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Haiku Art Form — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Japanese Haiku. Pivotal to its culture. This three-line poem. It highlights nature. Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall. Meditatively. Its simplicity...	751 views Rate it
The Prisms of Life — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The prisms of Life. Starting from birth until death. Are our projections. Superimposed on all things. The deeds of our existence. The prisms of...	742 views Rate it
In Search of Self — Karl Constantine FOLKES	In search of Self I looked into the mirror and saw two staring eyes They glanced at me and threatened my demise Informing me without speaking that I...	740 views Rate it
The Sea of people did come. — A J C	The sea of people did come. A pack of wolves surrounded me as I walked into the woods between the piles of stubble and rubble. They were not there to...	731 views Rate it
The day I found you. — A J C	The day I found you. Nicole was mine from the first day I found her. Then Sue came along and loved me strong, I thought me and sue she died too. I need...	727 views Rate it
Penance For a Mercurial NBA Player — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Made of sterner stuff. Image of athletic skills. Conformed yet to disappointments, He rose to the very top. As a stalwart college freshman. Earning...	709 views Rate it
The Transcendental Journey — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Life is but a journey. And we are all its travelers. Traveling to find our core Self that unites in us the many. The many selves within us. Seeking...	702 views Rate it
The Adversary’s Metaphysical String — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Puppets on a string, in the Adversary’s realm, we are made robots. Given minds and thoughts to construct a universe. alien to us. Heed this...	699 views Rate it
The Politics of Crime and Punishment — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Congressional politics. Devoid of ethics. Is the politics of crime. A human illness. And crime that goes unpunished. Congressional politics. Gone...	697 views Rate it
The harvest Moon. — A J C	The harvest moon. I look out my window and can see a bright orange harvest moon. It indicates that I'll be seeing you soon. Your beauty is like the...	677 views Rate it
The girl in the window. — A J C	The girl in the window. I looked up at the window. My disabled friend can't grab a clasp in her crooked hands. When she does they end up on the floor...	668 views Rate it
My dog Crystal. — Dianejean57	Crystal. When you have to put your dog to sleep she looks into your eyes, she knows she is going to die. There are no more rides through the...	661 views Rate it
Psyche Courting Eros — Karl Constantine FOLKES	So let the love game begin It’s a match with a win Pray, let the love game begin From without and within. Thru thick and thru thin A love match...	653 views Rate it
Schroedinger’s Cat and Quantum Indeterminacy — Karl Constantine FOLKES	‘Schroedinger’s Cat’ and Quantum Relativity. Thought experiment. Both in superposition. An imaginary state. The mind’s behavior. On the nature of...	649 views Rate it
The leaves dropped there tears. — A J C	The leaves dropped their tears. I love the woods; they are so dark and deep. But I do have one promise I will keep. I will try to make it before I go...	649 views Rate it
The ugly girl like me. — A J C	The ugly girl like me. In my high school days, I learned the truth. The ugly duckling girls like me were never seen. I was a brown-eyed girl with...	628 views Rate it
We Are Intrepid Travelers of Space — Karl Constantine FOLKES	A global journey Traversing the Milky Way Our seatbelts fastened By Earth’s magnetic impulse We — intrepid...	625 views Rate it
Wisdom of DAO — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Wisdom of DAO: Contraction is addition and not subtraction. Weakness in its full balance defeats the hubris of strength. Read now from DAO. Read...	617 views Rate it
Life keeps moving — Nancy Nunez	I do not know all the answers and that’s ok. I do know this. Sometimes we break to renew. Sometimes we have darkness to appreciate our brighter days....	616 views Rate it
Cruel Intentions — Ammie-Marie Littke	Cruelty amongst humanity knows no boundaries The web it weaves can ensnare the utmost virtuous Taunting the innocent with opportune dismay Empowering...	604 views Rate it
Gibran’s ‘River’ Courses Our Lives — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The River Cannot Go Back: A Parable “The River Cannot Go Back,” declared once the mystic and poet, Lebanese-American Kahlil Gibran. author of “The...	597 views Rate it
TETELESTAI! — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The task and trials. Each one of us encounters. That is our mission. Each one of us has to face. Life’s journey with temptations. Each one asked to...	593 views Rate it
America’s Danger From Authoritarianism and Disinformation — Karl Constantine FOLKES	All dangerous signs Nations must take notice of And be prepared to counter. Authoritarianism. How it festers as a poison. As a bed partner Of...	587 views Rate it
Laozi’s Dao De Jing — Karl Constantine FOLKES	[Dao is The Way. path to the awakening of our true nature; the opposites united, In harmony and balance.] Master Laozi, ‘Philosopher of Ages,’ ...	585 views Rate it
The whispering of the trees. — A J C	The whispering of the trees. One more night, I tried, but could not go to sleep. All the thoughts flooding into my head are pushing me down and...	583 views Rate it

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