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One Night Stand

Maggie O'BrienJuly 10, 2019

One Night Stand written by: Maggie O'Brien Iron filings to the magnet. We were drawn to meet in heat. Desire made fire. When the flames went out ...

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SURRENDER

Leanne NeillJune 11, 2019

SURRENDER written by: Leanne Neill @LeanneNeill2 You’ve still time, pry me from his arms; they’ve not yet entirely circled… but you’re standing...

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We Must Share

DragonsilkAugust 13, 2018

We Must Share written by: Dragonsilk @dragons1lk We share the same sky, you and I. Watching the clouds sail by, shadows on a sea blue sky high abo...

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With Me

Bernard Harris A.K.A. BenkkuPoemsNovember 13, 2016

With Me written by: Bernard Harris/Benkku Poems @poems_benkku I'd rather Have A few To Stand In Battle. Than a Thousand Who stand Beside me! But not...

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“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”.