Promise Kept

David C RussellApril 4, 2020

Promise Kept written by: David C Russell   “Dad, how come you're pulling in here? I thought we were going out for lunch.” “I just need to pick up a f...

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Ash to Dust

Ash DouglasMarch 27, 2020

Ash to Dust written by: Ash Douglas @ALittlePunAsh   I look, turn around, and see your face then, it falls away like dust like a living dream not ...

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A Different Kind Of Normal

Roger TurnerMarch 21, 2020

A Different Kind Of Normal written by: Roger Turner @titansdad   I was just getting a coffee Grabbed a seat and shut my eyes My son was in for testin...

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One Last Goodbye

Hazel LeonardFebruary 22, 2020

One Last Goodbye written by: Hazel Leonard   Our last journey was on a cold July morning, All your family mourning your death, Your children all dre...

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Inheritance

E BarnesFebruary 4, 2020

Inheritance written by: E Barnes   The old man was in a hospital bed in his favorite room overlooking the water fountain he had installed when she was...

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Defining The Miles

Greg MasseyJanuary 25, 2020

Defining The Miles written by: Greg Massey @PoemCrafter   You should be here, Wherever here may be. It’s no fault of yours that miles separate our e...

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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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A Throne of Snow

S.B. GoncarovaJanuary 5, 2020

A Throne of Snow written by: S.B. Goncarova @studiogoncarova   FOR THE MAN with one foot in the world of spirits and one foot in ours, I call on the ...

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Those Winter Sundays

SpillwordsJanuary 5, 2020

Those Winter Sundays a poem by Robert Hayden   Sundays too my father got up early And put his clothes on in the blueback cold, then with cracked hands...

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The Party

Barbara AvonJanuary 3, 2020

The Party written by: Barbara Avon @barb_avon   Raucous rock tunes drifted down to their apartment. The party was at its peak at the midnight hour. F...

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Checkmate

E BarnesDecember 28, 2019

Checkmate written by: E Barnes   At his usual time, he checks out a chess set from the nurses' desk. "You be white, Dad." He's amazed. His fathe...

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Christmas Day Poetry

Marian WoodDecember 25, 2019

Christmas Day Poetry written by: Marian Wood @EyeOfMazz   It’s Christmas morning and Santa has been, The children’s faces are a sight to be seen. As ...

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The Gift of Sinatra

Catherine Gigante-BrownDecember 17, 2019

The Gift of Sinatra written by: Catherine Gigante-Brown @BklynCatwoman   A few days after Christmas, I sat in a hospital room as my father lay dying....

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The Irrelevant Son

Nivedita DasDecember 2, 2019

The Irrelevant Son written by: Nivedita Das   I am done with life and have consumed poison to end it. As the poison slowly takes its toll on me, ...

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