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The Ballad Of East And West — Rudyard Kipling	Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat; But there...	2,359 views Rate it
For My Sister Molly Who in the Fifties — Alice Walker	Once made a fairy rooster from Mashed potatoes Whose eyes I forget But green onions were his tail And his two legs were carrot sticks A tomato slice...	1,146 views Rate it
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner — Samuel Taylor Coleridge	IN SEVEN...	861 views Rate it
Having happier Thanksgiving By Astghick Moradkhanians — Astghick Moradkhanians	Special thanks to mighty good God for blessings on earth, gaven loving gift of Jesus Christ the Lord! For All human being to have peace of mind and heart...	792 views Rate it
Garlands of Gold — Robin Loving	I dashed through a snowstorm, in search of a tree I had thirteen dollars, but found one for free. It was thrown in a pile, still nailed to a stand, ...	774 views Rate it
Vashti — Frances Ellen Watkins Harper	She leaned her head upon her hand And heard the King's decree -- "My lords are feasting in my halls; Bid Vashti come to...	756 views Rate it
The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point — Elizabeth Barrett Browning	I. I stand on the mark beside the shore Of the first white pilgrim's bended knee, Where exile turned to ancestor, And God was thanked for liberty. I have...	644 views Rate it
Marmion: a Christmas Poem — Sir Walter Scott	Heap on more wood! the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We'll keep our Christmas merry still. Each age has deem'd the new-born year The...	587 views Rate it
T was just this time last year I died. — Emily Dickinson	'T was just this time last year I died. I know I heard the corn, When I was carried by the farms,-- It had the tassels...	521 views Rate it
The May Magnificat — Gerard Manley Hopkins	May is Mary's month, and I Muse at that and wonder why: Her feasts follow reason, Dated due to...	499 views Rate it
Oh, When Will We Ever Learn? — Karl Constantine FOLKES	A redemption song. The voices of our people. A redemption hymn. Revolutionary call. Oh, when will we ever learn? A Baptist deacon. Paul Bogle,...	418 views Rate it
Halloween — Robert Burns	Upon that night, when fairies light On Cassilis Downans dance, Or owre the lays, in splendid blaze, On sprightly coursers prance; Or for Colean the...	356 views Rate it
The Truth About Santa — Don Stephens	Prologue: As children we marveled at the mystery of Santa. Why does he live at the North Pole? How old is he? Who are the elves and how did...	349 views Rate it
Have happiest New Year by Astghick Moradkhanians — Astghick Moradkhanians	Have a happiest time of your life! That good God through faith of Mary Nazareth and Joseph; brought us the Christ child's miracle, his gift of peace! ...	347 views Rate it
So Cruel Prison — Henry Howard	So cruel prison how could betide, alas, As proud Windsor? Where I in lust and joy With a king's son my childish years did pass In greater feast than...	328 views Rate it
They Desire A Better Country — Christina Georgina Rossetti	I...	311 views Rate it
May Magnificat — Gerard Manley Hopkins	May is Mary's month, and I Muse at that and wonder why: Her feasts follow reason, Dated due to...	292 views Rate it
It Is Later Than You Think — Robert William Service	Lone amid the cafe's cheer, Sad of heart am I to-night; Dolefully I drink my beer, But no single line I write. There's the wretched rent to pay, Yet I...	291 views Rate it
Fairy Song — Louisa May Alcott	The moonlight fades from flower and rose And the stars dim one by one; The tale is told, the song is sung, And the Fairy feast is done. The night-wind...	280 views Rate it
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, The — Samuel Taylor Coleridge	IN SEVEN...	278 views Rate it
Easter Communion — Gerard Manley Hopkins	Pure fasted faces draw unto this feast: God comes all sweetness to your Lenten lips. You striped in secret with breath-taking whips, Those crooked...	264 views Rate it
Ode On Intimations Of Immortality — William Wordsworth	From Recollections of Early Childhood The Child is father of the Man; And I could wish my days to be ...	260 views Rate it
The Hock-cart, or Harvest Home — Robert Herrick	To the Right Honourable Mildmay, Earl of...	243 views Rate it
Christmas Trees — Robert Frost	The city had withdrawn into itself And left at last the country to the country; When between whirls of snow not come to lie And whirls of foliage not yet...	243 views Rate it
Winter — Robert Southey	A wrinkled crabbed man they picture thee, Old Winter, with a rugged beard as grey As the long moss upon the apple-tree; Blue-lipt, an icedrop at thy...	239 views Rate it