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I hope you all are well now. Orange Country was in the Brazilian News yesterday because of the floods
I love how modern poetry blends elements that seem unblendable.
"Someone stole my favorite fork, then not long". "Holiday" by Terence Winch
.http://www.versedaily.org/2024/holiday.shtmlk
When the power goes out I can't use my sleep apnea mask, oh how the day drags on... Sleep schedule, such as it is, is all out of whack.
True :)
Link error: http://www.versedaily.org/2024/holiday.shtml
Either an LOL poem or one of abject terror... Enjoyed :)
"Tell me then ," - Nandini; The pen and the ink ...... https://hellopoetry.com/poem/790859/...n-and-the-ink/
Thanks for recovering the link. I discovered a tiny point near the link. I think it was the problem.
Enjoyed the poem about pen and ink!
"Unknown friends with"."Unknown unknown" by Afrodita Nestor
https://hellopoetry.com/poem/865751/unknown-unknown/
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"The countless stars / So far above / Will keep me safe / With their tender love" Enjoyed :)
"Vacation was a workshop" - K Mae; Vacation workshop... https://hellopoetry.com/poem/311434/vacation-workshop/
"Vacation was a workshop/in life supporting heat" A perfect read at 35C.
"What makes the dog's nose always cold?".Why the Dog's Nose Is Always Cold"
by Anonymous
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/story-poems/
95° F there... hoping your air conditioning is adequate.
Delightful poem !!! I'm thinking Anonymous was most definitely a woman poet... Enjoyed :)
"I want to take another look at the ocean, behold the vastness of tears from half a lifetime" - Xu Lizhi; On My Deathbed... https://libcom.org/article/poetry-an...izhi-1990-2014
In Fahrenheit it sounds still hotter. No no air conditioning, I don't like them But if this goes on, I shall need an electrical fan.
Terrible story about this young poet Xu. No prospects for a decent future out of the slavery he was enduring. Beautiful poems!
"Ye heralds of freedom, ye noble and brave,"Ye Heralds Of Freedom"
written by Anonymous
https://www.poemine.com/Anonymous/Ye...f-Freedom.html
Be safe in the heat.
A clarion call to justice... Enjoyed :)
"Zen guy on Harley / flattens SPAM can; oops, time for / -cycle maintenance. " by Jared Stamm (which rhymes with SPAM); 793.... https://web.mit.edu/jync/www/spam/literature.html OK, No more spam Haiku from me, LOL.
:) Thanks, I will!
Oh, no! More spam! But ok, it's Z spam!
"A little kingdom I possess,"."My Kingdom"
by Louisa May Alcott
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/lou...tt/my-kingdom/
A prayer poem by L.M.A.. Enjoyed :)
"Beneath her window in the fragrant night" - John McCrae; Then And Now... https://www.litscape.com/author/John...n_And_Now.html
Beautiful nostalgic poem.
"Chisel in hand stood a sculptor boy"."Life Sculpture"
by George Washington Doane
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/geo...ife-sculpture/
A revelatory experience in seeing what was in a stone and the ability to bring it life... Enjoyed :)
"Dear, there's not much more I can do:" - Camasin Middour; A Last Poem... https://www.versedaily.org/2008/alastpoem.shtml
Mixed feelings. Seems to be the end of a relationship.
"Even these days I can sense it—"."In America" by Lawrence Raab
http://www.versedaily.org/2022/inamerica.shtml
I agree.
The fallacy of Manifest Destiny with a bit of vanity tossed in... Enjoyed :)
"FOR the fairest maid in Hampton" - John Greenleaf Whittier; The Changeling ( From The Tent on the Beach )... https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-33905
Found some context to the story of the changeling:
https://www.seacoastnh.com/the-changeling/
"Good morning Lord, I thank you for this day;"."A Morning Prayer" by Gigi Ryan
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/gig...orning-prayer/