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Thanatopsis

Spillwords·September 12, 2021

Thanatopsis a poem by William Cullen Bryant To him who in the love of nature holds Communion...

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Slipping Into Another World

Bhuwan Thapaliya·April 20, 2021

Slipping Into Another World written by: Bhuwan Thapaliya @nepalipoet A fragrance of serenity erupting from assorted flowers...

Poetry English

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Kintsugi

Karen Mooney·March 15, 2021

Kintsugi written by: Karen Mooney @1karenmooney Smashed on life’s floor our jagged edges made handling difficult. Confidence...

Poetry English

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In Cairo, Awake

Meg Smith·October 16, 2020

In Cairo, Awake written by: Meg Smith @MegSmith_Writer I am lying within a screen of iron, melded...

Poetry English

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MAN OR MOUSE

Thomas R Bates·September 5, 2020

MAN OR MOUSE written by: Thomas R Bates In the midst of a good old fashioned heat...

English Poetry

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The Elements

Glynn Sinclare·February 25, 2020

The Elements written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare When you stand on the shore, with the sand under...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Open Space

Ayo Gutierrez·February 15, 2020

Open Space written by: Ayo Gutierrez @AbangganCarolyn Tonight the sky is pregnant with bulbous clouds Kiss me...

English Featured Post Poetry

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The Elements of Life

Kayleigh Merchant·December 2, 2019

The Elements of Life written by: Kayleigh Merchant A burning knowing of feeling like you can tell...

Poetry English

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Echoes

Gigi Balita·October 8, 2019

Echoes written by: Gigi Balita I never wanted to be a small matter But I was conceived....

English Poetry

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Domination

Adnan Shafi (Adi)·September 11, 2019

Domination written by: Adnan Shafi (Adi) Cataclysm crying gust- No hankering, attenuated bodies, Scrunching afterimage of the...

English Poetry

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Picture Perfect

Sarmistha Gupta·July 24, 2019

Picture Perfect written by: SARMISTHA GUPTA @9903992790Gupta A Picture frame strung by the walls of my mind...

English Poetry

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Mystic World

Dr. Nikhat Bano·March 21, 2019

Mystic World written by: Dr. Nikhat Bano This stoic world seems an end of all pathways wise,...

Poetry English

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After a long career tinkering in telecommunications, Jim Bartlett switched to tinkering with writing fiction, both requiring a stretch of the imagination. In the course of putting his fingers to the keyboard, he's been fortunate to have quite a number of his stories featured both in print and online in several wonderful publications, including a story selected for "The Best of Fiction on the Web, 1996 – 2017" anthology. While mentally he strolls along a warm California beach with his wife and golden retriever (shhh, she doesn't know she's a dog), physically they reside on a special little island in the Pacific Northwest.

Reaper by Sharon Frame Gay

As an orphaned son of an orphan, I always see the glass as half empty. I picture the water murky and lukewarm, a waterline etched below the rim. Maybe with an ash or two floating at the bottom, because that’s what I do for a living. I deal with ashes. The remains of the deceased. No matter how those who pass away see their glass, meager or full, they eventually end up in a satchel carried on my shoulder.
My business card reads “Morton Stark Transport.” I’m called upon to disperse the ashes of the dearly departed and honor their final wishes. People hire me to escort the remains throughout the world ...

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