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Three Poems About Childhood

Ivan de Monbrison·March 27, 2024

Three Poems About Childhood written by: Ivan de Monbrison an open cylinder or a jaw same stuff...

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Early Spring Snow

Barbara Harris Leonhard·February 22, 2024

Early Spring Snow written by: Barbara Harris Leonhard @BarbaraLeonhar4 All is gray on our drive to the...

Poetry English

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Card Tricks

Medgar-Fallon Roe·January 25, 2024

Card Tricks written by: Medgar-Fallon Roe It was a party like most, I guess And not a...

English Poetry

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Diminishing Light

Alex Reiner·January 17, 2024

Diminishing Light written by: Alex Reiner You’ve lost. Emptiness was left behind. Like a seashell at the...

English Literature

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The Last Thoughts

Vasile Trif·January 14, 2024

The Last Thoughts written by: Vasile Trif Rungs organize themselves in a spiral just like Jacob’s ladder,...

Poetry English

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Baby, I’m a Vampire!

Maya·November 10, 2023

Baby, I’m a Vampire! written by: Maya Aches all gone, blood all gone Your pretty vampire. Where...

English Poetry

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The Hollow Tree

Charlie Williamson·October 1, 2023

The Hollow Tree written by: Charlie Williamson The hollow tree still bears fruit, Through the rain and...

Poetry English

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Leaving To Guess

G. Rod Hamilton·June 26, 2023

Leaving To Guess written by: Rando Mithlo Some clarity In need The something from you Just what...

Poetry English

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Run, poetry by Natalia Aeschliman at Spillwords.com

Run

Natalia Aeschliman·June 24, 2023

Run written by: Natalia Aeschliman Wasting away. Let’s play a game. Hide and seek. Draining. Darkness. Fading....

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If I Had Grown Up

Introverted Thoughts·June 1, 2023

If I Had Grown Up written by: Introverted Thoughts Tortured hollows, twisted, coloured and soaked – Of...

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The Alluring Road

William Wright·May 10, 2023

The Alluring Road written by: William Wright, Jr. @loftydreams101 Drawn into the falling rays of light Where...

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Passages

Poet of the Light·April 8, 2023

Passages written by: Poet of the Light Unnuanced time takes a new role Where I will wade...

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The Mask

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo·March 15, 2023

The Mask written by: Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo @_LorelynArevalo deep down buried in the hollowness of...

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Ruins

Raja Chakraborty·March 13, 2023

Ruins written by: Raja Chakraborty here I stand amongst ruins of roasted chestnuts summer has eaten a...

English Poetry

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Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, poet and lyricist. She has published several novels and short story collections, and numerous lyrical works. Her prose sheds light on the struggles of women, girls, and marginalized communities, tackling overlooked familial and societal issues, while her poetry and lyrics capture universal emotions. Her short story collection Ekadeshmaa received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2018. Several of her novels and stories have been adapted into audio and visual formats, and her ghazals and lyrics have been set to music by various composers and performed by renowned singers.

Precious Moments by Valli Henry-Boldini

...The little blue jay landed on the windowsill just as Frank’s heart skipped another beat. He looked at her delicate colours and the way she flitted back and forth along the white peeling ledge. She reminded him so much of his wife Emily, as she skipped along the white sandy beach all those years ago.

Emily lay asleep on their bed. Frank watched her from his favourite window seat and smiled. Thirty years had passed and she had remained his destiny.

As the bright morning sunlight burst through the top half of the windowpane and landed on her ashen face, its warmth stirred her from her slumber and she extended her thin arm to block out its penetrating rays...

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