Displays Of Might
/…world of pre-historic scene,
the rising of the ancient sun,
and the sights of the Miocene
together made the cycles…
By Ngoc Nguyen
Read MoreWriting Gallery
This Old Brick Church
/About the historic brick…
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…at a crossroads
this old brick church,
straddles…
By Russell Willis
Read MoreCantua Creek
/…first explored by Spanish Army troops
From the mission at San Juan Baptista,
Led by Jose de Guadalupe…
By Stephen Barile
Read MoreWar and Peace
/…many wars have to be fought
Before a moment of peace arrives
How many lives have to be sacrificed
Before warlords get…
By Shih-Fang Wang
Read MoreStanding Strong
/“Standing Strong” is a poem that depicts the history of an old family homestead.
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…labor
comfort and love
wrapped inside every…
By Brenda Arledge
Read MoreCincinnatus
/A boy named Cincinnatus learns Roman history and decides to model his life after the ancient hero.
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…Cincinnatus was born, his father made a pronouncement.
"Adelaide," he said to his wife, "I'd like to name our son Cincinnatus."
"But we don't live in Cincinnati. And if we did, wouldn't it be…
By Anita G. Gorman
Read MoreDown Thru The Winds Of Time
/…am your mother
From long, long ago
Hundreds of years before
The time you now…
By Sharon Cunningham
Read MoreA Hanging Like Any Other
/Neither cold, nor snow, nor lack of lodging dissuaded…
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…piercing northwest wind swirled icy cold & and a powdery haze of falling snow through the crowd. The bitter weather, along with ever more people had been blowing in since the night before. Bethany was little more than a village. There was no way to accommodate all these folks. Many camped by their wagons…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreWhat fruits it beared of those seeds?
/…ever seen at the sky and wondered at things?
The beauty and with what magic it has been made and fit into the settings
From where it's created and how it's crafted with what imagination and blessings
Oh the charms and warms it showers…
By Moin Uddin
Read MoreThe Father of History
/That's the honorable designation given to Herodotus of Halicarnassus…
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…the honorable designation given to Herodotus of Halicarnassus (480-425 B.C.) who wrote the earliest account of the geography, people and customs of the ancient world. He titled his writings of inquiry & research with the Greek word: Historia. We say, History. He said it first, only he said it in…
By K. L. Shipley
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