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I'm just a Christian country boy from Swansea Mass. I know my poems are raw but when I try to rewrite them the correct way they come out horrible. So what you see is what you get. I like raw. I really don't care about how many comments or votes I care about what I see and that's what matters to me.

  November 2023     3 hours ago

Submitted Poems 349 total

The black pearl.

The Black Pearl.

Oh, the black pearl shining bright, A gem that steals away the night. In ocean depths, it lay unseen, A mystery in the moonlight's sheen. Its beauty rare, its value high, A treasure that could make one cry. The black pearl, a...

by A J C

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Forever Love.

"Love's eternal flame burns bright, In the velvet darkness of the night, guiding us in love's sweet embrace, Our souls entwined in passion's grace. Beneath the starry sky above, I'll hold you close, my one true love, In your arms, I find my peace,...

by A J C

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The signs.

The Signs

I can hear every whisper of the wind, a message flows, A gentle reminder of the path I chose, The signs are hidden in the stars above, guiding me with unspoken love. Each moment filled with subtle clues, leading me to paths I never...

by A J C

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The old weathered slate headstone.

The weathered slate headstone rests under the drooping willow tree. It bears the engraved names of those passed away, their memories cherished and hearts yearning. With each day that goes by, the stone ages. Time wears away the once sharp letters,...

by A J C

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The carousel horse stands on his pole.

The carousel horse stands on his pole. 

The carousel horse stands on his pole, waiting for his story to be told. He sits and stares and smiles and grins. Then he tells me, Where have you been? I take the kids for rides every day. Some laugh,...

by A J C

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A masterpiece

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Great job

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Well done

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I love it.

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Beautiful.

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Okay now I know why I don't do these type of poems. Because they make me cry.

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This poems about old slate headstones.

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Beautiful well done.

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Beautiful.

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I love everything about this poem. Every word I have in one of mine.

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I love this one too.

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Beautiful this is exactly what I look for.

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My best friend used to love carousel horses and collected them in her day.

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This is one of my sick mind poems.

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All of the above.

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