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Bullying

Ellen Urowitz·March 4, 2021

Bullying written by: Ellen Urowitz The overcast skies bully the bright yellow sun for most of winter...

English Poetry

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Almost Home

John Drudge·March 1, 2021

Almost Home written by: John Drudge Returning Under weightless skies Along a swift line With strident speed...

English Poetry

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Rainbow Highlights

Marie Johnson-Ladson·February 20, 2021

Rainbow Highlights written by: Marie Johnson-Ladson Rainbow you are compelled to show your Highlights You only appear...

English Poetry

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Mid Morning Break

Ger White·February 18, 2021

Mid Morning Break written by: Ger White Sitting by the kitchen hearth Opening her prayer book Opening...

English Poetry

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Candy Skies

Robyn MacKinnon·January 31, 2021

Candy Skies written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Candy skies are the Nonchalant, unrepentant incredible gift NOTE...

English Poetry Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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The Christmas Rainbow

Ken Gosse·December 13, 2020

The Christmas Rainbow written by: Ken Gosse Somewhere, over the rainbow, Santa flies, reindeer pulling his sleigh...

Christmas English Poetry

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A Songbird

Hagit Carmel·November 18, 2020

A Songbird written by: Hagit Carmel It rose in the distance of blue skies On a background...

English Poetry

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Thought Clouds

Diane Leopard·June 11, 2020

Thought Clouds written by: Diane Leopard @dianeleopard Clouds like thoughts drift high in the sky, Fluffy and...

English Poetry

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Sliver of Time

Charlie Bottle·May 31, 2020

Sliver of Time written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle Today, for a fleeting moment I held in my...

English Poetry

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A Monument For The Soldiers

Spillwords·May 24, 2020

A Monument For The Soldiers a poem by: James Whitcomb Riley A monument for the Soldiers! And...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Kemunto

Daniel Gekonge·May 4, 2020

Kemunto written by: Daniel Gekonge @Dan_Gekonge1 I want you to touch me Like the sun does to...

English Poetry

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Biography

Gopal Lahiri·March 27, 2020

Biography written by: Gopal Lahiri @gopallahiri Summer skies melt In deepest blue Silk sarees bleed Colours of...

English Poetry

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Paragon and Oasis of Love

Sevilla·February 14, 2020

Paragon and Oasis of Love written by: Sevilla @ilikeraven Rooster’s eye; tick and tock, winged-clock. Landscape around,...

English Poetry

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Even Nature Grieves Your Passing

Arlene Antoinette·February 7, 2020

Even Nature Grieves Your Passing written by: Arlene Antoinette It’s raining, as we silently march through sodden...

English Poetry

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Simona is a Romanian-born published author living in UK where she enjoys her profession as a radiographer and writing as her biggest passion. Her first traditional published poetry book, Visările dintre castani (Daydreams among chestnut trees) came out this year (Siono Publishing House in Romania). Her writings are posted online on Spillwords, Webcultura, eCreator and Belgium Time. Being a woman, a daughter, a sister, a mother, an expat, a Transylvanian and a Londoner now, Simona is taking the sight to personal life experience with a social writing touch. She is a member of the World Jam, a worldwide poetry and music community based in Nottingham, where she discovered the joy of performing on stage as a poet. Simona’s most significant writing advocates and supporters are her sons who are pursuing their dreams while completing their PhD courses.

THE END OR A NEW BEGINNING? by Cristina Crucianu

I woke up to my grandmother whispering to me: “It’s over. She’s passed.”

Like an automaton, I got up, and I obliged myself to hand in the project I had been hired for before all the frenzy of organizing a funeral began. A calm sky was lazily waking up as if nothing had happened. In the distance, the roosters’ crows were alerting the villagers that it was time to wake up. The crow, accompanied by the incessant barking of neighbors’ dogs, was the perfect alarm system that even the highest alarm systems could not compete with...

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