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Insulators

I remember atop a utility pole In the woods Reflecting the sunlight like a gem Against the sky a glass insulator The electricity sang to me Carcinogenically Across the high tension wires Some people collect...

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Frost

Traced in lovely filigree upon leaf And blade of grass, the winter's first caress Of sparkling translucence tinging the green With its first touch of white. Dead flowers dressed As for their...

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The Enigma of Emily Dickenson

Ascetic, eccentric, recluse was what many said of Emily Dickenson the elusive waif of literary genius. A misanthrope melancholy master of prose, Emily Dickenson lived in the world of paradox never seeing the...

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Examples of Onomatopoeia Poetry

onomatopoeia is pronounced (on-o-mat-o-pe'-a) Function: noun 1 : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss) 2 : the use of words whose sound...

4 comments    humor poetry literature
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100 Word Examples of Onomatopoeia

In the Bat Man movies and TV series, when Robin and Bat Man would fight their enemies, onomatopoeia words would be used to express their actions. Words like: KABOOM, BANG, POW, WHACK, WHAM, BOINK, POP......

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Oxford University World War I Poetry Digital Archive - A Site Worth Visiting

November 14, 2009 Horrible as it was, World War I inspired a generation of writers and poets. While they probably would have ultimately been drafted into the war as a result of Great Britain eventually...

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The Magdalene Line of Kathleen McGowan

I've just spent three days in Belgium with Kathleen McGowan, author of "The Expected One" and "The Book of Love". So don't think this is a literary review or something. It's always tricky to write a review...

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Walter Benton: The Passionate Poet

Walter Benton has been my bedside companion for a very long time, going back to college where I discovered him 50 years ago. I have shared him with many " creatures of an hour ", most intimately with my...

49 comments    love passion poet
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Universality in Literature

When examining the great literary works that have lasted longer than a century, common connections can be found that pervade the different writings, binding them together despite unique plots or the various...

7 comments    religion god poetry
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Fall To Grace ~ CrisA Inspiration

Where we are headed   God only knows   Yet   It feels like magic   Between my toes   Just like heaven and the sky's above   I have completely   Fallen...

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