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I'm just a Christian country boy from Swansea Mass.

  November 2023     6 hours ago

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The oak tree and me.

The oak tree and me. 

If you could ask an oak tree what it has seen, what would it be? I saw men with feathers on their heads with bows and arrows. I saw men cooking and rolling their barrels. I saw little log cabins with their candles glowing. I...

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The field of poppies,

The field of poppies. 

We go to the field, where the poppies blow, I can smell their scent in a row between crosses. But it marks a spot, and I can see in the sky that the larks are still singing and flying by. Then I look into your lovely blue...

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The small glass bottle.

The glass bottle. 

When I was a child and did not know anything, life was easy and, I would sing and, all things were new. Late at night, my mom would hold me tight and give me a kiss goodnight. Then she would put me to bed. The phone would ring...

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The two cats at my door.

The cats are scratching at my door.

I had two cats, and I think they were friends. One was fluffy, and the other was gray. They would groom each other, then they would play. But when one died, she was gone. Things in life do go wrong. The other...

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Move the queen to square.

Move the queen to square.

You know the game and all the rules; if you move the queen, you will lose. So you move the king and lose the ring. But the pawn gives you a smile, but it's only for a little while. The knight you have him in your sights....

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Thank you for the vote I see you like nature too.

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anytime I can use a vote every now and then.

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Hi Kaytee,
Nice to see you back your talent scares the hell out of me.

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This Poem is about everything I love love the poppies the countryside nature.

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I love it.

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I love it.

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Well done.

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Beautiful piece of work.

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Thank you for the vote on the whispering leaves. You have a lot of talent I never seen before. The beauty in your poems.

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Your poems are beautiful.

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Here's a picture underneath this text.

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The glass bottle.

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The two cats at my door.

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They surely do.

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I will take this one too.

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