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The Voice of Maria Louisa

The poem of a ten year peasant girl in 1353 Spain, in the time of Black Death.

by Field Marhal Benjy 19 lines, 2 days ago. In Life, Spiritual, Sad, Children, Humanity, Loss, Death, Black Death, History
Calamity Jane

Live was never easy for dear, sweet Jane
Who arrived in Montana by wagon train

by Wandering Woodchuck 24 lines, 10 comments, on Nov 5 9:14 PM. In Dark, History, Love
Hiroshima and the Dove

My body is broken, but my spirit still lingers
I will never forget Bomb Hiroshima

by MinkyMoo 27 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 5 4:54 PM. In Bombs, Japanese, History, Dying, Cancer
Calamity Jane aka Martha Jane Cannary Burke(gold)

by AliceinPoetryLand 59 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 5 6:24 AM. In Contest, History, Rhyme
Song of a Nameless Field

Down the old Indian trail where the thick ivy grows
where tree-shade nymphs dance upon the young fox holes

by Justplainwaynethen 33 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 1 4:35 PM. In Complimentary Piece, Archeology, History, Indians
Henry's Ladies ( final edit)

by TerriMac 43 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 31 9:09 AM. In history
Henry's Ladies

by TerriMac 52 lines, 12 comments, on Oct 30 7:53 AM. In History

Remember Remember

by TerriMac 34 lines, 9 comments, on Oct 30 6:42 AM. In History
The Glory Days of London's Waxed "Skeleton" Under Glass

A very odd fate befell Jeremy Bentham,
the founder of Britain's University College.

by ecrivain01 25 lines, 16 comments, on Oct 27 12:01 PM. In history, humor
reserving

i'll be back in a couple of days

by NooNiThEWitcH 0 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 25 8:27 PM. In Contest, History
Thinking About....

Sometime you think that you were born at the right time and then you think about it later and, well, sometime you think there ain't no righ

by mcfreeman 14 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 25 1:06 AM. In Thoughts, Personal, History
Fatal Autumn (One day in September)

by reinhardt-napoleon 55 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 19 7:31 PM. In Personal, Metaphor, Life, History, Tragedy, Other
Morning Can Be Hell

Smoking cigars, drenched in over-priced booze;
The young groupie a respite from my wife -

by Wandering Woodchuck 22 lines, 13 comments, on Oct 19 12:23 PM. In History, Crime, Politics
Sunday Morning Waffles

Men work out of history.
Begats begin and curls of wood

by tomisb 29 lines, 22 comments, on Oct 19 10:35 AM. In Life, Love, Family, History, Culture

Ned Kelly

Back in 1865 a man was born who was to become australias most notorious outlaw
His name was Ned Kelly

by glenn shannon 21 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 16 11:26 PM. In history, Life
Crawfish Springs

At the sunrise of one Georgia morning
I sat with in a field of pure green grass,

by Dixie Dawn 40 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 16 10:35 PM. In History, Life, Love, Pain, Thoughts, Civil War, Death, Soldier, Widow
The die is cast...

by Celticpoet 13 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 12 2:20 AM. In Life, Nature, Society, Spiritual, Thoughts, History
Latter Day Pioneers

by CitrineSunrise 25 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 9 4:11 PM. In history, personal
The Last Brown Bookshop in Plymouth.

Shelved, rows of tomes attend silently
Their voices muted, by human tragedy.

by SimplySonnets 326 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 9 2:30 AM. In Life, Love, Personal, Bibliophile, Books, History, Humanity, Background
Red Dragon

Oh Red Dragon, burn our blood fearless as wild fire.
And come conquer with us through these silent fields of yellow,

by AliceinWonderpants 11 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 5 4:45 PM. In Background, War, Culture, History.
Before Innocent Eyes

by Hikari Lady 27 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 5 4:43 PM. In Life, Sad, Pain, Contest, Society, History, Thoughts, Other, Adult

Aztec Gold

by Billbard 9 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 3 3:01 PM. In History
A History of Chocolate, - Non Entry.

The first known use of Chocolate, as some of you may know,
began in Mexico about 3000 years ago.

by hugh wyles 69 lines, 7 comments, on Oct 3 2:01 PM. In Contest, Humor, History
My Grandpa’s Shipping Company 1904-1978.

The 1904 records show that Master-Captain Hugh Monro

by hugh wyles 55 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 30 4:25 PM. In History, Nostalgia, Sad
Naka: Star in the Middle

Her mother was from a very wealthy family. Her grandfather a preacher. Her father a well-known attorney. She was expected to be a boy. Her

by myrataal 64 lines, 30 comments, on Sep 29 11:59 PM. In Love, Personal, History, Fairy Tale
Madame Guillotine dirty pretty poem

by katik 29 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 28 6:06 AM. In Contest, Fantasy, Society, history, dirty pretty, Nature, Romance, War, Love
Neglect Revisited

At Timor-Leste, apt to be,
autonomy was checked;

by hezakiah 48 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 26 6:19 PM. In Countries, History, Society
french revolution

by fairy princess k 28 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 26 3:30 PM. In Contest, marie antoinette, history, Fantasy
The Civil War

A little humorous ending to put it off.

by Tinselpool 30 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 26 2:34 PM. In History, Civil War
World War II

Adolph Hitler and his German army
Through the world marched to defeat

by Tinselpool 19 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 26 1:39 PM. In History, World War 2, Hitler
Bikini Reflections: Your Place or Mine?

Engrossed in pensive thoughts while driving home,
pondering history that needs to be told.

by hezakiah 28 lines, 11 comments, on Sep 23 2:47 AM. In Society, History
Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)

I’d love to meet Toulouse-Lautrec
A character from history.

by Lulu Gee 43 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 20 8:46 AM. In Sad, Life, History
Frankly, I don't think that's appropriate.

by epitome 15 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 15 3:47 PM. In History
50/50

Satan Prince of this World's
Goal is government of All the World.

by cover fire hero 50 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 15 2:08 AM. In History, Society, Dark, Spiritual, Message, Slavery, War, noguest
masqued madame

Transferred to a new castle to meet her alleged prince
Loveless relationship , both had to be convinced

by katik 60 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 14 8:05 AM. In Contest, Other, history
The Son Tay Raid

Each man had made the choice to volunteer;
To face the challenge and show no fear.

by Wandering Woodchuck 45 lines, 22 comments, on Sep 20 6:49 PM. In History, War, Inspirational
Our Love will Remain

When he kissed her that morning and hugged her good-bye
She didn't know that it would be the last time

by jinglingjoy 38 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 11 8:13 PM. In sad, history, event, thoughts, lyrics, tribute
Where Have the Romantics Gone?

The loving, poetic ultimates
That live beneath the surface

by WordsAndWits 25 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 11 5:06 PM. In Thoughts, Life, History, Love, Angry, Sensual, Humour, Humanity, My own style
9-11

The terror terrorism
spread, read all over

by demonicdevidom 19 lines, on Sep 10 10:45 PM. In history, life, society, hope
Colossus of Vintondale

by Jornada 13 lines, on Sep 9 11:07 AM. In Life, History, Thoughts, Impressions
Otherworldly Chanters

Mystic monks with silk heads,
and orange robes to their feet,

by iamthebeatles 18 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 8 2:34 PM. In Spiritual, History, Music, Dancing
When those lines have not been drawn

How do we know what are enemies are - and who are friends are.
When those lines have not been drawn.

by Deaths Prayer 10 lines, on Sep 7 8:49 PM. In war, history, loss, sacrifice, love, life, sad, pain, other, contemporary
Flower Amongst Ashes

United at last, Rome looks to the east
To where the Imperial Eagle flies.

by Wandering Woodchuck 45 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 7 8:46 PM. In Ottava Rima, War, History, Italy
War and love

War and love - what a tragedy to befall all comedies.
There’s going to war, for the right reason - if that reason could be permitted as a

by Deaths Prayer 15 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 7 8:34 PM. In war, history, loss, sacrifice, love, life, sad, pain, other, passion
The March of Time

The past disappears in misty haze,
Underneath a human gaze.

by Behemoth-King 22 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 6 5:39 PM. In Change, History, Society, Humanity
Violet Jessop

Lets board the boat 'cause its time to go.
Set the sails and let the wind blow...

by defenderofdust 33 lines, on Sep 6 3:46 PM. In Life, Personal, History, Strength
Cleo

In the days when Rome stood tall and great
And Julius had not met his Death in March

by H.B. DeLeon 17 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 5 2:34 PM. In history, royalty, Rome, Egypt
The Game of Life

The pleasantries of noble kings
Are deceptions to the fools

by caitlinlea 22 lines, on Sep 5 10:21 AM. In history, life, society
On Toga Treats and Sandal Satisfaction

or “Toga Treats and Sandal Satisfaction”

by Justplainwaynethen 117 lines, on Sep 5 5:32 AM. In Ovid, Love, Greek Mythology, History
The Atlantic And Its Warlord.

"Looking over the port, yonder -
a deep dark ocean lay beneath
the cold, silver steel hull..."

by Valerien Raven 36 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 31 5:39 PM. In War, Memorial, History, World War II, World War 2, World, Bismarck, Atlantic

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