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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...

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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...

Poetry Christmas English

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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...

Poetry English

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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...

Poetry English

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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...

Poetry English

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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...

Poetry English

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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...

Poetry English

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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...

Poetry English

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Silent Screams

Abunic Sherif II·January 31, 2020

Silent Screams written by: Abunic Sherif II These words are teardrops Spilling silently from a broken cup...

English Poetry

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Mighty Skies

Sonali Majumdar·December 16, 2019

Mighty Skies written by: Sonali Majumdar From the depth of the mighty skies My heart sings with...

Poetry English

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THE MINOR KEYS

TM DiSarro·November 28, 2019

THE MINOR KEYS written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro The minor keys just speak to me Of someone...

English Featured Post Poetry

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After a long career tinkering in telecommunications, Jim Bartlett switched to tinkering with writing fiction, both requiring a stretch of the imagination. In the course of putting his fingers to the keyboard, he's been fortunate to have quite a number of his stories featured both in print and online in several wonderful publications, including a story selected for "The Best of Fiction on the Web, 1996 – 2017" anthology. While mentally he strolls along a warm California beach with his wife and golden retriever (shhh, she doesn't know she's a dog), physically they reside on a special little island in the Pacific Northwest.

Reaper by Sharon Frame Gay

As an orphaned son of an orphan, I always see the glass as half empty. I picture the water murky and lukewarm, a waterline etched below the rim. Maybe with an ash or two floating at the bottom, because that’s what I do for a living. I deal with ashes. The remains of the deceased. No matter how those who pass away see their glass, meager or full, they eventually end up in a satchel carried on my shoulder.
My business card reads “Morton Stark Transport.” I’m called upon to disperse the ashes of the dearly departed and honor their final wishes. People hire me to escort the remains throughout the world ...

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