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Classic poem of the day

"Take the world!" Zeus exclaimed from his throne in the skies
To the children of man--"take the world I now give;
It shall ever remain as your heirloom and prize,
So divide it as brothers, and happily live."

Then all who had hands sought their share to obtain,
The young and the aged made haste to appear;
The husbandman seized on the fruits of the plain,
The youth through the forest pursued the fleet deer.

The merchant took all that his ware......

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Member poem of the day

by Regina

chubby calico cat clumsily chased chipmunk, crushed California poppies, crunched calla lilies, clobbered chaise lounge, call off clambake, completely catastrophic caper!