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A Soldier’s Christmas

Brad Osborne·December 17, 2020

A Soldier’s Christmas written by: Brad Osborne With nary a pine in sight In this dry and...

Christmas English Poetry

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Father Christmas

Mary Daurio·December 15, 2020

Father Christmas written by: Mary Daurio Anna stared through the chain-link fence; her slender white fingers threaded...

12 Days of Christmas Christmas English Featured Post Literature

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So This Is 90

Nina Taylor·December 6, 2020

So This Is 90 written by: Nina Taylor So life when you’re old is reduced to one...

Article English

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Dear School

Jul·November 22, 2020

Dear School written by: Jul I know, I know … you weren’t supposed to end until late...

Article English

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Dear Edgar

Christina Ciufo·October 8, 2020

Dear Edgar written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo Dear Edgar, Night, like the Grim Reaper wearing his black...

English Featured Post Literature

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Ooops!

Joanne VanR·September 13, 2020

Ooops! written by: Joanne VanR The news of Harry’s death came as a shock. The sudden heart...

English Literature

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I Wish I Could Have Told You This Before You Killed Yourself

Eliza·September 12, 2020

I Wish I Could Have Told You This Before You Killed Yourself Letter To Those at Rock Bottom...

English Poetry

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A Love Letter

Kate Blake·August 10, 2020

A Love Letter written by: Kate Blake Dear Hearts, This is an open letter just to let...

English Poetry

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Tylia Flores·December 9, 2019

Dear Austin II written by: Tylia Flores @stompingoncp1 It has been 365 days since I last heard...

English Poetry

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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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