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Flowers on The Bridge

Penny Rogers·November 28, 2024

Flowers on The Bridge written by: Penny Rogers - I felt such a fool. Here I was, in the police station at 2.00 in the morning...

Juke Box Love Song

Spillwords·March 26, 2023

Juke Box Love Song a poem by: Langston Hughes I could take the Harlem night and wrap...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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One Night Soon

Cristina Munoz·May 15, 2021

One Night Soon written by: Cristina Munoz @cristinamunoz8 one night soon i will tell you, what i...

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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Louise lives on a Gulf Island in the Salish Sea, wandering beaches with her Sheepadoodle, Beaumont. A former executive in the homeless-serving sector, she writes with raw honesty about the human condition – most recently detailing her journey caregiving for her husband with late-stage COPD. Her writing career spans decades, from a 1988 feature on WWII POWs to plays with street youth, OpEds, documentaries, and 4,500+ blog posts on her original platform, Recover Your Joy until she migrated to, Dare Boldly. An artist and author, Louise is currently co-president of the Gabriola Arts Council and is editing her upcoming memoir, The Caregiver's Mutiny: Dismantling the Noble Lies of Caregiving. Find her daily on Substack at She Dares Boldly, exploring poetry, fiction, and what it means to be truly sovereign.

Beryl by Liz Berg

My Auntie Beryl was a gal. That’s what they called her. Always with a fag in her mouth, laughing eyes crinkling against the smoke. She had lived life hard, or so she said. A secretary in a busy office, she wore tight skirts and high heels that she kicked off discreetly under the desk whenever she got a chance, whenever He wasn’t around. She used to tell me these stories amid great bursts of laughter. One hand holding a cocktail with elegance, the plastic cherry on the stick poking through the maraschino cherry dangling in the alcohol...

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Flowers on The Bridge

Juke Box Love Song

One Night Soon

A Sunny Day in Jan

Selfless

A Glimmer in Time

Leopard in the Light

On Days Like These

Following the Baron

A Tiny Seed

Here I Am At 82

Nan’s Fake Pearls

Who Will Dig Your Grave

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