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Recycling

Ricky Hawthorne·October 25, 2019

Recycling written by: Ricky Hawthorne @searsjames Expect the unexpected My false lover opined So I punched his...

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The Inconsistencies of Life

Ann Christine Tabaka·October 2, 2019

The Inconsistencies of Life written by: Ann Christine Tabaka @TabakaChris Inconsistency rests on weary shoulders abducted by...

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Insidious

Cass Wilson·August 31, 2019

Insidious written by: Cass Wilson Insidiously You weave your web of lies Gossamer strands of falsification Strive...

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Empty Shadows

Seorin Kae·December 20, 2016

Empty Shadows written by: Seorin Kae @SeorinKae Tired of the faces pretending to care disconnected ignorant of...

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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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Recycling

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Insidious

Empty Shadows

An Unanswered Letter

When The Poem Arrives

The Year of The Sickle

Tú, Belleza Del Mundo

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The Govner

Life Well Seen

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Magic Carpet Ride

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