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The Retinue of Dionysos — Constantine P. Cavafy	Damon the craftsman (none better in the Peloponnese) is giving the last touches to his Retinue of Dionysos carved in Parian marble: the god leading in...	123 views Rate it
Candy Land — John W. May	The swing that breaks the hanging bag Sends candy bouncing all around: The children rush, and pushing fuss, And knock each other to the ground. No...	122 views Rate it
Out of Control — Ludy Bührs	Where the powerful control the press They can do anything To those who are powerless Morals are mere painting What‘s wrong is made right Things do...	122 views Rate it
Job's Job — Jason Segel	Job’s Job An apple a day keeps the doctor away Or so they say But not the monsters Oh no, not the ghosts Little Stevie had a dream Become...	122 views Rate it
Bond, James Bond (shaken not stirred) — Wayne Blair	The bad guys with the Assault weapons Miss him every time. He has a hand gun. One shot and Three thugs drop. While the fortress alarms scream Out...	122 views Rate it
Power Play — Benson Chukwueke	We waited till minutes turn into hour As People troop out to exercise their power Time to reflect the decision we were about to take Will our vote...	122 views Rate it
Nothing To Wear — William Allen Butler	Miss Flora McFlimsey, of Madison Square, Has made three separate journeys to Paris; And her father assures me, each time she was there, That she and her...	122 views Rate it
Inspiration — Samuel Johnson	LIFE of Ages, richly poured, Love of God, unspent and free, Flowing in the Prophet’s word And the People’s...	122 views Rate it
The Haunted Oak — Paul Laurence Dunbar	Pray why are you so bare, so bare, Oh, bough of the old oak-tree; And why, when I go through the shade you throw, Runs a shudder over me? My...	122 views Rate it
The Author Upon Himself — Jonathan Swift	By an old ——pursued, A crazy prelate, and a royal prude; By dull divines, who look with envious eyes On ev'ry genius that attempts to rise; And pausing...	122 views Rate it
To My Dear Friend Mr. Congreve On His Commedy Call'd The Double Dealer — John Dryden	Well then; the promis'd hour is come at last; The present age of wit obscures the past: Strong were our sires; and as they fought they writ, Conqu'ring...	122 views Rate it
Fragment — James Weldon Johnson	The hand of Fate cannot be stayed, The course of Fate cannot be steered, By all the gods that man has made, Nor all the devils he has feared, Not by the...	122 views Rate it
The Hunt — Michelle Brillhart	The forest at dusk is a prison of shadows, souls fleeing with hearts beating in panicked flow. The trees are bars, trapping us in a hell that lingers, ...	121 views Rate it
Our Cruel Kind — Ludy Bührs	On airborne waves human emotions float in directions guided from high above. Foul voices widely spread a dark loath of all strangers, promote but...	121 views Rate it
Rat Race — Dawn Renee Hill	Human race in a rat race. Winner winner winner, first place. Second place only saves face of being the first to lose. More pride’s in the stride of...	121 views Rate it
To The Pious Memory Of The Accomplished Young Lady Mrs. Anne Killigrew — John Dryden	Thou youngest virgin-daughter of the skies, Made in the last promotion of the Blest; Whose palms, new pluck'd from Paradise, In spreading branches more...	121 views Rate it
Black Lizzie — Henry Kendall	THE GLOVED and jewelled bards who sing Of Pippa, Maud, and Dorothea, Have hardly done the handsome thing For you, my inky Cytherea. Flower of a land...	121 views Rate it
A Panegyric — Edmund Waller	[To my Lord Protector, of the Present Greatness, and Joint Interest, of His Highness, and this...	121 views Rate it
The Anti-Socialist — Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis	'Tis morn. An individualistic cock Proclaims the fact. The dissipated cat sneaks home forlorn. 'Tis time to get up and act! 'Tis eight o'clock! The stern...	121 views Rate it
If U Already Knew — Amanda K lessig (Sunshine)	Before we find love let us find grief We can make it through the hurt and feel our peace If at first we feel sadness We will better rejoice in...	120 views Rate it
Behind the Lights — Ludy Bührs	Reluctantly the darkness has defined what fervid lights have been hiding from us. It has and keeps all verities confined, and only roofs with a...	120 views Rate it
Twisted Leaves — Mario William Vitale	whisper... through the trees spinning in the light of illumination vivid correlation on one's own imagination colors of red, yellow & green ...	120 views Rate it
A Day the Stars Aligned — Brian Hansen	Earth spins on its spin like as make us all dizzy, It rise in the West, cross the face of the Sun. Then once a year, it's your anniversary, The day...	120 views Rate it
Book Tenth {Residence in France continued] — William Wordsworth	IT was a beautiful and silent day That overspread the countenance of earth, Then fading with unusual quietness,-- A day as beautiful as e'er was given To...	120 views Rate it
Damon vs. Pythias — William Schwenck Gilbert	Two better friends you wouldn't pass Throughout a summer's day, Than DAMON and his PYTHIAS, - Two merchant princes...	120 views Rate it