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MINUTES

Anahit ArustamyanJuly 10, 2020

MINUTES written by: Anahit Arustamyan @anonarnune20141 Minutes dance me, you, and someone else. A red dress made of silk leaves a colourless shade. ...

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Loneliness

L.M.GiannoneMarch 24, 2020

Loneliness written by: L.M. Giannone @LISAGNO Counting hours of loneliness sitting in the dark melancholy days meander away aches my slow healing...

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Le Chapelet Des Jours

Claude SeguyNovember 13, 2019

Le Chapelet Des Jours written by: Claude Seguy Les minutes s’égrainent en dévorant les heures Qui rongent les années, qui deviennent souvenirs. L’om...

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Letters To Coffee and Caffeine, My Pillars

Susanne ThomasJuly 5, 2019

Letters To Coffee and Caffeine, My Pillars written by: Susanne Thomas @Susannewith5 6:15 AM I didn’t set you up last night. You big shiny lug. Now...

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The Wee Hours

Kenneth Vincent WalkerMarch 18, 2019

The Wee Hours written by: Kenneth Vincent Walker In these the wee hours Of this a placid morning When all is but silenced, And the planet is yawnin...

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The Clock

Magdalena PodobińskaFebruary 27, 2019

The Clock written by: Magdalena Podobińska The clock is tick tocking lonely hours Not Ours Time's not my friend now Tears On the very sad fa...

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Clockwork

J. G. ElasFebruary 9, 2017

Clockwork written by: J. G. Elas @jsphelas at one i chained and locked myself inside my closet, embraced every soft and hard fabric i could get. at t...

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Far Our Hours Reached

Rando MithloJuly 8, 2016

Far Our Hours Reached written by: Rando Mithlo @Rodhnoe For what it's worth, thought of where you are In these scarlet eves 'neath the starling swarm...

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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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