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A Loser’s Tale

Arun Dash·May 29, 2018

A Loser’s Tale written by: Arun Dash A loser you are! So what, if a loser you...

English Poetry

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If I Fail

Tissy Taylor·May 5, 2018

If I Fail written by: Tissy @raisingtissy If I fail let me fail big Soar great heights...

English Poetry

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Sweet Whispers Of The Night

George Gad Economou·April 8, 2018

Sweet Whispers of the Night written by: George Gad Economou The strong scent of pot was the...

English Literature

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Failed

SMiles·December 27, 2017

Failed written by: SMiles @stephenmiles2 Victories are few beyond the endeavour striving to aspire for perceptions of...

English Poetry

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What is Life?

Nilutpal Gohain·December 10, 2017

What is Life? written by: Nilutpal Gohain @nilutpal_gohain What is life? Is it the heartbeat? That says...

English Poetry

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Fordlandia

James Gabriel·November 15, 2017

Fordlandia written by: James Gabriel @James_Gabriel1 Soot filled sky reflects off the Tapajos River, merging with the...

English Poetry

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Failure For All To See

devereaux frazier·November 10, 2017

Failure For All To See written by: devereaux frazier @marylandpoet I walk the streets at night Alone,...

English Poetry

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If Only

Georgy·June 30, 2017

If Only written by: Georgy If only I could live One year, One day, Without the hurt,...

English Poetry

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Bound To Drown

Lucinda S. Horel·March 28, 2017

Bound to Drown written by: Lucinda S. Horel @lucindad16 You told me to swim Knowing you had...

English Poetry

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Failure

Adam W Redmon·September 10, 2016

Failure written by: Hank Moody @AdamsWritings Such a simplistic task, A touch, felt strong Like a mother’s...

English

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Choose For Us

Aaron McMillan·August 16, 2016

Choose For Us written by: Aaron McMillan @PoetryontheMind North, South, East, West, Every room the same, every...

English

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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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