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Winter Dreams

Bruce Levine·December 15, 2021

Winter Dreams written by: Bruce Levine @brucelevine19 Watching your breath as it travels skyward Counting the marshmallows...

Poetry Christmas English

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We Charming Men

Scott Cumming·November 8, 2021

We Charming Men written by: Scott Cumming @tummidge Our dirty hearts yearn for love swaying to your...

Poetry English

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Bite Me

Freya Pickard·October 28, 2021

Bite Me written by: Freya Pickard @FreyasClippings intoxicated, you cannot leave me sharp incisors penetrate you cannot...

Poetry Halloween English

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Spellbinder

JahArt Kushite·September 15, 2021

Spellbinder written by: JahArt Kushite You walked into my life on that night My soul offered you...

English Poetry

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Chocolate Hills

Gosha Kulisiewicz·July 25, 2021

Chocolate Hills written by: Małgorzata Kulisiewicz translated by: Anna Luberda-Kowal - an arboreal poetess prosimian tarsier huge eyes of no-fear...

Poetry Polish English International

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Efeu

Neelima Aravind·June 24, 2021

Efeu written by: Neelima Aravind One of those pandemic things – baking, gardening The English Ivy we...

Poetry English

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Paten Delight

Susan N Aassahde·June 17, 2021

Paten Delight written by: Susan N Aassahde @poetry_curfew frost hectare root pickle kite yawn Totem compass...

English Poetry

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When Life Gives You Lemons

Elizabeth Sams·June 15, 2021

When Life Gives You Lemons written by: Elizabeth Sams When life gives you lemons, rejoice! You now...

Poetry English

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Teenage Love

Mohammad Erfun Amin·June 14, 2021

Teenage Love written by: Mohammad Erfun Amin @AminErfun Love in teenagers makes delight, the whole life like...

English Poetry

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Ambahan sa Gugma

Lei Writses·June 11, 2021

Ambahan sa Gugma written by: Lei Writses How, indeed, so strange it is, that instead of fear,...

English Poetry

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Lady Liberty’s Skirt – January 6, 2021

Martha Annice·February 27, 2021

Lady Liberty’s Skirt January 6, 2021 written by: Martha Annice Jackson @ANNICE31245245 Eyes skirting the sky, she’s...

English Poetry

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Wildflower

Huda Tariq·December 28, 2020

Wildflower written by: Huda Tariq A wild yet beautiful creature I am Beneath the sky lies the...

English Poetry

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Electric Shock at Sunset

Julia R. DeStefano·November 8, 2020

Electric Shock at Sunset written by: Julia R. DeStefano @J_DeStefano I was sitting in his chair Friday...

Poetry English

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Call Him

mdtaslim·September 8, 2020

Call Him written by: mdtaslim You call me from any place You will find me there always...

English Poetry

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Sanu Sharma

Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, poet and lyricist. She has published several novels and short story collections, and numerous lyrical works. Her prose sheds light on the struggles of women, girls, and marginalized communities, tackling overlooked familial and societal issues, while her poetry and lyrics capture universal emotions. Her short story collection Ekadeshmaa received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2018. Several of her novels and stories have been adapted into audio and visual formats, and her ghazals and lyrics have been set to music by various composers and performed by renowned singers.

Precious Moments by Valli Henry-Boldini

...The little blue jay landed on the windowsill just as Frank’s heart skipped another beat. He looked at her delicate colours and the way she flitted back and forth along the white peeling ledge. She reminded him so much of his wife Emily, as she skipped along the white sandy beach all those years ago.

Emily lay asleep on their bed. Frank watched her from his favourite window seat and smiled. Thirty years had passed and she had remained his destiny.

As the bright morning sunlight burst through the top half of the windowpane and landed on her ashen face, its warmth stirred her from her slumber and she extended her thin arm to block out its penetrating rays...

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