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I'm just a Christian country boy from Swansea Mass.

  November 2023     6 hours ago

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Move the queen to square.

Move the queen to square.

You know the game and all the rules; if you move the queen, you will lose. So you move the king and lose the ring. But the pawn gives you a smile, but it's only for a little while. The knight you have him in your sights....

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The whisper in the wind.

The whisper in the wind.

I couldn't go to school or play outside; all the other boys passed our way. Then my mother said to climb into my lap and take a little nap. I only napped for an hour or so, my long legs dragging on the floor. It was late...

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The country fair.

The country fair.

It's so noisy at the fair, but all my friends are here. There's a girl down the aisle; she turns to me and smiles. As I find her hidden note, I can hear the word she wrote. So we go under the stairs, and she gives me a glare. We...

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The fancy words you speak.

The fancy words you speak. 

 I do not care if your poems are right or wrong or if one of the commas is gone. I'm sick of hearing that love is only a word and all I see are paper rings and things. I want to hear you sing it doesn't matter if it's...

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The past fades are love will never change.

The past fades, are love won't change.

I don't really know you; you were just another friend. But I did get to know you, and I ask my heart why. All the memories make me cry. I will forget my first love and give you a try. I'm in love with you,...

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This poem is about a chess game and a girl trying to get rid of her old boyfriend.

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I'm glad I'm not Fred.

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This poems is about a poor boy that had torn pants on and no shirt to wear to school. His father died and left him behind.

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