My ex and I had a wonderful relationship has friends. He was the best friend I had till we got married. The hate was unexplainable. I thought maybe he was broke; I invested in his business, yet I was termed bossy.
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I’m tired of falling in love
I won’t wear makeup on Thursday I’m sick of covering up I’m tired of feeling so broken I’m tired of falling in love Sometimes I’m shy and I’m anxious Sometimes I’m down on my knees Sometimes I try to embrace all my insecurities So I won’t wear makeup on Thursday […]
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The Cry of the Dreamer – John Boyle O’Reilly
I am tired of planning and toiling In the crowded hives of men; Heart-weary of building and spoiling And spoiling and building again. And I long for the dear old river, Where I dreamed my youth away; For a dreamer live forever, And a toiler dies in a day. I […]
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He charges her to lay aside her weapons
I charge you, lady young and fair, Straightway to lay your arms aside. Lay by your armour, would you dare To spread the slaughter far and wide? O lady, lay your armour by, Conceal your curling hair also, For never was a man could fly The coils that o’er your […]
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No one is love perfect
At first, one would think the easiest thing in life should be love. Because we were told that love is everything good and charming. Love is kind. Love is caring. Love is patient. Love is gentle. God is love. You know the rest. Wait until you have fallen in and […]
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Still I rise – Maya Angelou
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
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all the world is a stage
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts
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The pain I carry
The only regret I have is having to live tomorrow, For my past is full of sorrow, I fought my battles so far away, For queen and country until that fateful day. Upon my return I was full of joy, I could not help it, but felt my heart glow. […]
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The Poor Wisdom and her beautiful daughters [Story]
“Let me explain” said he. “I am actually the Royal Prince. When I was a small boy, I was kidnapped by the dwarf. He promised to return me for a bag of rare gems. My father gave him the gems, but the wicked fellow changed me into a bear. My own people could not recognize me when I went back
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Remember Me (Spoken Word)
Penwarlord has just dropped a new single spoken word poetry he titled “Remember Me” as he marks another 365 days of his existence on earth.
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Being Brave At Night – A Poem by Edgar Guest
The other night ’bout two o’clock, or maybe it was three, An elephant with shining tusks came chasing after me. His trunk was wavin’ in the air an’ spoutin’ jets of steam An’ he was out to eat me up, but still I didn’t scream Or let him see that […]
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You are a masterpiece
You are unique, you are special, you are nothing less than a masterpiece. Don’t let anyone tell you less. Masterpiece are one of a kind, rare and different. Lemmen has a poem below to attest further. There is art In your heart Painting pictures When I lay My head […]
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3 heartbreak poems that will make your eyes wet by Frank Solanki
Have you ever been heartbroken? If yes, then you will relate with these 3 heartbreak poems well enough. If No, then these 3 heartbreak poems by Frank Solanki will cause you to tears. STAY Why do you believe Everything that I say? When I asked you to leave I […]
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Tips For Young Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Young and aspiring entrepreneurs should understand that starting a business is no longer the sole province of business veterans and boomers. Some of the world’s most exciting innovations and successful businesses — especially in the realms of technology and digital media, as well as emerging fields like clean energy — […]
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What you should know about an entrepreneur?
There is a need to know about who an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship is like a roller coaster ride. The earlier you get familiar with the term entrepreneur, the better you know what it requires. Happiness and madness knock your door at the same time. Every motivational quote you have ever read […]
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Holy Sonnet: death, thou shalt die
Holy Sonnet #10 Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure; then […]
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A Synopsis of Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Shakespeare’s Hamlet tells the story of the prince’s effort to revenge the murder of his father Hamlet was written about 1601 and first printed in 1603, is perhaps Shakespeare’s most famous play. It exceeds by far most other tragedies of revenge in the power of its ethical and psychological imagining. […]
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A Poem By Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on COVID-19
Knowing we are currently in a pandemic, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o graciously wrote this poem and would like it to be shared widely. We hope it brings you comfort. The poem was written on March 23, 2020.
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Things Happy People Will Never Do
There is no shortage of self-help books out there ready to tell you what you need to do to be happy. But while this can be helpful, sometimes it’s just as valuable to consider the opposite: What are the things that happy people avoid doing? Thinking about happiness from this […]
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What Will You Do, Love?
“What will you do, love, when I am going, With white sail flowing, The seas beyond? – What will you do, love, when waves divide us, And friends may chide us For being fond?” “Though waves divide us, and friends be chiding, In faith abiding, I’ll still be true! And […]
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Cry, Sometimes that’s all it takes
Let your pain out. Give room for your frustration to come out in tears, allow your heart to be warmed by this liquid. But never you lose your mind.
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The Secrets Of A Good Marriage
They say there’s secrets to a good marriage,
That there are rules to obey,
But the most important rules of love,
Are what you two do everyday.
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Trapped – a poem about depression
I thought my only option left
Was to end my precious life;
So I planned to step off of a ledge;
Or make friends with a knife.
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Have You Earned Your Tomorrow
Did you waste the day, or lose it, was it well or sorely spent?
Did you leave a trail of kindness or a scar of discontent?
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My Greatest Regret
I never told that girl how my feelings were.
I never showed her how much I care.
I regret not having that talk.
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POEM: No Way Out From Sexual Abuse
This poem was written by a 17-year old who have been sexually abused for 8 years.
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Why can’t fish survive outside water?
Have you ever wondered why fish cannot survive outside water? Fish are specially adapted so that they can breathe under the water. They have special organs called gills. Gills are bars of tissue at each side of the fish’s head. They carry masses of finger like projections that contain tiny […]
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Reasons Your Business Might Fail – Stay Motivated during COVID-19
The reason why so many businesses underachieve and fail is that they lack discipline. They lack the discipline to carefully study every aspect of the business before committing to it. They lack the discipline to test their assumptions rather than jumping to conclusions and hoping for the best. When you […]
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The Slaughter of the Innocent by Order of King Herod
His hope undone, now raves the impious king In raging wrath – if king we call that thing Who justice lacks not rules his passions right. So raves a lion, fierce from hunger’s spite, When from his jaws the tender lamb takes flight. He rushes on the harmless flock amain […]
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Hymn Against Pestilence
A great pestilence namely the Buide Connail (the Yellow Plague) which ransacked all Ireland and left only one man in every three alive led to this hymn by St. Colman.
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The Executioners Dream
I dream I saw an eye, a pretty eye, In your hands, Glittering, wet and sickening Like a dull onyx set in a crown of thorns. I did not know you were dead When you dropped it in my lap. When horrors of human sacrifice Have you seen, executioner? What […]
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Four Questions To Help You Decide If You’re Ready To Start Your Own Business
Why do we put so much emphasis on the lifestyle associated with being a “boss,” and so little on the tenacity it takes to become one? We see so many glamorized depictions of entrepreneurship on social media, like foreign cars, trips overseas and designer wardrobes, but rarely do we get […]
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4 Pillars of Freelance Writing Success
Whether you’re just starting out as a copywriter or you’ve been running a freelance business for a while now, you may be operating on several levels at this point. For instance, you may be working on your skills, searching for that dream client, trying to figure out how to send […]
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What is the difference between micro and macro history
MICRO HISTORY is a study or account of the history of a very specific subject; also a study of a very small cultural change.
MACRO HISTORY is a form of large scale history dealing with large groups of cultures over very long time period.
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Know What You Aim At
…you are the ultimate measure of how far you’ll go in life.” – Henry Ukazu I was once approached by a friend on how I do my things to yield results. He prodded because he felt tempted that I am a playful, jovial and naughty type; and yet, I am […]
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The girl with a long hair
The girl with the long hair she has the prettiest smile. And her beauty don’t just come from her great sense of style. Her gorgeous face is something that I would die for. She’s the whole package there’s nothing more I can ask for. She has the perfect skin tone […]
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How to develop your will to conquer
Will is what gives you the power to rise, to visualise, to conquer. It is from your will that you will discover that there is nothing that will offer you cheap rewards;
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A Lady Who Thinks She Is Thirty By Ogden Nash
Unwillingly Miranda wakes, Feels the sun with terror, One unwilling step she takes, Shuddering to the mirror. Miranda in Miranda’s sight Is old and gray and dirty; Twenty-nine she was last night; This morning she is thirty. Shining like the morning star, Like the twilight shining, Haunted by a calendar, […]
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The Spider And The Fly By Mary Howitt
“Will you walk into my parlor?” said the spider to the fly; “‘Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you may spy. The way into my parlor is up a winding stair, And I have many curious things to show when you are there.” “Oh no, no,” said the little […]
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How to write three books before you are 30
When his peers were probably still settling into their chosen careers, Manu S Pillai published his first book. The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore, a detailed history of the last female ruler of the southern Indian Travancore dynasty, was published by HarperCollins in 2015—when Pillai was just […]
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Giftedminds Writers to receive “World Quality Commitment Award” Gold Category in Spain this year.
Giftedminds Writers Firm; a writing, research and content marketing firm established in April 2016 has been recognized by BID Group in its 2019 BID Annual Quality Award to hold on Monday September 23, 2019. The president of the firm, Victor Eshameh received the good news on Wednesday July 3, 2019. […]
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My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun By William Shakespeare
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damasked, red and white, But no such roses see […]
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The Stick-Together Families By Edgar Guest
The stick-together families are happier by far Than the brothers and the sisters who take separate highways are. The gladdest people living are the wholesome folks who make A circle at the fireside that no power but death can break. And the finest of conventions ever held beneath the sun […]
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The walk of life: Nigerian Booker-winner Ben Okri on poetry, his mother’s stories, and a new novel
An encounter with Nigerian poet, novelist and Man Booker Prize winner Ben Okri is always invigorating. Hailed as one among the foremost African authors today, Okri has been likened to the late Colombian novelist, short-story writer and journalist Gabriel García Márquez and even to British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie, with whom he maintains […]
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My November Guest By Robert Frost
My Sorrow, when she’s here with me, Thinks these dark days of autumn rain Are beautiful as days can be; She loves the bare, the withered tree; She walks the sodden pasture lane. Her pleasure will not let me stay. She talks and I am fain to list: She’s glad […]