21. An Ocean Of Memories
Analysis of Form and Technique
My family is the ocean around us.
My father is the hurricane,
knocking anything and everybody out of his path.
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Featured Shared Story
That's the same for me! Except, my younger sister is the storm haha.
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22. Though All The Fates
Famous Poem
Though all the fates should prove unkind,
Leave not your native land behind.
The ship, becalmed, at length stands still;
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23. Harmony
Outside my window flowers bloom
In a rampant disarray.
They pay no heed to color schemes
In their wonderful display. -
24. The Grandfather Clock
In a dusty, dark corner of a very old house,
sits the tall, wooden worn out clock.
It has seen its share of memories and pain,
keeping perfect time with a tick and a tock.Featured Shared StoryWe're all clocks just trying to keep up with time, knowing full that in the end, time will win.
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25. Seeds Of Growth
Water the seed, and a plant will grow.
Feed the plant, and a tree will grow.
Give a tree room, and it will bloom.
A seed to a plant,Featured Shared StoryI had an idea of what being a father was. But, as I had my own children, becoming a father made me reflect and change completely my relationship with my parents and what I conceived as being...
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Featured Shared Story
My dear neighbor, Nellie, who is in her 80s, asked me, as I am an artist, to paint a picture for her to give to her husband for Christmas. She said he loves the poem "Here Comes the Fog" by...
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27. A New Beginning
A little egg under her mother's wings.
Yet to be born into the world of things.
A crack and a pop, out she came.Featured Shared StoryYes it touches to my heart.
As we are the parents who do this for our children to make them strongest on earth. -
28. Through Rain, Through Shine
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Grand oak
A majestic figure
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29. Fringed Lily
I gracefully bloom in July,
Clothed in a delicate silk,
Fringed with a delicate lace,
Sprinkled with the color of milk.Featured Shared StoryThis is a very beautiful poem. The inspiring topic and the perfect rhyme add charm to the poem. I can picture the lily standing in the field, a glimmer of beauty in its entire surroundings,...
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30. The Life Of A Leaf
SPRING
I slowly unfurl to the wide World
Stretching up to the blue sky -
31. My Little Seed
I had a little seed that I had found upon the ground,
I kept it in my pocket where it was safe and sound.
What may it be, this tiny little seed, now tucked inside my cloak,
could it be a sugar maple, or perhaps a mighty oak? -
32. Splashes Of Color
Flecks of blue
Lavender delight
Morning gold
The black of night -
33. The Mountain
Famous Poem
The mountain sat upon the plain
In his eternal chair,
His observation omnifold,
His inquest everywhere. -
34. The Oak And The Rose
Famous Poem
An oak tree and a rosebush grew,
Young and green together,
Talking the talk of growing things-
Wind and water and weather.
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