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Poem of the Day: Man of War

Posted in Write, Writer, carol, man of war, poem, poem of the day, poet, poetry, writing on 01/15/2008 | Leave a Comment »

Man of War
After there were no women, men, and children,
from the somber deeps horseshoe crabs crawled up on somber shores: …(read more)
-Carol Frost

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Poem of the Day: A Christmas Carol

Posted in Write, Writer, carol, poem, poem of the day, poet, poetry, rossetti, snow, winter, writing on 12/23/2007 | Leave a Comment »

A Christmas Carol
In The bleak mid-winter
Frosty winds made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter,
Long ago.
Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him
Nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away
When he comes to reign:
In the bleak mid-winter
A stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty
Jesus Christ.
-Christina Rossetti

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Poem of the Day: A Christmas Carol

Posted in carol, wither, words on 12/15/2007 | Leave a Comment »

A Christmas Carol
So now is come our joyful feast,
Let every man be jolly;
Each room with ivy leaves is dressed,
And every post with holly.
Though some churls at our mirth repine,
Round your foreheads garlands twine,
Drown sorrow in a cup of wine,
And let us all be merry.
Now all our neighbors’ chimnies smoke,
And Christmas blocks are burning;
Their ovens they [...]

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