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Isle of Tree

Angel EdwardsJuly 3, 2020

Isle of Tree written by: Angel Edwards crossroads of Comox and Jervis I am a stay at home tourist a beautiful centre piece small island with one s...

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The Birds At Night

Jessica Helen BrantJune 5, 2020

The Birds At Night written by: Jessica Helen Brant An intruder squats on a dream— luring in the dreamworld with a sound softer than sirens, more ...

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Bells

Carson PytellMay 22, 2020

Bells written by: Carson Pytell Wrestling crotchety cathexes, the objects of which are himself, constancy and ripe ultimacy, the carillonneur walks...

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Changes

John Anthony Fingleton (Löst Viking)April 25, 2020

Changes written by: John Anthony Fingleton (Löst Viking) The days here are slowly changing I watch the clouds gathering from the south, The Argentin...

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Biography

Gopal LahiriMarch 27, 2020

Biography written by: Gopal Lahiri @gopallahiri Summer skies melt In deepest blue Silk sarees bleed Colours of twilight Stars tune music Of burn...

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Fill My Heart With Spring

Bilquis FatimaMarch 20, 2020

Fill My Heart With Spring written by: Bilquis Fatima I can hear the birds sing For sure it is the song of spring. The winter gray has faded away, ...

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Dignity

CJ DelousMarch 7, 2020

Dignity written by: CJ Delous The Seagulls used to be Angels according to a Nordic legend that I probably don't understand. They have become this w...

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Where Have The Birds Gone?

Fotoula ReynoldsJanuary 7, 2020

Where Have The Birds Gone? written by: Fotoula Reynolds It’s raining embers And our beautiful Island-home cries A blackened soul Unfair intensity ...

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Leaping Frogs

Alta H MabinDecember 28, 2019

Leaping Frogs written by: Alta H Mabin @h_mabin In the morning light Happy birds sing their duets The owl sleeps and dreams A willow tree ...

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The Pines and The Grackles

Don KnowlesDecember 7, 2019

The Pines and The Grackles written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 A flock nestled in our Scottish Pines today Hordes of cackling Grackles resting on...

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Eaten Alive

Jim BatesDecember 1, 2019

Eaten Alive written by: Jim Bates Maybe it was my delirium. Maybe panic. But suddenly I could see the headlines and they were disturbing, After Fran...

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The Harvest Moon

SpillwordsNovember 24, 2019

The Harvest Moon a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow It is the Harvest Moon! On gilded vanes And roofs of villages, on woodland crests And their ae...

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Echo…

Gosha KulisiewiczNovember 17, 2019

Echo... written by: Małgorzata Kulisiewicz translated by: Anna Luberda-Kowal A soft heart of Gołębia Street like a pidgeon’s heart moved and h...

EnglishInternationalPoetryPolish1 min read

You Ask Me How The Dead Are Born

Józefa Ślusarczyk-LatosNovember 4, 2019

You Ask Me How The Dead Are Born written by: Józefa Ślusarczyk-Latos you ask me how the dead are born - and when, since there is no crying and no d...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Bridie is just a wife, mother and grandmother who loves to write. She is a retired teacher and is also a busy photographer. She lives with her husband in the countryside in west Limerick. Her late dad was a popular and successful poet and author. She discovered that she had a flair for writing following retirement when life slowed down a little. She was encouraged by family members to develop this hidden gift. As grandchildren arrived she was inspired to write about experiences with them and has had articles and poems published in local newspapers and journals. She is working towards publishing a book of her writings in the near future.

ALBERT CAMUS’S – 'THE PLAGUE' - ITS RELEVANCE TODAY by GS Subbu

How relevant is the ‘The Plague’ to the present scenario we find ourselves in? It is really astounding that when you go through the book you realize that what is happening now is very similar to what has been described in graphic detail decades ago. Whether it is the fear psychosis, the measures taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the dedicated and tireless work of groups of individuals in taking care of the afflicted, the resistance to the imposition of stringent regulations by the authorities and lastly the realization that we have to move on but with a changed perspective and living a new life.
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