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Bridgemaker

Tasos Kyrtasoglou·January 7, 2021

English International Poetry

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Elegia Jesienna

Konrad Stawiarski·January 5, 2021

Elegia Jesienna Odpływający Łabędź Przez Światło Dzienne written by: Konrad Stawiarski I Odpłynął Łabędź. Wiotkie liście wodospadów...

International Poetry Polish

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La Mano Crudele di Bia

Francesco Abate·January 3, 2021

La Mano Crudele di Bia written by: Francesco Abate @FrancescoAbate3 Il fiore schiaccia la farfalla e la...

International Italian Poetry

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La Vie en Rose

Bhavya Prabhakar·January 1, 2021

La Vie en Rose written by: Bhavya Prabhakar L’absurdité incarne parfaitement la vie Comme un univers encombré,...

French International Poetry

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Mikołaj

Mirosława Stojak·December 16, 2020

Mikołaj written by: Mirosława Stojak Buty miał wielkie i może za duże… Ślady zostawił przy oknie…na murze…...

Christmas International Poetry Polish

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Evening A Poetry

Atul Shagird·December 9, 2020

English International Poetry

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Na Wieczność I Na Zawsze

Katarzyna Dominik·December 1, 2020

Na wieczność i na zawsze written by: Katarzyna Dominik Dzień zamknięty w ciszy roni łzy, blask świętego...

Featured Post International Poetry Polish

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Sick Metaphors

Anna Canić·November 29, 2020

English International Poetry Polish

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Mądrość

Mirosława Stojak·November 27, 2020

Mądrość written by: Mirosława Stojak Umieram po kawałeczku rozdrobniona bólem… Usycham jak motyl zaplątany w chmurach …...

International Poetry Polish

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A Na Początku Był Blejtram

Yvette Popławska·November 25, 2020

A Na Początku Był Blejtram written by: Yvette Popławska @YPoplawska Na palecie barw tuż przy bogini, swej...

International Poetry Polish

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Crease

Eliza Segiet·November 22, 2020

English International Poetry Polish

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Life Retrospection

Thaddeus Hutyra·November 21, 2020

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L’ essere Nulla

Stefano Polo·November 19, 2020

L’ essere Nulla written by: Stefano Polo Ti senti perso dentro quella buia stanza vedi solo un...

International Italian Poetry

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At Crossroads

Gosha Kulisiewicz·November 13, 2020

English International Poetry Polish

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John Anthony Fingleton: Was born in Cork City, in the Republic of Ireland. Now living in Paraguay. Poems published in journals and anthologies in Ireland, UK, USA, India and France as well as three produced plays. Poems read on Irish and American radio as well in Spanish on South American broadcasts. Has poems published in Spillwords, Alien Bhudda, The Red Door, Piker Press, Super Poetry Highway, The Writers Magazine, Ariel Chart, and numerous national and international journals, blogs, reviews, and anthologies. Published collections 'Poems from the Shadowlands' was published in 2017, 'Words That Found Me' 2019, 'Poems From The Banks' 2020, 'Poems from a Restricted Place' April 2020, 'Secret Fjords' May 2020 and 'A Gathering Of Words' June 2020. All which are available on Amazon.

A Song for Christmas by Steve Carr

I was sixteen. Ma’s upright piano stood against the wall in the dining room where it had been since Ma and Pa were married. It was Grandma’s piano, but she gave it to my Ma as a wedding present. It was made of mahogany and Ma polished it almost every day. I was sitting at it just plucking randomly on the black keys when Ma placed a bright red runner across the top of the piano and, a few minutes later, placed the crèche on the runner. She arranged the figures of Mary and Joseph around the baby Jesus lying in a manger.
“You’re late puttin’ that out this year, Ma,” I said.
“Each year there are more and more boxes of Christmas decorations to sort through,” she said.
I strummed several keys with an unmelodic result and heaved a loud sigh.
“Have you decided yet which song you’re going to do for the Christmas service?” she asked ...

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