(1957)

What do you think this poem is about?

HATRED

Heavy hangs this drunken curse
Assuring Man’s demise.
Take him down by doleful hearse
Reflect now as he lies,
Educate before ‘tis worse,
Decree that love must rise.


Copyright © Mark R Slaughter 2009

Submitted: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Edited: Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Comments about this poem (HATRED by Mark R Slaughter )

Enter the verification code :

  • Paige S (4/14/2009 11:32:00 AM)

    Each one of these lines is so powerful! ! Splendind work Mr. Slaughter! ! 10++! ! !

    1 person liked.
    		0 person did not like.
  • ~ Jon London ~ (4/13/2009 8:47:00 AM)

    Yep, great work Mark, strong lines that say it all 10+

    1 person liked.
    		0 person did not like.
  • Dr Hitesh Sheth (4/5/2009 8:32:00 AM)

    Here you are a champion of acrostic..............Good Write.........Still i like your humorous poems most..........

    1 person liked.
    		0 person did not like.
  • Fiona Davidson (3/31/2009 4:36:00 PM)

    Excellent acrostic Mark....I love the challange in making poetry from a word...10+++

    1 person liked.
    		0 person did not like.
Read all 4 comments »

People who read Mark R Slaughter also read

Top 500 Poems

  1. Phenomenal Woman
    Maya Angelou
  2. The Road Not Taken
    Robert Frost
  3. Still I Rise
    Maya Angelou
  4. If You Forget Me
    Pablo Neruda
  5. Dreams
    Langston Hughes
  6. Annabel Lee
    Edgar Allan Poe
  7. If
    Rudyard Kipling
  8. A Dream Within A Dream
    Edgar Allan Poe
  9. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
    Robert Frost
  10. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
    Maya Angelou
The Complete List of Top 500 Poems »
[Hata Bildir]