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Swampyville's - "The Garden"

You're the Poet!

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The Garden! by L. Don Oliver

She planted a flower garden, In the early ___; When the Eagle soars, And the Robins _;

Pretty carnations and marigolds, Planted all in a ; She planted red roses, And watched them _;

Every morning she cultivated them, With her lovely delicate __; Until one day she succumbed,

From all of life's __;

Most of the flowers lived, Some we could not _, We picked all the remaining ones, And placed them on her __;

We planted a vegetable garden, In the early __; Now that the Eagle isn't allowed to soar, And the Robins are forbidden to _;

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The Banshee's Cry! (The Death of a Nation) By L. Don Oliver

Walking down a darkened street, Within the silence of my mind; Searching for I know not what, That was so very hard to find;

Stumbling alone into the night, I felt something go rushing by; An apparition all dressed in gray, I heard the Banshee's cry;

Screaming all about me, Darting here and to the fro; Swirling around my very being, Relieved as I watched her go;

Her wailing was so haunting, But I did not take time to see; When I turned the final corner, She was waiting there for me;

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