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Castles in the Air Susanna Elliott-Newth	’ Mothers doing washing up - neighbours picking flowers, Brothers under motorcars for hours upon...	Rate it (5.00 / 5 votes)
The Difference Between A Flower and A Weed Katrina Klippstein	Duality, unlike the majority- You were picking the daisy chains Sprouted from their daydream...	Rate it (5.00 / 3 votes)
I Had to Be Told Josephine Gilbert	leave a healing wound alone stop picking at it It would never heal they said if I kept undoing the progress if I didn’t let...	Rate it (5.00 / 2 votes)
Resilient Tabitha Brady	Exhausted from picking up the pieces time & time...	Rate it (5.00 / 2 votes)
A Late Walk Robert Frost	I end not far from my going forth By picking the faded blue Of the last remaining aster flower To carry again to...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
A Mothers Cry Vera Prince	I see a young mother, picking herself up, going back to school no more being a fool, letting no one use and abuse her,...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
ABUSED AND BROKEN Sherrie Ann Benedict	Bare foot; hot sun; picking thorns from the land; not allowed a drink Caged for punishment; starved and broken; death...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Apology Tour Lawrence S. Pertillar	Picking through remnants, Of valued delusions sought to...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Autumn's gay dance. Laura Sanders	Falling, falling, with the season's formation, picking up speed , they collect for soil...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Composition Sprout	I peeked You were still On your knees Picking the peace You would tend As your keep Last time I hovered The iron Was butter The...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
F-R-I-E-N-D-S Noel Haughey	a stop at the fifth element Cafe picking up snacks break dancing on a break on a date it's master mixers and hound dogs all...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
God bless Brayden Valley	lost in them just like I was in a dense orchard picking apples smelling the Pumpkin spice that lingers around the fall season when I feel lost in...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Happy Accidents Brian Oliveri	tinkering, endless hours of sweat combination picking, though not just yet on the verge of greatness discovery backtracks and redoes for a...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Haughty Rose Susan Mayer Brumel	But flirting is allowed If picking her, the preference — It’s quickly disavowed Alas, the haughty rose flower Alone upon...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Iowa City: Early April Robert Hass	And a doe and two yearlings, picking their way along the worrying path they'd made through the gully, their coats the color of...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Its Time # 2 Brian Bevels	Its time to put down the remote And start picking up our...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Least Of Mosts Sprout	Clawing for my future I’ll be picking Pennie’s off The gum Beneath the...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Levitated Sprout	Whim request An Object To be moved Needs picking up At...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Mission Accomplished Lawrence S. Pertillar	By picking words to choose them...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Reminiscent of Russell Anderson	He hated the gym The worst place For picking on him Such was the refrain Of a 12-year-old After abuses, untold Knocked down From...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Some wish Jessica Haralson	feelings they pull you under trying to smoother picking just the right time to slap you with a...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Something Susanna Elliott-Newth	We wear our fingers rough in picking them, But must take care when reaching near the thorns, As rose, so innocent, can play...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
The Bull Ralph Hodgson	And things abominable sit Picking offal buck or swine, On the mess and over it Burnished flies and beetles shine, And spiders...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
The Drupe GCThomas	the husk while I meander, picking it as I amble in the gentle rain; my thoughts escape my mind to stain...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
The loss Roxz Jeffery	Knowing you not picking me up if I fail The loss will never be easy Never fade Loss will always be in the...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)

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