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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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,...
  7. 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...
  8. 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 ...
  9. 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...
  10. United Nations

    by Paul Davis - 2007-02-12
    United Nations A beautiful concept indeed Because of strife and division People throughout nations bleed Forgetting the poor and their needs Domineering, oppressive regimes Looking to expand themselve...
  11. Putin the USA in Place

    by Paul Davis - 2007-02-12
    Russian President Vladimir Putin Has become bold in addressing The world famous hypocritical nation On Saturday February 10th, 2007 He blamed U.S. policy for inciting Other countries to seek nu...
  12. Money, Money, Money

    by Paul Davis - 2007-02-07
    Money is the god of the masses. Without it most can't cope. By it many are numbed As if they were on dope. Money, money, money Is that all life is about If so, God take me out I can't it any more Lif...
  13. The Year Without Cyber Space

    by Jaci Rae - 2007-02-06
    The hustle and bustle was all around; All the creatures were stirring with deafening sound. With years of Cyber Space at the touch of their fingers; No one could foresee the dangers that lingered.Fast...
  14. When I'm Weak

    by Paul Davis - 2007-02-06
    When I'm weak Dear God, arise and keep My heart and mind Lest I stray and go blind Be bamboozled As I seek to find Purpose, reason, and rhyme Meaning to life Beyond societal strife Contention at home...
  15. Religion, The Great Divider of Mankind

    by Paul Davis - 2007-02-05
    Religion deludes and divides mankind It misrepresents God and is not kind. Promising power Religion exerts control Claiming to have truth Religion deceives and acts uncouth Projecting superiority It a...
  16. Dr. Dinero Fix My Finances

    by Paul Davis - 2007-02-05
    Dr. Dinero Be my hero I've made some misteps And need you to correct The mess I have made For which I've already dearly paid. I foolishly squandered and overspent The money I inherited and earned ...
  17. Turandot at Lyric Opera of Chicago

    by Stephen Condren - 2007-02-05
    This season at Lyric Opera of Chicago the company is performing Puccini's masterpiece Turandot. Without question this is Puccini's greatest work and thus requires the maximum effort from all parties....
  18. The Need for Poetry

    by Vivian Gilbert Zabel - 2007-02-03
    "It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there." -William Carlos Williams (1883-1963)Poetry does have a place in our world, a necessary ...
  19. Poems on Imaging and Imagery

    by Dennis Siluk - 2007-02-02
    Softly Bends the LeavesSoftly bends the long thin-knifelike leaves Through the curtains and glass I can see-, Its green…The Sun reflecting off its seams; If I move the piano, just a tinge I'd see the ...
  20. Yessenia (A Wizard's Faithful Tale))Children of the Amuc)) Chapter One of Four

    by Dennis Siluk - 2007-01-31
    Yessenia (A Wizard's Faithful Tale)) Children of the Amuc)Done in Spontaneous Poetic Prose(Prologue) The origin of the name 'Yessenia´, can be linked to a variable of truths, we know the name to-perh...