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On Work — Kahlil Gibran	Then a ploughman said, Speak to us of Work. And he answered, saying: You work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth. ...	1,033 views Rate it
Refugee — Maxwell Sebastian Burchett	Refugee by Max Burchett I met a man, homeless he said. Home was wherever he stood. He had no house, no doors, no locks, As long as there were...	1,032 views Rate it
THAT'S LIFE — mad hippie poet	Dream inside of a dream looking searching for something, someone, anything, anyone to bring back to reality, or is this half nightmare half dream my world...	1,032 views Rate it
Where is Thee — Steven E. Zeman	The moon rises above the horizon, the beauty of her eyes glimmer, a hint of a smile, warm as mid June. A cool breeze waves thru the Indian grass...	1,031 views Rate it
The Table Turned — William Wordsworth	Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books; Or surely you'll grow double: Up! up! my Friend, and clear your looks; Why all this toil and...	1,030 views Rate it
Africa — Claude McKay	The sun sought thy dim bed and brought forth light, The sciences were sucklings at thy breast; When all the world was young in pregnant night Thy...	1,028 views Rate it
The Trap of Rejection — Kari Michele Chrichlow	It’s such a pretty sight How it’s happened all my life Formed my beauty, thoughts, intellect, My compassion for others, Super heightened sensitivity...	1,025 views Rate it
A Nutty Thought — Luke Breen	As the smoke in the sky Fades by my eye I wonder why we even try All we do is die Is this life anything, but a lie We live And give All for what Living...	1,023 views Rate it
I am Time Fluid — Kari Michele Chrichlow	I am time fluid, Not quite accurate, never precise I get there when I get there, Incensing others to incite their fear that I won’t appear, at the...	1,020 views Rate it
Jaded Figurine — Kari Michele Chrichlow	And when I peek into her blue yellowish green contacts, her deep brown aura emits jaded steams... facing her mirror and when she removes her aqua...	1,017 views Rate it
It's a Mellow Vibe — Kari Michele Chrichlow	It’s a mellowed out vibe Cello playing in my ear drums Strummin’ along my thoughts of chillaxin’ Saxin’ on a groove on my way home tonight ...	1,015 views Rate it
The Intensifying Mystery — Kari Michele Chrichlow	Intensity... A need to be grasped... When time has elapsed... Our hands shall be clasped... In unity we must gather, or rather- look forward towards...	1,014 views Rate it
The Guest House — Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi	This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new...	1,012 views Rate it
Bright Star — John Keats	Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art-- Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching, with eternal lids apart, ...	1,011 views Rate it
He Shone a Light — Kari Michele Chrichlow	He Shone a Light Upon My Spirit A Light Within A Light to be Seen In Between The Surface of Me & You… Continue… Continue… Continue… Continue… ...	1,010 views Rate it
The Debutante (revised version) — Sommer Rains	1. Life without friends is empty and bleak. like the pit of quicksand That they all gather 'round sitting, staring, ...	1,007 views Rate it
Sargent's Portrait of Edwin Booth — Thomas Bailey Aldrich	That face which no man ever saw And from his memory banished quite, With eyes in which are Hamlet's awe And Cardinal Richelieu's subtle light, Looks...	1,006 views Rate it
God Help the Unheard Children — Leslie Kay Lanham	Children should be seen, not heard Who made up this rule? If this is how you truly feel Then you Sir, are a fool. Many children go unheard We look,...	1,005 views Rate it
Isabella or The Pot of Basil — John Keats	I. Fair Isabel, poor simple Isabel! Lorenzo, a young palmer in Love's eye! They could not in the self-same mansion dwell Without some stir of heart, some...	1,005 views Rate it
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like...	989 views Rate it
The Canonization — John Donne	For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love, Or chide my palsy, or my gout, My five grey hairs, or ruin'd fortune flout, With wealth your state, your...	983 views Rate it
The Moving Finger — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The Moving Finger, Having writ, moves on, therewith Inscribing onwards An unfolding epilogue With all of us as players. Having entrances. Placed...	975 views Rate it
Mother to Son — Langston Hughes	Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on...	973 views Rate it
Tell Me Why I Shouldn't Cry — Randy West	They say that men should never cry. It shows a weaker side. Throughout my life, I’ve always found that tears are hard to hide. There’s so much evil in...	964 views Rate it
When the food is busting — Will Woj	If thy food is busting Thy hips shall be thrusting Look at me and you shall see How good thy food will be Your food is not busting It be quiet disgusting...	960 views Rate it