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  1. Poetry - Two Poems by Turgut Uyar, "One Day, Early in the Morn" and "By The Thousands"

    by Ugur Akinci - 2007-03-09
    In the spirit of gratitude to the masters that have gone before us, and in the hopes of helping inject a moment's worth of tranquility and reflection into a world that desperately needs some, I hereby...
  2. Move Over Martha Stewart

    by Paul Davis - 2007-03-09
    Move over Martha Stewart I've got a new woman who can do it Do it and do it better with brilliance I endorse Karla Davis without hesitance She is cute, charming, and clever To such a lovely face one ...
  3. If It's Going to Be, It's Up to Me

    by Paul Davis - 2007-03-09
    If it's going to be, it is up to me This is the prevailing wisdom of society A preoccupation with I, myself, and me How I can develop my potential and ability This is great and good undoubtedly Yet it...
  4. The American Way: Wrong is Wrong and Right is Right

    by Paul Davis - 2007-03-09
    Wrong is wrong No matter if Everyone is doing it Regardless of how A politician spins Or window dresses it. Unnecessary war and killing Is undoubtedly Bushit Though hawks and neocons Somehow embrace a...
  5. Greedy and Needy

    by Paul Davis - 2007-03-07
    Greedy and most needy This is the sad and sure reality Of being motivated monetarily Focusing on money entirely Disregarding the hearts of humanity The poor, struggling, and needy Trying to get yours ...
  6. Poetry - Can Poetry be Translated? Yes, if it's Got a Narrative

    by Ugur Akinci - 2007-03-03
    I debated myself for long years on the issue of translating poetry. I wasn't sure if one could do that without losing a lot in the process.Despite many superior examples of poetry translated from one ...
  7. 50th Anniversary Gift Poem - I Do, The Finest Words Ever Spoken

    by Allen Jesson - 2007-02-28
    A poem written on behalf of a daughter for her parents to present to them on their 50th wedding anniversary.Anna wanted to express what good, solid, loyal parents they are. Parents who love God, the c...
  8. From Denominationalism to Dominion

    by Paul Davis - 2007-02-28
    Many hide behind denominational affiliation Preferring tradition over divine manifestation Justifying their ignorance and confirmation Disregarding relationship and salvation Pontificating their relig...
  9. Untangled Shadow (Confessional Poetry)

    by Dennis Siluk - 2007-02-28
    Untangled ShadowFor three years I lived in her house not knowing: had I not moved out, I'd had died: our wedding portrait I threw in the garbage, one suite case in hand in the car; her face still st...
  10. Life's Reality

    by Genevieve Vinor Narvaez - 2007-02-27
    A lot of people in this world are proven to be hypocrites. Some people just exist in this world making other people's life miserable pushing people down. I am really wondering why on earth they exist....
  11. Monkey Jump: Man's Neolithic Climb (10,000 to 7000 BC)) A Poem with Commentary))

    by Dennis Siluk - 2007-02-27
    Somehow, someway, some time, and somewhereLong ago, ancient man (often called Ape),Went from sub-Homo, to Homo, in one big leap;There was this defining gene, with rapid wings,And man reaped the benefi...
  12. RAGE

    by Alix Mosley - 2007-02-27
    RAGETrust destroyed in one lapse of judgement Never able to forgive. The hurt and upset, The straw that finally broke the back. Hurt, anger, hatred bubbling up unable to bite back down. Failure desce...
  13. Love Lifted Me Irresistibly

    by Paul Davis - 2007-02-27
    Love lifted me irresistibly When I was weak Feeling blue and bleak With little strength to speak Scarcely motivated to think I discovered the missing link Nearing destruction, on the brink I was bound...
  14. Respect

    by Paul Davis - 2007-02-27
    Respect Condition of being esteemed or honored A sense of the worth or value for a person An appreciation of a personal quality or ability Acknowledging the great and good in another Not being blinded...
  15. Pondering Poetry and Inviting Imagery

    by Lexi Jewlgia - 2007-02-26
    Defining poetry is difficult because it takes on different meanings for everyone. It's an expressive art that communicates through meanings, rhythms, and sounds in hopes of sparking an emotional conne...
  16. A Sea Horse , Fantasy Fairies, a Whimsical Angel and Me

    by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen - 2007-02-26
    Fairies and sea horses come take me away. I cherish their magic. I whisper prayers I thank whimsical angels I fold up all my old letters smile sometimes cry I suppose. Everyone has a story to tell pr...
  17. Rats Without A Roof: A Minnesota Poem and Three Poetic Epigrams

    by Dennis Siluk - 2007-02-24
    Three Poetic EpigramsEmptyI have been one of those folks that can pick up and move an irrevocable distance at a moment's notice; forgetting the trauma on the body, the problem is, now at 59-years old,...
  18. Halley's Comet

    by Robert Baird - 2007-02-16
    Halley's CometThe heavens above have more wonders than even the great seer can imagine.Shakespeare's Cosmogony of the Spheres aided his ability to capture the depths of the Heavens above and the soulm...
  19. The Love Poem

    by Stacey Chillemi - 2007-02-16
    It is very easy to tell someone that you love him or her.The words I love you are very short and simple to sayBut there is another side to the words I love youA side that is not so short and simpleIt ...
  20. Flower Fully for Me

    by Paul Davis - 2007-02-14
    Every woman loves flowers But not every woman Flourishes, nor flowers fully Of thee I ask, flower for me Though I sometimes be As bashful as a peony Carefree with levity As the larkspur unsure Of its...