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Classic poem of the day

by Horace

Hail, clear as crystal to the eyes,
Blandusia's fav'rite spring;
O worthy to receive the prize
Of wine and flow'rs we bring;
To-morrow we shall give thy flood
A kid, whose horns begin to bud,
And fight and wantonness portend:
In vain — his pranks must be no more —
For shortly with his sacred gore
He thy cool stream shall blend.
Thee scorching Sirius cannot touch —
You yield a pleasing shade,
Which for the steers......

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Member poem of the day

Everything good always comes to an end
No matter what rules you try to bend
The feeling of failure is constantly within
Trapped in a cycle while trying not to drown in gin
You look in the mirror and barely recognize your own skin
Wanting to rip it off and throw it in a trash bin
Missing the day when you didn’t want to disappear
When there was nothing to lose, nothing to fear
Trying so hard to stay strong and not shed a tear
But the voices are...

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