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Poetry | Bombardment
What can be the thinking of an officer ordered to drop a bomb on a place teeming with civilians and life, but that’s an order. Bombardment is the poem I chose for today’s Poetry episode.
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Poets are dreamers, idiots who believe in their own worlds and can sharpen their imagination to reach unbelievable depths, but they pretty much live there on their own. Curly is a new poem by Danny from English Plus Podcast.
Poetry | To A Stranger
To all strangers who are reading or listening to this poem, I salute you. Without you, I could have never called myself a writer. I dedicate this poem to you.
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