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Night Walk With a Snail

Mubarak Said·August 18, 2023

Night Walk With a Snail written by: Mubarak Said the last thing we do after reminiscing about...

Poetry English

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Hold My Hand

Bitupan Das·August 12, 2023

Hold My Hand written by: Bitupan Das I don’t need lights to guide me home If you...

Poetry English

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Tiny Jets

RC Larlham·August 10, 2023

Tiny Jets written by: RC Larlham @Mohawk742 Streaking down from above/behind my line of sight Bending coordinated...

Poetry English

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Wealth

Kate Blake·August 5, 2023

Wealth written by: Kate Blake I love this cosmopolitan country where I can hear so many accents...

English Poetry

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West Indian

Glynn Sinclare·July 27, 2023

West Indian written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare I hear your words. I have been there a fly...

Poetry English

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Birthmark

Elly Smith·July 25, 2023

Birthmark written by: Elly Smith Memory path leads us over moss tufted slabs of grey granite slippery...

Poetry English

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It’s So Sweet at Home

Dmitriy Belyanin·July 24, 2023

It's So Sweet at Home... written by: Dmitriy Belyanin - It's so sweet at home to cling To the brightest, deepest thoughts...

International Poetry English

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Homeward Bound

Ellie Ness·July 8, 2023

Homeward Bound written by: Ellie Ness @EleanorNess Standing at the Middle Eastern International Airport with my passport...

Literature English

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Crab Island

Leslie Rider·July 7, 2023

Crab Island written by: Leslie Rider @writer317537 Sent Sat, Feb 4, 2023, at 9:00 AM To: Todd.Sullivan@thesun.org...

Literature English

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Adrift

Miruna Marin·July 2, 2023

Adrift written by: Miruna Marin Of my country and of my family I have little to say....

Poetry English

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Still No Guava

Erica Lin·June 29, 2023

Still No Guava written by: Erica Lin Home is a spunky house painted slate gray, a cute...

Literature English Featured Post

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We Hope for Better Days

Gazali Ganiyu Opeyemi·June 16, 2023

We Hope for Better Days written by: Gazali Ganiyu Opeyemi @Al_gainaan We know we can’t get what...

English Poetry

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River Water

Jeff Flesch·June 14, 2023

River Water written by: Jeff Flesch @FleschJeff I look to you – you tell me the sun...

Poetry English

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The Dying Nurse

Stark Hunter·June 10, 2023

The Dying Nurse written by: Stark Hunter @StarkHunter A brown ’87 Corolla parked on Strub Street The...

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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