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Devastating Beauty

Melanie Barrow·September 26, 2023

Devastating Beauty written by: Melanie Barrow Lazily floating amongst the iridescent fragile corals I watch as a...

English Literature

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Climate Apocalypse

Robyn MacKinnon·July 30, 2023

Climate Apocalypse written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat siren somewhere in the climate apocalypse I think about bread...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon English Poetry

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To Persephone

Sayani Mukherjee·July 25, 2023

To Persephone written by: Sayani Mukherjee Seashores are magical Strokes of omens play and leap With the...

Poetry English

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Song of The Sea

Martin Tulton·December 29, 2022

Song of The Sea written by: Martin Tulton Sea swish soft over shell and stone Scouring eye...

English Poetry

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Blue

Christina·May 28, 2022

Blue written by: Christina @CT_firelights My symphony blue raven wings stem delusion sirens paradise...

English Poetry

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Siren Song For Bottled Blues

Sawyer Stewart·February 16, 2022

Siren Song for Bottled Blues written by: Sawyer Stewart A Siren song has blossomed every bottled blue into...

Poetry English

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Cold Winter Rain

Liyona·April 9, 2021

Cold Winter Rain written by: Liyona Today’s serene sunshine Left the cold winter rain To breathe anew...

Poetry English

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I’ve Cut All Ties

Linda M. Crate·March 18, 2021

I’ve Cut All Ties written by: Linda M. Crate @thysilverdoe you try to force me to speak,...

Poetry English

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Manic Adoration

Scott Thomas Outlar·January 12, 2021

Manic Adoration written by: Scott Thomas Outlar @17Numa O God, I want to be overwhelmed by something...

English Poetry

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A Heartbroken Rusalka

Boris Simonovski·July 27, 2020

A Heartbroken Rusalka written by: Boris Simonovski @VolkashinPoet And so she shrieks, and pours out her sorrow,...

Poetry English

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Unfulfilled

Phyllis Souza·June 17, 2020

Unfulfilled written by: Phyllis Souza The crack of thunder, a flash of lightning, and pelting rain should...

Literature English

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Isolation

Navila·April 10, 2020

Isolation written by: Navila Nahid Isolation coerces us to ignore the siren call of connection, making islands...

English Poetry

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FLIGHT MADE FLUID

Steven Fortune·October 30, 2019

FLIGHT MADE FLUID written by: Steven Fortune Flattered art unscrews tight congealings of days shunned by the...

Poetry English

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Turn Away Lover

Polly Oliver·October 4, 2019

Turn Away Lover written by: Polly Oliver This is not for you: Crawling through broken glass, For...

English Poetry

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Sanu Sharma

Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, poet and lyricist. She has published several novels and short story collections, and numerous lyrical works. Her prose sheds light on the struggles of women, girls, and marginalized communities, tackling overlooked familial and societal issues, while her poetry and lyrics capture universal emotions. Her short story collection Ekadeshmaa received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2018. Several of her novels and stories have been adapted into audio and visual formats, and her ghazals and lyrics have been set to music by various composers and performed by renowned singers.

Precious Moments by Valli Henry-Boldini

...The little blue jay landed on the windowsill just as Frank’s heart skipped another beat. He looked at her delicate colours and the way she flitted back and forth along the white peeling ledge. She reminded him so much of his wife Emily, as she skipped along the white sandy beach all those years ago.

Emily lay asleep on their bed. Frank watched her from his favourite window seat and smiled. Thirty years had passed and she had remained his destiny.

As the bright morning sunlight burst through the top half of the windowpane and landed on her ashen face, its warmth stirred her from her slumber and she extended her thin arm to block out its penetrating rays...

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