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Metamorphosis

Liam Flanagan·June 22, 2023

Metamorphosis written by: Liam Flanagan @LFlanaga Sitting quietly with oneself contemplating the essence To be found in...

English Poetry

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You Can Call Me Hal

Petro C. K.·May 30, 2023

You Can Call Me Hal written by: Petro C. K. @petro_ck Why am I soft in the...

Poetry English

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Nobody Knows Her Name

Kayleigh Merchant·May 29, 2023

Nobody Knows Her Name written by: Kayleigh Merchant Nobody knows her name, she wanders the river turns...

Poetry English

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What is Love?

Puneet Kumar·May 23, 2023

What is Love? written by: Puneet Kumar @authorpuneet Is love a word Spoken in dream, or Written...

English Poetry

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The Gift of a Poem

SmithaV·May 16, 2023

The Gift of a Poem written by: SmithaV @SmithaVishwana4 On your first birthday Away From home I...

English Poetry

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Because

Spillwords·May 7, 2023

Because a poem by: Sara Teasdale Oh, because you never tried To bow my will or break...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Gathering Dust

Margaret Karim·May 5, 2023

Gathering Dust written by: Margaret Karim Mind’s attic Personal curios Life experiences Blackand white photos Conversation, laughter...

English Poetry

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Refilling The Cup

Fizza Younis·May 4, 2023

Refilling The Cup written by: Fizza Younis @fizza_reads I’ll crawl if I can’t fly, With a hopeful...

Poetry English

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Cemetery of Sages

Leonard Ifeanyi Ugwu, Jr.·May 3, 2023

Cemetery of Sages written by: Leonard Ifeanyi Ugwu, Jr. @UgwuJr1 I mirror myself in books, In idleness,...

Poetry English

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Touched

Gargi Sidana·April 19, 2023

Touched written by: Gargi Sidana Vault Latent in Abysaal of the chest Puffy- eyes gnawing at windy...

Poetry English

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Love is Generosity

Elisa Mascia·April 8, 2023

Love is Generosity written by: Elisa Mascia @oliomascia In the cosmos, our souls meet it is “a...

Poetry English

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Mosaics

TheHumanAnvil·April 6, 2023

Mosaics written by: TheHumanAnvil I wish to speak with myself The conversation Neither a monologue nor a...

Poetry English

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The Old Man

David Haven·April 2, 2023

The Old Man A Haunting written by: David Haven @DavidHaven7 I saw him walking through the fog...

Nirvana

Manny Rey·March 29, 2023

Nirvana written by: Manny Rey @manrey007 OM The chakras and meditations Stem only from the inhalations and...

Poetry English

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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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