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John Grey·September 13, 2019

Self-Image written by: John Grey Can’t be invisible. People stare. Too many oversized body parts. Too much...

English Poetry

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Picture Perfect

Sarmistha Gupta·July 24, 2019

Picture Perfect written by: SARMISTHA GUPTA @9903992790Gupta A Picture frame strung by the walls of my mind...

English Poetry

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Image

Elizabeth Montague·October 9, 2018

Image written by: Elizabeth Montague @LizzyMontWrites The scent of sunscreen and overheated tarmac fills the air alongside...

English Literature

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Reflection

Laura M. Baird·August 22, 2018

Reflection written by: Laura M. Baird @LauraMBaird What do you see when you look in the mirror Tired...

English Poetry

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Narcissistic

Adrita Chatterji·July 17, 2018

Narcissistic written by: Adrita Chatterji Sometimes I happen to fall in love with myself. With every detail that...

English Poetry

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Full

Moxie McMurder·June 1, 2018

Full written by: Moxie McMurder @MoxieMcMurder Fill me up I want it all To take up space...

English Poetry

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WAISTING TIME

Leanne Neill·January 13, 2018

WAISTING TIME written by: Leanne Neill @LeanneNeill2 I’ve been spending so much time measuring the circumference of...

English Poetry

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Watchman Of The Night

Allison Grayhurst·August 14, 2017

Watchman Of The Night written by: Allison Grayhurst @AGrayhurst From the horizon he emerges winged man sapphire...

English Poetry

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CLICK

The Quiet Quill·May 19, 2017

CLICK written by: The Quiet Quill @TheQuietQuill Pose here, with no fear Pose there without a care...

English Poetry

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The Hair Stylist

Sunil Sharma·May 2, 2017

The hair stylist written by: Sunil Sharma @drsunilsharma The man was in demand. At The Makeover, he...

English Literature

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Guide

Lana Wesley·October 23, 2016

Guide written by: Lana Wesley @LanaWesley36 You’re here next to me I know I can see your...

English

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Know Your Worth

Naima Mohamud Elmi·August 21, 2016

Know Your Worth written by: Naima Mohamud Elmi @MrsNMElmiPoetry Images of toothpick sized women bathed in makeup...

English

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Snapshot

Anne G·March 29, 2016

Snapshot a poem by Anne G Converging or convex crystalline lens shutter or blink fraction of light...

Anne G English

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John Anthony Fingleton: Was born in Cork City, in the Republic of Ireland. Now living in Paraguay. Poems published in journals and anthologies in Ireland, UK, USA, India and France as well as three produced plays. Poems read on Irish and American radio as well in Spanish on South American broadcasts. Has poems published in Spillwords, Alien Bhudda, The Red Door, Piker Press, Super Poetry Highway, The Writers Magazine, Ariel Chart, and numerous national and international journals, blogs, reviews, and anthologies. Published collections 'Poems from the Shadowlands' was published in 2017, 'Words That Found Me' 2019, 'Poems From The Banks' 2020, 'Poems from a Restricted Place' April 2020, 'Secret Fjords' May 2020 and 'A Gathering Of Words' June 2020. All which are available on Amazon.

A Song for Christmas by Steve Carr

I was sixteen. Ma’s upright piano stood against the wall in the dining room where it had been since Ma and Pa were married. It was Grandma’s piano, but she gave it to my Ma as a wedding present. It was made of mahogany and Ma polished it almost every day. I was sitting at it just plucking randomly on the black keys when Ma placed a bright red runner across the top of the piano and, a few minutes later, placed the crèche on the runner. She arranged the figures of Mary and Joseph around the baby Jesus lying in a manger.
“You’re late puttin’ that out this year, Ma,” I said.
“Each year there are more and more boxes of Christmas decorations to sort through,” she said.
I strummed several keys with an unmelodic result and heaved a loud sigh.
“Have you decided yet which song you’re going to do for the Christmas service?” she asked ...

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