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Holiday

Lucy BladonJuly 23, 2020

Holiday written by: Lucy Bladon What it was to slide open the clear panel doors and slip past sheer netting of woven white winds. Sauntering along...

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Rimini Beach

Eoghan LyngJune 15, 2020

Rimini Beach written by: Eoghan Lyng @eoghanlyng Sanded feet belying weathering pools Passengers creaking their vehicled carriers Corrugated calyps...

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The Lake

Grant WatsonJune 5, 2020

The Lake written by: Grant Watson @Grant_WatsonUK It appears so much larger at night, An opened mouth at the tip Of my child’s feet as he Skims fl...

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Christmas

Alex Andy PhuongDecember 25, 2019

Christmas written by: Alex Andy Phuong Christmas Day Fun and play Jovial holiday Food and family Mistletoe and holly Jack Skellington misundersto...

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Possessed by Christmas

Phyllis P. ColucciDecember 23, 2019

Possessed by Christmas written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Christmas carols, holly bells Angels’ breath and blissful spells Pine cone wrea...

12 Days of ChristmasChristmasEnglishFeatured PostPoetry1 min read

Christmas Images

Bruce LevineDecember 17, 2019

Christmas Images written by: Bruce Levine @brucelevine19 Snowflakes falling on frozen tree limbs Festooned now with red and gold Candy canes like p...

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Beware

Paula PuolakkaOctober 28, 2019

Beware written by: Paula Puolakka Halloween is the holiday for the funny goblins, the cute pixies, the wicked witches, and the kids in the superher...

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Dog’s Take on Halloween

N. K. HasenOctober 23, 2019

Dog's Take on Halloween written by: N. K. Hasen @poetrybyhasen What’s up with weird costumes you wear once a year Some are scary and look too funn...

EnglishHalloweenPoetry1 min read

Misplaced a Chicken

Robyn MacKinnonSeptember 1, 2019

Misplaced a Chicken written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat an overtime shift It is Canada Day eve misplaced a chicken ...

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Christmas Morning

Debra JosephDecember 25, 2018

Christmas Morning written by: DEBRA JOSEPH Waking up to a messy hall, gift wrappers and gifts all over the floor, paper plates and wine glasses un...

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Lost Yuletide Glow

Phyllis P. ColucciDecember 22, 2018

Lost Yuletide Glow written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot “Lost Yuletide Glow” hides within Winter’s song Again not knowing when to sing along...

12 Days of ChristmasChristmasEnglishFeatured PostPoetry1 min read

Christmas Watch

Dawn DeBraalDecember 19, 2018

Christmas Watch written by: Dawn DeBraal My breath caught as my daughter told me that she and her new husband were moving to Germany for three to fi...

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‘Tis The Season

Fotoula ReynoldsDecember 17, 2018

‘Tis The Season written by: Fotoula Reynolds Welcome December Merry men and women Joyous festivities Rhyme and reason Rushing here Rushing there ...

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The Heart Of Christmas

Alisa GuttadauroDecember 15, 2018

The Heart Of Christmas written by: Alisa Guttadauro Peace, slumber, and holiday cheer, warm winter wishes, through cold and ice tiers, Christmas gho...

12 Days of ChristmasChristmasEnglishFeatured PostPoetry0 min read

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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