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		<title>Devil&#8217;s Angel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She is devil&#8217;s angel and my most beautiful regret her smile is a sweet deceit and her beautiful face is hard to forget her voice is like peace-giving orison and her charm is irresistible all the time She is the queen of all trades powered with joy and death bells, yet always kind She descends [...]<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/devils-angel/">Devil&#8217;s Angel</a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She is devil&#8217;s angel<br />
and my most beautiful regret<br />
her smile is a sweet deceit<br />
and her beautiful face is hard to forget<br />
her voice is like peace-giving orison<br />
and her charm is irresistible all the time<br />
She is the queen of all trades<br />
powered with joy and death bells, yet always kind</p>
<p>She descends from a faraway fairyland<br />
and rises from a radiance<br />
the nature turns connoisseur of her beauty<br />
and all minds are tranquilized of her presence<br />
her actions are emotionless<br />
and she hails justice on the basis of morality<br />
She defeats the gales and the gravity<br />
ceasing the evils of their insanity, yet never fatigued</p>
<p>She is pure like the sacred streams<br />
and walks like an oblivion lost in dreams<br />
she keeps the feelings of her heart untold<br />
and holds no hunger for food, love or gold<br />
her life has no compulsions<br />
and she lives independent of clutches and rules<br />
She lives in divergence of life&#8217;s best delights<br />
dedicating her life to others beyond their demise, yet remains unheard</p>
<p>~~ If ever reality and fantasy coalesced,<br />
&#8216;devil&#8217;s angel&#8217; would be the world&#8217;s princess ~~</p>
<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/devils-angel/">Devil&#8217;s Angel</a>.</p>
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		<title>Mothers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 06:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bbvt13</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mothers &#160; The emergence of desire Springs Throughout her being Heart-felt obligation circulates Her veins She adores them all for They are her own Flesh and blood in its entirety The delicate waves of an unending hymn Dedication that is The holder of our well-being The bearer of our content She loves us all Unconditioned [...]<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/mothers/">Mothers</a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mothers</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The emergence of desire</p>
<p>Springs</p>
<p>Throughout her being</p>
<p>Heart-felt obligation circulates</p>
<p>Her veins</p>
<p>She adores them all for</p>
<p>They are her own</p>
<p>Flesh and blood in its entirety</p>
<p>The delicate waves of an unending hymn</p>
<p>Dedication that is</p>
<p>The holder of our well-being</p>
<p>The bearer of our content</p>
<p>She loves us all</p>
<p>Unconditioned enchanted, devotion</p>
<p>There is no comparison of compassion and</p>
<p>Heart to another</p>
<p>All at the highest plateau those words</p>
<p>May reach</p>
<p>Say your goodbyes</p>
<p>Your meaningful sorrys</p>
<p>Let your love take the embrace</p>
<p>For you only get one mother</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/mothers/">Mothers</a>.</p>
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		<title>THE MOON</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rana Rimsha Ramzan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE MOON It was the last time of night, When the moon said me good night “I’m going to sleep, because I’m falling in sleep” I smiled on hearing and Said with daring; “Certain I’m you won’t come, He who goes never returns’’ He stopped on hearing, Replied with searing: “If I promise you never [...]<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/the-moon/">THE MOON</a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THE MOON<br />
It was the last time of night,<br />
When the moon said me good night<br />
“I’m going to sleep, because<br />
I’m falling in sleep”<br />
I smiled on hearing and<br />
Said with daring;<br />
“Certain I’m you won’t come,<br />
He who goes never returns’’<br />
He stopped on hearing,<br />
Replied with searing:<br />
“If I promise you never fulfill<br />
It won’t be done;<br />
Moon I’m no human I’m,<br />
So how it would be done”</p>
<p>By: Rana Rimsha Ramzan<br />
16 YEARS OLD…..</p>
<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/the-moon/">THE MOON</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lou in texas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[im a poet when i was young and in my prime the world was new and so unkind in this world we all shall pass, working and working trying to by some cheap gas to travel the country side far and near, to  go visit relatives and people  we hold dear. through the interstates and [...]<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/1184/"></a>.</p>
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<p>when i was young and in my prime the world was new and so unkind in this world we all shall pass, working and working trying to by some cheap gas to travel the country side far and near, to  go visit relatives and people  we hold dear.<br />
through the interstates and road&#8217;s we shall go twsiting and turning to where  we don;t know , life is about travel or  maybe staying at home, might be with someone else or could be alone.<br />
how many days shall we toil  in the mess just to pay bill&#8217;s or buy a new dress maybe some slipper&#8217;s  or  just a new car. why do we do it ? why not just say no! and walk where we all need to go, why not just ride a bike or roller skates or just hitch a ride to go where we may.<br />
if you stop to look, and listen a bit, you would see that your money is all spent buying and paying for things you never see and ending up broke  just like me.</p></div>
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		<title>Happy Mothers Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a very special day,an Angel wept In her arms, a newborn babe slept Tears of love and joy filled her eyes As she thanked God for this wondrous prize Even today, I still count the ways To say I love you , Mom May you have many more Happy Mothers Days ! by james d. [...]<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/happy-mothers-day/">Happy Mothers Day</a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On a very special day,an Angel wept<br />
In her arms, a newborn babe slept<br />
Tears of love and joy filled her eyes<br />
As she thanked God for this wondrous prize<br />
Even today, I still count the ways<br />
To say I love you , Mom<br />
May you have many more Happy Mothers Days !</p>
<p><em>by james d. nall,jr</em></p>
<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/happy-mothers-day/">Happy Mothers Day</a>.</p>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Sweater~</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pattimari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She had over ten beautiful sweaters yet wore her old one with holes around the garden She walked in crispness of the morning awakening with the humming birds when the sun peered out from the sphere always wearing her old sweater. I turn and face the woman who gave me an uplifting wonderful life unconditional [...]<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/mothers-sweater/">Mother&#8217;s Sweater~</a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She had over ten<br />
beautiful sweaters<br />
yet wore<br />
her old one with holes<br />
around the garden</p>
<p>She walked in crispness of the morning<br />
awakening with the humming birds<br />
when the sun peered out from the sphere<br />
always wearing her old sweater.</p>
<p>I turn and face the woman<br />
who gave me an uplifting<br />
wonderful life<br />
unconditional love<br />
like no other.</p>
<p>The other day I stood in mother&#8217;s garden<br />
remembering her clipping<br />
roses for the table<br />
Down into the ground she go<br />
to pull up a weed<br />
I stared into the horizon<br />
as I snuggled deeper into my mother&#8217;s sweater.</p>
<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s life all about?&#8221; I asked<br />
standing there in mother&#8217;s garden<br />
Life, Love, and then. Death.<br />
She is now laid in the ground.</p>
<p>I feel honored<br />
to have had such<br />
a mother<br />
who wore her old sweater<br />
holes and all<br />
each morning<br />
as the sun came up</p>
<p>Now I feel comfort<br />
standing in my mother&#8217;s garden<br />
wearing her old sweater.</p>
<p>pattimari, 2009</p>
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		<title>My brother on earth no more…</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>apoghni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You brother on earth no more Were most of what a mother wishes for So watching her sob at this news Wasn’t new news to my heart’s expectations. What hovers in that head of hers’? I know what hovers round my head, Nothing but a plethora of questions; What is it like when we die? [...]<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/my-brother-on-earth-no-more%e2%80%a6/">My brother on earth no more…</a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You brother on earth no more<br />
Were most of what a mother wishes for<br />
So watching her sob at this news<br />
Wasn’t new news to my heart’s expectations.<br />
What hovers in that head of hers’?<br />
I know what hovers round my head,<br />
Nothing but a plethora of questions;<br />
What is it like when we die?<br />
Do we still miss our mothers?<br />
What do we see? Is there another<br />
You recognize? I am just a child of nature<br />
Confessing my ignorance in these matters<br />
You now live …. What a life it must be.<br />
Yes, I will go to school, make something good for myself<br />
Find a woman to love, and who loves me,<br />
There’ll be children raised into responsible world citizens<br />
And all …<br />
But now the choke in the throat prevents breath<br />
As I fight these tears, thinking I need be strong now,<br />
But I can’t say its hard, I won’t,<br />
Though you see through how I feel.<br />
Yeah, this is the part when the memories come flooding in,<br />
The times when you made it a joy<br />
Having you around – you entertained us to no limit-<br />
But I also remember the quiet times,<br />
When you said my path was a high-responsibility calling,<br />
When you imbued me with your confidence,<br />
I still appreciate all the help.<br />
The earth now wraps your cloak,<br />
Used to touch those you did<br />
And I am extremely grateful for the opportunity<br />
Of knowing a spirit like yours. We bear so much alike,<br />
Seemingly kind, we see much of life alike<br />
But your outlook was not your down fall,<br />
If it was, I’d better pick a nice spot on the ground,<br />
For I’ll be interned soon,<br />
But noooo, not your outlook. Some who try to be kind,<br />
Nice, good, die young, some don’t<br />
You just had to leave us when you did,<br />
Why? I don’t claim knowledge of an explanation,<br />
But I do claim knowledge of this;</p>
<p>Youwere active in my being here, as who I am<br />
and my thoughts for you are loving, spurring you ever higher wherever you are</p>
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		<title>THE CHRISTMAS DRESS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE CHRISTMAS DRESS By: Cynthia DiSciullo and William Zigmont A Celebration of Delaware ~ Odessa’s Odessa Fire Hall Oh my, oh me, how incredibly beautiful I will be The belle of Christmas day, you must come and see I couldn’t believe it when it came to the very final fitting Normally no one notices me [...]<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/the-christmas-dress/">THE CHRISTMAS DRESS</a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THE CHRISTMAS DRESS<br />
By: Cynthia DiSciullo and William Zigmont<br />
A Celebration of Delaware ~ Odessa’s Odessa Fire Hall</p>
<p>Oh my, oh me, how incredibly beautiful I will be<br />
The belle of Christmas day, you must come and see<br />
I couldn’t believe it when it came to the very final fitting<br />
Normally no one notices me much, tucked away and sitting<br />
But there was the dress all perfectly woven, all red and green<br />
Enhanced with starched ruffles and tingling bells, I simply preen</p>
<p>Oh my, oh me, how incredibly beautiful I will be<br />
The belle of Christmas day, you must come and see<br />
She put it together with meticulous care, allowing me to watch<br />
She added something shining, the lining, a crimson satin swatch<br />
And there on the very top, puffed and billowed, a brilliant bow<br />
I had heard of such dresses, but not of today, just long ago</p>
<p>Oh my, oh me, how incredibly beautiful I will be<br />
The belle of Christmas day, you must come and see<br />
It’s almost time, I just know it to be, she has come to squeeze<br />
Just to make certain it will fit just right, I hope I don’t sneeze<br />
I stiffen my core, backbone straight, put on my very best face<br />
She just has a little more to do, I peer closely and find it is lace</p>
<p>Oh my, oh me, how incredibly beautiful I will be<br />
The belle of Christmas day, you must come and see<br />
The day has arrived, and there I wiggle as she tugs and toggles<br />
The mirror shows my fine look, the stunning change boggles<br />
Just outside the hall door, I find a matching knitted look on twin tapers<br />
Pretty for sure, but not as beautiful as the dress on me, a roll of toilet paper</p>
<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/the-christmas-dress/">THE CHRISTMAS DRESS</a>.</p>
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		<title>Candyland</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pekrul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walking by a candy shop, The sight of gumdrops made me stop, And with a penny in my hand, I entered into Candyland. The smell of chocolate was distinct, And then a sight caused me to blink, As if in answer to my prayers, I saw a million chocolate bears. Some were dark and some [...]<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/candyland/">Candyland</a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="small;">Walking by a candy shop,<br />
The sight of gumdrops made me stop,<br />
And with a penny in my hand,<br />
I entered into Candyland.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">The smell of chocolate was distinct,<br />
And then a sight caused me to blink,<br />
As if in answer to my prayers,<br />
I saw a million chocolate bears.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">Some were dark and some were light,<br />
And some were very, very white,<br />
Some were standing six feet tall,<br />
And some were very, very small.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">Some were wide and some were thin,<br />
Some wore frowns and some wore grins,<br />
Some were round and some were flat,<br />
Some wore shoes and some wore hats.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">I was rather mystified,<br />
I could not quite believe my eyes,<br />
But when they all began to dance,<br />
I walked right in and took a chance.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">I danced with one and then with two,<br />
Then three with hats and one with shoes,<br />
I was the belle of Candyland,<br />
My life was chocolaty and grand.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">But visions faded into night,<br />
When I awoke and saw my plight,<br />
My chocolate vision was a dream,<br />
So I got up and had ice-cream.</span></p>
<p>by David Ronald Bruce Pekrul</p>
<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/candyland/">Candyland</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ben And I</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pekrul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I caught a turtle and a frog, And then I tried to catch a hog, But it would fight and make a squeal, I didn&#8217;t know how it would feel. I thought that it would play with me, But it just wanted to be free, To roll around in sloppy mud, I loved this [...]<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/ben-and-i/">Ben And I</a>.</p>
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<p><span style="small;">I caught a turtle and a frog,<br />
And then I tried to catch a hog,<br />
But it would fight and make a squeal,<br />
I didn&#8217;t know how it would feel.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">I thought that it would play with me,<br />
But it just wanted to be free,<br />
To roll around in sloppy mud,<br />
I loved this pig; I called it Bud.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">Though it was just a simple hog,<br />
I tried to treat it like a dog,<br />
I wanted it to chase a bone,<br />
But it would rather rub a stone.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">So I went out to catch a hen,<br />
And keep it in a little pen,<br />
So I could hold it close to me,<br />
And keep this chicken on my knee.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">But all it did was flap around,<br />
(It was a chicken, not a hound),<br />
And it would rather peck in dirt,<br />
I loved this hen; I called it Gert.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">So I went out and bought a dog,<br />
Which was much better than a hog,<br />
And softer than a big, white hen,<br />
I love this dog; I call it Ben.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">It loves to sit upon my knee,<br />
Where it can feel content and free,<br />
It doesn&#8217;t peck or roll in mud,<br />
It&#8217;s better than old Gert or Bud.</span></p>
<p><span style="small;">And we are now the best of friends,<br />
And will be when this story ends,<br />
The hog and chicken were okay,<br />
But Ben and I are here to stay.</span></p>
<p>by David Ronald Bruce Pekrul</p>
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<p>This post was originally published on <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories">Your Poems, Your Stories</a> at <a href="http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/ben-and-i/">Ben And I</a>.</p>
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