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Poetry and Prose

by Charles Harpur

Charles Harpur

What is the true difference 'twixt Prose and Rhyme,
Since both may be beautiful, both be sublime?
Nor in subject, nor treatment, nor passion it 'bides-
But breathes through a certain rich something besides.




Quotes of the Day

My father would take me to the playground, and put me on mood swings.
• Jay London


Poems of the Day
  • Kathleen Driskell
    The Trestle Is Haunted
    by Kathleen Driskell
    The trestle is haunted by a Goat- man. He is not carrying a Bible, nor any sacred book, nor is he wearing a priest’s collar. He’s not wearing clothes at all, his eyes are not blue like Jesus’, he has ...