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'Listen' has the exact same letters as 'Silent'. Coincidence?

Over The Years by Hanny Michaelis

Over the years
a great deal has to be thrown out.
The notion, for instance,
that happiness is mild and enduring,
something like a southern climate
instead of a bolt of lightning
that leaves scars
cherished a lifetime.

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Met de jaren
moet er veel worden weggegooid.
De gedachte bijvoorbeeld
dat geluk mild is en duurzaam
iets als een zuidelijk klimaat
in plaats van een blikseminslag
die levenslang gekoesterde
littekens achterlaat.

© 1996, Hanny Michaelis
From: Verzamelde Gedichten
Publisher: Uitgeverij G.A Van Oorschot, Amsterdam, 1996
ISBN: 90-282-0890-9

© Translation: 2009, Judith Wilkinson
Publisher: Earlier version published on www.languageandculture.net, 2005

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Justin Bieber Poem

Here is a poem about Justin Bieber, which was  written by a guest author from Electronic Poetry.

Justin Bieber Poem

I was at your concert last night.
the room was so big, the mood was so right.
There I was in my 3rd row seat
wishing so bad that we could just meet.

Your music was playing so loud
but you chose me out of the crowd.
You smiled and gave me a wink.
I didn’t want to move not even blink.

We shared a moment
it was ours and we owned it.
You are the only one in my heart
please say you’re willing to play that part.

You walked off the stage and gave me one last look
I knew right then my heart you had took.
It was such a special night
I wanted to have you hold me tight.

For that moment we were together
frozen in time frozen forever.
I hope you remember me too
for one day Justin Bieber I will marry you.

(Nice job Britanny) (:)

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Make New Friends – girl scout song

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When I was a kid I was in the brownies, and then the girl scouts. This was one of the songs we sang that i still remember / enjoy...

Make new friends,
but keep the old.
One is silver,
the other is gold.

A circle is round,
it has no end.
That's how long,
I will be your friend.

A fire burns bright,
it warms the heart.
We've been friends,
from the very start.

You have one hand,
I have the other.
Put them together,
We have each other.

Silver is precious,
Gold is too.
I am precious,
and so are you.

You help me,
and I'll help you
and together
we will see it through.

The sky is blue
The Earth is green
I can help
to keep it clean

Across the land
Across the sea
Friends forever
We will always be

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I saw this picture and as a fan of Futurama, I couldn't resist posting it, also...

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