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Literature RSS FeedsOde to Inclusivity - The inclusive worldview is the best one. But we don't get there without a lot of compromise and necessary surrender of our way and our points of view - for 'the team,' whether that is two or two hundred and fifty two....Feed Source: EzineArticles.com A Beautiful Start - Morning is poised for beautiful start. Dews are still on ground but ready to depart. Still the birds are in nest but making little move. The nature is at its supreme and nothing to prove.... A Genuine Feeling - I have prepared my self mentally. It is firm resolve and commitment totally. I shall be gentle and very kind. This quality you will always find.... A Useful Action - I can't be silent spectator. Thought I may be considered insignificant factor. The world is stage for new actors. Many may be lost and fewer may emerge as victors.... An Ideas To Reflect - There is absolutely nothing in mind. When I sit on key board for new ideas to find. No writing pad, no views and no feed backs. Some ideas just flash in mind and crack.... Be Not A Follower - "Fitting in" can deplete your supply of individuality. Be yourself. If it fits in to societal norms, so be it.... Little Star - Little star! Twinkle and shine! Burn me, scorn me, and be mine!... What Should You Know About Research? - Searching is not research. Research is not research. If you know something that is not research. Comparing one variable to the next is not research. Then, what is research? Research is not Googling.... MEGGIDO - The Globalisation Poem - How intriguing it is that the world has overcome its most daunting challenge to communication, space and time. We are a global village. with the speed of lightening, people now reach other people physically far removed by space. This calla for celebration, as we have made ourselves a name. But as mankind celebrates the Global Village phenomenon, here is another perspective to it. Following the poem is a paraphrase to break it down.... Pilgrimage of the Prominent and Foremost - It is in your best interest to be the richest and strongest man in the world. You can be the best and bring out the best in the world. Discover the best in every city and control every city as you make the world a better place. Please read on!... Adventure of the Smart and Potent - It is in your best interest to be the richest and strongest man in the world. You can be the best and bring out the best in the world. Discover the best in every city and control every city as you make the world a better place. Please read on!... Heroic Drive of the Elite and Influential - It is in your best interest to be the richest and strongest man in the world. You can be the best and bring out the best in the world. Discover the best in every city and control every city as you make the world a better place. Please read on!... A Painful Separation - Why I don't want to reopen? Why it has struck me again and again. Has it surfaced all of sudden? I had no slightest idea even.... If You Didn't Do It, It Wouldn't Have Happened - Come now, my foolish one If you didn't do it of course, it wouldn't have happened. So who can you really blame? It's time to sit-up straight Face the music and be an honest man Just how long can you sit and smirk. Wipe that silly smile right off your face. For I know how to bring you to terms. When I think of what you have done I still can't believe it. How could I have been so wrong? ... Simple Words But Hard to Use - May, I help you Or, how may I help you? Simple word, Hard to use, Hardly spoken, Everybody is forgetting, Everybody is telling, their sides of story ... In Platitude (Three Poems) - You want me to reply, but, what will I? Leaves me - perplexed!... Testimony of a Poetry Prophesy - On July 14, 1984, I met a woman who changed my life. She was dark and pretty, in her early forties. She wore a faded red gown crossed with bold native beads around her neck and wrist like a funky city nomad.... How to Spice Up Romance - 3 Easy Steps to Learn Spanish Poems - Aside from French, the Spanish language is another romantic language that can capture the heart of your beloved. It is not difficult to learn Spanish poems. You only need a few materials to review before you get to deliver romantic poems for that special someone.... A Love Or Lust - There is no love or lust. it is body hunger and must. there is nothing like love or attachment. it is pure mechanism for adjustment.... Charitable Remarks - Why do people go for uncharitable remarks? Unnecessary controversy is raked and sparked. Does it lead to healthy debate or solution? On the contrary, It weakens morale and resolution.... Laurel Street - Slow breeze summoned there with flecks on the nose of her hair I leaned my neck with lurk eyes on the slice of cozy mind as bare Put off one question to start the talk in furl of imprisoned walk Is Love that bay to remain stay beyond curl of rawboned stalk? Smile in her eyes annex of brittle spikes she murmured at once You in a kind of guy's sovereign in sighs I love you that's Importance What Sovereign if mind goes deaf that you would test my love? She adjoins on ramp of Reels Flicking the ... Poetic Form and Content - An Overview - Form and content are the two basic aspects of poems. Form is the superstructure and Content is the infrastructure. Both are important. ... A Stage Must Be Set - Stage must be set. Nothing should escape or be let. It is not mere your fate. You might have arrived early or late.... Assume With Surety - I know and can assume. Love may surface and resume. Very good start with new innings. The lavish parties in the evening.... A Clear Proof - It is better to search the truth. We need no such proof. It is universally accepted.... Sad Love Poems - Below is a sad love poem dedicated to you; Sad Love poem can be define as the language of your broken heart. Meditating on sad love poems can help a broken hearted man to come to his senses and be moved to take his ex back. I hope this sad love poem I composed will not only be just rhymes and stanzas of words but will act as a gadget to touch someone else's sentiment to see and realize the danger of being left behind. And as your heart is touch by this sad love poem you will be to take your ex back in your arms once again.... September Memories - September 11th was New York City's worst day ever. September 11th was New York City's best day ever too. Read on how both were true that day. My personal poetic account as a New Yorker who lived through it.... Miss Liberty's Got a Lot to Say Today - Welcome, Welcome! One and all, to Me!... Who Is This Boy? - A short description about our lord and savior Jesus Christ and what he means to us. He was born in a manger, but he was the prince of all. ... The Stone of Potatoes - Once upon a time in the land of Sod there was a little stone, no normal stone, for it had Royal blood. It lay in a field day after day.... A Dream on Coming Home - She's not on her, fierce red lipstick, I always commend; the posture everyone recognizes, the uniform her students love to see, the stern eyeglasses that complements her chinky eyes; she's not the professor I used to know, she's not the mother I had 9 months ago. The lackluster lips. The blank stare, the frail frame leaning on my father as they walk-- the usual sight whenever they got home from my mother's dialysis.... Take Care Of Them - They came from the past. They live in the present. And the future belongs to them. They are instruments of blessings, Bringers of good fortunes, And the catalyst of good things to come. ... A Love Is Eternal - Why love is considered as eternal? Why it has so much impact as internal? Why are we swept away in single stroke? Why can't it be hidden in thick smoke?... Act First - I decided to act first and think later. It was not important matter. It had some positive fall outs. It was not going to help with big shouts.... A Pure Imagination - We will never wish to die. Always jump with ambition and fly. We will never think of leaving the scene. We would love to stay more and very keen... Poe's Use of Imagery - Edgar Allan Poe is a brilliant poet known for his use of imagery in all of his works. Poe is best known for his macabre style and the eerie feelings his poetry can convey.... An Eyes on Horizons - My eyes could not reach the horizon. I could see it divided into zones I still owned large chunk of the land I had complete control ... The Time of Your Life - A simple provocative perspective regarding how we relate to time. Great piece for anyone looking to gain a healthy perspective around experiencing time in a productive way. Powerful piece for speakers and trainers that speak on time management.... Ability and Efforts - What is there in good name? No one should share the blame. It has nothing to do with personality. It is nothing else but efforts and ability.... Cause for Women - I am not champion for women's cause. But I stand for their rights of course. They are not powerless or simple curse. A faithful partner, feelings to nurture and nurse.... A Sour Relation - Dark clouds heavily thundered and poured. I did not see any link as relation had soured. I took it as curse and not blessings. I could see something in it as missing.... A Real Icon - Her beauty was completely exposed. When on full moon night she deposed. I didn't see her in full natural beauty. Thought it was not the necessity.... Pelle's Apparition - Far from a Baltic wind, in a slender cove. A fine young man releases his heart and finds a beautiful young maiden with curls that flow beyond her back and breast. Well below a furtive cloud. It is Christmas in the rain in Kaliningrad, and feint memories of a Nordic feast embellish the mind of a man ... Five Poems - The walls of the houses are full of darkness in Gaza, but still they tremble, those behind the walls know, at anytime, they may be woken, with moving shadows and sounds of echoes-war is at its door, across Gaza. All the young shake the dice of death, some old wolves will send the Israeli Army whatever they have left, and America will look cross-eyed: the Reaper of Death .... On the Arab's Plane -
On the plane from Tel Aviv to Madrid, rerouted over Turkey, there was an Arab couple sitting next to me, to my left, the isle to my right, she had the window, her husband next seat over-talking away as if they were on their honeymoon-talking to those behind them, across from me, to a couple on the other side of the plane, talking away as if they owned the plane, as well as my seat. He, the male husband, surprisingly looked broad and handsome, and somewhat neat, even apologetic, but not enough to stop his talking.
... Mother Goose Investigations - Hickory Dickory Dock - Sense Or Nonsense? - When folklorists look at a rhyme, they may look for something that isn't there. Take Hickory Dickory Dock-does it mean 8, 9 and 10 like the folklorists say? Would a Shepherd who used this system of writing have a long case grandfather clock? ... Prophecy Sibyl - I seen it in over fifty visions. That this world to its end will come. In the year, two-thousand and sixteen.... Mother Goose Investigations - Boys and Girls, What They Are Made Of - Everyone knows what little boys and little girls are made of-boys are made from slugs and snails, girls from sugar and spice. But the boy things have nice touches, and some spices are vile. There are many mentions of the poem in pop culture.... The Man With the Cross - Bowed by the weight of a wooden cross he leans:/ Upon man's sins, he raises, gazes to the heavens, / The fullness of the ages upon his shape, / And on his shoulders, the load of the world / They gave him dejection, despair and gloom / He gave them new hope, rapture and life ... When September Comes - When September comes, I wish to graduate to new level. To find inner peace, to find Utmost care and love. ... Three Poems on Life - The Long Dim Road. The soul gets weary, along its deep trail, Yet there's light to guide the way; It has no worldly wise mixture or dale, The long dim road of yesterday ... Mother Goose Investigations - The Happy Wanderer Connections - The Happy Wanderer started off as a German song. The first appearance in Britain was in a Wales concert. It was picked up by the scout movement, and sung round campfires. Rhymes were used instead of verses.... The Living Dead - If the dead could speak. The graves be opened up. And the bones should rise. ... When We Closed Our Eyes - The now and then of things. The replay of issues and scenes. Of how all had gone with time. ... After My Heart - Many times I feel like describing you, I set to see how to tell of you. To see what I can compare you ... Suffering and Smiling - The agony we experience when we find ourselves in a position where we couldn't help ourselves and our task masters keep exploiting us; asking us to say it is well when down in our heart we know we are not well and nothing around us is well. This is what the black race faces in the hand of their authoritarian leaders who had made us suffering-oriented - smiling while suffering.... The Vulnerability Of Our Future - Our future! What a future?... When The Dance Shall Be Over - We have heard about those who danced for many days and won the award of best marathon dancer and those that couldn't for just one hour before they quit. One thing common to all is that the dance will be over whether it is for one hour, two days, three weeks, four months or five years. The certainty is that the dance shall be over! So, it is for all our politicians.... Though You Are Not That Real - The poem that gives insight to the power of love; though all things point that it is not going to be possible after all for the concerned partners in love to get married, however, the memories and feelings for each other keep lingering in the heart. The acceptability that though each is not real due to such factors does not limit the love we have for each other. It could be still true after all!... The Grammarians - This poem described what the Africa leaders look like. They are the alpha and omega of their grammars; professionals in their field and those whose grammars (agenda, programs, manifestoes, etc) are so meticulous fine-tuned and utmost to any 'infidel' corrections. The lords of their country-home who had failed many times over; the abused that abuse!... The Weeping Giant - There is nothing wrong with crying or weeping, in fact, we all came into this world crying and many leave the scene of this world crying. When the feeble cries, we tend to see their weakness and lend hand but when we see giant crying, we tend to ask ourselves what might have gone wrong because we are remembered so quickly their power and strength! A giant could cry! Yes, it does!... Such Is Life, Life Is Such - A great and acceptable phenomenon about life, to many if not all, is that such is life and life is such when a circumstance comes and we find it overwhelming us. We are quick to resign to fate and encourage ourselves and others that life is just life that. ... Nemesis of Evils - The hope of many when things go extremely bad as a result of the rule of men is simply that things will not forever be the same as they are now; the time when the only son of God, nemesis, will come, things will be spelt out, weighing shall be done and the found-wanting shall the bruises. If only we know the acts of the night, we wouldn't hurt the moon ... Tell The Next Generation - Tell the next generation, tell When posterity shall come demanding, Of what we have done with all, The handed over and the gathered, Of the trusted and the invested. Tell the next generation, tell Of how we mismanaged the managed, And ruin the built so quickly, And we live as though would never die, Tell the next generation, tell. Tell the next generation, tell Of how we instruct our children, In the privacy of our homes, Which isn't heard by the world, What posterity will clearly hear.... Poems For Life - An Introduction - Poems for life spread fragrance silently. Our mind touches that smell. An amazing happiness hugs us with love. We feel inspired. Poems finger the string inside and we get pleasure from the core of heart.... Hello Mr Nobody! - There are people that show up around us, but are not what they claim to be. They go about lifting themselves up why they are at the bottom of the sea. They are virtually nobody, because if they are they should lift themselves up instead, not someone else.... Lines and Squares - A A Milne Chronicles the Children's Game - Most of us, if you said 'bear' and 'A. A. Milne' would think of Winnie the Pooh but the bears in Lines and Squares are real. They act all innocent, as if they aren't going to gobble people up. This seems like in the tradition of children's literature. The actual game goes back a long way.... Fantastic Journey - Where to the pyramids, the North Pole, Tropical Rainforests. No! You're a living one.... The Prodigals - This House Is Not For Sale - For years we have built, and longer times we have gathered. The labour we all gathered ... Royal Madness - The madness to be cured, With great love and affection Of a damsel to the mad. Whose hope all hanged on The poor little girl to come ... Drug Dad - Translating your life into a few words. During a conversation, you may find it difficult to find the word that best describes your idea, as to assure you are not misunderstood. However, it is that one word that determines the clarity of your idea. ... As Old As You Are - Even then in my heart, Though long passage of time. As you walk even as a baby, And you see so faintly ... An Outside Help - He waited for outside help and wept. For days he had not winked eyes or slept. He had allowed to worse the situation. It had long and deliberate continuation.... In Open Yard - Millions of tones of food grains just stored. Not for the normal situation to be restored. Piled in open just to get it wasted. No one stands to be blamed and responsibility not rested.... Devil Show - Think of devil and he is here. My friend was rushing from somewhere. We used to make jokes on him often. He was not getting angry even then.... A Change Around - Nothing has changed around. Everything is in order and nicely found. There is no dramatic change or any deviation. There is no abnormality in question.... Beholding the Masterpiece - Created perfect, knit to design, shades of grey we're not. Truth be known we fall into line, the Saviour's made us without spot. ... Poems For My Wife - I'll see you on the Great Barrier Reef As universe around us explodes And is transformed into the light - and if It lives, will we live too, do you suppose? I'll meet you in that world beyond belief - The world where love and hope spring eternal - Where in each moment Passion is achieved And soars into Sublime from the Infernal - As Nonexistence struggles to deceive - We be as love's embodiment, sweet beauty! The lifeforce rushing through us like a sieve And rising to the stars, no more polluted.... Alternative to Violence - You were told to contain the violence. Everything was burning in our presence. There was no alternative than to fire. We knew there will be outrage and people will not admire.... A Homage to Martyrs - We pay homage to martyrs. Lay a wreath and offer prayers. The mortals don't remain permanent. The heroes are remembered for their movements.... A Dubious Presentation - It is known fact and widely acknowledged. We are used to the life which is double edged. We do exactly the opposite and pretend. Presentation of rosy picture likely to send.... After Witch Hunt - I don't go after witch hunt. I have suffered and bore the brunt. Though I succeeded in creating the shunt. There was enough of bonding though I was blunt.... A Love to Die - I would love to die. For sacred love and fly.... An Easy Escape - I have escaped from jail. Totally free without any bail. No surety for my good conduct. Not to receive any orders or to instruct.... Mother Goose Investigations - Why No Christian Names? - It seems strange that in a Christian country (the UK) Jack and Tom are the most common male names in Nursery rhymes. OK, Mary is a common female name but who does it refer to? Name changes do happen in nursery rhymes, but not very often.... Mother Goose Investigations - Goosey Goosey Gander and Anti-Gravity - The full version of the nursery rhyme "Goosey Goosey Gander" seems to contain an example of anti-gravity, throwing an old man up a flight of stairs. The reasoning behind this is that it is a combination of many old rhymes, also referring to a race of ginger and cup of sack.... This Baby - King - You came at the appointed time via the spoken word. You brought me joy and happiness all the way. You are on course and unstoppable. You will fulfill your calling.... The Wild Civility of Disorder - Robert Herrick, in his poem "Delight in Disorder," describes a narrator's attraction to a woman's style of clothing, and not to her physicality. Meticulously noting every detail of her dress, he states that he finds more appeal in her disarray than in the extreme precision of the societal conception of beauty. As in most Renaissance lyric poems, courtly love is the vehicle of a metaphor for a higher attainment. ... Best Of Me - I want to give the best part of me to the world To show them that I am sent from above. I want to give everything that is in me To show them that I am real.... The Joy of Work - The Blessing It Can Be - Work is and always has been the ticket to ride in life. Without satisfaction from our work we quickly devolve and denigrate into shells of our former selves.... What is Art? - Art . It's a simple word that means so many different things to so many different people. It's reminiscent of a snowflake or a fingerprint; for every one, there is some difference, noticeably. For instance, it's 1:26 am right now and I wish I could draw, or paint, to express how I feel. My whole body is cold, especially my feet I should've put on a pair of socks and I didn't, so you know what Let's just say 'screw it' and make some verbal art.... Stop Worrying About Personal Problems - Somebody has to control these people. He wonders why so much hatred? Why so much pain and suffering across different borders and places?... A Real Setback - I was shown displeasure. I was unable to decide it for sure. It was cutting me from within. It was clear set back and no win.... A Poetic Touch - "Hi, how do the poetic thoughts emerge in mind"? I was unable to react and reply to the question of its kind. I had to struggle hard for the answer to find. I just kept cool and struggled in mind.... A Great Pulse - Nice hello and sweet words from friend. Really melodious words from other end. "How are you and what is good in morning"? "Cloudy day but occasionally sun is shining".... Mother Goose Investigations - Tinker, Tailor - How to Chose a Husband - The children's rhyme Cherry Stones, otherwise known as Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor started off with a young girl counting Cherry Stones. But who would a young girl want to marry nowadays?... A Person Non-Grata - I am person non-grata for the activities carried on. Not by state for illegal activities but for good work done.... A Cool and Passive - You are not expressive. Neither assertive nor submissive.... A Solid Bond - I waited for her to fill void. She did not consent but did not avoid too. The bond was inseparable and solid. I wanted her to come forward and lead.... An Honest Decision - I had to take honest decision. So far it didn't take off due to indecision. I should be blamed for this lapse. She was ready to accept me perhaps.... Copyright © 2010, Donna's List. All Rights Reserved. |