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The Legend Of Immortal Truth — Ambrose Bierce	A bear, having spread him a notable feast, Invited a famishing fox to the place. 'I've killed me,' quoth he, 'an edible beast As ever distended the girdle...	47 views Rate it
O Christmas Tree — Jazmin	O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree How lovely are thy branches! O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree How lovely are thy branches! Your boughs so green...	46 views Rate it
Alexander VI Dines with the Cardinal of Capua — Stephen Vincent Benet	Next, then, the peacock, gilt With all its feathers. Look, what gorgeous dyes Flow in the eyes! And how deep, lustrous greens are splashed and spilt ...	46 views Rate it
The Hapless Army — Edward George Dyson	“A soldier braving disease and death on the battlefield has a seven times better chance of life than a new-born baby.”—Secretary of War,...	46 views Rate it
What a beautiful you — Obed Daniels	What a beautiful you… Like the sun rise Over a calm lake. Your eyes have me mesmerised, A servant, for your love in return… Your lips are of the...	45 views Rate it
Sport In The Meadows — John Clare	Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the...	45 views Rate it
How Robin and His Outlaws Lived in The Woods — James Henry Leigh Hunt	Robin and his merry men : Lived just like the birds; They had almost as many tracks as thoughts, : And whistles and songs as...	45 views Rate it
To Mother Venus — Eugene Field	O mother Venus, quit, I pray, Your violent assailing! The arts, forsooth, that fired my youth At last are unavailing; My blood runs cold, I'm getting old,...	45 views Rate it
Mandolin Player — Annette Jane Gagliardi	Mandolin Player How could the Mandolin player be so well composed? How does she climb the scale so well? How can she be exposed to rough and noisy...	44 views Rate it
Sparkle, The Christmas Cardinal — Ed Kielkucki	Sparkle The Christmas Cardinal By : Ed Kielkucki Christmas will be late, this year, The word from Santa, “No Holiday Cheer “ His reindeer...	44 views Rate it
Thanksgiving Dinner — Mario William Vitale	Thanksgiving...	44 views Rate it
The Invitation to Selborne — Gilbert White	See Selborne spreads her boldest beauties round The varied valley, and the mountain ground, Wildly majestic! what is all the pride Of flats, with loads...	44 views Rate it
What’s in life, if Not… — Surajit Mahalanobis	What’s in life, if Not… Resplendent, if that’s the word that ignites the fire in this Festive night of Lights in my heart, gelling, melting, in...	43 views Rate it
MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE CIRCLE — PHILLIP MCDUFFIE JACKSON	I SEE FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE EYE MY PRIZE IS YOUR LIES MY PRIDE CARRIES TURPENTINE IT'S HOW YOU INTERPRET LINES. I'M NOT A LINE FOR THE CULTURE I...	43 views Rate it
Christmas without you — Tonja Rina Ard	Christmas time is here again And I feel that I just won't fit in, I have no cheer, or smiling face Just making it through, by gods grace. ...	43 views Rate it
Oíche Shamhna — John Joseph Sheehy MacSheehy	Oíche Shamhna John Joseph Sheehy The night of the dead, halloween, the banshee cries. A Scottish piper, known as the great Archie, was hired to play...	42 views Rate it
The Christmas cake — Balvin	It’s getting colder, Christmas is knocking My heart blissful, thoughts are provoking Telling my baker for our friendship sake Put magic potion when...	42 views Rate it
Independence Day — Independence day	you think of independence day do you think of me I am the one who gave my all so can you can be free Take the time to think of this day and pay...	42 views Rate it
A May-September Romance — Curtis Jerry Smothers	I met her on the Plaka steps On my way to Parthenon My ship becalmed at anchor In the May's Med honeyed sun She followed me to Naples Where we...	42 views Rate it
The Brothers — Elizabeth Butler	As Frozen winter approaches. A Rounded red man sits in candlelight. Bounded leather, the lists placed with care. The words inscribed read...	42 views Rate it
Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Resurrection Sunday — Sharon Brown	Palm Sunday leads to Good Friday which leads to Resurrection Sunday says the Preacher. Jesus Christ is mankind's soul...	42 views Rate it
The Waits — Margaret Deland	At the break of Christmas Day, Through the frosty starlight ringing, Faint and sweet and far away, Comes the sound of children, singing, ...	42 views Rate it
The Deserted Cottage — Mary Darby Robinson	Who dwelt in yonder lonely Cot, Why is it thus forsaken? It seems, by all the world forgot, Above its path the high grass grows, And through its thatch...	42 views Rate it
Hero And Leander. The Fifth Sestiad — George Chapman	Now was bright Hero weary of the day, Thought an Olympiad in Leander's stay. Sol and the soft-foot Hours hung on his arms, And would not let him swim,...	42 views Rate it
The Ghost Whimpers — Benson Chukwueke	Now watching her funeral She weeps not her death Awful awkward hypocrisy Heads down to mourn Feast and feast so fast While her body lie in state ...	41 views Rate it