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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love sonnets: 1 of 41
A love of my Love Remember me, my dear good love this day For today I have come to love you true My spirit has yearned and urged me to say That all my heart and soul, dear, loves you It is a pleasant thought to think, for me Of our times together in truest bliss But it is ever more gracious to see Our two graceful hearts' w... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Let me fall in love: 1 of 13
"The one word of Love." I look into the abode of your soul,beyond the emotion of your sad eyes,Immense pain has left your life a great hole,I'm the first to feel the pain of your cries, Your soul speaks of its death from a great stormDevastation shown from all the tears cried,To your heart no love has ever conform;Loveless, a... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Unity: 2 of 23
Unity The gentle glistening brook of leisure Following far the time of tomorrow A peace propagation of pleasure Unyielding yet a dismissing sorrow But believe the wise meticulous measure Of waters wisdom in it's soul filled song Each happy heart has its true-lived treasure Shared with life's lifted elation so strong So huma... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Battles: 6 of 51
Harken! Here rise the cry of battle near!As lightning strikes they march towards twilightTheir arms prepare, "gather swiftly your gear!"Hastily young men now scramble to fightDeath looming close: frightened souls tremble in fearThe Hero bravest stands before them allHis words honest, commanding them to hearThe hope is triumph... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: That feeling: 8 of 39
The sun rises bringing our new todaySo young we be to see it is amissSince we only see the great pain to stayOur hearts calling to know now a dismissSo pain will come again to us consumeNature reveals to us her great new planBut we only to see the clouds of doomA small incline to hope comes yet againMystery brings to bear a n... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ethics A dialogue on abortion: 17 of 71
The abortion debate brings up many of the different realities of life. The two sides of this debate rally behind two slogans: Pro Life and Pro-Choice. Upon close examination, these two titles represent what each side truly values. Both titles reflect back to our founding fathers' significant ideals: life, liberty and the purs... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love & peace to you: 2 of 7
What's been done will always be There's no return of tears to their source We make our decisions based on what we see And blindly still we take our course But I know that you will always care Even though I may not always see There are times that life will not be fair But I must remember your hope for me I've been wrong to t... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Roses: 40 of 122
Why the Cut Rose dies It becomes the simplest fact of life To live knowing that it must end one day As much security as we ascribe It only provides definition Of our own frailty, of our own weakness Yet we so strive to live beautifully Because it is a concept that lives The aesthetics of a value and idea that will con... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Does morality require religion?: 3 of 6
"Why should I be moral?: Religious versus Secular Reasons for morality" Most of the religious reasons for being moral come down to the improvement of the human life in some fashion, whether through enhancement in this life, or even in an afterlife. The religious reasons however are truly not distinguished from the secular rea... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Is the value of the penny the same as it was 100 years ago?: 1 of 2
We all are familiar of the brown lightweight coin known as the penny. We've become accustomed to seeing this coin as the bottom denominator, and the most useless item of monetary exchange available to us. It was not always so, and in older days pennies were very much more appreciated (pun intended); however, the value of a pe... More..