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  October 2022     10 hours ago

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He found the answers in a book
And knew their truth
From the environment’s look.

The rules and the mysteries
Secrets all,
But plain as day the truth did call.

In centuries past he suffered most
From lack of knowledge,
Became a ghost.

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– by Charles H Fox III

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added 2 months ago
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One Day

One day
Like a beautiful sunrise,
You came into my life.

A new beginning
Full of promise,
And you took me by surprise
With a gentle warmth
That glowed,
And filled the entire day with...

– by Charles H Fox III

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History Speaks

It was a land of vast spaces
And wide, open skies.
Tribes of that region could hear its

  sweet song.
When wanderers came from lands

  far away
They knew this land had great

  power.

The natives had rapport with this
...

– by Charles H Fox III

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Phantom Moon

New day under way.
Warm morning sun
Still low in the sky,
Having just lifted its head

  from the horizon.

Phantom moon,
A spirit of the night
Suddenly bound
In early morning sunshine
Floats faintly above,
Faded and pale.
A phantom...

– by Charles H Fox III

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added 8 months ago
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Failure

Platitudes and empty reassurances
Are a poor substitute
For hopes unfulfilled.

An ill-chosen faulty foundation
And the entire edifice crumbles.

My own foolishness slaps my face
And the universe...

– by Charles H Fox III

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added 1 year ago
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I had four poems picked out as possible winners, decided to vote for this one. Cleverly told story; light-hearted viewpoint, flowed well with a surprise at the end.

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