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Ravaged

Jay Mora-Shihadeh·April 28, 2021

Ravaged written by: Jay Mora-Shihadeh @painterspalate That greedy glint in the eye of the fooled the eye...

English Poetry

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Queen of Hearts

Nigel de Costa·March 16, 2021

Queen of Hearts written by: Nigel de Costa Last night I dreamt the Queen of Hearts swirled...

Poetry English

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Patience Is A Game He’s Not Made For

Jamal H Goodwin Jr.·February 13, 2021

Patience Is A Game He’s Not Made For written by: Jamal H Goodwin Jr. @Jaygoodwin171 Sunset pours...

Literature English

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Creepy Man

Dizzy P·August 11, 2020

Creepy Man written by: Dizzy P I’ve seen him in my street at night Lurking underneath streetlights...

English Poetry

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I Have No Time

Lei Writses·July 29, 2020

I Have No Time written by: Lei Writses I have no time to be sad, neither do...

Poetry English

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The New Poetry Handbook

Spillwords·June 14, 2020

The New Poetry Handbook a poem by: Mark Strand 1 If a man understands a poem, he...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Let Me Not To The Dissolution Of False Minds

thePoeticpiper·May 20, 2020

LET ME NOT TO THE DISSOLUTION OF FALSE MINDS written by: thePoeticpiper @thePoeticpiper Let me not to...

English Poetry

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A Fool With Many Faces

Eoghan Lyng·October 15, 2019

A Fool With Many Faces written by: Eoghan Lyng @eoghanlyng The fool wears many faces, But I...

English Poetry

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The Fool

Polly Oliver·August 19, 2019

The Fool written by: Polly Oliver @Polrocksnbones Today I saw a white feather And birdsong filled the...

Poetry English

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Love, The Madness Of Sanity

Beth Tremaglio·May 18, 2019

Love, the madness of sanity written by: Beth Tremaglio @TremaglioBeth Love, the coldness of a fire’s rage....

Poetry English

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Self-Loathing

Pranjal Srivastava·May 2, 2019

Self-Loathing written by: Pranjal Srivastava The drunken fool returned to his hell All soaked up in restlessness...

Poetry English

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Why? Why?

Caroline Evari·April 10, 2019

Why? Why? written by: Caroline Evari @caroline_evari Why do I get the blame for all your mistakes?...

Poetry English

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The Jester

Terry Dailey·March 6, 2019

The Jester written by: Terry Dailey ONCE UPON A MIND The time rewinds to a land not far...

Poetry English

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JOKER IN THE PACK

Dilip Mohapatra·June 23, 2017

JOKER IN THE PACK written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo The Imperial Bower that trumped all others in...

Poetry English

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Smitha Vishwanath is a banker turned writer. She began her writing journey in 2016 through her blog. In 2019, she was nominated for Best of the Net, and 2 of her poems were given special mention in NaPoWriMo, 2021 and 2022. In addition, she was awarded the Reuel International Prize for poetry. In 2019, she co-authored a book of poetry, 'Roads- A journey with Verses.' Smitha's writing is peppered with the lessons learned from the plethora of invaluable experiences that come from having lived in India, UAE and Iran, worked in a multi-cultural environment and travelled widely. She resides in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing, you can find her painting, travelling, or sharing reviews of books. She is excited about her debut novel, 'Coming Home', which will be released on 18th March 2023.

The Lighthouse by Sharon Frame Gay

Maine, 1922
There are those who find the song of a foghorn mournful and foreboding. To me, it was a lullaby. I’ve been a lighthouse keeper all my life. I was born in the keeper’s cottage in 1880, next to the tower that clings to a cliff in Maine. The rhythmic bursts of light and sound that brought home lost sailors lulled me to sleep each night.
Father, and his father before him, maintained the lighthouse for over seventy years. As a child, I peered up the spiral staircase, watching Father high above as he polished the massive searchlight...

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