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Classic poem of the day

The maiden in the flowing stream
Dry hemp doth lay;
Her tears are falling in the stream
From those blue eyes so bright, that beam
The live-long day.

" Say maiden! what disturbs thy peace
The livelong day? "
" Deep wounds have stabb'd my spirit's peace,
And nought shall bid its misery cease
But life's decay. "

" And didst thou see a horrid dream
With pale affright? "
" O no! it was no frightful dream......

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Member poem of the day

by jeffzod

With pain in her heart she cursed,
Heart bitter taste like bitter root,
No cure her mind was poisoned,
Raging with hate red hot anger,
No remedy humanity taken away,
Kind heart turned to blazing fire,
A burn so deep consuming her soul,
For hell on earth is what she saw.

Every night she spent in tears,
Nothing but darkness around,
She heard voices chuckling,
A whispering sound rattling,
Coming towards her in silence,
In pac...

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