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For Him I Sing — Walt Whitman	FOR him I sing, I raise the Present on the Past, (As some perennial tree, out of its roots, the present on the past:) With time and space I...	120 views Rate it
Flies — Robert William Service	I never kill a fly because I think that what we have of laws To regulate and civilize Our daily life - we owe to...	120 views Rate it
To the Lord Chancellor Hyde. Presented on New-Year's Day, 1662 — John Dryden	My Lord, While flattering crowds officiously appear To give themselves, not you, an happy year, And by the greatness of their presents prove How much...	120 views Rate it
Why! — Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis	Sisters! I've thought o'er this until my brain has blisters. Are you, indeed, such valiant resisters Of all the charm, the grace, the noble bearing Of...	120 views Rate it
Dialogue Between a Sovereign and a One-Pound Note — Thomas Moore	Said a Sov'reign to a Note, In the pocket of my coat, Where they met in a neat purse of leather, "How happens it, I prithee, That though I'm wedded with...	119 views Rate it
The Brus Book X — John Barbour	[Preparations for battle against John of Lorn] Quhen Thomas Randell on this wis Wes takyn as Ik her devys And send to dwell in gud keping For spek that he...	119 views Rate it
It's No Joke to One Bloke — Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis	Dear Comrade: In the game of politics A Senator gits quite enough of kicks Without 'is photer sittin' in the press Wot makes 'is map look like a nasty...	119 views Rate it
Pompous Display — Ludy Bührs	Stark words in convinced display, seamlessly well defined they like to make a lot of sense from way deep within where the substance appears solid and...	118 views Rate it
Gov't — Amanda K lessig	A million voices in my head Thoughts can not be set straight as I lay in bed The Gov't is who controls Planting evil in our brains until they explode ...	118 views Rate it
Sancta Maria, Succurre Miseris — Amy Lowell	Dear Virgin Mary, far away, Look down from Heaven while I pray. Open your golden casement high, And lean way out beyond the sky. I am so little, it may be...	118 views Rate it
Off the Ground — Walter de la Mare	Three jolly Farmers Once bet a pound Each dance the others would Off the ground. Out of their coats They slipped right soon, And neat and nicesome ...	118 views Rate it
The Exile's Choice — Victor Marie Hugo	Since justice slumbers in the abysm, Since the crime's crowned with despotism, Since all most upright souls are smitten, Since proudest souls are bowed...	118 views Rate it
Mulford — John Greenleaf Whittier	Unnoted as the setting of a star He passed; and sect and party scarcely knew When from their midst a sage and seer withdrew To fitter audience, where the...	118 views Rate it
God Save The King — Anonymous Americas	God save great George our king Long live our noble king, God save the king. Send him victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign...	118 views Rate it
The Federal Bus Conductor and the Old Lady — Andrew Barton Paterson	Now 'urry, Mrs New South Wales, and come along of us, We're all a-goin' ridin' in the Federation 'bus. A fam'ly party, don't you know -- yes,...	118 views Rate it
Subterranean Phantasies — Ambrose Bierce	I died. As meekly in the earth I lay, With shriveled fingers reverently folded, The worm-uncivil engineer!-my clay Tunneled industriously, and the mole...	118 views Rate it
Shelter Me In II — Mario William Vitale	I exist as a vapor then I am no more some may equate logic for fear that brings nothing near my chest is heavy and my pulse is setting in yesterday...	117 views Rate it
The Vanity of Human Wishes (excerpts) — Samuel Johnson	1 Let observation with extensive view, 2 Survey mankind, from China to Peru; 3 Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife, 4 And watch...	117 views Rate it
The Genesis of Gloom [Australian Variety] — Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis	Once upon a time, in days remote, A politician bought a vote. The price he paid is not quite clear, But probably a pot of beer Secured his end. But he...	117 views Rate it
The Royal Jester — Ambrose Bierce	Once on a time, so ancient poets sing, There reigned in Godknowswhere a certain king. So great a monarch ne'er before was seen: He was a hero, even to his...	117 views Rate it
My Easter Poem — Marta C Weeks	Buckle Man on the cross on this Easter Help us recognize that buckled Under pompous vulgar leaders We excused immorality and...	116 views Rate it
Wanted — A Theme — Grace Greenwood	THE spring is here again, mother! she bursts upon our sight, Like a young girl in her bridal dress, all bloom, and love, and light; The birds from out...	116 views Rate it
The Indications — Walt Whitman	THE indications, and tally of time; Perfect sanity shows the master among philosophs; Time, always without flaw, indicates itself in parts; ...	116 views Rate it
The Sentence Of John L. Brown — John Greenleaf Whittier	Ho! thou who seekest late and long A License from the Holy Book For brutal lust and fiendish wrong, Man of the Pulpit, look! Lift up those cold and...	116 views Rate it
Untitled — K. T. Schwager	Call me a cracker. Take me from my home. Ship me, canistered, long across a void in darkness. Accompany me with cries of sorrow, whimpers of...	115 views Rate it

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