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TERRORISTS
THIS POEM IS WRITTEN FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE.
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~190 Words
Political, Philosophy, Religious
Type: Poetry
Updated 5 years ago
The Ploughman
OUR BASIC NEED IS FOOD; IT DOES NOT COME FROM HEAVEN.
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~252 Words
Food/Cooking, Cultural, Nature
Type: Poetry
Updated 4 months ago
The Holy Grail
People watchers observe many obese people. You don’t have to wonder too long for why
Rated:
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~164 Words
Food/Cooking, Satire, Experience
Type: Poetry
Updated about a year ago
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POETRY
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GOP
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Nonsense, just like the Party?
Created:
Mar 30th, 2025
Modified:
Mar 30th, 2025
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Nonsense
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Opinion
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Political
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POETRY
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DEVIL’S KETTLE BUILT
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Religious
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2331931
What a great scheme for the powers of darkness
Created:
Dec 16th, 2024
Modified:
Dec 18th, 2024
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Religious
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Experience
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History
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POETRY
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LIFE”S CLASSROOM
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Relationship
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2098360
We all start out in Life’s Classroom but some of us can’t wait to leave
Created:
Oct 3rd, 2016
Modified:
Dec 12th, 2016
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Relationship
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POETRY
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I AM THE ONE YOU REMEMBER
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War
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2161834
War Poem CHALLENGE. I put myself in the place of the dead victims of war. Words came fast
Created:
Jun 25th, 2018
Modified:
May 6th, 2025
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1.05 KB
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War
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Military
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Inspirational
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POETRY
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THE FATIMA CASH COW
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Religious
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2331783
A very experienced rant at religion; the reason for so much suffering
Created:
Dec 12th, 2024
Modified:
Mar 16th, 2025
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2.10 KB
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Religious
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Experience
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Mythology
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POETRY
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Rhyming TWADDLE
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Personal
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2288763
No-one will make any sense of it at all; at least it rhymes
Created:
Jan 18th, 2023
Modified:
Dec 18th, 2024
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1.08 KB
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Personal
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Mystery
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POETRY
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Biblical Fiction
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Religious
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2284175
EVIL FULLY DESCIBED
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Oct 30th, 2022
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Jan 29th, 2025
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Religious
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Occult
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Other
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Freedom
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Political
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2242479
A very relevant thought
Created:
Jan 23rd, 2021
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Jan 23rd, 2021
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Political
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Philosophy
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CAPTAIN LOSER DON
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Political
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2241462
A newsworthy Haiku
Created:
Jan 8th, 2021
Modified:
Feb 14th, 2021
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Political
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Tragedy
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Crime/Gangster
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POETRY
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DIANA’S BOY
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Opinion
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2210352
Diana’s boy grows up. Monarchy has to control or die? Both sides of a modern dilemma
Created:
Jan 15th, 2020
Modified:
Oct 6th, 2021
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1.68 KB
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Opinion
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Other
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Other
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POETRY
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Trump Land
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Political
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2241451
There are LOSERS, LIARS and then there is DJT
Created:
Jan 8th, 2021
Modified:
Feb 3rd, 2021
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Political
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Opinion
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News
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POETRY
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The Holy Grail
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Food/Cooking
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2086031
People watchers observe many obese people. You don’t have to wonder too long for why
Created:
Jun 1st, 2016
Modified:
Jan 13th, 2025
Size:
1.15 KB
Genres:
Food/Cooking
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Satire
,
Experience
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POETRY
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by 3 members
NO SOLUTIONS HERE
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E
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Religious
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2210212
Written religion has a lot to answer for.
Created:
Jan 13th, 2020
Modified:
May 12th, 2021
Size:
0.39 KB
Genres:
Religious
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Cultural
,
War
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POETRY
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by 1 member
THE ROUND ROBIN
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E
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Experience
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2208552
The Christmas Letter lives forever
Created:
Dec 24th, 2019
Modified:
Nov 16th, 2021
Size:
0.30 KB
Genres:
Experience
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Dark
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Opinion
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POETRY
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BREXIT
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Political
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2200299
Who says you can educate fools ? Parliament is full of them; educated fools, that is.
Created:
Sep 10th, 2019
Modified:
May 11th, 2021
Size:
0.50 KB
Genres:
Political
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Tragedy
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Opinion
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POETRY
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FENMAN
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E
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Nature
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2241372
Nature, As Man Intended
Created:
Jan 7th, 2021
Modified:
Nov 28th, 2025
Size:
3.55 KB
Genres:
Nature
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Personal
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Cultural
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POETRY
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One Free Thought
Rated:
E
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Romance/Love
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1966466
A tongue in cheek look at the BATTLE OF THE SEXES?⏳😀
Created:
Dec 10th, 2013
Modified:
Jul 10th, 2018
Size:
0.52 KB
Genres:
Romance/Love
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Relationship
,
Men's
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POETRY
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by 3 members
GENESIS
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E
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Nature
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#
2112582
Would YOU ADAM AND EVE IT?
Created:
Feb 17th, 2017
Modified:
Feb 20th, 2017
Size:
0.84 KB
Genres:
Nature
,
Genealogy
,
Inspirational
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POETRY
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by 9 members
TERRORISTS
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E
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Political
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1202076
THIS POEM IS WRITTEN FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE.
Created:
Jan 13th, 2007
Modified:
May 11th, 2021
Size:
1.33 KB
Genres:
Political
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Philosophy
,
Religious
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POETRY
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GROUND ZERO
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E
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Political
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2207000
9/11/2001 was a very eventful day. These were my immediate thoughts on the tragedy
Created:
Dec 3rd, 2019
Modified:
Jan 8th, 2021
Size:
1.67 KB
Genres:
Political
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Tragedy
,
Religious
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POETRY
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by 6 members
ONE FOOT IN MY BOX
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E
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Personal
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2183439
We are all dying; some are more cheerful about it than others?
Created:
Feb 22nd, 2019
Modified:
Jan 28th, 2025
Size:
1.37 KB
Genres:
Personal
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Satire
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Inspirational
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POETRY
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ODE TO OSCAR WILDE
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18+
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Comedy
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2168561
Oscar Wilde was a very NAUGHTY BOY. We take a wry look at his life
Created:
Sep 8th, 2018
Modified:
Dec 18th, 2024
Size:
1.33 KB
Genres:
Comedy
,
Biographical
,
Legal
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POETRY
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A MISOGYNIST FELL IN LOVE
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E
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Satire
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2207002
A satirical view of the battle of the sexes
Created:
Dec 3rd, 2019
Modified:
Dec 4th, 2019
Size:
0.63 KB
Genres:
Satire
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Experience
,
Opinion
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POETRY
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by 4 members
HE BUILT HIMSELF A WALL
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E
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History
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2210188
Lessons from history are never learned. Especially In Politics
Created:
Jan 13th, 2020
Modified:
Jan 14th, 2020
Size:
1.27 KB
Genres:
History
,
Political
,
Opinion
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POETRY
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Black on Black
Rated:
E
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Philosophy
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2228623
Philosophical Wanderings
Created:
Aug 4th, 2020
Modified:
Sep 3rd, 2020
Size:
0.44 KB
Genres:
Philosophy
,
Psychology
,
Other
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POETRY
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The Blue Veil
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E
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Environment
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1211970
Exoplanets are amazed when they see a small blue dot in their Scopes, Can they see it all?
Created:
Feb 3rd, 2007
Modified:
Oct 23rd, 2019
Size:
1.26 KB
Genres:
Environment
,
Nature
,
Scientific
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POETRY
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by 1 member
KILLING FIELDS
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Religious
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2199741
RELIGIOUS KILLING FIELDS - OUTNUMBER ALL OTHERS?
Created:
Sep 3rd, 2019
Modified:
Apr 8th, 2021
Size:
0.71 KB
Genres:
Religious
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Tragedy
,
Cultural
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POETRY
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by 4 members
OVER TO YOU MR PRESIDENT
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18+
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Comedy
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2163368
All politics can be comic. They become so serious that if you don’t laugh, you cry
Created:
Jul 12th, 2018
Modified:
Jan 20th, 2025
Size:
2.17 KB
Genres:
Comedy
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Political
,
News
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CRITIQUE
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by 2 members
RELIGION
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E
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Religious
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2163170
Make your own mind up but this is my opinion.
Created:
Jul 9th, 2018
Modified:
Jul 10th, 2018
Size:
0.53 KB
Genres:
Religious
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Occult
,
Opinion
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POETRY
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by 4 members
NOTHING
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E
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Mystery
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2134460
Nothing is a hard concept to describe: read on and see if I have succeeded
Created:
Sep 13th, 2017
Modified:
Sep 13th, 2017
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0.50 KB
Genres:
Mystery
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Other
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Other
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POETRY
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GRIEF
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18+
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Adult
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2090667
Some of us want to go with our dead loved one.
Created:
Jul 19th, 2016
Modified:
Sep 20th, 2019
Size:
0.24 KB
Genres:
Adult
,
Death
,
Emotional
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POETRY
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King Willow
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E
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Sports
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1211833
A Cricketer's Dream. Never mind England Cricket, this is where it's at?
Created:
Feb 3rd, 2007
Modified:
Aug 8th, 2016
Size:
1.10 KB
Genres:
Sports
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Inspirational
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Activity
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POETRY
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Jo Cox
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GC
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Tragedy
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2087588
the world never changes, it always kills it’s best.
Created:
Jun 17th, 2016
Modified:
Jun 17th, 2016
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0.99 KB
Genres:
Tragedy
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Religious
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Political
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POETRY
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by 4 members
The Ploughman
Rated:
E
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Food/Cooking
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#
1937104
OUR BASIC NEED IS FOOD; IT DOES NOT COME FROM HEAVEN.
Created:
Jun 6th, 2013
Modified:
Nov 17th, 2025
Size:
1.76 KB
Genres:
Food/Cooking
,
Cultural
,
Nature
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POETRY
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by 1 member
Cold Heart Warm Hand
Rated:
E
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Parenting
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1211064
Some people call this acceptable behaviour but these words should break your heart.
Created:
Feb 1st, 2007
Modified:
Oct 27th, 2013
Size:
1.26 KB
Genres:
Parenting
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Emotional
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Tragedy
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NON-FICTION
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GOVERMENT
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E
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Cultural
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2088909
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, BE VERY CAREFUL
Created:
Jun 30th, 2016
Modified:
Jul 30th, 2016
Size:
0.41 KB
Genres:
Cultural
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Political
,
News
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POETRY
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the leaf
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E
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Nature
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2087515
a miracle of evolution.
Created:
Jun 16th, 2016
Modified:
Jun 20th, 2016
Size:
0.23 KB
Genres:
Nature
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Other
,
Writing.Com
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POETRY
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Rata Tat Tat
Rated:
E
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Legal
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2090666
Law and order in the U.S.A is a difficult job
Created:
Jul 19th, 2016
Modified:
Oct 5th, 2016
Size:
1.19 KB
Genres:
Legal
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Tragedy
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POETRY
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The Poet
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E
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Spiritual
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1360932
Take all writing with a pinch of salt; especially this one
Created:
Dec 12th, 2007
Modified:
Nov 10th, 2019
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5.89 KB
Genres:
Spiritual
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Cultural
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Emotional
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POETRY
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Elsea Wood
Rated:
E
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Nature
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1211826
A short poem of nature’s wonder. With just a little poetic licence with the grammar
Created:
Feb 3rd, 2007
Modified:
Jun 2nd, 2016
Size:
0.09 KB
Genres:
Nature
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Opinion
,
Inspirational
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OTHER
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The Hacker
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E
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Romance/Love
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1966638
A Modern Love Poem
Created:
Dec 11th, 2013
Modified:
Dec 11th, 2013
Size:
1.66 KB
Genres:
Romance/Love
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Relationship
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Emotional
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POETRY
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I am with you
Rated:
E
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Relationship
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1836480
For my grand daughters a GIFT
Created:
Dec 29th, 2011
Modified:
Jun 1st, 2016
Size:
0.78 KB
Genres:
Relationship
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Personal
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Spiritual
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