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Sugar Plum Dreams

Christina CiufoDecember 21, 2019

Sugar Plum Dreams written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo Sugar Plums sparkle winter dreams and yule magic, like diamonds on a necklace, with...

ChristmasEnglishPoetry1 min read

Weekend #3

Robyn MacKinnonDecember 8, 2019

Weekend #3 written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat FIREWORKS ARE STILL candy hiding in my purse… Weekend #3 ...

EnglishPoetryRobyn Finds PoetryRobyn MacKinnon0 min read

The Candy Store On Queens Boulevard

Anita G. GormanNovember 8, 2019

The Candy Store On Queens Boulevard written by: Anita G. Gorman @aggorman In the 1940s on Queens Boulevard near my house in Elmhurst, Queens, there s...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

Post-Halloween

Billy AntonioNovember 1, 2019

Post-Halloween written by: Billy Antonio post-Halloween... among the candy wrappers a discarded fang...

EnglishHalloweenPoetry0 min read

Caramel Creams, Make Me Scream!

Alisa GuttadauroOctober 29, 2019

Caramel Creams, Make Me Scream! written by: Alisa Guttadauro @AlisaGuttadauro Superstitions Trick or Treat, My heart is racing, At a quick...

EnglishHalloweenPoetry2 min read

Candy With A Complex

Kari HollowayOctober 22, 2019

Candy With A Complex written by: Kari Holloway Squished between Snickers and Skittles, they jostled for space in the dark, crowded box, as they tipp...

EnglishHalloweenLiterature3 min read

Down Through The Ages

Susi BocksOctober 20, 2019

Down Through The Ages written by: Susi Bocks @susibocks from the ancient Celtic ritual the festival of Samhain replete with bonfires and costume...

EnglishHalloweenPoetry0 min read

Marshmallows

Adam NelsonSeptember 11, 2019

Marshmallows written by: Adam Nelson @AppleParkFilms Ever since she was a little girl Amelia had wanted to be a marshmallow. She didn’t know why sh...

EnglishLiterature1 min read

Craving

Joseph K. WellsFebruary 14, 2018

Craving written by: Joseph K. Wells @joewellsotd Valentines exchange lingering taste on the lips- colorful sweet hearts...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Sidonglobophobia

Rania M M WattsAugust 16, 2016

sidonglobophobia written by: Rania M M Watts @CCInkQuills i don't know if it's the texture of cotton candy that frightens me -- i seem to forget all ...

English1 min read

Deep Fried Mars

Rania M M WattsAugust 9, 2016

Deep Fried Mars written by: Rania M M Watts @CCInkQuills “and you -- not the you from now -- the you from when you were only a vague vision through m...

English1 min read

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Gerardine White (mostly called Ger) grew up in wild open country of West Limerick, Ireland. Her country life is represented in her poems and has a strong bearing on her core values and education. She inherited the skill of poetic rhyme from both of her parents and her Grandad – who were all fine poets and storytellers. Her education took place mostly in South West Ireland and the rest of it is gleaned from travel, from life, and from being an avid reader of all kinds of books. In recent years she has returned to poetry writing. This past year seeing her published in four Anthologies from Clarendon House Publications. She sees herself as a Spiritual person, very connected with life in all forms. She is happily married for past 20 years and currently lives in Sussex, UK. She enjoys healthy pursuits of country walks with a nice cuppa tea and chat at the end.

Resurrection by Suzanne Craig-Whytock

On the day that Budgie died, I was young and very sad. He was a pretty bird, always singing in his cage. Sometimes we let him out to fly around, and on that day, the curtains were wide open and he slammed into the glass hard. Momma put him into a shoe box and I cried as we buried him in the back garden among the lilies. The next morning, very early, I snuck out of the house and dug him up with a garden trowel because I wanted to see him one more time. When I took the lid off the shoe box, his eyes were open and his wings fluttered ...