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Merciless Beauty

Dendra D.M.·July 10, 2016

Merciless beauty tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Unbelievable What I see vice grips my soul A...

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Ferris Wheel

Shloka Shankar·July 6, 2016

Ferris Wheel written by: Shloka Shankar @shloks89 ferris wheel… when did i stop to notice you were...

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Fight or Flight

Dendra D.M.·July 5, 2016

Fight or flight tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Romanticizing We would all do the greatest In...

English Dendra D.M.Tanka Collection Poetry

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An Apparition

Dendra D.M.·June 30, 2016

An apparition tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm From the purest source Through all the layers and...

Tanka Collection Poetry English Dendra D.M.

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Catching Up

Dendra D.M.·June 25, 2016

Catching up tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm I would ask myself So many things about us...

Poetry English Dendra D.M.Tanka Collection

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Red Woman

Dendra D.M.·June 20, 2016

Red woman tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm She was a fireball Looking to burn through her...

Tanka Collection Poetry English Dendra D.M.

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Immortal Light

Dendra D.M.·June 15, 2016

Immortal light tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Too potent to hold When real you can tell...

English Dendra D.M.Tanka Collection Poetry

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Stay Consistent

Dendra D.M.·June 10, 2016

Stay consistent tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Driven by desire They all say they want the...

Poetry English Dendra D.M.Tanka Collection

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Reciprocation

Dendra D.M.·June 5, 2016

Reciprocation tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Chirping happily Endless loving ideas Aimed to make you smile...

Dendra D.M.Tanka Collection Poetry English

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Broken Promises

Dendra D.M.·May 31, 2016

Broken promises tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm So many things said Big dreams and promises made...

Tanka Collection Poetry English Dendra D.M.

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Reverse Polarity

Dendra D.M.·May 24, 2016

Reverse polarity tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm It’s a tragedy When you make friends with shadows...

Tanka Collection Poetry English Dendra D.M.

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Foggy view

Dendra D.M.·May 17, 2016

Foggy view tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Like boats through the fog They reach the shores...

Tanka Collection Poetry English Dendra D.M.

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Poet’s Irony

Dendra D.M.·May 11, 2016

Poet’s irony tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Poet’s irony To burn with dauntless statements When it’s...

Tanka Collection Poetry English Dendra D.M.

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Focus

Dendra D.M.·May 3, 2016

Focus tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Your mind overwhelmed The movie projector stops Sounds melt into...

Tanka Collection Poetry English Dendra D.M.

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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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