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Smoke

Julia K·February 11, 2020

Smoke written by: Julia K Curl your way into our lungs Nostrils, eyes, skin You have ways...

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From Your Lips to Mine

FM Tate·November 21, 2019

From Your Lips to Mine written by: FM Tate I am the flame. A fragile tethered light,...

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Relinquished Illusion of Us

Christina Ciufo·September 3, 2019

Relinquished Illusion of Us written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo Each flicker by the candle’s flame against our...

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Incendiary

Ayo Gutierrez·July 26, 2019

Incendiary written by: Ayo Gutierrez Stars aligned, destinies contrived A million permutations exist and yet No matter...

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Breath of A Soul

Camille·May 29, 2019

Breath of A Soul written by: Camille @gowerrichelle75 From the first eager gasps of a newborn babe....

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Consumed

Rochelle Foles·April 18, 2019

consumed written by: Rochelle Foles @shellilouwho sitting in the quagmire of her self contempt a...

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Light

H.M. Gautsch·November 6, 2018

Light written by: H.M. Gautsch @GautschHM I want to be the light at the end of your...

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The Flame

Cindy Medina·February 23, 2018

The Flame written by: Cindy Medina @Cindy_M65 Tongue of fire in the night to those wise a...

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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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