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Simple Pleasures

David Mascellani·September 4, 2022

Simple Pleasures written by: David Mascellani Toast soldiers, soft-boiled eggs, a cup of coffee, a sunny day....

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If I Could Love You Longer

Tylia Flores·August 30, 2021

If I Could Love You Longer written by: Tylia Flores @stompingoncp1 I’ve been on a bumpy journey,...

Poetry English

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Sunny Days

Jacqueline Mead·July 27, 2021

Sunny Days written by: Jacqueline Mead @Jackiem158 Sunny days You came again! You are a balm to...

Poetry English

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Bleak

Msdedeng·July 8, 2021

Bleak written by: Msdedeng I could don on the brightest of dresses, go to the sunniest of...

Poetry English

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Colors

Bharti·May 24, 2021

Colors written by: Bharti In the middle of sunny day When the flower buds took all their...

Poetry English

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Mama & Me at Bonneville Salt Flats: A Very Sunny Day

John Dorroh·April 14, 2021

Mama & Me at Bonneville Salt Flats: A Very Sunny Day written by: John Dorroh @DorrohJohn We...

English Poetry

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Watercolor

Brad Osborne·June 11, 2020

Watercolor written by: Brad Osborne The pastels and the subtle shades Of sailing ship and foaming waves...

Poetry English

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Home

Maria J. Estrada·December 10, 2019

Home written by: Maria J. Estrada @drmariajestrada I will write my house out of poems Dream of...

English Poetry

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Where Are You Today?

Hema Ravi·September 16, 2019

Where Are You Today? written by: Hema Ravi The sky looks serenely bare- You’re constantly on the move...

Poetry English

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A Sunny Day in Jan

zen·June 29, 2019

A Sunny Day in Jan written by: Zen @simplyzen80 My poor mother has the flu. She is...

Poetry English

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In The Sunshine and Dirt

Robyn MacKinnon·May 27, 2016

In The Sunshine and Dirt found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat in my neighbourhood out in the...

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One Sunny Summer Solstice Day

Anne G·June 26, 2015

One Sunny Summer Solstice Day written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth One sunny summer solstice day Drops of...

Poetry Anne G English

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Suman Pokhrel is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and artist. He debuted in 1999 with a poetry collection and has since published works, including translations of Shakespeare and global poets. His poems are translated into many languages and taught across South Asia. A two-time SAARC Literary Awardee, he also received Asia’s Inspiring Poet Award and was named Author of the Month by Spillwords in June 2023. Beyond literature, he works as a freelance consultant in socio-economic research, rural development, entrepreneurial development and creative writing. He began his career in Nepal’s civil service and later worked with international NGOs. He holds degrees in Science, Law, Business Administration, and Economics.

Condoms by Seán Óg Ó Murchú

They all laughed at me. All the dinner ladies. It started with your one, I’m after forgetting her name now… Smelly Nelly’s ma. A wet little tear trickled toward her tattooed cheekbone. She was roaring red. Her harsh, wheezing laughter sounded like a black taxi tackling the Whiterock Road, her throat destroyed from all the fegs she used to be hoofing into her. She called over the other dinner ladies then, an army of them. Or maybe it was the curiosity of her horrid laughing that brought them over… I can’t remember.
“Tell the girls what you’re only after asking me there ni wee mawn.”
I looked between herself and the girls. Jesus Christ, I said in my own mind, Mental Mick is after stealing all my crayons that I’d been hoarding for myself there before the break...

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