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	<title>PoemofQuotes Blog &#187; poem</title>
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		<title>My Favorite Christmas Poem: Nativity by John Donne</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary R. Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many Christmas poems, but not all reach our hearts the same. One of my favorite poets is John Donne, so naturally he is among the first poets I look towards during this time of year. His poem &#8220;Nativity&#8221; fits the bill perfectly. You&#8217;ll love his words and his emotions as much as I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Love Poem &#8211; Poetic Images</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought I would go ahead and place poems inside an image to see what sort of response it would receive. So here you are: But A Nightmare as an image source:flickr]]></description>
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		<title>Poetic Images: With this Pen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary R. Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by Paul Worthington With this pen I thee write with notes and words which are never right this paper lasts a hundred years my heart pumps a thousand tears when dusk has come and I am gone I wish for you another dawn]]></description>
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		<title>Poetic Images: Inspirational Earth</title>
		<link>http://blog.poemofquotes.com/poetic-images-inspirational/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary R. Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by kun0me The highest stretches of the Earth can be reached by foot with sweat and tears our fears and dreams can be conquered and enjoyed]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Poems: Planet of the Apes</title>
		<link>http://blog.poemofquotes.com/movie-poems-planet-of-the-apes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary R. Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planet of the Apes is seen as one of the greatest films of all time. The original film stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, and Maurice Evans. The film was ground-breaking for its make-up techniques by artist John Chambers. The film turned into a series, including four sequals and a short lived television show, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Javascript Poetry: Love Fades Away</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary R. Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been fascinated with the concept of code poetry ever since I saw a blog dedicated to writing poetry using python. In short, code poetry is poetry with visual movement or delayed writing by using code. This makes for a more complex art form by bridging the gap between text and performance art, much like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetic Images: Beauty</title>
		<link>http://blog.poemofquotes.com/poetic-images-beauty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary R. Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by Capture Queen Beauty is not but skin deep, what you have is what you keep. Cosmetics and surgery change the dermis, not inner grace. We are born who we are and beauty is within. It may not be the best poem, especially in comparison to such a great image, but the meaning is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salute to StumbleUpon &#8211; Poem</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary R. Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been an avid user of StumbleUpon for about 2 1/2 years now. Their toolbar is the very first I install on any new computer and the only one I recommend&#8211;Yahoo? Google? Bleh, they have nothing on SU. StumbleUpon is a great time killer and way of finding new content. Anyway, here is my salute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Kansas City Royals &#8211; Poem</title>
		<link>http://blog.poemofquotes.com/the-kansas-city-royals-poem/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.poemofquotes.com/the-kansas-city-royals-poem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary R. Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My favorite baseball team and sports team all around is the Kansas City Royals. They have been through many tough years of late, with only one winning season since 1994. I was too young when the Royals won the World Series in 1985, so most of my memories are full of losing. But, I still [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>My favorite baseball team and sports team all around is the Kansas City Royals. They have been through many tough years of late, with only one winning season since 1994. I was too young when the Royals won the World Series in 1985, so most of my mem[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>My favorite baseball team and sports team all around is the Kansas City Royals. They have been through many tough years of late, with only one winning season since 1994. I was too young when the Royals won the World Series in 1985, so most of my memories are full of losing. But, I still love them.
Here is a short poem in honor of my favorite sports team:
The Kansas City Royals
&#160;&#160;Before the bats of ash
&#160;&#160;Before the years of pine
The Royals won it before my time
&#160;&#160;Many years painful tears
&#160;&#160;Many years dreadful fears
The Royals won it before my time
&#160;&#160;Playoffs played without eyes
&#160;&#160;Playoffs played nowhere mine
The Royals won it before my time
&#160;&#160;Years without post-seasons
&#160;&#160;Years without real reasons
The Kansas City Royals are mine
So what is your favorite sports team / sports memory?</itunes:summary>
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		<itunes:author>Gary R. Hess</itunes:author>
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		<title>Horrid House &#8211; Poem Renewed</title>
		<link>http://blog.poemofquotes.com/horrid-house-renewed/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.poemofquotes.com/horrid-house-renewed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary R. Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite poems I have written is Horrid House. I wrote it somewhere around seven years ago, so I decided to revamp the writing and add a bit more to the story. Also, this will be my first podcast, so if you feel up to listening, enjoy! Horrid House &#8211; Renewed I. Away [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:00:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>One of my favorite poems I have written is Horrid House. I wrote it somewhere around seven years ago, so I decided to revamp the writing and add a bit more to the story. Also, this will be my first podcast, so if you feel up to listening, enjoy!

Ho[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>One of my favorite poems I have written is Horrid House. I wrote it somewhere around seven years ago, so I decided to revamp the writing and add a bit more to the story. Also, this will be my first podcast, so if you feel up to listening, enjoy!

Horrid House &#8211; Renewed
I.
Away for a while
But still there
Their senses linger
Through the air
Howls of silence
A gentle feeling
Laughter of anger
Through the ceiling
Painful thoughts
Of whats still there
With a wonder
You&#8217;ll be there
What will come
With this journey
Pain and tears
Or bliss and cheers?
II.
As you enter
The night begins
With wraiths waiting
In the darkness
Scared and frightened
You slam the door
Locked, bolted
Can&#8217;t endure
Ghosts still wonder
From ancients past
Getting closer
You see their masks
Footsteps louder
Creeping near
Pan left, pan right
Nothing there
While you turn
A shadow appears
Running as quickly
As your tears
Weeping violently
You smell the air
Blood and urine
Fill the atmosphere
You creep forward
And stroke your hair
You feel something
Not so fair
Goo has fallen
From your hair
Wailing louder
You must stare
Look ahead
Nothing to see
Groans occur
Now, Blood of sea
Running faster
Across the room
Something&#8217;s coming
But cannot see
As you run
You see a light
Somethings glowing
But not bright
You see a mirror
Across the hall
You see writing
Upon the wall
&#8220;The horrors came
To seek revenge
Their lives were taken
By our forsaken&#8221;
&#8220;To cure this curse
You must do worse
Take this knife
And do your worst&#8221;
You grab the knife
And hold it tight
Ripping bowels
From your side
Fall to the floor
And die slowly
You see the ghosts
A bit more clearly</itunes:summary>
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