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How Fortunate The Man With None

by Bertolt Brecht

From the play 'Mother Courage'

You saw sagacious Solomon
You know what came of him,
To him complexities seemed plain.
He cursed the hour that gave birth to him
And saw that everything was vain.
How great and wise was Solomon.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.

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All These

by Pijush Biswas

All these, Distress, Strain, Owe
Fight to the ages' demand
Or, crave for attainment, to bestow
The world, hand by hand.

All these, Love, Mercy, Pity
To the world's highest fulfilment
Manifest the eternity to beauty
When Hate, too long, spent.

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To The Reader

by John Bunyan

The title page will show, if there thou look,
Who are the proper subjects of this book.

They're boys and girls of all sorts and degrees,
From those of age to children on the knees.

Thus comprehensive am I in my notions,
They tempt me to it by their childish motions.

We now have boys with beards, and girls that be

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The Orphan's Friend

by Julia Ann Moore

Come all kind, good people,
With sympathizing hearts,
Come listen to a few kind words
A friend to you imparts.
Be kind to an orphan child,
And always be its friend,
You will be happy in this world,
And will be to the end.

Be kind to the motherless,

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Honesty

by Peter Dr Lim

Saying 'I can't'

is not my weakness

but my very strength

Recent Honesty Poems

A Stroke of Hypocrisy

by Kimani Hare

Destruction in the name of the Arts,

Hypocrisy eclipses the creators, for their tools burn home.

Fossil fuels for abstracts and Deforestation for novels

Sisyphus laughs at their sophomoric efforts,

For humanity blinds us under the guise of protection.

47. Levity

by Kea Campbell

I tell jokes, but I tell them slant.
Laughter sheds light on the darkness of my candor.
Amusement frees the weight off of my afflictions.
Smiles accompany the loneliness of my sincerity.
I tell the truth, but I tell it slant.

Friday 5 July 2024

hard to be true

by Mishka M

i’ve been quiet, i’ve been keeping
all these thoughts i can’t explain
there’s a part of me i’m losing
and i know it’s not your blame
but i wake up in the morning
with a weight that’s all my own
guess i’m good at making messes
and pretending i’m alone

it’s the way you say my name like it’s the only one you know

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I got to be honest to my Father

by Aldo Kraas

I got to be honest to my Father
And when I pray to my father
I have to ask my father
To give me health and peace
Because I have poor health
And also I am not looking after my health
I am letting my health going down hill
I Know I am not allowed to have sugar in my diet
Put I have constant craving for sugar
It is hard for me to live without sugar

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Beyond Words

by Aloo Denish Obiero

The language of love requires no translation,
The language of trust needs no explanation,
The language of honesty needs no interpretation,
The language of wisdom requires no noise,
The language of kindness requires no words.