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Sounds in The Country

Linda Joyce Cooper·May 28, 2022

Sounds in The Country written by: Linda Joyce Cooper Humming… Clicks and Tweets Sounds and Cracks On...

English Poetry

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Rural Fate

Lynn H Terry·May 2, 2022

Rural Fate written by: Lynn H Terry unable to accept fate comes an escape outside one’s self...

Poetry English

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Displaced

Ceinwen E Cariad Haydon·April 2, 2022

Displaced written by: Ceinwen E Cariad Haydon @CeinwenHaydon Keys redundant, no longer needed: my old caravan, sold...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Olive Trees

Mohamed El Houssaini·January 13, 2022

Olive Trees written by: Mohamed El Houssaini I miss the rustic beauty of my town surrounded by...

English Poetry

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Beautiful Dreamers

Prince A. McNally·May 27, 2021

Beautiful Dreamers written by: Prince A. McNally @princeamcnally I remember as a child, spending summer nights in...

Getting By

Richard Prime·May 22, 2021

Getting By written by: Richard Prime Dear Harry, It was good to hear from you, Wondering how...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Echoes

Mary Daurio·November 15, 2020

Echoes written by: Mary Daurio I accompanied my mother to reside at my grandfather’s secluded house in...

English Literature Featured Post

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Walking Home in the Dark of the Mountain

Ger White·October 23, 2020

Walking Home in the Dark of the Mountain a Halloween Ghost Poem written by: Ger White Big...

English Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween Poetry Halloween

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Summer Memories

Marie Johnson-Ladson·October 7, 2020

Summer Memories written by: Marie Johnson-Ladson Some of my best Summer Memories were when we used to...

English Poetry

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Dom, poetry written by Mirosława Stojak at Spillwords.com

Dom

Mirosława Stojak·August 26, 2020

Dom written by: Mirosława Stojak To jest twój dom Pełen licznych obrazów zawieszonych w codziennej przestrzeni Pełen...

International Poetry Polish

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Spring

hedgehog·April 28, 2020

Spring written by: hedgehog Along the canal the trees lie silent Like men in the trenches falling...

Running Together!

Ger White·April 21, 2020

Running Together! written by: Ger White She raced her dog across the bogs Past mountainous tufts and...

Poetry English Featured Post

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Cindy Georgakas is a writer of words in poetry, prose and reflections of her heart. She was voted the Publication of the Month on Spillwords Oct. 2022. She is a co-author of #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women, and is also a monthly contributor to MastecadoresUsa. She was born in San Francisco, California and lives nestled in the trees in a small community about 40 minutes south of San Francisco with her husband. She is a life health coach, and massage and craniosacral therapist who draws inspiration from her daily interactions with clients, friends, her 4 children and nature. Her website is Uniquely Fit. She can also be found on Instagram #ahamoments. Cindy's book Re-create & Celebrate 7 Steps To Turning Your Dreams Into Reality will be released this month.

Brain in a Jar by Anthony Doyle

Take your gloves off, let’s see who you are, he said, chin out, shoulders rolling, pecs puffing, Take ’em off. Let’s see if you can take it raw—all fuel for the fire. I always was a strutting fool. I knew it was dumb, I knew it. Walk away, the only thing you gotta hit right now is the shower. I didn’t need this. I wore belts, I held titles. I was posing in posters on dirty walls and fire-doors, I was legit. Who was he? A street scuffler, a cage fighter. I knew it, and yet I took them off, I unwrapped the straps, I bit the leather and pulled them right off. The light is autumn steel today, bolted to the ceiling. In summer it was a yellow balm, a hot wet kiss. I knew it was dumb, and she keeps whistling that same song, Nurse Mercedes, the same catchy dance tune...

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