Tag: Poetry
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what will your verse be?
My brother and I have probably watched Mrs. Doubtfire over a hundred times. We had a VHS copy of the movie and would always pop it in and enjoy Robin Williams as he entertained us. His name was synonymous with comedy, and he brought an electric energy to the screen, whether it was in the…
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roll away your stone
In a black and white world, most of us live in the gray. In a black and white world, music and poetry explore the gray. Much has been said and written about the themes of religion and faith woven into the lyrics of the band Mumford and Sons, but much has also been debated about…
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Leben Lane
there is a house that sits on the end of Leben Lane a triple-tiered behemoth atop the hill on Leben Lane long lay the house in ruin and decay empty and forlorn for not a one would stay the sacred cannot be found on this part of the lane but the unholy traverse, celebrating the…
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there Love defined
Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko said, “A poet’s autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.” there Love defined a curious day ’twas today that found desire and drive allayed! the earth lay washed in amber tones, the air hung thick, heavy with storm and as men oft do in such times i…
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Dreams of Yesterday
yesterday i soared through clouds of cotton a chariot of wind beneath my feet a symbol was i to raise hope in men cowering behind an impenetrable sheet yesterday i dreamt the world a stage grand upon which i played the grandest of roles i took a bow and drank the world’s applause safely behind…
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