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Ravenna

Spillwords·February 17, 2019

Ravenna a poem by Oscar Wilde I. A year ago I breathed the Italian air,– And yet,...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Wishes

Spillwords·February 10, 2019

Wishes a poem by Dora Sigerson Shorter I wish we could live as the flowers live, To breathe...

English Literary Greats Poetry

·1 min read

Transfiguration

Spillwords·February 3, 2019

Transfiguration a poem by Louisa May Alcott Mysterious death! who in a single hour Life’s gold can so...

Poetry English Literary Greats

·1 min read

The Last Ride Together

Spillwords·January 27, 2019

The Last Ride Together a poem by Robert Browning I SAID—Then, dearest, since ’tis so, Since now...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Spillwords·January 20, 2019

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock a poem by T. S. Eliot S’io credesse che mia risposta...

Poetry English Literary Greats

·4 mins read

Opportunity

Spillwords·January 13, 2019

Opportunity a poem by John James Ingalls Master of human destinies am I; Fame, love and fortune...

English Literary Greats Poetry

·1 min read

A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning

Spillwords·January 6, 2019

A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning a poem by John Donne As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper...

Poetry English Literary Greats

·1 min read

At The Entering Of The New Year

Spillwords·December 30, 2018

At the Entering of the New Year a poem by Thomas Hardy I (OLD STYLE) Our songs...

English Literary Greats Poetry

·1 min read

Christmas Bells

Spillwords·December 23, 2018

Christmas Bells a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old,...

English Literary Greats Poetry Christmas

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Daybreak

Spillwords·December 16, 2018

Daybreak a poem by Jack London The blushing dawn the easy illumes, The birds their merry matins...

Literary Greats Poetry English

·1 min read

I Am Not Yours

Spillwords·December 9, 2018

I Am Not Yours a poem by Sara Teasdale I am not yours, not lost in you, Not...

English Literary Greats Poetry

·1 min read

Fire And Ice

Spillwords·December 2, 2018

Fire and Ice a poem by Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some...

Poetry English Literary Greats

·1 min read

Funeral Blues

Spillwords·November 25, 2018

Funeral Blues a poem by W. H. Auden Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent...

Poetry English Literary Greats

·1 min read

I Wanted To Overthrow The Government But All I Brought Down Was Somebody’s Wife

Spillwords·November 18, 2018

i wanted to overthrow the government but all i brought down was somebody’s wife by Charles Bukowski ...

English Literary Greats Poetry

·2 mins read

I was born and raised in Yorkshire, England. At fifteen I left school without the skills or maturity to appreciate the wider world. At nineteen I packed a bag and wandered through Europe and North Africa, learning from the road. At twenty‑five I earned the qualifications for university, eventually becoming a high school teacher and later an education manager. Now I live with my amazing wife on an island north of Seattle. After retiring and with encouragement from Spillwords and the Clever Park Writers Group, I traded reports for storytelling. And that's where the fiction began...

Cast Off by Niall Crowley

The two computer screens tighten their grip. Tom pivots between them, tracking one while he works on the other. Careful discipline from early morning to close of business. Number crunching, he would have termed it before. Now it’s data management and verification, his task to model and tabulate clients’ financial situations and options. Bookkeeping, he would admit to, in more candid moments. He’s tethered firmly to the task, though, and has been since he started here, nearly two years now. Bound in the rigour the work requires, as if life itself depends on it. Top floor, dormer window ...

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