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God, The Devil and Death

Mike Turner·November 7, 2020

God, The Devil and Death written by: Mike Turner @SchoonerSkipper Faith is belief Without proof Based merely...

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Life

Józefa Ślusarczyk-Latos·July 8, 2020

Life written by: Józefa Ślusarczyk-Latos a drop of Light bote me I passed through blossoming meadows through...

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The Paradox of A Woman

Gosha Kulisiewicz·July 1, 2020

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Desorden Como Tiempo

Romulaizer Pardo·June 24, 2020

Desorden Como Tiempo written by: Romulaizer Pardo @RomulaizerPardo Si frente a nosotros se levanta el rompecabezas de...

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Noah

Marija Najthefer Popov·June 20, 2020

Noah written by: Marija Najthefer Popov Silence! The heart pendulum stopped and the breath stopped The thought...

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Stay With Me

Luzviminda G. Rivera·June 12, 2020

Stay With Me written by: LUZVIMINDA G. RIVERA We can build a castle in the sky Let...

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Finity

Thendu Doma Bhutia·June 11, 2020

Finity written by: Thendu Doma Bhutia And as the flames engulfed the blocks of wood leaving only...

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3:00 a.m. Thoughts

Karen Rey·June 8, 2020

3:00 a.m. Thoughts written by: Karen Rey waking up earlier than usual is a pain and a...

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Writing

CJ Delous·June 4, 2020

Writing written by: CJ Delous You want to put the barrel of the gun in their mouth,...

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Unclad…

Monica St Hillaire·May 22, 2020

Unclad… written by: Monica St Hillaire I wish to see you bare… It is not your flesh...

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Jackass

James Yesley·May 8, 2020

Jackass written by: James Yesley The world continues to push. It’s like I’m still on night shift....

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We Are Zombies

Rex Carey Arrasmith·May 2, 2020

We Are Zombies written by: Rex Carey Arrasmith @wrecks_writes I’m walking my dog, greeting the zombies. Do...

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A Dream I Dreamt

Broken Montague·April 22, 2020

A Dream I Dreamt written by: Broken Montague I woke up from a dream, From a very...

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The Complete Mother

Rakshinda Mujeeb·April 1, 2020

The Complete Mother written by: Rakshinda Mujeeb @rakshindatweets Humeirah rubs her bloodshot eyes as she is struggling...

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John Anthony Fingleton: Was born in Cork City, in the Republic of Ireland. Now living in Paraguay. Poems published in journals and anthologies in Ireland, UK, USA, India and France as well as three produced plays. Poems read on Irish and American radio as well in Spanish on South American broadcasts. Has poems published in Spillwords, Alien Bhudda, The Red Door, Piker Press, Super Poetry Highway, The Writers Magazine, Ariel Chart, and numerous national and international journals, blogs, reviews, and anthologies. Published collections 'Poems from the Shadowlands' was published in 2017, 'Words That Found Me' 2019, 'Poems From The Banks' 2020, 'Poems from a Restricted Place' April 2020, 'Secret Fjords' May 2020 and 'A Gathering Of Words' June 2020. All which are available on Amazon.

A Song for Christmas by Steve Carr

I was sixteen. Ma’s upright piano stood against the wall in the dining room where it had been since Ma and Pa were married. It was Grandma’s piano, but she gave it to my Ma as a wedding present. It was made of mahogany and Ma polished it almost every day. I was sitting at it just plucking randomly on the black keys when Ma placed a bright red runner across the top of the piano and, a few minutes later, placed the crèche on the runner. She arranged the figures of Mary and Joseph around the baby Jesus lying in a manger.
“You’re late puttin’ that out this year, Ma,” I said.
“Each year there are more and more boxes of Christmas decorations to sort through,” she said.
I strummed several keys with an unmelodic result and heaved a loud sigh.
“Have you decided yet which song you’re going to do for the Christmas service?” she asked ...

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