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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Mourning: 3 of 163
"The Funeral"I'm really trying my bestTrying not to cryAs my little girl is laid to restWhy did she have to die?Trying not to cryI have no life anymoreWhy did she have to die?She had so much to live forI have no life anymoreShe was only fifteenShe had so much to live forNow I scatter ashes where she's beenShe was only fifteen... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Life: 23 of 1201
"Counting by Dreams"Count your garden by the flowersNever by the leaves that fallCount your summers by sunlit hoursDon't remember rain at allCount your nights by stars, not shadowsCount your friends by smiles, not tearsAnd when you remember what you've doneCount your memories by hopes, not fearsCount your youth by innocence,N... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sonnets: 2 of 53
"Death"When Helios's chariot hath flownAnd thou art weary, hark! hear the thunderTis Death, on wild horses, and Death aloneJourney not my love, lest thou too should plunderFor Death, he hath seized many a pour soulThat wander'st through the dark and stormy nightSo silent as he plungeth down his holeHe hath no mercy; no care f... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love unrequited: 24 of 399
"Colours"They say you can't feel colours...But I feel redEvery time I stumble in front of himThey say you can't feel colours...But I feel greenEvery time I see her with himThey say you can't feel colours...But I feel blueEvery time I think of him kissing herThey say you can't feel colours...But I feel yellowEvery time I look ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Death: 61 of 693
When it grows darkOld Lilly pays a callVisiting all the cornersCreeping along the wallShe whispers in your earAnd crawls along the floorShe steals away on the rooftopsBut never through the doorGrandpa remembers Old LillyOn that dark winter's dayWhen, feeling ill, she took to her bedAnd Old Lilly passed awaySo when the night f... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Subcultures Teenagers: Another visible minority?: 1 of 7
I'd like to have a little rant about age discrimination. More specifically, the older generation and their derogatory view of teenagers and young people in general. Two examples in particular...There is a bar in my hometown, The Office Bar, that is predominantly frequented by older people. However, as one of my friends was wo... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology Dating mistakes people make: 3 of 19
1. Going on a date to spite your ex, whose local "just happens" to be the bar you and your date go to. It will be painfully obvious when you turn around every five minutes to check he/she is watching you, and keep your eyes open during that first kiss, to see if your ex has seen. Your date won't be impressed, and your ex will... More..
Education > Education (Other) Public and private schools: Deciding which is better: 4 of 22
Speaking as someone who has attended two of both, I feel fairly qualified to judge this...I spent my first year of education at a state primary school (Denton CP). Based on what I remember of it, we were learning the alphabet, a Letterland character a day. As I could already read and write, I was bored beyond belief, so my pa... More..
Relationships & Family > Male / Female Communication Styles How guys think: 2 of 10
After having the misfortune to choose a student house with a severe damp/mould/bugs problem, complete with unco-operative landlords, I moved in with my boyfriend, who lives in a much larger, (potentially) nicer student house. The problem? He lives in what is very much a "guys' house" with 4 other males...Some of the guys have... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Remembering: 68 of 267
"The Photograph"A photo sits on the mantelpiecePut up there by MotherTwo little girls, aged ten and a halfWith their arms around each otherA happy moment, captured on cameraFrozen in time foreverTwo little girls smile happilyStanding there togetherOther photos crowd the mantelpieceThe mother and father kissingAnd one young gi... More..