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Underwater

LB SedlacekJune 25, 2020

Underwater written by: LB Sedlacek @lbsedlacek footprints dirt chewing gum tiled lines a glow stick goggles a dive stick flippers swim paddle...

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Clancy of The Overflow

SpillwordsMay 3, 2020

Clancy of The Overflow a poem by: Banjo Paterson I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better Knowledge, sent to where I met him down...

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Free Verse 2

Mubangizi EmmyApril 15, 2020

Free Verse 2 written by: Mubangizi Emmy The songs we sang in the rain The cold green hills The hailstorm The dust and the seasons The herd and flo...

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Overcast Life

Shweta MerakiApril 10, 2020

Overcast Life written by: Shweta Meraki The gloom inside the house felt like an overcast of skies, making it impossible to feel relaxed each day after...

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The Road To Halicarnassus

BogpanApril 3, 2020

The Road To Halicarnassus written by: Bogpan @panbog2 "To die, to sleep— No more—and by a sleep to say we end!” - Shakespeare /Hamlet: Act 3, scene...

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All I See

Joseph HopeMarch 23, 2020

All I See written by: Joseph Hope @ItzJoe9 Dust replacing dust Gush of wind blowing Replacing and been replaced Nothing is actually there Wants p...

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Open Space

Ayo GutierrezFebruary 15, 2020

Open Space written by: Ayo Gutierrez @AbangganCarolyn Tonight the sky is pregnant with bulbous clouds Kiss me now before it rains My arms have be...

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FOR ALEC W JAMES COAL MINER WITH THE ANGELS

GrendadJanuary 19, 2020

FOR ALEC W JAMES COAL MINER WITH THE ANGELS written by: Grendad Bowed down and coughing in his plastic coat, Smiling still into his final days As i...

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Stranger

Solomon BukenyaJanuary 18, 2020

Stranger written by: Solomon Bukenya Eyes have seen the fires of hell. Flames burning the last of souls to tiny flakes of dust. Souls that once live...

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Dust

Sandy RochelleJanuary 9, 2020

Dust written by: Sandy Rochelle As the boat small but brave drives me to you in the teaming rain. I shall arrive at the shore and love you always. I...

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A Speck of Dust

Mona LisaDecember 12, 2019

A Speck of Dust written by: Mona Lisa I am nothing, But a speck of magic dust, I breathe in time, Breathe out life, Live in a space, With no expe...

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Dust

Mitch BenselNovember 14, 2019

Dust written by: Mitch Bensel @MitchRambling difficult times gather the dust from your soul erasing a way of thought...removing doubt increasing pl...

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Until I Am Dust

LadyLilyNovember 9, 2019

Until I Am Dust written by: LadyLily @AFairymary A pretender human being, ashamed, purple dye pumps my body, backbone creaks. My fault for being...

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A Bountiful Harvest

James GabrielOctober 11, 2019

A Bountiful Harvest written by: James Gabriel @James_Gabriel1 walk the rows of the field snap an ear of corn as the day dawns pray to the dust ...

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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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