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loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/30928/the-road-not-taken">The Road Not Taken</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Robert+Frost">Robert Frost</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="30928" data-title="the-road-not-taken" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.38</strong> / <strong>148</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/30928/the-road-not-taken">Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,<br /> And sorry I could not travel both<br /> And be one traveler, long I stood<br /> And looked down one as far as I could<br /> To...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poem/14928_count-that-day-lost.png" alt="Count That Day Lost" title="Count That Day Lost" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/14928/count-that-day-lost">Count That Day Lost</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/George+Eliot">George Eliot</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="14928" data-title="count-that-day-lost" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.54</strong> / <strong>88</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/14928/count-that-day-lost">If you sit down at set of sun<br /> And count the acts that you have done,<br /> And, counting, find<br /> One self-denying deed, one word<br /> That eased the heart of...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poem/42226_i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud.png" alt="I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" title="I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/42226/i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud">I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/William+Wordsworth">William Wordsworth</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="42226" data-title="i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.38</strong> / <strong>95</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/42226/i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud">I wandered lonely as a cloud<br /> That floats on high o'er vales and hills,<br /> When all at once I saw a crowd,<br /> A host, of golden daffodils;<br /> Beside the...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/44471_david-reilly.png" alt="The Unknown Soldier" title="The Unknown Soldier" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/184934/the-unknown-soldier">The Unknown Soldier</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/David+Reilly">David Reilly</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="184934" data-title="the-unknown-soldier" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.73</strong> / <strong>50</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/184934/the-unknown-soldier">The Unknown Soldier<br /> <br /> I am the Unknown Soldier and you’re standing on my grave<br /> but please don't confuse me with one considered brave.<br /> I was...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poem/22458_air-and-angels.png" alt="Air And Angels" title="Air And Angels" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/22458/air-and-angels">Air And Angels</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/John+Donne">John Donne</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="22458" data-title="air-and-angels" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.08</strong> / <strong>110</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/22458/air-and-angels">Twice or thrice had I loved thee,<br /> Before I knew thy face or name;<br /> So in a voice, so in a shapeless flame,<br /> Angels affect us oft, and worshipped be;...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/41967_william-he.png" alt="Blue Melancholy of Hong Kong" title="Blue Melancholy of Hong Kong" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/175975/blue-melancholy-of-hong-kong">Blue Melancholy of Hong Kong</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/William+He">William He</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="175975" data-title="blue-melancholy-of-hong-kong" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.79</strong> / <strong>35</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/175975/blue-melancholy-of-hong-kong">Blue Melancholy of Hong Kong<br /> By William He<br /> <br /> A veil of purple vapour flows,<br /> In fancy's misty gleam,<br /> The sea spectral camp is seen.<br /> The street...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poem/13295_meditatio.png" alt="Meditatio" title="Meditatio" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/13295/meditatio">Meditatio</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Ezra+Pound">Ezra Pound</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="13295" data-title="meditatio" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.01</strong> / <strong>92</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/13295/meditatio">When I carefully consider the curious habits of dogs<br /> I am compelled to conclude<br /> That man is the superior animal.<br /> <br /> When I consider the curious...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poem/23365_fragment-wheres-the-poet.png" alt="Fragment. Where's The Poet?" title="Fragment. Where's The Poet?" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/23365/fragment.-where's-the-poet?">Fragment. Where's The Poet?</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/John+Keats">John Keats</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="23365" data-title="fragment-where-s-the-poet" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.27</strong> / <strong>54</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/23365/fragment.-where's-the-poet?">Where's the Poet? show him! show him,<br /> Muses nine! that I may know him.<br /> 'Tis the man who with a man<br /> Is an equal, be he King,<br /> Or poorest of the...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/21438_climax.png" alt="The Unmusical Chair" title="The Unmusical Chair" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/124906/the-unmusical-chair">The Unmusical Chair</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Climax">Climax</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="124906" data-title="the-unmusical-chair" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.87</strong> / <strong>29</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/124906/the-unmusical-chair">A poem a day keeps the doctor away,<br /> But what if neither poetry nor medicine can heal this dismay?<br /> The seat that I sit in is locked in its ways,<br /> ...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/33606_randy-west.png" alt="Tell Me Why I Shouldn't Cry" title="Tell Me Why I Shouldn't Cry" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/168403/tell-me-why-i-shouldn't-cry">Tell Me Why I Shouldn't Cry</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Randy+West">Randy West</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="168403" data-title="tell-me-why-i-shouldn-t-cry" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.91</strong> / <strong>26</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/168403/tell-me-why-i-shouldn't-cry">They say that men should never cry. It shows a weaker side. <br /> Throughout my life, I’ve always found that tears are hard to hide. <br /> There’s so much...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/51933_guy-albert.png" alt="The Calming Storm" title="The Calming Storm" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/208825/the-calming-storm">The Calming Storm</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Guy+Albert">Guy Albert</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="208825" data-title="the-calming-storm" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.60</strong> / <strong>33</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/208825/the-calming-storm">I missed you<br /> <br> Ever so quietly<br /> I played our memories on repeat<br /> <br> To be able to share some excitement<br /> Or even an argument with you<br /> <br> Would be a...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poem/210520_gone-but-not-forgotten.png" alt="Gone but not forgotten" title="Gone but not forgotten" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/210520/gone-but-not-forgotten">Gone but not forgotten</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Jordane+Garrity">Jordane Garrity</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="210520" data-title="gone-but-not-forgotten" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.91</strong> / <strong>25</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/210520/gone-but-not-forgotten">When I lost you<br /> grief arrived with a twin<br /> One asked<br /> <br> that I mourn who you were<br /> The other<br /> that I mourn who you could have been<br /> My heart feels...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poem/194964_the-treehouse-house-stands-tall.png" alt="The treehouse house stands tall." title="The treehouse house stands tall." loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/194964/the-treehouse-house-stands-tall.">The treehouse house stands tall.</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/A+J+C">A J C</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="194964" data-title="the-treehouse-house-stands-tall" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.75</strong> / <strong>28</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/194964/the-treehouse-house-stands-tall.">The treehouse stands tall. <br /> <br /> In the heart of the woods, a treehouse stands tall, a refuge from the world, where memories call. With creaking old...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/26370_john-w-may.png" alt="The Witch of Aberdeen" title="The Witch of Aberdeen" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/140327/the-witch-of-aberdeen">The Witch of Aberdeen</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/John+W.+May">John W. May</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="140327" data-title="the-witch-of-aberdeen" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.76</strong> / <strong>25</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/140327/the-witch-of-aberdeen">She lived outside of Aberdeen<br /> Where Scotland woods stood glum and gray<br /> Above a cavern in between<br /> The rising moon and setting day.<br /> Her laughter...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/20380_gerald-logie.png" alt="THE TREEHOUSE" title="THE TREEHOUSE" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/136872/the-treehouse">THE TREEHOUSE</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Gerald+Logie">Gerald Logie</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="136872" data-title="the-treehouse" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.48</strong> / <strong>31</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/136872/the-treehouse">I finally agreed when he turned eight<br /> To build his ' Castle in the sky'<br /> With wooden steps nailed up the side<br /> Just so he could climb that high.<br /> <br /> ...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poem/125191_lovelight.png" alt="Lovelight" title="Lovelight" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/125191/lovelight">Lovelight</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Ron+Stillman">Ron Stillman</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="125191" data-title="lovelight" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.50</strong> / <strong>30</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/125191/lovelight">Hear me calling, you shining orb,<br /> out in dark, sister of Earth.<br /> Cast your light into eyes lonely as my howl,<br /> so my mate in hiding see her way to...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/33733_susan-mayer-brumel.png" alt="Born of Magic" title="Born of Magic" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/187187/born-of-magic">Born of Magic</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Susan+Mayer+Brumel">Susan Mayer Brumel</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="187187" data-title="born-of-magic" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>5.00</strong> / <strong>21</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/187187/born-of-magic">Born of Magic<br /> <br /> He looks upon his baby hands <br /> Enchanted by the wonder<br /> Chubby fingers bend and fan<br /> Move forward, backward, under<br /> <br /> Eyes fixed...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poem/8472_the-raven.png" alt="The Raven" title="The Raven" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/8472/the-raven">The Raven</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Edgar+Allan+Poe">Edgar Allan Poe</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="8472" data-title="the-raven" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.60</strong> / <strong>27</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/8472/the-raven">Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,<br /> <br>  Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,<br /> <br>  While I nodded,...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/13309_greg-lanier.png" alt="Sometimes I’m Drunk" title="Sometimes I’m Drunk" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/169267/sometimes-i’m-drunk">Sometimes I’m Drunk</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Greg+Lanier">Greg Lanier</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="169267" data-title="sometimes-i-m-drunk" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.54</strong> / <strong>28</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/169267/sometimes-i’m-drunk">Sometimes I’m drunk<br /> Sometimes I’m stoned <br /> Sometimes I’m tired<br /> Of being alone<br /> Sometimes I’m up<br /> Sometimes I’m down<br /> Sometimes misguided<br /> Just...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poem/155867_ancient-lace.png" alt="Ancient Lace" title="Ancient Lace" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/155867/ancient-lace">Ancient Lace</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Robin+Loving">Robin Loving</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="155867" data-title="ancient-lace" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.95</strong> / <strong>21</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/155867/ancient-lace">I watched her Fragile Spirit tear, like ancient, sun-scorched lace<br /> I remember tracing the battle-scars, across her weathered face<br /> They reminded me...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/18763_edewede-judith-smart-okosun.png" alt="Fierce" title="Fierce" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/118235/fierce">Fierce</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Edewede+Judith+Smart-Okosun">Edewede Judith Smart-Okosun</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="118235" data-title="fierce" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.54</strong> / <strong>26</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/118235/fierce"><br /> I am a fierce woman<br /> I stand up tall<br /> I am made in God's image<br /> And he was right<br /> With all, I seek the truth<br /> I speak the truth<br /> I know what's...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/12717_charlotte-cohen.png" alt="Sometimes" title="Sometimes" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/155683/sometimes">Sometimes</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Charlotte+Cohen">Charlotte Cohen</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="155683" data-title="sometimes" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.82</strong> / <strong>21</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/155683/sometimes">Sometimes a shorter poem speaks best...<br /> on justice,<br /> power,<br /> and<br /> ...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/49392_luciana-fisher.png" alt="To the Overlords" title="To the Overlords" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/213864/to-the-overlords">To the Overlords</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Luciana+Fisher">Luciana Fisher</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="213864" data-title="to-the-overlords" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.95</strong> / <strong>19</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/213864/to-the-overlords">To the Overlords - Part I<br /> <br /> To the Overlords of this world—<br /> the hollow men and women,<br /> with full bellies—but still insatiable in their hunger—<br /> ...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poem/160896_abyss-of-addiction.png" alt="Abyss of Addiction" title="Abyss of Addiction" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/160896/abyss-of-addiction">Abyss of Addiction</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Maxwell+Sebastian+Burchett">Maxwell Sebastian Burchett</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="160896" data-title="abyss-of-addiction" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>4.61</strong> / <strong>22</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/160896/abyss-of-addiction">Abyss of Addiction<br /> by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett<br /> <br /> In every street and town<br /> Poisons abound,<br /> Tricking the mind,<br /> Destroying the brain.<br /> <br /> ...</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx rt"><div class="follower"><img class="fol-avatar" src="https://static.stands4.com/images/poet/18669_steve-dupere.png" alt="Soldier" title="Soldier" loading="lazy"><div class="clearfix hidden visible-xs"></div><div class="fol-infos"><a href="/poem/148166/soldier">Soldier</a></div><div class="fol-infos small">by <a href="/poet/Steve+Dupere">Steve Dupere</a></div><div class="fav-since"><strong><span><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="148166" data-title="soldier" data-guest="1"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span><br><span class="vt"><strong>5.00</strong> / <strong>17</strong> votes</span></strong></div></div></td><td class="tal qx"><div class="pprev"><a href="/poem/148166/soldier">*Thank you to the brave men and women who serve.*<br /> <br /> Redemption comes and goes for the broken,<br /> A life we lived of wounds unspoken.<br /> We’ve spilled...</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="callout clearfix row"> <div> <div class="callout-int"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8"> <hgroup> <h2>We need you!</h2> <h3>Help us build the largest human-edited poetry collection on the web!</h3> </hgroup> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"> <div class="actions"><button type="button" class="btn btn-2 primary lrg" onclick="location.href='https://www.poetry.com/addpoem.php';">Add a Poem</button></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> 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