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The Weight We Carry, prose by Ginny M. Jones at Spillwords.com

The Gift of a Poem

SmithaV·May 16, 2023

The Gift of a Poem written by: SmithaV @SmithaVishwana4 On your first birthday Away From home I...

English Poetry

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Just Special Art

Ellen Urowitz·May 16, 2023

Just Special Art written by: Ellen Urowitz As I look outside I see the green blue and...

Poetry English

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Bird Song

James Walmsley·May 15, 2023

Bird Song written by: James Walmsley The bird song so beautiful and sweet, wildflower petals in sunshine...

English Poetry

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Petricore

Livio Cotrozzi·May 15, 2023

Petricore written by: Livio Cotrozzi @Qrighe tutto scompare perduto dopo dieci giorni di silenzio il disordine lasciato...

Poetry International Italian

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Opening

Lori Marchesin·May 15, 2023

Opening written by: Lori Marchesin The door was born out of longing for entrances to worlds man...

Poetry English

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Yearning

Mohamed El Houssaini·May 15, 2023

Yearning written by: Mohamed El Houssaini It’s the early morning in winter, men lying on walls, enjoying...

English Poetry

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Ill-Starred

Fallen Engel·May 15, 2023

Ill-Starred written by: Fallen Engel @BlackEngel3 Sordid pride Crafted smiles A black lump forms your shallow heart...

Poetry English

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Lessons in Love - Unconditional Forgiven, poetry by Charlie Bottle at Spillwords.com

Lessons in Love – Unconditional Forgiveness

Charlie Bottle·May 14, 2023

Lessons in Love – Unconditional Forgiveness (Mother’s Day Tribute) written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle When we come...

Mother’s Kiss

Joseph L.M. Sturm·May 14, 2023

Mother’s Kiss written by: Joseph L.M. Sturm @jlmsturm Sometimes a mother is a wife and a daughter;...

Poetry English

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Happy Mother’s Day 2023

Ricky Glenn·May 14, 2023

Happy Mother’s Day 2023 written by: Ricky Glenn Mom I write these words for you The one...

Poetry English

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Mama, My Love, My Eden

Imeon504·May 14, 2023

Mama, My Love, My Eden written by: Imeon504 Too many years passed And the details, I remember...

Poetry English

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Coffee Contemplation

Robyn MacKinnon·May 14, 2023

Coffee Contemplation written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat I ran my well dry And I’m drinking my coffee...

Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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Spotlight On Writers – Robert Laird

Robert Laird·May 13, 2023

Spotlight On Writers Robert Laird @RobertCLaird Where, do you hail from? I’m from Los Angeles, CA. Currently...

Authors Poetry English Q&A

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Demons Unto Angels Die

Matthew Sweatt·May 13, 2023

Demons Unto Angels Die written by: Matthew Sweatt For we are all damned I have looked and...

English Poetry

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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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