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A Cup Of Green Tea

Nikita GorlachMarch 2, 2019

A Cup Of Green Tea written by: Nikita Gorlach @NikitaGorlach I look down, blinking as the steam dissipates from the lenses of my wide-rimmed glasse...

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The Bumble Bee

Papia RayFebruary 13, 2019

The Bumble Bee written by: Papia Ray The buzzing bumble bee Took her friends to tea They buzzed and fussed And danced and cursed And took a dip in...

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Tebay Services Southbound

Matthew Roy DaveyNovember 23, 2018

Tebay Services Southbound written by: Matthew Roy Davey When Carl switched the engine off he was still trembling. The radiator grill was dented...

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Nothing Happened (A Story Of Ordinary Life)

Andrew ScobieOctober 13, 2018

Nothing Happened (A Story Of Ordinary Life) written by: Andrew Scobie While Maureen was making a cup of tea and waiting for her jug to boil s...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

STORM IN A TEACUP

Dilip MohapatraSeptember 21, 2018

STORM IN A TEACUP written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo The curves of your luscious lips leave their pink imprints on the white porcelain and ...

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Tea Party

Ron KemptonJuly 9, 2018

Tea Party written by: Ron Kempton RSVP The windy hostess cloud and purple sun. Leaves of melting seasons, every fern and poplar, Make room in your t...

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Time For The Herbal Tea

Robyn MacKinnonOctober 15, 2017

Time for the Herbal Tea found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat THAT, dear friends, is why It's time for the "herbal tea" I'm glad we br...

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Brewing Storms

Rick DoveMay 21, 2017

Brewing Storms written by: Rick Dove @multistable very good i find at afternoon tea you and &...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Books, Tea And Love

Natalia AeschlimanOctober 31, 2016

Books, Tea and Love written by: Natalia Aeschliman @NataliaAeschlim Your thick clouds, give way to the cold air, that freezes me as I stand barefoot ...

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Gabriela M. was born in Europe and presently lives in the United States where she is a university professor. She published three novels in her native language. In 2017 she started writing poetry in English. Since then her poetry has been published in various journals and newspapers. Her favorite poets are the symbolists and the surrealists, and her favorite novelist is Lawrence Durrell. She is a fluent speaker of three languages. She spends her time teaching, researching, leading a university-wide organization, working on her novel, and writing poetry. She mostly spends her vacations in Miami, Southern California, and Southern Europe.
Christina Schwarz, the author of the New York Times bestseller Drowning Ruth, after reading Gabriela M’s poetry manuscript stated:
“With lush language and lavish imagery, Gabriela M. evokes a fantastic world ripe with emotion.”

Anatomy of A Heartbreak by Henna Johansdotter

February: He’s left you a wishbone on your pillow. You’re not sure what to do with it so you stick it between your ribs, feeling the sharp end shift with every move, scraping against the aorta. You hold your breath while sleeping and do not stir as the dreams pass by like headlights, colliding into the mist.

May: You pull out your teeth as not to hurt him anymore. He says your silence is ugly and suggests you keep your mouth open.
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