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Dylan Thomas

There was an old bugger called God,
who got a young virgin in pod.
This disgraceful behaviour
begot Christ our Saviour,
who was nailed to a cross, poor old sod.




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'A collected poems' is either a gravestone or a testimonial to survival

• Al Purdy



Poems of the Day
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    Death Of Labour
    by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
    Methought a great wind swept across the earth, And all the toilers perished. Then I saw Pale terror blanch the rosy face of mirth, And careless eyes grow full of fear and awe.