Lost Words by Allison Snyder Bleeding ink on a page torn and yellowed with age. A story that the world forgot, left on a shelf to sit and rot. Words of wisdom that once were spoken are trapped in books, beaten and broken. Neglected by an arrogant race are the novels of a long lost [...]
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Original Poem for Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Original Poem for Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Perfect Bond by Tyler Stevenson Even though we have completely different views That may cause us to never see eye to eye, We share the greatest bond ever created That can exist between two souls alive. For even though we are as different as the Poles We are about as common as our last name. [...]
Original Poem for Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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2010 Readers’ Choice Award Winner [untitled] by Dan Eells I. Walking home I ran into a person from high school he told me of his life II. MAN! I live on the street in a world masked by your coffee shops and fast food restaurants a place where anything and nothing can happen I’m always [...]
Original Poem for Monday, April 26, 2010
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Two Years, Three Words by Derick Chastain They told us, “we were to young.”, and we laughed. They told us, “it wasnt real.”, but we loved. They told us so… and we cried They told us, “it would never work.”, and we laughed. They told us, “it was impossible.”, but we loved. They told us [...]
Original Poem for Friday, April 23, 2010
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Self-Segregation by Jordan Roquemore Had I for simple self-mercy lay Down a life of hidden disarray, Further from myself I might just stray Until fulfillment come. While toiling to live, not for any less, Weighed down with comforting stress, Pieces of life in a shrouded mess, I find myself hollow. Learn to be satisfied with [...]
Original Poem for Thursday, April 22, 2010
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2010 Readers’ Choice Award Winner Railroad House by Allison Snyder Window shut, drapes pulled down. A silent stillness overtakes the countryside, waiting for the roar of the train to go by. The sky is trapped in the time of sunset, causing shadows on the house, making it look menacing. The house stands dark and Ominous [...]
Original Poem for Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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2010 Readers’ Choice Award Winner [untitled] by Dan Eells cold windy evening desolate street the only place open, a small quiet bar fluorescent lights shadowy windows fog of smoke coats the floors and walls the room smells of beer and cigarettes the people; wasting away glass by glass the old man drooling pissing himself by [...]
Original Poem for Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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Herb and Dreams by Cody Compton Here I sit in a Herb Smith class Waiting for the time to pass looking forward to the day’s end So I can go to bed again Because only when I dream Things are not as they seem sometimes better sometimes worse sometimes it can be a curse to [...]
Original Poem for Monday, April 19, 2010
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My Window by Benjamin Denton In McPherson, Kansas, I lie in my room Window wide open Wind blasting through the screen My roommate Alex turns up the TV Images of the world on CNN America poor Old men on the corner saying “Will work for food” Just to be told “Get a job” Children missing [...]
Original Poem for Friday, April 16, 2010
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Varo Poem by Audrey Secker The woman and the man Emerging from the corners of my mind Hold tight to the strands of deliberation As another, threatens to cut them away. The ideas and dreams Like notes on a scale There one minute, The next— Just birds flittering away And nesting in the crevices of [...]
