poetry critical

online poetry workshop

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Poetry Critical 2.0

Hey guys, Donald here.

In a few weeks, this site will be 9 years old. 9 years! And I still know some of the earliest submissions by heart.

But, boy. That’s like 102 in web-years. So it’s time for something new. I’m building that something now with my nights-and-weekend minutes (and plenty of coffee). Buy me a cup?

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Random Poem:

Rest In Peace
Allura

Sometimes I wish you could be standing here
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To tell me your stories of old times past
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To teach me all your wisdom and be near
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I wish we could live forever and last
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I had hoped we could have met each other
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You got to know everybody but me
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You knew my father, brother, and mother
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you got to talk with all my family
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If only I had been a bit older
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If only you could a have had better health
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Life without you is a little colder
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You could have told me your wisdom of wealth
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From your grand daughter, this is just one piece
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So my dearest grandfather, Rest In Peace
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For my Grandfathers, who I never truly got to meet.
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