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SANCTUARY SHORN

Roland JuthmanJuly 24, 2019

SANCTUARY SHORN written by: Roland Juthman You believe the lies you spout You’re honest and true, like the UN soldiers at Srebrenica, you really a...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

In Rauen Woods

RichApril 4, 2019

In Rauen Woods written by: Rich @H3Richard From Fürstenwalde's Rauen Wald Where we run to hide To the Spreewald and Halbe The Ninth surrounded o...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

The Other Side Of The Wall

Ted S OwensMarch 28, 2019

The Other Side Of The Wall written by: Ted S. Owens From jungle's depths, grey shadows appear like ghost bleeding through an ethereal mist. They creep...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

The Conflict

Dawn DeBraalMarch 16, 2019

The Conflict written by: Dawn DeBraal Sheriff Thomas Ditter turned a blind eye when he drove by the VFW Local #145 Hall. There was Hardee Footits’ p...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Gettysburg

Fred MillerMarch 5, 2019

Gettysburg written by: Fred Miller Under a copse of oaks, a mile or so from the ridge, we sit well hidden from the enemy. Yet we’re less concerned a...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature11 min read

LOST DREAMS

Ibrahim "dreezy" IdrisFebruary 13, 2019

LOST DREAMS written by: Ibrahim "dreezy" Idris My uncle set his dreams At the age of 16 And it all ended At the war of '63 Pushing for glory In...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

For Those Who Don’t Know Chocolate!

Amirah AL- wassifDecember 27, 2018

for those who don't know chocolate! written by: Amirah Al Wassif for those who don't know chocolate the children of poverty and the sleepers in th...

EnglishFeatured PostPoetry2 min read

PTSD

hedgehogDecember 10, 2018

PTSD written by: hedgehog Each night the noise, each night the same Sleep is a nightmare, cold sweats and screams My hand moves, load and fire, lo...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Lest We Forget

Matthew EarlNovember 11, 2018

Lest We Forget written by: Matt Earl The simplicity of pinning this Red flower to your chest To honour and remember those we laid to rest Young me...

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A Flag Beside A Stone

Roger TurnerNovember 11, 2018

A Flag Beside A Stone written by: roger turner @titansdad Today I put a little flag Down, beside a stone Where grass and weeds were rampant And th...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Boots

DC DiamondopolousApril 1, 2018

Boots written by: DC Diamondopolous The same sun-scorched downtown Los Angeles that had seared the Iraq desert. Army Private First Class Samantha Cu...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature19 min read

Christmas in Kandahar

Roger TurnerDecember 25, 2017

Christmas in Kandahar written by: roger turner @titansdad On Christmas Day we wake up We've no stocking on our bed We've got a plastic kit box t...

ChristmasEnglishPoetry1 min read

A Christmas Truce

William T FearbyDecember 24, 2017

a christmas truce written by: William T Fearby the lonesome wind blows through the land breathing new life the wintery chills cut through ...

12 Days of ChristmasChristmasEnglishFeatured PostPoetry3 min read

Climbing Heat Of Cruellest Summer

Stanley WilkinJune 22, 2017

Climbing Heat of Cruellest Summer written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk The climbing heat of the cruellest summer Transcended pool and wood Feedin...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

“Hemmingplay,” is the pen name of Doug Stanfield, who grew up on a family farm in western Ohio, went with his parents for two years in Karachi, Pakistan, in high school and had lived, until recently, in Bellefonte, PA with his late wife, Wilda and their two sons, Ben and John. Doug was a writer, editor and director of internet communications at Penn State for 26 years. He has had a few disreputable occupations, including newspaper reporter and editor, and public relations flak, but is trying to make amends for his sins by writing poetry and fiction. When his sons were safely off making their own mistakes, he turned on the computer one day, stared at the screen, and began to learn the craft anew at age 67. Doug has published three books: "Mermaid Sisters: First Dive", a children's book; "I Came From A Place of Fireflies" and, "Snowflakes & Ashes: Meditations on the Temporary”.