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Isn’t it easy to smile, than frown?
To fight back, than give up and drown
Isn’t it easy to love, than hate?
To create life, than leave it to fate
Isn’t it easy to build schools, than army bases?
To live in harmony, than wipe out entire races
Isn’t it easy to exercise, than be obese?
To eat carrots, than pizza and [...]

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The whole world trembles at my sword,
Kings and armies wait on my word.
I possess every skill known to man,
No-one can defeat me, try if they can.
O sage, you are not even half my size,
yet they say, you are strong and wise.
What have you done that I haven’t?
What can you do that I couldn’t?
O king of [...]

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When I came, I came with nothing,
When I go, I‘ll go with nothing.
Yet while here, why do I desire everything?
Without ever wanting to give anything.
When I came, I came with noone,
When I go, I‘ll go with noone.
Yet why do I love some, and hate someone?
When I can embrace everyone.
I don’t know where I [...]

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When I was four, I painted the wall dirty
spoiling, my dad’s big party.
said he, “you do nothing right”
“now, get out of my sight”
When he was four, my son painted the wall dirty
spoiling, my carefully planned party.
“continue, son”, said I, “though it sucks”
“your modern art will sell for big bucks”.

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Blogchaat is a great site that promotes good writing (could be poems, short stories, travelogues - anything) mainly from the Indian blogosphere.  They just posted my first poem today, check it out here.  The site contains more than 200 posts and is a good step in promoting good writing.

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