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The Last Rhyme Of True ThomasThe King has called for priest and cup ( Read more... )

The Bell Buoy

They christened my brother of old-
And a saintly name he bears-
They gave him his place to hold
At the head of the belfry-stairs,
Where the minster-towers stand
And the breeding kestrels cry.
Would I change with my brother a league inland?
(Shoal! ’Ware shoal!) Not I ( Read more... )

Akbar's Bridge
"The Debt"Jelaludin Muhammed Akbar, Guardian of Mankind ( Read more... )

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Mowgli's Song Against People
"Letting in the Jungle”-- The Second Jungle Book

I will let loose against you the fleet-footed vines--
I will call in the Jungle to stamp out your lines!
The roofs shall fade before it,
The house-beams shall fall;
And the Karela, the bitter KarelaShall cover it all ( Read more... )

Eddi's Service

(A.D. 687)Eddi, priest of St. Wilfrid ( Read more... )

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The Ballad of the King's JestWhen spring-time flushes the desert grass ( Read more... )

Giffen's Debt

Imprimus he was "broke." Thereafter left ( Read more... )

Mowgli's Song Against People
"Letting in the Jungle”-- The Second Jungle Book

I will let loose against you the fleet-footed vines--
I will call in the Jungle to stamp out your lines!
The roofs shall fade before it,
The house-beams shall fall;
And the Karela, the bitter Karela Shall cover it all ( Read more... )

The Last Rhyme Of True ThomasThe King has called for priest and cup ( Read more... )

Sharon Olds

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