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Sheri M. Stewart·April 11, 2019

Linked written by: Sheri M. Stewart It takes us all, hands linked across the nations, in many...

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Sounds of Life

Mark Kodama·March 29, 2019

Sounds of Life written by: Mark Kodama If life has you singing the blues Enjoy the music, For...

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Yes I AM Ready

Madhumita Sinha·March 28, 2019

Yes I Am Ready written by: Madhumita Sinha @madhu_723 The path I treaded in my journey Could...

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Boxes

John Baverstock·March 27, 2019

Boxes written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK When once again you have had a bad day, The best thing...

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Advise To My Daughter

Any1mark·March 26, 2019

Advise To My Daughter written by: Any1mark @any1mark66 Be it ancient or new Choose your flag well...

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Fret Not

Dr Santosh Bakaya·March 23, 2019

Fret Not written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya Come, let us lace up our hiking footwear; [strap a...

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You Go

George Koshy·March 14, 2019

You Go… written by: George Koshy @georgekoshy The World’s just not a fair place. But then, whoever...

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Success Is Counted Sweetest

Spillwords·March 10, 2019

Success Is Counted Sweetest a poem by Emily Dickinson Success is counted sweetest By those who ne’er...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Something Beautiful

Tola·March 8, 2019

Something Beautiful written by: Tola Our hearts are molding words we dare not speak, A single utter...

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Do Not Lie Down

Meg Falconer-Robinson·February 18, 2019

Do Not Lie Down written by: Meg Falconer-Robinson @MegEFalconer Do not lie down, nor let it end;...

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Gift To Uplift

Shaun Dobbs·August 15, 2016

Gift to Uplift written by: Shaun Dobbs @Shaun_Dobbs I create states to elevate Spark debates to contemplate...

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The Rose That Grew From Concrete

Sunny Chuksy a.k.a Wizartbychoice·July 27, 2016

The Rose That Grew From Concrete written by: Sunny Chuksy a.k.a wizartbychoice @Wizartbychoice As though the land seems...

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The Developing I

Shaun Dobbs·July 18, 2016

The Developing I written by: Shaun Dobbs @Shaun_Dobbs As if I wished this chosen to misfit, Decisions...

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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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