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Shine On

Brad OsborneJuly 30, 2020

Shine On written by: Brad Osborne Let loose the light in strident strands As faint as the scent of gardened rose Far flung to isle of wave-kissed sa...

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Life

Vidya VenkataramananJuly 6, 2020

Life written by: Vidya Venkataramanan The morning was bitterly cold The water frozen, A nip in the air Foretold A below zero Temperature. The lo...

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Golden Child

SmithaVJune 22, 2020

Golden Child written by: SmithaV @SmithaVishwana4 'O golden child the world will kill and eat.’ Dark as it may seem, do not let it defeat The pur...

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Seed of Love

Nancy Lou HendersonJune 3, 2020

Seed of Love written and performed by: Nancy Lou Henderson @nlhende49 Darkness does surround, Waiting in the ground, Moisture touches...

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Just Like Me

J C ThomasJune 2, 2020

Just Like Me written by: J C Thomas @authorjcthomas In the morning light sleepers lie And the tracks bend And the shadows So slow and smooth Du...

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Dancing In The Air

Any1markMay 5, 2020

Dancing In The Air written by: Any1mark @any1mark66 She dances through air Like she's unaware Beauty and grace causalities Time bows as she passes...

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Five Minutes of Saving Grace

SamiaMay 1, 2020

Five Minutes of Saving Grace written by: Samia Tunazzin She was panting, her age can't bear the train chase. Five minutes only! For the train to move ...

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Raining

Simona PriloganMarch 25, 2020

Raining written by: Simona Prilogan @SCotidian It’s raining again cats and dogs Yet longing is flooding my vein And flaming intensely my thoughts ...

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Grace’s Sunbeam

Robbie PruittFebruary 26, 2020

Grace's Sunbeam written by: Robbie Pruitt @robbiepruitt The sun caresses your beautiful face as you giggle with delight at the brightness of the l...

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An Ode To The Moon

Boris SimonovskiJanuary 17, 2020

An Ode To The Moon written by: Boris Simonovski @VolkashinPoet As I lay atop the mountain reminiscing of my past rendezvous, those visions have bee...

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Amazing Grace

Anne GJanuary 1, 2020

Amazing Grace written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth Amazing grace etches the face of one whose life defines a race A race of beings fired in love for...

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Childhood

Welkin SiskinSeptember 5, 2019

Childhood written by: Welkin Siskin Lives of Childhood bring us all Memories tattooed in our body, And, haunting, leave us bewildered, awestruck som...

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This Amazing Woman

Laura HughesJuly 5, 2019

This Amazing Woman written by: Laura Hughes @Ri_Ri1977 She is a mixture of fire and ice, and everything in between. Her honesty will make you think...

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Foreign Sky

Ricky HawthorneJune 14, 2019

Foreign Sky written by: Ricky Hawthorne @searsjames I can’t remember snow And frosted trees From Autumn’s tow Cacophony of summer woe Its crimson...

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Bridie is just a wife, mother and grandmother who loves to write. She is a retired teacher and is also a busy photographer. She lives with her husband in the countryside in west Limerick. Her late dad was a popular and successful poet and author. She discovered that she had a flair for writing following retirement when life slowed down a little. She was encouraged by family members to develop this hidden gift. As grandchildren arrived she was inspired to write about experiences with them and has had articles and poems published in local newspapers and journals. She is working towards publishing a book of her writings in the near future.

ALBERT CAMUS’S – 'THE PLAGUE' - ITS RELEVANCE TODAY by GS Subbu

How relevant is the ‘The Plague’ to the present scenario we find ourselves in? It is really astounding that when you go through the book you realize that what is happening now is very similar to what has been described in graphic detail decades ago. Whether it is the fear psychosis, the measures taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the dedicated and tireless work of groups of individuals in taking care of the afflicted, the resistance to the imposition of stringent regulations by the authorities and lastly the realization that we have to move on but with a changed perspective and living a new life.
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