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The Fool, poetry by Kendal Kraft at Spillwords.com

A Fool

Kendal Kraft·October 14, 2025

A Fool written by: Kendal Kraft One tear, or a cry of desperation from you and I,...

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ply 1921, a poem by Chún Xuán Yu at Spillwords.com

Reply 1921

Chún Xuán Yǔ·October 9, 2025

Reply 1921 written by: Chún Xuán Yu Under this solid ceiling inside a four-walled room Holding a...

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The Watch

MD Segomotso·September 30, 2025

The Watch written by: MD Segomotso - This was the expression my partner and I would often hear from people about our relationship...

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On Life

Nafisa Shabbir·September 17, 2025

On Life written by: Nafisa Shabbir Life is like an onion Layer after layer is peeled And...

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Bees and Birds

NIM·September 10, 2025

Bees and Birds written by: NIM The bees and the birds (Or ears and the mind) Come...

English Poetry

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Hippo Ballet

Michael Ball·September 9, 2025

Hippo Ballet written by: Michael Ball Big beast boffins tell us 500 is the number of humans...

English Poetry

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Desire

Kathryn MacDonald·September 7, 2025

Desire written by: Kathryn MacDonald I In evenings after the hot sun falls low across the bay...

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Am I The Weeper?

Radhika Singh Rajawat·July 2, 2025

Am I the Weeper? written by: Radhika Singh Rajawat I don’t want to taste that salty stream,...

English Poetry

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Ashes

Kanwal Naveed·June 30, 2025

Ashes written by: Kanwal Naveed Like the ashes in the tray She was all burnt out But...

English Poetry

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Shelved Idea

G. Rod Hamilton·June 12, 2025

Shelved Idea written by: G. Rod Hamilton Consume the days This is a fade Played out in...

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A Shell in The Sea

KCEM·June 9, 2025

A Shell in The Sea written by: KCEM A beautiful tree by the sea looks on and...

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Fighting For Changes

TeaBee·June 5, 2025

Fighting For Changes written by: TeaBee When I was younger I was searching Seeking and finding Learning...

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To Hold The Sea

Sahendra Mallick·May 30, 2025

To Hold The Sea written by: Sahendra Mallick Life’s like a beach high tides come low tides...

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I Replay you in an Ocean of Times

Bilkuei A'Anyar·May 27, 2025

I Replay you in an Ocean of Times written by: Bilkuei A’Anyar i replay you in an...

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After a long career tinkering in telecommunications, Jim Bartlett switched to tinkering with writing fiction, both requiring a stretch of the imagination. In the course of putting his fingers to the keyboard, he's been fortunate to have quite a number of his stories featured both in print and online in several wonderful publications, including a story selected for "The Best of Fiction on the Web, 1996 – 2017" anthology. While mentally he strolls along a warm California beach with his wife and golden retriever (shhh, she doesn't know she's a dog), physically they reside on a special little island in the Pacific Northwest.

Reaper by Sharon Frame Gay

As an orphaned son of an orphan, I always see the glass as half empty. I picture the water murky and lukewarm, a waterline etched below the rim. Maybe with an ash or two floating at the bottom, because that’s what I do for a living. I deal with ashes. The remains of the deceased. No matter how those who pass away see their glass, meager or full, they eventually end up in a satchel carried on my shoulder.
My business card reads “Morton Stark Transport.” I’m called upon to disperse the ashes of the dearly departed and honor their final wishes. People hire me to escort the remains throughout the world ...

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