Poems
Poem of The Day
By Dorothea Lasky
Lipstick is one of the very finest elixirs
It has a soft consistency
And can write on glass
Red rum is sweet
And candied
With cherries from the
Bottom of the bottle
We sip it so gracefully
I am in love again
His name is something
But who can remember
Memory is a lake
And all of that
I can’t remember
Where I left my last exercise…
It has a soft consistency
And can write on glass
Red rum is sweet
And candied
With cherries from the
Bottom of the bottle
We sip it so gracefully
I am in love again
His name is something
But who can remember
Memory is a lake
And all of that
I can’t remember
Where I left my last exercise…
Poem of The Day
By Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
You will need to state the reason for your visit.
Don’t say because I want to walk down old roads
and…
Don’t say because I want to walk down old roads
and…
Poem of The Day
By Cornelius Eady
In a hidden chapter of the Good Book,
Is there a verse that explains
Why Jesus cares for fashion,
Why my feet must be encased
And pinched? When you're a kid,
It's how someone else dresses you;
You won't grow into these black, shiny
patents, as much as your mother
Wants it. On the way to Sunday School,
You are a mirage, …
Is there a verse that explains
Why Jesus cares for fashion,
Why my feet must be encased
And pinched? When you're a kid,
It's how someone else dresses you;
You won't grow into these black, shiny
patents, as much as your mother
Wants it. On the way to Sunday School,
You are a mirage, …
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