportation of the Dahlia The winter ice bites hard, It’s teeth digging beneath Soil, cracked, and scarred. But then, a miracle! A seed, riding...	111 views Rate it
The Chair — Dee-Dee Carter	Abandoned, Abstract, Covered With Fine Particles of Yesteryear's Past Quiet Footsteps, Sterned Calloused Hands Arrives to Deliver It From A Torched...	111 views Rate it
William Shakespeare — Satyam Kumar	Will I contrast you with a late spring's day? Thou craftsmanship more beautiful and more mild: Harsh breezes really do shake the sweetheart buds of...	106 views Rate it
Admiral Lord Collingwood — Letitia Elizabeth Landon	METHINKS it is a glorious thing, To sail upon the deep ; A thousand sailors under you, Their watch and ward to keep : To see your gallant...	105 views Rate it
Rah — George Sutton	A kind of got but kind of not money is what you have but you kind of not we're not in space I'm in earth when I'm here on birth when I'm Hurst I'm alive...	103 views Rate it
By the order of a finger — Mohammad Zafar Sadek	By the order of a finger Mohammad Zafar Sadek The soil of bengal was burst into pieces by endless anger the soil was broken...	96 views Rate it
G3ng : L1fe — Je Woo Han	All my shootaz speak Korean, you’re gonna need subtitles when we question you. All my brothers tote gunz, my nation put ‘em in their hands to kill...	91 views Rate it
Believe in pure heart — Astghick Moradkhanians	Believe;in higher power of Good God! According Good Godly people (Ms.Davis &Ms . varvara); we must not lose our sense of wonder at all God's...	89 views Rate it
22yrs old and born Winston-Salem (an ode to Langston Hughes) — Damon Young	critiqued my critique of a dead white man's societal critique you gave me a b i suppose we see things differently like langston's critique of...	89 views Rate it
In Search Of the Lost Tongue — Benson Chukwueke	They journeyed back to the past Digging deep into archives vast Day and night they laboured on Unearthing bones from ancient tombs In search of the...	88 views Rate it
D-laid — Reil Exce Rosanjelix	Of the dialed deceased Let us reveal the released Omits and audit its pieced Keepers of the peace...	83 views Rate it
The Boxer — Tim Strauss	Though I was a madman I don't regret a thing For madness is an asset When I'm fighting in the ring A boxer though they called me A warrior or a...	80 views Rate it
The Lady Sings — Latin X	Lady day singing the blues. Why are we still hanging from trees? My brothers and sisters still aren’t free. Trees baring strange fruit. Let the Lady...	77 views Rate it
I Am Just Mexican — Blanca I Vela Diaz	Growing up I was always asked “what are you?” People expected me to be half African American, Asian from India, Philippine, or Thai; that would make...	75 views Rate it
Domestic Violence Awareness: Why she stays...in memory of the fallen — Lora Jane Simpson	Everyone tells her that she should leave, but where is she to go? For every time she packs her bag, it’s violence that she knows. People tell her to...	74 views Rate it
Climate Change — Sriram Kasturi	Oh mother nature As we all have not respected you, Utilizing you for commercial gains, We tried to play God By taking pride of our technologies, ...	74 views Rate it

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