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A Riddle Song

Spillwords·April 3, 2022

A Riddle Song a poem by: Walt Whitman THAT which eludes this verse and any verse, Unheard...

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Venus Flytrap

Eric Johnson·April 1, 2022

Venus Flytrap written by: Eric Johnson There is a gleam in her eyes Looking at me, I...

English Poetry

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Here For You

Fauxcroft·March 31, 2022

Here For You written by: Fauxcroft Here, I am waiting here for you My arms are wide...

Poetry English

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Your Lovely Face

Rehmat Changaizi·March 30, 2022

Your Lovely Face written by: Rehmat Changaizi Your love tides Arouse in my heart ocean When seeing...

Poetry English

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Soul Mate

Charley De Inspirator·March 29, 2022

Soul Mate written by: Charley De Inspirator @BjornKpanJr I was told that true love doesn’t exist That...

English Poetry

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Every Time

Ines Ben El Hadj·March 28, 2022

Every Time written by: Ines Ben El Hadj Every time I close my eyes I just see...

Poetry English

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Altruistic Dreams of The Heart

Donnalee Shapiro·March 23, 2022

Altruistic Dreams of The Heart written by: Donnalee Shapiro So I have been dreaming of retirement for...

Literature English

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Today

MiddleAgedNee·March 23, 2022

Today written by: MiddleAgedNee @AgedNee Today, The notes of the stream fall into me, The breeze with...

English Poetry

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September ’97 Lament

Karin Porter·March 22, 2022

September ’97 Lament written by: Karin Porter I can’t be wrong My love is real Yet I’m...

English Poetry

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The Most Dreadful Experience of My Life

Yahuza Abdulkadir·March 21, 2022

The Most Dreadful Experience of My Life written by: Yahuza Abdulkadir Many a time, I listen to...

Literature English

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View From The Drone

Gosha Kulisiewicz·March 19, 2022

Paradox of A Man written by: Małgorzata Kulisiewicz translated by: Anna Luberda-Kowal - You look at yourself in her...

English Poetry

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Asking Goliath

Norberto Franco Cisneros·March 18, 2022

Asking Goliath written by: Norberto Franco Cisneros On an evening filled with autumnal smells The streets lightly...

English Poetry

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To Discover Ice

Sobhana·March 17, 2022

To Discover Ice written by: Sobhana To discover ice, a very young captain went looking. It was...

Poetry English

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Alpha

Orlando Blake·March 15, 2022

Alpha written by: Orlando Blake Guarded the heart In the shell, never to Be seen or heard,...

Poetry English

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Gloria Ogo is an American-based Nigerian writer with several published novels and poetry collections. Her work has appeared in Eye to the Telescope, Brittle Paper, Spillwords Press, Metastellar, Gypsophila Magazine, Harpy Hybrid Review, Allegro Poetry Magazine, among others. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and serves as a reader for Reckoning Magazine. She is the winner of the 2024 Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize and a finalist for the 2024 Jerri Dickseski Fiction Prize, the 2025 ODU Poetry Prize, and the 2025 Rhonda Gail Williford Poetry Prize, earning honorable mentions. She is also a finalist for Lucky Jefferson's 2025 Poetry Contest. Her work was longlisted for the 2025 American Short(er) Fiction Prize.

The Rightsizing Ruse by Mary Heeran White

The boxes were packed and stacked, taped firmly, with an indelible ink scrawl chronicling a lifetime of cherished possessions. Every taped bundle spoke of moments, memories – each a carefully curated piece in the vivid mosaic of our lives. In those hectic days, as the nesting instinct kicked in, our home expanded, one choreographed and colour-graded piece of content at a time. Packing each thought-out and integrated part of our shared story, I found myself overwhelmed with gratitude for this space – a love so profound for the life we built together. ...

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