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Classic poem of the day

All night and all day the wind roared in the trees,
Until I could think there were waves rolling high as my bedroom floor;
When I stood at the window, an elm bough swept to my knees;
The blue spruce lashed like a surf at the door.

The second dawn I would not have believed:
The oak stood with each leaf stiff as a bell.
When I looked at the altered scene, my eye was undeceived,
But my ear still kept the sound of the sea like a shell.

Member poem of the day

How could you do that
to a poor little kid
who's eyes you dimmed.

How could you do that
to a poor little kid
who's smile you took away.


How could you do that
t
o a poor little kid
who's heart you broke 
and filled with rage.


How could you do that
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