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  January 2024     1 day ago

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Castles in the Air

Happy are those children that have railways in the hall,
Painting in the kitchen and stories when they’re small.
Friends to come and visit them - ribbons for their hair,
To so many lonely children is a ‘Castles in the Air.’

Mothers doing...

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Happiness

In the loneliness of the night, when stars ask for guidance,
my thoughts respond with words of encouragement and kindness,
for I am too familiar with the emotions of
selfish people who take all and rarely reciprocate.

Stars, you shine your...

– by Susanna Elliott-Newth

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Happiness

In the loneliness of the night, when stars ask for guidance,
my thoughts respond with words of encouragement and kindness,
for I am too familiar with the emotions of
selfish people who take all and rarely reciprocate.

Stars, you shine your...

– by Susanna Elliott-Newth

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added 9 days ago
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No Words

The Lord came to our little town,
a babe in arms, fragile and pure.
He grew as all God’s children do
to live and work in God’s own land,
by healing sick – through God’s own hand.

When on the cross so crucified,
the New-Found Christians...

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The Games People Play

Oh! the games people play, now
Every night and every day, now
Never meaning what they say, now
Never saying what they mean.

When tide turns against them, now
And life doesn’t go their way, now
I see a kind of loathing, now
It’s a dirty,...

– by Susanna Elliott-Newth

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Latest Comments: 4 total

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There are some interesting concepts explored.

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Thank you for taking the time to comment. Emotion is where poetry is found.

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There was an attempt at rhyming couplets and syllabic patterning that make a poem, poetic.

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I like the poetic structure and use of metaphors that convey a strong, emotive message.

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