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Mock Orange

Spillwords·August 9, 2020

Mock Orange a poem by: Louise Glück It is not the moon, I tell you. It is...

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The Red Wheelbarrow

Spillwords·August 2, 2020

The Red Wheelbarrow a poem by: William Carlos Williams so much depends upon a red wheel barrow...

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The Listeners

Spillwords·July 26, 2020

The Listeners a poem by: Walter de la Mare “Is there anybody there?” said the Traveller, Knocking...

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A Lovers Call XXVII

Spillwords·July 19, 2020

A Lovers Call XXVII a poem by: Khalil Gibran Where are you, my beloved? Are you in...

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As Soon as Fred Gets Out, a poem of Bed by Jack Prelutsky at Spillwords.com

As Soon as Fred Gets Out of Bed

Spillwords·July 12, 2020

As Soon as Fred Gets Out of Bed a poem by: Jack Prelutsky As soon as Fred...

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Paul Revere’s Ride

Spillwords·July 5, 2020

Paul Revere’s Ride a poem by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of...

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Goblin Market

Spillwords·June 28, 2020

Goblin Market a poem by: Christina Rossetti Morning and evening Maids heard the goblins cry: “Come buy...

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The Little Boy Lost

Spillwords·June 21, 2020

The Little Boy Lost a poem by: William Blake Father, father, where are you going O do...

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The New Poetry Handbook

Spillwords·June 14, 2020

The New Poetry Handbook a poem by: Mark Strand 1 If a man understands a poem, he...

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The Sun Rising

Spillwords·May 31, 2020

The Sun Rising a poem by: John Donne Busy old fool, unruly sun, Why dost thou thus,...

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A Monument For The Soldiers

Spillwords·May 24, 2020

A Monument For The Soldiers a poem by: James Whitcomb Riley A monument for the Soldiers! And...

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Harlem

Spillwords·May 17, 2020

Harlem a poem by: Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like...

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Rock Me To Sleep

Spillwords·May 10, 2020

Rock Me To Sleep a poem by: Elizabeth Akers Allen Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your...

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Clancy of The Overflow

Spillwords·May 3, 2020

Clancy of The Overflow a poem by: Banjo Paterson I had written him a letter which I...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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I was born and raised in Yorkshire, England. At fifteen I left school without the skills or maturity to appreciate the wider world. At nineteen I packed a bag and wandered through Europe and North Africa, learning from the road. At twenty‑five I earned the qualifications for university, eventually becoming a high school teacher and later an education manager. Now I live with my amazing wife on an island north of Seattle. After retiring and with encouragement from Spillwords and the Clever Park Writers Group, I traded reports for storytelling. And that's where the fiction began...

Cast Off by Niall Crowley

The two computer screens tighten their grip. Tom pivots between them, tracking one while he works on the other. Careful discipline from early morning to close of business. Number crunching, he would have termed it before. Now it’s data management and verification, his task to model and tabulate clients’ financial situations and options. Bookkeeping, he would admit to, in more candid moments. He’s tethered firmly to the task, though, and has been since he started here, nearly two years now. Bound in the rigour the work requires, as if life itself depends on it. Top floor, dormer window ...

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