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Epidemiology ( consider Jesus Christ )by Astghick Moradkhanians — Astghick Moradkhanians	Listen up!"do things right." Time for spiritual wakening; to see real solution for all earthly struggles! Just face to sunrise section and...	775,261 views Rate it
The Miracle of Morning — Amanda Gorman	I thought I’d awaken to a world in mourning. Heavy clouds crowding, a society storming. But there’s something different on this golden morning. Something...	18,172 views Rate it
Taxi man — Peter Huang	road i cannot drive on the apartment cannot prolong the tires forever enveloped, and the enginge rusted in the molden insides of the blizzard....	7,937 views Rate it
Jail, Life, Church, God, and the Bible maybe (not sure) meant censorship — Longerfellow	spread is no good let the people shit and piss and i live by...	3,514 views Rate it
A Senryu Tale of Genji — Karl Constantine FOLKES	A senryu poem About Prince Minamoto, The renown Genji. His life and journey In Japan’s Heian period In Old Kyoto. A Golden Era. The eleventh...	2,729 views Rate it
Warfare Source: Distempers of the Human Mind — Karl Constantine FOLKES	PROLOGUE: Behold, how war and peace are so aligned. Haply appearing sometimes as comedy. At other times to sadly all remind; there’s sometimes joy...	1,970 views Rate it
Academic Validation — Destiny Van Meter	I’ve been staring at my computer screen For 3 hours now, And my eyes kind of sting. There’s pencil shavings everywhere, And far too many tabs open, ...	1,942 views Rate it
A Poet is a Proverbial Messenger — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Words as a kernel The proverbs of poetry As a healing balm As cures for our deceptions Our wounds and our injuries As a mustard seed Feeble and...	1,941 views Rate it
Ukraine — Maxwell Sebastian Burchett	Ukraine by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett It is said and now I believe, Only the dead have seen the end of war. There is no end it seems To the...	1,756 views Rate it
Unknown Soldiers — Maxwell Sebastian Burchett	Unknown Soldiers by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett One Memorial Day made me consider The many tombs to unknown soldiers, In memoriam to the lost ...	1,751 views Rate it
Glory to the Departed — Maxwell Sebastian Burchett	Glory to the Departed by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett I had to be free! Now I am gone, But remember me So freedom goes on. Not an easy...	1,666 views Rate it
Peace — Maxwell Sebastian Burchett	Peace by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett Wars and rumors of war it is said will be forevermore. If that is the fate of mankind, what are we to...	1,653 views Rate it
I Saw Him on the Road Less Taken — Karl Constantine FOLKES	I saw him on the road less taken. The gentleman named Robert Frost. While I was frail and quite forsaken. He, most certainly, was not lost. While he...	1,354 views Rate it
Take Heed — Shelby Minick	Alone I stand upon a cliff. Eyes wand’ring o’er the ocean’s drift; I ponder long on legends great, E’er ancient kingdoms met their fate. For long...	1,347 views Rate it
How I Go to the Woods — Mary Oliver	Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore unsuitable. I don’t really want to...	1,319 views Rate it
Solomonic Influence in Shakespeare’s Work — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Life is a tall tale. Full of sound, raging fury. It is vanity. Acts of vanity. Vanity of vanities. All is vanity. Two philosophers. Both...	1,315 views Rate it
The Alienist and the Patient — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The Complementary Function of Dreams: A Preface “The general function of dreams is to try to restore our psychological balance by producing dream...	1,306 views Rate it
Ancient Lace — Robin Loving	I watched her Fragile Spirit tear, like ancient, sun-scorched lace I remember tracing the battle-scars, across her weathered face They reminded me of...	1,274 views Rate it
The Maiden of my Heart and Soul — TwilightTraveler	The Maiden of my heart and soul- by: TwilightTraveler A fire burns within. Full of passion,love and...	1,244 views Rate it
What We Fear The Most — Karl Constantine FOLKES	What we fear the most: The depths of our underworld. Our own weakest spot. That which lies within our soul. That which haunts us in our dreams. ...	1,230 views Rate it
The Immeasurable Measure of Alchemical Measure — Karl Constantine FOLKES	PREFACE: “Double, double, toil and trouble. Let our passions burn and bubble. From this dust and soil of stubble. Cleanse us now of all the rubble.” ...	1,214 views Rate it
The Child as Son Becoming Father of the Man — Karl Constantine FOLKES	PRELUDE: THE EARTHLY DOMAIN OF MAN From the Lake District poet Wordsworth’s “Father of the Man,” to the universal Father of...	1,162 views Rate it
Colin Powell: May He Be Given Grace — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Gone now, and yet forever here to stay, a giant among us, a soldier on display. This folklore hero, patriot. A veteran of the wars. A statesman of the...	1,148 views Rate it
Jagged Edges — Betsy Wokersien Stephens	Jagged edges Tearing my heart Fragile soul Ripping apart Fractured thoughts Locked down inside Detonate Like dynamite Stop and breath ...	1,142 views Rate it
Until Then — Maxwell Sebastian Burchett	Until Then by Max Burchett Listen free to new pop song on SoundCloud based on lyrics of this “Until Then” poem ...	1,081 views Rate it

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