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Lady of Silence from the winsome cage of thy body rose through the sensible night a quick bird (tenderly upon the dark’s prodigious face thy voice scattering perfume-gifted wings suddenly escorts with feet sun-sheer the smarting beauty of dawn)
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Lady Of Silence
Faces painted with colors that make girl's skin pop out. Eyes large and done up with circles around them Coverup hiding the blemishes that grew out of stress and fear Legs shaved and exposed under the beautiful gowns Smiles grow on their faces when they see their date; dashing in suits and winsome smiles. Small flower pins added to their beautiful dresses The night is ready. Legs spin around and around as they twirl, smiles in motions and hearts race. Sweat lingers down their faces as their laughs grow more. The night is ablaze. Everyone is smiling. But only one question lingers, "May I have this dance?"
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Apr 3, 2014
Apr 3, 2014 at 11:02 PM UTC
Prom.
( Sonnet ) Under the primrose stars, the lovers Lie abed, on green, threadbare croft Of sleeping daisy, clover and moss, Trails with hushed air, an embroidery So fine as to stitch blushing heart fall And wrap the waters full of quietude In graces, winding, soft, granulating Time, wings flutter and hum, winsome Sparks, fire white, flying as little suns Burst confetti, in sweet encampment, Of grass and sapling wood, innocents, Charmed are wholly twining, in moon Rise a lantern to the winking heavens, Out of their skins they are climbing.
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May 11, 2017
May 11, 2017 at 1:06 PM UTC
Night Meadow
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, Love leaves a memory no one can steal. ~ Author Unknown ~~~~~~~~~~~ It rain heavily on the river in Kerala the next morning I think it was a sign of things to come, I remember our walks by the water The warmth of the sun as it dampen your hair this brought out your winsome boyish smile as you playfully tossed a small pebble into the water It became an instant Kodak moment for years to come: We were so in love with nature that summer I remember every moment how we held each other hands Your loving touch, your kiss, your blue eyes So trustworthy was I: Your lies were accumulating. and my foolish heart was pumping harder and harder Like a gallon of water in the desert heat: you made me fell in love with you your love for me was like a battlefield and I were the unexpected enemy I am still very fond of my captor, I smile from ear to ear- each time it rain heavily in Kerala If you know your enemies and know yourself then you are on top of things: Until death leaves a headache no one can heal: Quote: And love no matter what: leaves lasting memories.
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Jun 3, 2015
Jun 3, 2015 at 6:15 PM UTC
It Rain Heavily On The River In Kerala The Next Morning
kisses on your warm sweet mouth tender lips caressed exploring your ******* and raised ******* .. belly and thighs enveloped those eager dark delicious places that i covet so your musk erogenous the path to your hungry soul eater of the poison apple your eyes widen bright with delight a strange synesthesia you say your smile a hypnotic alter you prone back arched belly willing as i drag a curved blade slowly across your winsome flesh worshiping you breathing your warm breath into my mouth and nostrils come now you coo i am sheildless then little strangles that excite to see how you do will you love it adorations twisted mind she demon a wizened dizzy Venus please yes her **** drenches the bed a warm viscosity legs widen feet piqued ***** exotic delicatessen Heralded i enter with long sweet butter strokes the sabbath of desire I swear i wont let you suffer... never ! why you say? because i love you lovely scythe you call as if lulled to sleep whispering dreadful incantations   . i ache to close the curtain to lifes scalding chatter wrap me in a raggy shawl impale the throat like ive alway dreamed a last exhalation flood gates pour forth as deaths dark fold dissolves all i rock you drugged absinthe and wormwood a last ***** of candles flame white gauze cinched lips on a lost mouth eyes a static pyre i linger wishing you still plush an animated glow so that i could feel your arms, now milky white relics only to take you all over again and again and again dreamer of the abyss yet you stand aberrations, smoke ghost sacrificially swaying your hips calling from Hades dancer of ritual copulation i melt like wax in the sun wither and die myself marriage Italian style dead bells in love blotted out by the Sirens of Mara
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Apr 19, 2017
Apr 19, 2017 at 4:45 PM UTC
SIRENS OF MARA
kisses on your warm sweet mouth tender lips caressed exploring your ******* and raised ******* .. belly and thighs enveloped those eager dark delicious places that i covet so your musk erogenous the path to your hungry soul eater of the poison apple your eyes widen bright with delight a strange synesthesia you say your smile a hypnotic alter you prone back arched belly willing as i drag a curved blade slowly across your winsome flesh worshiping you breathing your warm breath into my mouth and nostrils come now you coo i am sheildless then little strangles that excite to see how you do will you love it adorations twisted mind she demon a wizened dizzy Venus please yes her **** drenches the bed a warm viscosity legs widen feet piqued ***** exotic delicatessen Heralded i enter with long sweet butter strokes the sabbath of desire I swear i wont let you suffer... never ! why you say? because i love you lovely scythe you call as if lulled to sleep whispering dreadful incantations   . i ache to close the curtain to lifes scalding chatter wrap me in a raggy shawl impale the throat like ive alway dreamed a last exhalation flood gates pour forth as deaths dark fold dissolves all i rock you drugged absinthe and wormwood a last ***** of candles flame white gauze cinched lips on a lost mouth eyes a static pyre i linger wishing you still plush an animated glow so that i could feel your arms, now milky white relics only to take you all over again and again and again dreamer of the abyss yet you stand aberrations, smoke ghost sacrificially swaying your hips calling from Hades dancer of ritual copulation i melt like wax in the sun wither and die myself marriage Italian style dead bells in love blotted out by the Sirens of Mara
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In the divet between mountains Resides a wooden cabin – ostensibly an amalgamation of the scape Adroitly - I - quondam female warrior flit Down massive (ancient) hand-laid, hand-cut carved stone steps Bounding from contingent step onto the dense pad of turned soil Tacit compliance between gravity and soil holds footprints bound A compressed deflating crescendo as pace ignites with bounds Cadences of protuberant wildflowers and grasses erupt from swollen terra A winsome chromatic menagerie, dispersed in ecstatic fistfuls A venerably ancient ritual My nascent clandestine vocation Personally meted out - a beatification for my provisional sanctuary Along glacier-fed stream Lissome fingers shadow inert stalks –plucking dormant beginnings from their desiccated ligaments I am austere and unadorned save for a festoon of pyrite flecks trailing my semblance Residual gilding from my ante-meridian swim taken after requisite gathering of wild blackberries, goose berries, and rhubarb along oft-tamped path The sun, nestling into its requisite apex endorsed my completion I reclined into the hassock of soil, feeling the elements settle about with an embossment of my form Imposing verdure arched subtly as compressed soil beckoned hyperbolic flux As I lay within the basilica of opulent living columns replete with comestible bounty Lingering dew honed inflections of sacrosanct petrichor in unison with piquant clover Wild purple clover buds saccharinely tinted and inundated nestled nerves in mine cribriform plate Birds pitched and galloped through the frond tips and beyond in the lapis expanse Frequently snatching damselfly’s and assemblages of midges from their ephemeral drift Auspicious rays transcended stippled diaphanous gravid clouds Light inundated ether entered humbly into the cathedral oculus Pyrite speckled terrain beneath, and my bare gilded form above Cast a refracted aura about my sanctuary Precipitously the elusive vaporous embankment distended further Ashen atmospheric correspondence inaugurated liquescent sustenance to my mountain abode And I - Lingered beneath the descending gobbets, curls furled in a puddle Fresh topsoil cupping my corporal topographic contours Pressing blackberries into my mouth between smiles
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Jan 26, 2014
Jan 26, 2014 at 9:13 PM UTC
Diaspora Vocation
In the divet between mountains Resides a wooden cabin – ostensibly an amalgamation of the scape Adroitly - I - quondam female warrior flit Down massive (ancient) hand-laid, hand-cut carved stone steps Bounding from contingent step onto the dense pad of turned soil Tacit compliance between gravity and soil holds footprints bound A compressed deflating crescendo as pace ignites with bounds Cadences of protuberant wildflowers and grasses erupt from swollen terra A winsome chromatic menagerie, dispersed in ecstatic fistfuls A venerably ancient ritual My nascent clandestine vocation Personally meted out - a beatification for my provisional sanctuary Along glacier-fed stream Lissome fingers shadow inert stalks –plucking dormant beginnings from their desiccated ligaments I am austere and unadorned save for a festoon of pyrite flecks trailing my semblance Residual gilding from my ante-meridian swim taken after requisite gathering of wild blackberries, goose berries, and rhubarb along oft-tamped path The sun, nestling into its requisite apex endorsed my completion I reclined into the hassock of soil, feeling the elements settle about with an embossment of my form Imposing verdure arched subtly as compressed soil beckoned hyperbolic flux As I lay within the basilica of opulent living columns replete with comestible bounty Lingering dew honed inflections of sacrosanct petrichor in unison with piquant clover Wild purple clover buds saccharinely tinted and inundated nestled nerves in mine cribriform plate Birds pitched and galloped through the frond tips and beyond in the lapis expanse Frequently snatching damselfly’s and assemblages of midges from their ephemeral drift Auspicious rays transcended stippled diaphanous gravid clouds Light inundated ether entered humbly into the cathedral oculus Pyrite speckled terrain beneath, and my bare gilded form above Cast a refracted aura about my sanctuary Precipitously the elusive vaporous embankment distended further Ashen atmospheric correspondence inaugurated liquescent sustenance to my mountain abode And I - Lingered beneath the descending gobbets, curls furled in a puddle Fresh topsoil cupping my corporal topographic contours Pressing blackberries into my mouth between smiles
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The crash of the waves , the Stillness of the sand , Life at the Ocean is a contrast grand. The depth of the sea , the high and low tides The ocean gives positive vibes. The school of vibrant fish each with a distinct wave swish . The bright , shining Sun , the cool Breeze over the Ocean. The vastness of the aquamarine that nestle, The diminutiveness of the cruising vessels. Small ,thatched hutments under the tall green coconut grooves, In tranquility here the day moves. Smell the sea , feel the sky A postcard perfect mixture , The beauty of the Ocean has a Winsome contrast picture ! © Mrunalini.D.Nimbalkar
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Apr 23, 2019
Apr 23, 2019 at 12:49 PM UTC
CONTRAST PICTURE
When the bare feet of the baby beat across the grass The little white feet nod like white flowers in the wind, They poise and run like ripples lapping across the water; And the sight of their white play among the grass Is like a little robin’s song, winsome, Or as two white butterflies settle in the cup of one flower For a moment, then away with a flutter of wings. I long for the baby to wander hither to me Like a wind-shadow wandering over the water, So that she can stand on my knee With her little bare feet in my hands, Cool like syringa buds, Firm and silken like pink young peony flowers.
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A Baby Running Barefoot
Loving her was like shaking hands with the devil Lady gangsters, vixens and spies Feeling pretty, staying young He is my rosy, rosy, rosy boy Trying to make my eyes look like a deep ocean Atlantic blue eyeliner and party dress He is my hero, hero, a mad hero You will not miss me Oh you, she kills him every day Being good is not hers style She is grumpy Cause money can't buy happiness is like the biggest lie ever and forever Slow dancing in a burning room Are you thinking about me? Oh yes, everyday! But you know, I'm bad I'm falling in love everyday with every winsome stranger Loving her was like shaking hands with the devil Lady gangsters, vixens and spies Feeling pretty, staying young He is my rosy, rosy, rosy boy Trying to make my eyes look like a deep ocean Atlantic blue eyeliner and party dress He is my hero, hero, a mad hero I remember when I dreamed that boy My body was shivering like a hurricane I'm trying to live in the real world That's why I love summer Loving her was like shaking hands with the devil Lady gangsters, vixens and spies Feeling pretty, staying young He is my rosy, rosy, rosy boy Trying to make my eyes look like a deep ocean Atlantic blue eyeliner and party dress He is my hero, hero, a mad hero Morrissey whispers in my ear: I was happy in the haze of drunken hour, but heaven knows I'm miserable now Loving her was like shaking hands with the devil Lady gangsters, vixens and spies Feeling pretty, staying young He is my rosy, rosy, rosy boy Trying to make my eyes look like a deep ocean Atlantic blue eyeliner and party dress He is my hero, hero, a mad hero Loving her was like shaking hands with the devil Lady gangsters, vixens and spies Feeling pretty, staying young He is my rosy, rosy, rosy boy Trying to make my eyes look like a deep ocean Atlantic blue eyeliner and party dress He is my hero, hero, a mad hero
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Jan 5, 2014
Jan 5, 2014 at 8:37 AM UTC
A *****
Loving her was like shaking hands with the devil Lady gangsters, vixens and spies Feeling pretty, staying young He is my rosy, rosy, rosy boy Trying to make my eyes look like a deep ocean Atlantic blue eyeliner and party dress He is my hero, hero, a mad hero You will not miss me Oh you, she kills him every day Being good is not hers style She is grumpy Cause money can't buy happiness is like the biggest lie ever and forever Slow dancing in a burning room Are you thinking about me? Oh yes, everyday! But you know, I'm bad I'm falling in love everyday with every winsome stranger Loving her was like shaking hands with the devil Lady gangsters, vixens and spies Feeling pretty, staying young He is my rosy, rosy, rosy boy Trying to make my eyes look like a deep ocean Atlantic blue eyeliner and party dress He is my hero, hero, a mad hero I remember when I dreamed that boy My body was shivering like a hurricane I'm trying to live in the real world That's why I love summer Loving her was like shaking hands with the devil Lady gangsters, vixens and spies Feeling pretty, staying young He is my rosy, rosy, rosy boy Trying to make my eyes look like a deep ocean Atlantic blue eyeliner and party dress He is my hero, hero, a mad hero Morrissey whispers in my ear: I was happy in the haze of drunken hour, but heaven knows I'm miserable now Loving her was like shaking hands with the devil Lady gangsters, vixens and spies Feeling pretty, staying young He is my rosy, rosy, rosy boy Trying to make my eyes look like a deep ocean Atlantic blue eyeliner and party dress He is my hero, hero, a mad hero Loving her was like shaking hands with the devil Lady gangsters, vixens and spies Feeling pretty, staying young He is my rosy, rosy, rosy boy Trying to make my eyes look like a deep ocean Atlantic blue eyeliner and party dress He is my hero, hero, a mad hero
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Oft, in the silence of the night, When the lonely moon rides high, When wintry winds are whistling, And we hear the owl's shrill cry, In the quiet, dusky chamber, By the flickering firelight, Rising up between two sleepers, Comes a spirit all in white. A winsome little ghost it is, Rosy-cheeked, and bright of eye; With yellow curls all breaking loose From the small cap pushed awry. Up it climbs among the pillows, For the 'big dark' brings no dread, And a baby's boundless fancy Makes a kingdom of a bed. A fearless little ghost it is; Safe the night seems as the day; The moon is but a gentle face, And the sighing winds are gay. The solitude is full of friends, And the hour brings no regrets; For, in this happy little soul, Shines a sun that never sets. A merry little ghost it is, Dancing gayly by itself, On the flowery counterpane, Like a tricksy household elf; Nodding to the fitful shadows, As they flicker on the wall; Talking to familiar pictures, Mimicking the owl's shrill call. A thoughtful little ghost if is; And, when lonely gambols tire, With chubby hands on chubby knees, It sits winking at the fire. Fancies innocent and lovely Shine before those baby-eyes, - Endless fields of dandelions, Brooks, and birds, and butterflies. A loving little ghost it is: When crept into its nest, Its hand on father's shoulder laid, Its head on mother's breast, It watches each familiar face, With a tranquil, trusting eye; And, like a sleepy little bird, Sings its own soft lullaby. Then those who feigned to sleep before, Lest baby play till dawn, Wake and watch their folded flower - Little rose without a thorn. And, in the silence of the night, The hearts that love it most Pray tenderly above its sleep, 'God bless our little ghost!'
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Our Little Ghost
Oft, in the silence of the night, When the lonely moon rides high, When wintry winds are whistling, And we hear the owl's shrill cry, In the quiet, dusky chamber, By the flickering firelight, Rising up between two sleepers, Comes a spirit all in white. A winsome little ghost it is, Rosy-cheeked, and bright of eye; With yellow curls all breaking loose From the small cap pushed awry. Up it climbs among the pillows, For the 'big dark' brings no dread, And a baby's boundless fancy Makes a kingdom of a bed. A fearless little ghost it is; Safe the night seems as the day; The moon is but a gentle face, And the sighing winds are gay. The solitude is full of friends, And the hour brings no regrets; For, in this happy little soul, Shines a sun that never sets. A merry little ghost it is, Dancing gayly by itself, On the flowery counterpane, Like a tricksy household elf; Nodding to the fitful shadows, As they flicker on the wall; Talking to familiar pictures, Mimicking the owl's shrill call. A thoughtful little ghost if is; And, when lonely gambols tire, With chubby hands on chubby knees, It sits winking at the fire. Fancies innocent and lovely Shine before those baby-eyes, - Endless fields of dandelions, Brooks, and birds, and butterflies. A loving little ghost it is: When crept into its nest, Its hand on father's shoulder laid, Its head on mother's breast, It watches each familiar face, With a tranquil, trusting eye; And, like a sleepy little bird, Sings its own soft lullaby. Then those who feigned to sleep before, Lest baby play till dawn, Wake and watch their folded flower - Little rose without a thorn. And, in the silence of the night, The hearts that love it most Pray tenderly above its sleep, 'God bless our little ghost!'
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See the various Poems the scene of which is laid upon the banks of the Yarrow; in particular, the exquisite Ballad of Hamilton beginning— Busk ye, busk ye, my bonny, bonny Bride, Busk ye, busk ye, my winsome Marrow! From Stirling castle we had seen The mazy Forth unravelled; Had trod the banks of Clyde, and Tay, And with the Tweed had travelled; And when we came to Clovenford, Then said my “winsome Marrow,” “Whate’er betide, we’ll turn aside, And see the Braes of Yarrow.” “Let Yarrow folk, frae Selkirk town, Who have been buying, selling, Go back to Yarrow, ’tis their own; Each maiden to her dwelling! On Yarrow’s banks let her herons feed, Hares couch, and rabbits burrow! But we will downward with the Tweed Nor turn aside to Yarrow. “There’s Galla Water, Leader Haughs, Both lying right before us; And Dryborough, where with chiming Tweed The lintwhites sing in chorus; There’s pleasant Tiviot-dale, a land Made blithe with plough and harrow: Why throw away a needful day To go in search of Yarrow? “What’s Yarrow but a river bare, That glides the dark hills under? There are a thousand such elsewhere As worthy of your wonder.” —Strange words they seemed of slight and scorn; My True-love sighed for sorrow; And looked me in the face, to think I thus could speak of Yarrow! “Oh! green,” said I, “are Yarrow’s holms, And sweet is Yarrow flowing! Fair hangs the apple frae the rock, But we will leave it growing. O’er hilly path, and open Strath, We’ll wander Scotland thorough; But, though so near, we will not turn Into the dale of Yarrow. “Let beeves and home-bred kine partake The sweets of Burn-mill meadow, The swan on still St. Mary’s Lake Float double, swan and shadow! We will not see them; will not go, To-day, nor yet to-morrow; Enough if in our hearts we know There’s such a place as Yarrow. “Be Yarrow stream unseen, unknown! It must, or we shall rue it: We have a vision of our own; Ah! why should we undo it? The treasured dreams of times long past, We’ll keep them, winsome Marrow! For when we’er there, although ’tis fair, ’Twill be another Yarrow! “If Care with freezing years should come, And wandering seem but folly,— Should we be loth to stir from home, And yet be melancholy; Should life be dull, and spirits low, ’Twill soothe us in our sorrow, That earth has something yet to show, The bonny holms of Yarrow!”
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Yarrow Unvisited
See the various Poems the scene of which is laid upon the banks of the Yarrow; in particular, the exquisite Ballad of Hamilton beginning— Busk ye, busk ye, my bonny, bonny Bride, Busk ye, busk ye, my winsome Marrow! From Stirling castle we had seen The mazy Forth unravelled; Had trod the banks of Clyde, and Tay, And with the Tweed had travelled; And when we came to Clovenford, Then said my “winsome Marrow,” “Whate’er betide, we’ll turn aside, And see the Braes of Yarrow.” “Let Yarrow folk, frae Selkirk town, Who have been buying, selling, Go back to Yarrow, ’tis their own; Each maiden to her dwelling! On Yarrow’s banks let her herons feed, Hares couch, and rabbits burrow! But we will downward with the Tweed Nor turn aside to Yarrow. “There’s Galla Water, Leader Haughs, Both lying right before us; And Dryborough, where with chiming Tweed The lintwhites sing in chorus; There’s pleasant Tiviot-dale, a land Made blithe with plough and harrow: Why throw away a needful day To go in search of Yarrow? “What’s Yarrow but a river bare, That glides the dark hills under? There are a thousand such elsewhere As worthy of your wonder.” —Strange words they seemed of slight and scorn; My True-love sighed for sorrow; And looked me in the face, to think I thus could speak of Yarrow! “Oh! green,” said I, “are Yarrow’s holms, And sweet is Yarrow flowing! Fair hangs the apple frae the rock, But we will leave it growing. O’er hilly path, and open Strath, We’ll wander Scotland thorough; But, though so near, we will not turn Into the dale of Yarrow. “Let beeves and home-bred kine partake The sweets of Burn-mill meadow, The swan on still St. Mary’s Lake Float double, swan and shadow! We will not see them; will not go, To-day, nor yet to-morrow; Enough if in our hearts we know There’s such a place as Yarrow. “Be Yarrow stream unseen, unknown! It must, or we shall rue it: We have a vision of our own; Ah! why should we undo it? The treasured dreams of times long past, We’ll keep them, winsome Marrow! For when we’er there, although ’tis fair, ’Twill be another Yarrow! “If Care with freezing years should come, And wandering seem but folly,— Should we be loth to stir from home, And yet be melancholy; Should life be dull, and spirits low, ’Twill soothe us in our sorrow, That earth has something yet to show, The bonny holms of Yarrow!”
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Why can't I be as pretty as the little girl that sits next to me at work, she seems all long legs and golden skin, 20 long years younger thin body poured into size 6 jeans Why can't I be pretty like that? I wish I was as pretty on the beach next to the bikini clad lovelies all long haired and impressive assets Why can't I be like that? I wish I was as pretty as my friend sitting next to her on a barstool crowded away from her, male backs facing me, surrounding her, I'm a fool! I wish I was pretty or even attractive or even winsome or cute or or or I wish, I wish Oh, how I wish I could be an entree even if I'm not the main dish or or The fish caught on the hook an acceptable catch not to have the hook ripped from my flesh just to be thrown back I wish I was pretty I'm positive I was one day Someone loved me once and my children say Mummy, you look so pretty when I decide to make an effort but no matter how hard I look in the mirror I just can't make their words fit! I wish I was pretty a beautiful disguise I wish I was pretty in my eyes
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Nov 12, 2013
Nov 12, 2013 at 3:54 AM UTC
I Wish I Was Pretty
Drums of Autumn tell us, grandmother, what did they mean? Did you ever get the Lincoln cane? Did you cry? Kenny, I'as a orphan. I never knew. ---That happened, Kenny was my name. I looked past the rim, there was the Corn Mother, I think that's what I coulda seen, but then it's only Grandma, with a grin. Kenneth means know, Grandma said, I gave you that name. kenning handy, a knower, by God, not handsome in that vain way they have today, handy, winsome in puzzles 'n' riddles 'n' such Kokopelli's play mate, some day. Mistooken words rot, if they lie, idle, in the dust meaning nothing ever. I shall not want, I was taught a mistooken truth, I took it, gript it tight, Get a job. Live with some class, join a club that takes your kind. Some churches used to use the Rotary test, if you could pass that test you could eat, after the message at the mission. true? fair? goodwill? wait if the first test is failed, what matters? fair good will benes d'vitas? from the treaty bound liars who called my grand mothers savages, all of them, right by right of conquest. their treaty verified it to me, then they gave me blankets, General Leonardwood, nope, Lord Jeff Amherst did that, then we died. Read the treaty, 1763, small print. Blankets. From the small pox ward, went unsaid. That was just, after the French and Indian war, where the father of the force that claims world-wide military superiority sufficient unto the evil of today, George, the man on the horse, surveyor for the future, fought injuns, so the king could sell their measured land to freed slaves, thus making the mortgage chain, so popular today. Build a casino, get rich quick, it's in the treaty, lotsajobs, busboy, bus driver, maid, Sioux chef and so many, many more. Grandma, in my vision, turned and walked into the desert. I took her word. Brushed the dust and breathed it in. Then I spit against the wind, winked at you and rode my wind away. Free is easy, if you can ride on wind.
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Oct 17, 2018
Oct 17, 2018 at 4:38 PM UTC
Mistooken lies in dust
Drums of Autumn tell us, grandmother, what did they mean? Did you ever get the Lincoln cane? Did you cry? Kenny, I'as a orphan. I never knew. ---That happened, Kenny was my name. I looked past the rim, there was the Corn Mother, I think that's what I coulda seen, but then it's only Grandma, with a grin. Kenneth means know, Grandma said, I gave you that name. kenning handy, a knower, by God, not handsome in that vain way they have today, handy, winsome in puzzles 'n' riddles 'n' such Kokopelli's play mate, some day. Mistooken words rot, if they lie, idle, in the dust meaning nothing ever. I shall not want, I was taught a mistooken truth, I took it, gript it tight, Get a job. Live with some class, join a club that takes your kind. Some churches used to use the Rotary test, if you could pass that test you could eat, after the message at the mission. true? fair? goodwill? wait if the first test is failed, what matters? fair good will benes d'vitas? from the treaty bound liars who called my grand mothers savages, all of them, right by right of conquest. their treaty verified it to me, then they gave me blankets, General Leonardwood, nope, Lord Jeff Amherst did that, then we died. Read the treaty, 1763, small print. Blankets. From the small pox ward, went unsaid. That was just, after the French and Indian war, where the father of the force that claims world-wide military superiority sufficient unto the evil of today, George, the man on the horse, surveyor for the future, fought injuns, so the king could sell their measured land to freed slaves, thus making the mortgage chain, so popular today. Build a casino, get rich quick, it's in the treaty, lotsajobs, busboy, bus driver, maid, Sioux chef and so many, many more. Grandma, in my vision, turned and walked into the desert. I took her word. Brushed the dust and breathed it in. Then I spit against the wind, winked at you and rode my wind away. Free is easy, if you can ride on wind.
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strike my eyes lovely for S. B. by way of introduction, when you have gone to confession, freely admitting you have nothing left for others to harvest, no seed to plant a new crop, and lies and laughter, interchangeable, there is no poetry left, not even raisin scone crumbs, one good friend informs that a forgotten five month old poem, a computer has selected & resurrected, for distinction so months later you snicker for you have been seriously self-kicked away from writing, all your vocabularies, trite and yellowed overused, and you read really good poetry and are slapped-seen-outed by the impoverishment of your own no-winsome word-smithy, no delusions, even this, but a-quick script, more a thank you note, and it’s the only lasting quality is the genuine nature of its intent but the poem itself falls bottom of the cliff, short on quality, a victim of your dissatisfaction let me explain better she messages you while the time difference works in her favor, she reads while you sleep the sleep of the soul-exhausted, she, scoffing at your claims of motivation deprivation, as she cherishes this forgotten one, with words that cannot be ignored the poem**                  strikes her eyes lovely daggered, this morning phrase cannot go unchallenged   for this a compliment that any poet would weep for, be inspired by, stung into action, provoked, ego flattered and challenged to-do more-better, what writer could want for anything more! who can own this ability   accept this ultimatum of success, a cross-word crucification to strike down lovely the readers eyes, almost all once, almost excuses me forever for trying and failing so many times you smile but not in the chest where lovely needs to strike you for if you cannot strike the readers eyes again and again, then... let the moment gleam, and then disappear, again and again, stored but not restorative 11/21/18 Miami
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Nov 22, 2018
Nov 22, 2018 at 7:49 AM UTC
strike my eyes lovely
strike my eyes lovely for S. B. by way of introduction, when you have gone to confession, freely admitting you have nothing left for others to harvest, no seed to plant a new crop, and lies and laughter, interchangeable, there is no poetry left, not even raisin scone crumbs, one good friend informs that a forgotten five month old poem, a computer has selected & resurrected, for distinction so months later you snicker for you have been seriously self-kicked away from writing, all your vocabularies, trite and yellowed overused, and you read really good poetry and are slapped-seen-outed by the impoverishment of your own no-winsome word-smithy, no delusions, even this, but a-quick script, more a thank you note, and it’s the only lasting quality is the genuine nature of its intent but the poem itself falls bottom of the cliff, short on quality, a victim of your dissatisfaction let me explain better she messages you while the time difference works in her favor, she reads while you sleep the sleep of the soul-exhausted, she, scoffing at your claims of motivation deprivation, as she cherishes this forgotten one, with words that cannot be ignored the poem**                  strikes her eyes lovely daggered, this morning phrase cannot go unchallenged   for this a compliment that any poet would weep for, be inspired by, stung into action, provoked, ego flattered and challenged to-do more-better, what writer could want for anything more! who can own this ability   accept this ultimatum of success, a cross-word crucification to strike down lovely the readers eyes, almost all once, almost excuses me forever for trying and failing so many times you smile but not in the chest where lovely needs to strike you for if you cannot strike the readers eyes again and again, then... let the moment gleam, and then disappear, again and again, stored but not restorative 11/21/18 Miami
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Tis a grand vocation to be an inspiration Tis a winsome aspiration may be an oblation May take some time along with perspiration Along with dedication may come a solved equation Tis a winsome aspiration may come with some elation. Tis a grand vocation to be an inspiration.
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Nov 26, 2010
Nov 26, 2010 at 2:42 PM UTC
Tis a Winsome Aspiration
**To the girl with the alluring melanin... skin the enticing & mouth-watering color of caramel To the girl with the enigmatic mind, subliminally affixed to mine** ॐ To the girl with the beautiful heartbeat that coexists as one with mine. To the girl with the winsome name ...my lips feel so much better when it's your name leaving. To the girl with the mollifying voice, your voice is the strongest tranquilizer I've ever encountered; It apprehends all negativity I'm engulfed in and brings me back to sanity again. To the girl with the broken heart shattered into a thousand pieces, I'll spend 1,000 days putting each piece back together and on the 1,001 day you'll see that not only did I mend your heart but I gave you remnants of mine. To the girl who was at war with herself, I've seen your battle scars. To the girl who constantly goes back to war, you are not alone and I won't ever allow you to be.   ॐ                                     ॐ                                    ॐ   **To the boy with the perfectly sculpted face... if you were to ever leave, I'd spend forever recreating it's beauty. To the boy with the beautifully structured mind, which never fails to unravel every mystery within mine.** ॐ To the boy with the wavering heartbeat that coexists as one with mine. To the boy with the voice of a symphony of my favorite melody that never fails to leaving a distinct sense of perfection in the air. It scatters positivity throughout my body reminding me of the purpose of my existence. To the boy with the faltering heart which never falters enough to give up on me. And even if it did, I'd spend all my days as a cardiovascular surgeon. To the boy with the artistic fingers that paint with fire, igniting every inch of my skin they lovingly skim over. To the boy with the dark parallel lines freckled over his wrists, reminding me of the heartache, and distress you once endured. I'd spend every day of my life eradicating each piece of pain-coated glass embedded in your heart. You are not alone and I won't ever allow you to be.
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Jan 6, 2015
Jan 6, 2015 at 9:20 PM UTC
Our Ballad (Read Notes Below Poem Before Reading)
**To the girl with the alluring melanin... skin the enticing & mouth-watering color of caramel To the girl with the enigmatic mind, subliminally affixed to mine** ॐ To the girl with the beautiful heartbeat that coexists as one with mine. To the girl with the winsome name ...my lips feel so much better when it's your name leaving. To the girl with the mollifying voice, your voice is the strongest tranquilizer I've ever encountered; It apprehends all negativity I'm engulfed in and brings me back to sanity again. To the girl with the broken heart shattered into a thousand pieces, I'll spend 1,000 days putting each piece back together and on the 1,001 day you'll see that not only did I mend your heart but I gave you remnants of mine. To the girl who was at war with herself, I've seen your battle scars. To the girl who constantly goes back to war, you are not alone and I won't ever allow you to be.   ॐ                                     ॐ                                    ॐ   **To the boy with the perfectly sculpted face... if you were to ever leave, I'd spend forever recreating it's beauty. To the boy with the beautifully structured mind, which never fails to unravel every mystery within mine.** ॐ To the boy with the wavering heartbeat that coexists as one with mine. To the boy with the voice of a symphony of my favorite melody that never fails to leaving a distinct sense of perfection in the air. It scatters positivity throughout my body reminding me of the purpose of my existence. To the boy with the faltering heart which never falters enough to give up on me. And even if it did, I'd spend all my days as a cardiovascular surgeon. To the boy with the artistic fingers that paint with fire, igniting every inch of my skin they lovingly skim over. To the boy with the dark parallel lines freckled over his wrists, reminding me of the heartache, and distress you once endured. I'd spend every day of my life eradicating each piece of pain-coated glass embedded in your heart. You are not alone and I won't ever allow you to be.
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"He ought to be home," said the old man, "without there's something amiss. He only went to the Two-mile — he ought to be back by this. He would ride the Reckless filly, he would have his wilful way; And, here, he's not back at sundown — and what will his mother say? "He was always his mother's idol, since ever his father died; And there isn't a horse on the station that he isn't game to ride. But that Reckless mare is vicious, and if once she gets away He hasn't got strength to hold her — and what will his mother say?" The old man walked to the sliprail, and peered up the dark'ning track, And looked and longed for the rider that would never more come back; And the mother came and clutched him, with sudden, spasmodic fright: "What has become of my Willie? Why isn't he home tonight?" Away in the gloomy ranges, at the foot of an ironbark, The bonnie, winsome laddie was lying stiff and stark; For the Reckless mare had smashed him against a leaning limb, And his comely face was battered, and his merry eyes were dim. And the thoroughbred chestnut filly, the saddle beneath her flanks, Was away like fire through the ranges to join the wild mob's ranks; And a broken-hearted woman and an old man worn and grey Were searching all night in the ranges till the sunrise brought the day. And the mother kept feebly calling, with a hope that would not die, "Willie! where are you, Willie?" But how can the dead reply; And hope died out with the daylight, and the darkness brought despair, God pity the stricken mother, and answer the widow's prayer! Though far and wide they sought him, they found not where he fell; For the ranges held him precious, and guarded their treasure well. The wattle blooms above him, and the bluebells blow close by, And the brown bees buzz the secret, and the wild birds sing reply. But the mother pined and faded, and cried, and took no rest, And rode each day to the ranges on her hopeless, weary quest. Seeking her loved one ever, she faded and pined away, But with strength of her great affection she still sought every day. "I know that sooner or later I shall find my boy," she said. But she came not home one evening, and they found her lying dead. And stamped on the poor pale features, as the spirit homeward pass'd, Was an angel smile of gladness — she had found the boy at last.
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Lost
"He ought to be home," said the old man, "without there's something amiss. He only went to the Two-mile — he ought to be back by this. He would ride the Reckless filly, he would have his wilful way; And, here, he's not back at sundown — and what will his mother say? "He was always his mother's idol, since ever his father died; And there isn't a horse on the station that he isn't game to ride. But that Reckless mare is vicious, and if once she gets away He hasn't got strength to hold her — and what will his mother say?" The old man walked to the sliprail, and peered up the dark'ning track, And looked and longed for the rider that would never more come back; And the mother came and clutched him, with sudden, spasmodic fright: "What has become of my Willie? Why isn't he home tonight?" Away in the gloomy ranges, at the foot of an ironbark, The bonnie, winsome laddie was lying stiff and stark; For the Reckless mare had smashed him against a leaning limb, And his comely face was battered, and his merry eyes were dim. And the thoroughbred chestnut filly, the saddle beneath her flanks, Was away like fire through the ranges to join the wild mob's ranks; And a broken-hearted woman and an old man worn and grey Were searching all night in the ranges till the sunrise brought the day. And the mother kept feebly calling, with a hope that would not die, "Willie! where are you, Willie?" But how can the dead reply; And hope died out with the daylight, and the darkness brought despair, God pity the stricken mother, and answer the widow's prayer! Though far and wide they sought him, they found not where he fell; For the ranges held him precious, and guarded their treasure well. The wattle blooms above him, and the bluebells blow close by, And the brown bees buzz the secret, and the wild birds sing reply. But the mother pined and faded, and cried, and took no rest, And rode each day to the ranges on her hopeless, weary quest. Seeking her loved one ever, she faded and pined away, But with strength of her great affection she still sought every day. "I know that sooner or later I shall find my boy," she said. But she came not home one evening, and they found her lying dead. And stamped on the poor pale features, as the spirit homeward pass'd, Was an angel smile of gladness — she had found the boy at last.
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Forgetting about that uptight blight. Emanate apathy Unapologetically. Cheers to you Baby Jesus, I'm all jacked up on pink Moscato; by noon. Without a clue of what to do Retreat to a beach For a gala beset by an erubescent sunset. What marry monarchs, All clinquant, in gold light All turn to heathens, in the night. Perpetually transfixed By a curious mix of Rhythmic eruptions & fevered delight Like fairies & nymphs Amidst the moon of misbehaving. Wondering eyes are tantalized You are luxurious, feral, **** boy personified. I was mystified by the wild & eroticized by the style. A Huckleberry Finn identical twin, ohhh but of course — You had a Porsche. But we were far from bonafide. All is well, Who really gives a **** about a relationship cuff… I was inherently drawn to the effervescence, of your soul. Together in disconnected bubbles Like a glass of champagne, Sparkling to the surface effortlessly. Daytime friends and nighttime lovers; Nympholepts in retrospect, Carefully tip-toeing around Blossoming curiously & compromising cantor. Over winsome side-long looks The burgundy hardtop drops down Into my body & out of my mind Tipsy daze were just foreplay For the passionate midnight sexcapades. A midsummer’s night moonlit dream Manifested midst the trysts of Spring. Every Sunday Drinking champagne, Not practicing self-restraint Sneaking into private estates Dive into the grotto pool. Worshiping the Sun, not the saint. My late night lover show me your wicked pagan birthright. Two lonely hearts bonded over confessions in the dark.
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Oct 17, 2016
Oct 17, 2016 at 10:11 PM UTC
Spring into Melancholy
Forgetting about that uptight blight. Emanate apathy Unapologetically. Cheers to you Baby Jesus, I'm all jacked up on pink Moscato; by noon. Without a clue of what to do Retreat to a beach For a gala beset by an erubescent sunset. What marry monarchs, All clinquant, in gold light All turn to heathens, in the night. Perpetually transfixed By a curious mix of Rhythmic eruptions & fevered delight Like fairies & nymphs Amidst the moon of misbehaving. Wondering eyes are tantalized You are luxurious, feral, **** boy personified. I was mystified by the wild & eroticized by the style. A Huckleberry Finn identical twin, ohhh but of course — You had a Porsche. But we were far from bonafide. All is well, Who really gives a **** about a relationship cuff… I was inherently drawn to the effervescence, of your soul. Together in disconnected bubbles Like a glass of champagne, Sparkling to the surface effortlessly. Daytime friends and nighttime lovers; Nympholepts in retrospect, Carefully tip-toeing around Blossoming curiously & compromising cantor. Over winsome side-long looks The burgundy hardtop drops down Into my body & out of my mind Tipsy daze were just foreplay For the passionate midnight sexcapades. A midsummer’s night moonlit dream Manifested midst the trysts of Spring. Every Sunday Drinking champagne, Not practicing self-restraint Sneaking into private estates Dive into the grotto pool. Worshiping the Sun, not the saint. My late night lover show me your wicked pagan birthright. Two lonely hearts bonded over confessions in the dark.
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frogs "croaking" in front of me, in the reeds crickets "chirping" behind me, in the brush countless coyotes "yelping" from across the lake bass, carp surfacing under a yellow moon unaware its shimmering shaft’s a magnet to my eye   and more lullaby to me, who can yet see spectral waves but lost cherished vibrations--like birdsong, winsome whispers--eons ago
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May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016 at 6:14 PM UTC
lakeside lullabies
“There you stood, in all your glory, Feet apart”, begun the story, “Flashing blade in hand you took, Winsome smile, witty hook. At the quick turn of trained wrist, (there was no chance that you had missed) The blade sunk deep inside a heart, That had never known a dart, Nor been under lock and key.” Your own affection was in a box, within a box, within a box Each one closed with many locks. When my wound began to sting, I still declared you to be king But water in my throat did rise, and once’n even reached my eyes I shut my teeth and looked elsewhere, but none I found to give a care. No one measured up to you, a stark contrast like gold and blue, Even your long drawn-out sigh, your walk, your talk, friendly goodbye. I tried to pull shank out myself, put my love upon a shelf The blade was wet from dripping life, and slipped back in, that horrid knife! After times of intense pain, I would swear: Not again! And slowly start to draw out lance, to go a week with a chance, But on Saturday I’d often fall, hear my name as you would call, I would begin to wish again, for a very special friend. Where do you keep the Key? Why won’t you give it to me? A tool of gold, my fingers hold, softly place it in the hole And as my nails dazzle in your glow, I turn the lock and find your soul.
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Oct 18, 2014
Oct 18, 2014 at 7:09 PM UTC
Where do you keep the Key?
Five little girls, of Five, Four, Three, Two, One: Rolling on the hearthrug, full of tricks and fun. Five rosy girls, in years from Ten to Six: Sitting down to lessons - no more time for tricks. Five growing girls, from Fifteen to Eleven: Music, Drawing, Languages, and food enough for seven! Five winsome girls, from Twenty to Sixteen: Each young man that calls, I say "Now tell me which you MEAN!" Five dashing girls, the youngest Twenty-one: But, if nobody proposes, what is there to be done? Five showy girls - but Thirty is an age When girls may be ENGAGING, but they somehow don't ENGAGE. Five dressy girls, of Thirty-one or more: So gracious to the shy young men they snubbed so much before! Five PASSE girls - Their age? Well, never mind! We jog along together, like the rest of human kind: But the quondam "careless bachelor" begins to think he knows The answer to that ancient problem "how the money goes"!
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A Game of Fives
time steals up soft in autumn’s haze through fallen leaves and frosted morn no longer smiles through summer days bears dreadful gaze of mercy shorn scribes lines upon youth’s winsome face and brings the ache of stiffened joint gives halting stride and slower pace age piled like leaves does thus anoint yet in thine eye dwells springtide’s bloom in ardor’s dance is lightened tread warm voice dispels autumnal gloom at gentle touch are decades fled for love knows naught of count of days let the years flow as they will unclouded passion’s flames yet blaze I shall be thy lover still
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Jun 14, 2022
Jun 14, 2022 at 8:58 PM UTC
Defiant
on a nudist beach there was a man wearing shorts they were yellow shorts and a jaunty hat which despite their cheerful airiness the chipper summer colour, he felt alone, down and shunned. the mere thought of those dear shorts invited des amigos and an invitation for tacos a sombrero night he thought as he picked them out in the store. but now alone on the beach he caught disdainful glares directed at the winsome shorts he had arrived at the beach so vivacious and jolly but walking along, the rough, hot sand blistering his feet, he was morose forlorn sorrowful and wistful for those dreams those empty shells....... ............. ............ ............ sombrero
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Feb 25, 2013
Feb 25, 2013 at 12:25 AM UTC
nudist beach
This morning will be a different one, for he will meet a girl With an auburn eyes, a winsome smile and a hair that is curl Strange she is, but in a beautiful kind of strange The boy will stop and stare, will be lost in her haunting sad eyes She will not notice, and will never knew, that cupid has shot the boys young heart The boy found a reason to go out every morning To see her again, he was hoping For her smile becomes the sun that brightens his day He will sit from afar, and with an admiring eyes, just watch her She paints, she reads, and sometimes plays with her dog's fur He will silently watch and enjoy the beautiful scenario It goes for almost a week "I must be crazy, why do I stalk this chic?" But he doesn't know the answer All he know is, the girl brings peace to his heart Her eyes and smiles are a piece of a pure art and her laughs are a song to his ears He could not explain it, watching her makes him happy and sends a warm chill to his heart, very fancy "I need to know her name" The next day, the boy waited in vain But the girl never came "I'll wait again tomorrow" It's been a week, but she never showed up again In his chest a sadness and pain Could not accept, she looked for the girl He found out that the girl loves to paint But the smell of the chemical will cause her to faint That's why she sneaks out and do it once in a while He found out that the girl loves reading But her eyes failed her, every letters are dancing That's why she sneaks out and pretends to read He also found out that her hair was just a wig And her red lipstick was to hide her pale lips And finally he found out her name With a sound of a breaking heart He reads her name On her graveyard
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Apr 10, 2016
Apr 10, 2016 at 9:01 PM UTC
Her Name
This morning will be a different one, for he will meet a girl With an auburn eyes, a winsome smile and a hair that is curl Strange she is, but in a beautiful kind of strange The boy will stop and stare, will be lost in her haunting sad eyes She will not notice, and will never knew, that cupid has shot the boys young heart The boy found a reason to go out every morning To see her again, he was hoping For her smile becomes the sun that brightens his day He will sit from afar, and with an admiring eyes, just watch her She paints, she reads, and sometimes plays with her dog's fur He will silently watch and enjoy the beautiful scenario It goes for almost a week "I must be crazy, why do I stalk this chic?" But he doesn't know the answer All he know is, the girl brings peace to his heart Her eyes and smiles are a piece of a pure art and her laughs are a song to his ears He could not explain it, watching her makes him happy and sends a warm chill to his heart, very fancy "I need to know her name" The next day, the boy waited in vain But the girl never came "I'll wait again tomorrow" It's been a week, but she never showed up again In his chest a sadness and pain Could not accept, she looked for the girl He found out that the girl loves to paint But the smell of the chemical will cause her to faint That's why she sneaks out and do it once in a while He found out that the girl loves reading But her eyes failed her, every letters are dancing That's why she sneaks out and pretends to read He also found out that her hair was just a wig And her red lipstick was to hide her pale lips And finally he found out her name With a sound of a breaking heart He reads her name On her graveyard
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Winsome bee at my bloom, writhing and splaying, he gathes my perfumes, He stayed and he waited, I gave him my heed, Oh winsome bee, you are my doom.
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Jul 24, 2014
Jul 24, 2014 at 12:33 PM UTC
The Bee