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At A Lunar Eclipse

Spillwords·October 8, 2023

At A Lunar Eclipse a poem by: Thomas Hardy Thy shadow, Earth, from Pole to Central Sea,...

English Poetry Literary Greats

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There is

Kira Fulks·September 26, 2023

There is written & performed by: Kira Fulks @TheForumPress There is light and there is shadow for...

Poetry English

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Queen of Flowers

LadyLily·June 21, 2023

Queen of Flowers written by: LadyLily @AFairymary We are born from Eden, Reflecting our image with passion...

Poetry English

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Coaxing River

R.C. Thomas·June 6, 2023

Coaxing River written by: R.C. Thomas @rcthomasthings coaxing river— black bears shadow the wetted bound hunting snow...

English Poetry

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A Soft Silky Breeze

Ken Allan Dronsfield·May 19, 2023

A Soft Silky Breeze written by: Ken Allan Dronsfield @KenKadfield Light winds move colorful leaves. Branches sway...

English Poetry

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Shadow

Katherine E Winnick·May 5, 2023

Shadow written by: Katherine E Winnick @thewovenwords the shadow of her kimono drifting through the room...

English Poetry

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Tourist

Katarzyna Dominik·April 23, 2023

Tourist written by: Katarzyna Dominik - I wish I could fall under the mountain for thousands of meters...

Poetry Polish English International

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New Arrivals

Mark Russo·April 13, 2023

New Arrivals written by: Mark Russo @mrusso35913173 The three of them had just crawled from the water’s...

Literature 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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Nightly Chores

Agnivesh Mahapatra·March 25, 2023

Nightly Chores written by: Agnivesh Mahapatra The night casts a shadow Darker than itself, yet unseen; For...

Poetry English

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Chosen For Greatness But By Whom?

Caroline Ashley·March 3, 2023

Chosen For Greatness But By Whom? written by: Caroline Ashley @Akacarolineash I am the bearer of the...

Literature English

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Heavy is The Master

Diana Burns·February 22, 2023

Heavy is The Master written by: Diana Burns Did you say goodnight gently, did it all just...

Poetry English

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I Love, I Hope, I Believe

Marius Alexandru·February 9, 2023

I Love, I Hope, I Believe written by: Marius Alexandru @alexmariusalex My dreams rest immersed in the...

English Poetry

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Groundhog Day

Eric Shelman·February 2, 2023

Groundhog Day written by: Eric Shelman Groundhog’s predictions winter weather, winter’s end, shadow or not Phil, the...

English 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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