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Eternal Hypocrisy

NilavroNill Shoovro·September 27, 2024

Eternal Hypocrisy written by: NilavroNill Shoovro I didn’t see you there With your usual smile And those...

English Poetry

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FACES

Sanu Sharma·August 30, 2024

… FACES written by: Sanu Sharma @TheSanuSharma translated by: Suman Pokhrel @sumanpokhrel Hidden are the faces around...

Poetry English

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August Surprise

G. Lynn Brown·August 21, 2024

August Surprise written by: G. Lynn Brown @GLBrown_Writer Neither expected what was to come when they walked...

Poetry English

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Shopping

Mark Wilson·August 6, 2024

Shopping written by: Mark Wilson When you go shopping with the wife All it does is give...

English Poetry

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Again

Imeon504·April 25, 2024

Again written by: Imeon504 If I had to do it all over again, I would Without missing...

Poetry English

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I Will Bloom Again

Madeleine Armstrong·March 30, 2024

I Will Bloom Again written by: Madeleine Armstrong @Madeleine_write December: Two blue lines, finally. We squeeze hands,...

Literature English

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Sun Smiles

Sabiha Afrose·March 4, 2024

Sun Smiles written by: S Afrose @afrose2020 The bird sings The wind makes a dancing rite. Everything...

Poetry English

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Christ Must Be a Jolly Good Fellow

Amarachi Igbokwe·January 6, 2024

Christ mas be a jolly good fellow (Christ Must Be a Jolly Good Fellow) written by: Amarachi Igbokwe...

English Poetry

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Christmas Caroling

Jan Niebrzydowski·December 17, 2023

Christmas Caroling written by: Jan Niebrzydowski Passel of fresh faced girls huddled in the snow The stinging...

Poetry English Christmas

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I Wrapped in Heart

Simona Prilogan·December 9, 2023

I Wrapped in Heart written by: Simona Prilogan I wrapped in heart the golden thoughts Uprooted from...

Poetry English

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Miss Us

Abhishek Punyani·November 24, 2023

Miss Us written by: Abhishek Punyani @abhishekpunyan1 One day when I’m gone you will miss me. One...

English Poetry

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Gaza

Flash·November 17, 2023

Gaza written by: Flash There’re two sides to every story Even though they sound the same It’s...

English Poetry

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Rake Season

Lisa H. Owens·September 23, 2023

Rake Season written by: Lisa H. Owens @LisaHOwens Green leaves transform into an explosion of color. Autumn’s...

Poetry English

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Love Lane

Simona Prilogan·September 20, 2023

Love Lane written by: Simona Prilogan Bright shooting stars twinkling good luck – Around their time, we...

Poetry English

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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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