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Droughtful

Genie Nakano·January 10, 2017

Droughtful written by: Genie Nakano @genieyogini Sky you’ve been holding on too long pour it on, I...

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November Rain

Inna·January 6, 2017

November rain written by: Inna @Inna_sumi Oh sweet November rain! Is it true winter’s here, For your...

English Poetry

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First Fall Rain

TM Arko·January 4, 2017

First Fall Rain written by: TM Arko @terry.arko The snare drum raindrops beat a gentle rhythm on...

English Poetry

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Rain After Drought

Julia Caroline Knowlton·December 19, 2016

Rain After Drought written by: Julia Caroline Knowlton @julia_knowlton People set aside certain things They ought to...

English

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Outside The Rain

S. Thomas Summers·November 30, 2016

Outside the Rain written by: S. Thomas Summers @SummersPoet Outside, the rain upon the street sparks, quiet...

English

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The Rain

Shawntelle Moncy·November 27, 2016

The Rain written by: Shawntelle Moncy @shawntellemoncy There’s something about the rain that comforts me. I grew...

English

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After The Rain

Jan Smith·October 3, 2016

After The Rain written by: Jan Smith @JanSmithNL After the rain Pinks pop Vibrant lilac Her tiny...

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First Rain Of The Season

onejollycouple·September 22, 2016

first rain of the season written by: onejollycouple @onejollycouple dark in day cool breeze with droplets smell of...

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Evanescence

Leanne Yeoman·September 18, 2016

evanescence written by: Leanne Yeoman @lmyeoman70 on a purple cloud in faded delirium slow dancing to the...

English

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Here Comes the Rain

Don Knowles·September 8, 2016

Here Comes the Rain written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 It will rain on you Can’t avoid this...

English

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Down Comes The Rain

Angel_Face44·July 24, 2016

Down Comes The Rain written by: AngelFace44 @AngelFace4459 From dark skies fall a misty rain. In the breeze...

English

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While Rain

Simone Solito·July 8, 2016

While Rain written by: Simone Solito When it rains, I’m happy. I wear the rain because it...

English Poetry

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A Gargoyle

Dendra D.M.·April 4, 2016

A gargoyle tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Whenever it rained I cried till my voice was...

English Dendra D.M.Tanka Collection Poetry

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I Waited All Summer for Autumn Leaves to Bring Winter

Kirstin Maguire·March 9, 2016

I waited all Summer for Autumn leaves to bring Winter written by: Kirstin Maguire I waited all...

Kirstin Maguire 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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