On this day :
1901 McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds, 1779 Brodhead completes Allegheny River expedition, 1927 Dancer Isadora Duncan is killed in car accident, 1862 North and South clash at the Battle of South Mountain, 1959 Soviet probe reaches the moon, 1974 A song about crime hits the charts, 1999 Millions flee from Hurricane Floyd, 1812 Napoleon enters Moscow, 1847 Scott captures Mexico City, 1975 American canonized as saint, 1982 Hollywood star and reallife princess Grace Kelly dies, 1914 Make Way for Ducklings author Robert McCloskey is born, 1964 Steinbeck wins the Medal of Freedom, 1955 Little Richard records Tutti Frutti, 1901 An adoptive westerner becomes president of the United States, 1901 President William McKinley dies from gunshot wounds, 1968 Denny McLain becomes a 30game winner, 1965 South Vietnamese forces and US advisers conduct parachute assault, 1966 Operation Attleboro is launched in War Zone C, 1916 Seventh Battle of the Isonzo, 1944 Americans launch Operation Stalemateat extraordinary cost,

Poems

Free verse is an open form of poetry. It does not use consistent meter patterns rhyme or any other musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech.

Free Verse

Beautiful

Beautiful
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Beauty is skin deep. True beauty lies deep within

Sempiternal Love-A Modern Sonnet

Sempiternal Love-A Modern Sonnet
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Love is divine and there isn't one who does not crave for it.

What Rains Entail

What Rains Entail
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We can associates our emotions with the rains, be it happiness, grief or anger. Rains also encompass so many other aspects of our lives.

True Politics

True Politics
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We often wonder, 
What 'Politics' implies? 
Is it what we sense around?
 Or is it much more, or less?

Unrequited

Unrequited
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A debate on the merits and demerits of love and disinclination towards unrequited love...

Superfluous Reveries

Superfluous Reveries
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You may believe in your wisdom. But you have to accept the reasoning of others and analyze information on a fair balance. Be open to new ideas and expand your...

Synthetic Imprisonment

Synthetic Imprisonment
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A sequel to 'Study Anthem' that highlights the problems of the modern day phenomenon of coaching classes

Study Anthem

Study Anthem
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How long should one study? Is studying for a long time really beneficial? What harm does studying for long cause?