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Medusa’s Carnival of Skaz

Susan Marie Shuman·October 13, 2019

Medusa’s Carnival of Skaz written by: Susan Marie Shuman According to poststructuralist “libidinal” feminist writer, Helene Cixous,...

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Nebula

Henna Johansdotter·September 17, 2019

Nebula written by: Henna Johansdotter In my world the woman is deathless stellar gazes delayed by a...

English Poetry

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En Un Páramo De Luz

Romulaizer Pardo·August 15, 2019

En Un Páramo De Luz written by: Romulaizer Pardo @RomulaizerPardo En la escritura de tú dibujo quedó...

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Little Mermaid

Nobby66·April 5, 2019

Little Mermaid written by: Nobby66 @douglas97_s In the land of Queen Margrethe and King Canute lives a...

English Poetry

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KALEIDOSCOPIC

Hema Ravi·November 7, 2017

KALEIDOSCOPIC written by: Hema Green signifies growth, life and energy freshness in the garden and at home...

English Poetry

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SACRED SWAN

Stanley Wilkin·July 13, 2017

SACRED SWAN written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk Head bowed, flowing across the water Like an organic sepulchre-...

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John Anthony Fingleton: Was born in Cork City, in the Republic of Ireland. Now living in Paraguay. Poems published in journals and anthologies in Ireland, UK, USA, India and France as well as three produced plays. Poems read on Irish and American radio as well in Spanish on South American broadcasts. Has poems published in Spillwords, Alien Bhudda, The Red Door, Piker Press, Super Poetry Highway, The Writers Magazine, Ariel Chart, and numerous national and international journals, blogs, reviews, and anthologies. Published collections 'Poems from the Shadowlands' was published in 2017, 'Words That Found Me' 2019, 'Poems From The Banks' 2020, 'Poems from a Restricted Place' April 2020, 'Secret Fjords' May 2020 and 'A Gathering Of Words' June 2020. All which are available on Amazon.

A Song for Christmas by Steve Carr

I was sixteen. Ma’s upright piano stood against the wall in the dining room where it had been since Ma and Pa were married. It was Grandma’s piano, but she gave it to my Ma as a wedding present. It was made of mahogany and Ma polished it almost every day. I was sitting at it just plucking randomly on the black keys when Ma placed a bright red runner across the top of the piano and, a few minutes later, placed the crèche on the runner. She arranged the figures of Mary and Joseph around the baby Jesus lying in a manger.
“You’re late puttin’ that out this year, Ma,” I said.
“Each year there are more and more boxes of Christmas decorations to sort through,” she said.
I strummed several keys with an unmelodic result and heaved a loud sigh.
“Have you decided yet which song you’re going to do for the Christmas service?” she asked ...

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