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Under The Spring Moon

LadyLilyApril 29, 2019

Under The Spring Moon written by: LadyLily @AFairymary One in a million-ivory moon, her strange and secret smile stoops, kissing youthful dew fro...

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Power Wurst

huntersjamesAugust 25, 2018

power wurst written by: huntersjames @huntersjames if trees were skies and skies could take their place as trees only lust for power could explain s...

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The Power Of The Skies

Anoucheka GangabissoonMarch 20, 2018

The Power of the Skies written by: Anoucheka Gangabissoon Wings grew out of me When I heard the skies boom out To abide you have been To obey you h...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Imagine

Joan McNerneyAugust 26, 2017

Imagine written by: Joan McNerney Imagine to be a bird slicing air with wings. Up up over that horizon soaring through clouds away from solemn ear...

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A Little Bird Told Me

Moxie McMurderAugust 19, 2017

A Little Bird Told Me written by: Moxie McMurder @MoxieMcMurder A quarrel A murder A conspiracy What do these little dark eyes see Our ancestors ...

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I Saw The Stars Pulled The Treasured Sword Out

Hongri YuanApril 2, 2017

I Saw The Stars Pulled The Treasured Sword Out written by: Hongri Yuan translated by: Yuanbing zhang I saw the stars pulled the treasured sword...

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Lead Skies

Beth TremaglioFebruary 17, 2017

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This is the 8th poem in this series and I appreciate everyone who takes the time to read through this. THE INSPIRATIONAL VOICE: ...

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Smiling Luna

MamtaOctober 14, 2016

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Gabriela M. was born in Europe and presently lives in the United States where she is a university professor. She published three novels in her native language. In 2017 she started writing poetry in English. Since then her poetry has been published in various journals and newspapers. Her favorite poets are the symbolists and the surrealists, and her favorite novelist is Lawrence Durrell. She is a fluent speaker of three languages. She spends her time teaching, researching, leading a university-wide organization, working on her novel, and writing poetry. She mostly spends her vacations in Miami, Southern California, and Southern Europe.
Christina Schwarz, the author of the New York Times bestseller Drowning Ruth, after reading Gabriela M’s poetry manuscript stated:
“With lush language and lavish imagery, Gabriela M. evokes a fantastic world ripe with emotion.”

Anatomy of A Heartbreak by Henna Johansdotter

February: He’s left you a wishbone on your pillow. You’re not sure what to do with it so you stick it between your ribs, feeling the sharp end shift with every move, scraping against the aorta. You hold your breath while sleeping and do not stir as the dreams pass by like headlights, colliding into the mist.

May: You pull out your teeth as not to hurt him anymore. He says your silence is ugly and suggests you keep your mouth open.
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