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Poem Title   Author
When We Two Parted
Jan. 22, 2005
Jan. 22, 2008
 
 
When you, that at this moment are to me
Jun. 9, 2012
 
When Your Ship Comes In
Aug. 30, 1997
 
Where Am I?
Mar. 29, 2012
 
Where are Men When they're Not at Home?
Nov. 26, 2006
 
Where Does the Money Go
May. 9, 1995
 
Where Dreams Come From
Apr. 18, 2011
 
Where Else Can You Go
Feb. 19, 2008
 
 
Where I Am With You
Sep. 12, 2006
Sep. 12, 2008
 
Where I Come From
Oct. 1, 1995
 
Where She Told Her Love
Jul. 13, 1999
 
Where the Picnic Was
Jan. 16, 2000
 
Where They Were and What They Were Doing
Nov. 23, 2009
 
Where We Are (after Bede)
Aug. 12, 2006
Aug. 12, 2004
 
where we are (for edward field)
Jun. 22, 2001
 
Whereabouts
Jan. 10, 2012
 
Wherever We Travel
Apr. 20, 2005
Apr. 20, 2002
 
Wherever You Are
May. 13, 2012
 
 
While Eating a Pear
Sep. 23, 1999
 
While We Wait for Spring
Mar. 5, 2007
 
Whirlpool
Aug. 19, 2009
 
Whispered the old rhyme
Dec. 17, 2003
 

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