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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...
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Warfare Source: Distempers of the Human Mind
— Karl Constantine FOLKES
PROLOGUE:

Behold, how war and peace are so aligned.
Haply appearing sometimes as comedy.
At other times to sadly all remind;
there’s sometimes joy...
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Unknown Soldiers
— Maxwell Sebastian Burchett
Unknown Soldiers
by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett

One Memorial Day made me consider
The many tombs to unknown soldiers,
In memoriam to the lost
...
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Good Day
— Maxwell Sebastian Burchett
Good Day
by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett

I present these lyrics today,
For you to consider if you would,
An idea I propose, to find a way
To...
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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...
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On the Dragon Boat
— William He
On the Dragon Boat
By William He

The Summer’s calm,
Softly the censer sways and bows,
The mugwort’s fibres which flow.
The gently rocking boat...
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The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
IN SEVEN...
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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,
...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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On Lake Inle, in Shan State, Myanmar
— Karl Constantine FOLKES
On the inlet of Lake Inle, in a small motorboat,
in Nyaungshwe Township.
There — on a freshwater lake,
in lovely Shan State,
nested in magestic Shan...
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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...
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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,...
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Alluring Andaman Sea
— William He
Alluring Andaman Sea
By William He

The tails swirling and bows bending,
Kites tethered to surfers gliding true,
Like giant hawks arcing high,
...
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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...
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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...
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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! ...
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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...
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Beyond the White Gate
— Adam Gutteridge
In the West Country deep, down a quiet narrow lane
A haggard white gate stood in shame
For its task was to guard a disgraceful event
That was due to...
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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...
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