On this day :
1860 Pony Express debuts, 1776 Congress authorizes privateers to attack British vessels, 2009 Fast Furious is top openingday car movie, 1865 Confederate capital of Richmond is captured, 1948 Truman signs Foreign Assistance Act, 1882 Jesse James is murdered, 1974 Series of deadly twisters hits US heartland, 1882 Jesse James shot in the back, 1936 Bruno Hauptmann executed, 1948 Truman signs Marshall Plan, 1996 Ron Brown killed in plane crash, 1996 Unabomber arrested, 1978 Annie Hall beats out Star Wars for Best Picture, 1955 ACLU says it will contest obscenity of HOWL, 1948 The Louisiana Hayride radio program premieres on KWKHAM Shreveport, 1817 Texas Ranger Big Foot Wallace born, 1948 President Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan, 1988 Lemieux wins NHL scoring title stops Gretzky streak, 1969 Nixon administration will Vietnamize the war, 1972 Nixon orders response to North Vietnamese invasion, 1918 Ferdinand Foch becomes supreme Allied commander, 1942 Japanese launch major offensive against Bataan,

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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?