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Love From A Heart

Ron KemptonJune 20, 2019

Love From A Heart written by: Ron Kempton A poem for Emily Dickinson, love lost to time and a hiding place for my heart I shared the dawn wi...

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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...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

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...

EnglishLiterature5 min read

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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“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”.