Articles for category: Poetry

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A Daddy’s Love: A Father’s Day Poem

He holds his baby, softly singing tunes and lullabies, It’s midnight, but it breaks his heart to hear her little cries. Her precious eyes, they sparkle, to his heart she holds the keys; A daddy’s love is deeper than the deepest of the seas. Her big, brown eyes look up at him, his little girl’s ...

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Good Mother – A Poem

a good mother a good mother is a mother who takes care of her child a good mother is a mother who knows what their kids dislikes and likes are a good mother is a mother who just for her children will cut out work for a little while to go to his baseball game ...

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Shakespeare’s Sonnet 126 Explained

Sonnet 126 by William Shakespeare is addressed to a male character as a warning of time’s eventual victory over us all. The sonnet begins in affirming that the male has temporarily escaped a fate most of his peers have already endured. Shakespeare’s introductory lines, “O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy pow’r/ Dost hold ...

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Simple Mother’s Day Poetry

In my opinion, Mother’s Day is probably the year’s most important day. There is absolutely no harder worker than a mother. The mothers of the world deserve every drop of our love, as they have exhausted theirs for us. This simple Mother’s Day poem is my tribute to all loving mothers out there. Happy Mother’s ...

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Turning Sweet 16 – A Poem

Sixteen years ago you were born into this world, Your parents dream come true, they had their baby girl. As the months went by you grew hair the color of the sun, Going from infant to crawling baby, and then you were one! With every birthday celebrated you have turned another page, As the story ...

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Sestina: A “How To” Guide

Some challenges are fun to accept. Creating an original guide on how to write the poetry form sestina, including snippets about the history and composition, sounded enjoyable. Finding an example for the hyperlink took a bit of time, as some of the more famous sestinas are merely rants with foul language. History The famous French ...

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The Story of Kris Kringle

Santa Clause, Jolly Old Saint Nick, Saint Nicolas, Father Christmas. These are the many names of Kris Kringle, aka Santa Clause. So where did he come from, what is his real story and why do we love him so much. From his red suit to his black boots, his rosy cheeks to his laugh like ...

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Purple Flowers – a Haiku (Poem)

Flowers in a fieldPerfect purple harbingersOf pain and passion. Read more of my haiku poetry Reference: christianpoetspen.blogspot.com/ www.squidoo.com/DardenPoetry www.christianactivities.com/dailybread/index_poetspen.asp

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How Clean is Your Dish Soap

I have gone through phases where I make my own dish washing soap. It takes little more than a box of soap flakes, water and some glycerin oil, but occasionally, I’ll find myself in the grocery store and lured by the pretty colors and wonderful scents, I’ll break down and buy a bottle of the ...