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Friday, April 6, 2012

Cup Now Empty Comments

Rating: ★3.5

the body lowered in the grave,
has nothing left to say.
and the list of things to do,
falls from the dresser to the floor.
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Eric Cockrell

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Juan Olivarez 09 April 2012

So much to see and do, so little time. Excellent poetry.

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Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi 07 April 2012

There is a two lines poem in our Native language Tamil, which says, that this world is so proud to say that those who existed the previous day, are no more today. It is shocking to read that the cup is now empty...very sad..

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Martin O'Neill 06 April 2012

A beautiful haunting elegy.

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Smoky Hoss 06 April 2012

Such words, giving out such wisdom; great poem my friend!

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