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Paul Laurence Dunbar

"I am but clay," the sinner plead,
Who fed each vain desire.
"Not only clay," another said,
"But worse, for thou art mire."




Quotes of the Day

Something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater

• Maya Angelou



Poems of the Day
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    Salts And Oils
    by Philip Levine
    In Havana in 1948 I ate fried dog believing it was Peking duck. Later, in Tampa I bunked with an insane sailor who kept a .38 Smith and Wesson in his shorts. In the same room were twins, oilers