Another one from bobwho 2/15/08

posted over 3 years ago | 3 comments
Her Sonnet, Her Life, Her Love

And with her leaving, vainly my soul fought.
The absence no more fonder makes my heart.
In rags, my painful costume I have bought,
And as a tragic fool I play my part.

What brings a man to try and touch a star,
An...

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he-he-he

posted over 4 years ago | 1 comment
I love myself
oh yes I do
But I save my best love
For my Boo
I keep it safe
in a precious place
I just wish I knew for who

By Juanita1

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a bobwho poem from January 08

posted over 4 years ago | 0 comments
"Self Love"

There was a time I loved myself
And held myself so dear.
But things just didn't work out well
And now I'm not so near.

Love can be a fleeting thing
That flares and quickly ends.
But even though I'm not so close
I still remain as frie...

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cdaara on language

posted over 4 years ago, updated 8 minutes later | 2 comments
Cdaara posted this in Night Owls on 11/10/07 in response to someone else's discomfort with strong language. I think it is a profound exposition of language and how we create meaning.

The f-word resonates through our language on so many levels. It...

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juanita's poem that I really, really like

posted over 4 years ago, updated about 6 hours later | 0 comments
Juanita1 posted this in Night Owls on 11/10-07. Later in the day, she agreed to call it: The Relationship.

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The sun shines upon the earth
Giving her energy for growth
Taking nothing from her
but her moisture
Which he gives back
So she w...

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