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Lost Without Love

Stuart M. KlimekAugust 31, 2020

Lost Without Love written by: Stuart M. Klimek Beneath the bough of a fountain of leaves, Below the tapestry of windblown weaves, Where branch...

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Golden Memories

Robyn MacKinnonAugust 30, 2020

Golden Memories written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Silence is golden a handful of these pictures.... shaded by a tree NOTE FROM THE AU...

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Muse

Carson PytellAugust 15, 2020

Muse written by: Carson Pytell When Caedmonic catalysts but short walks bequeath and splendor is found in just the sound of some leaves, and inureme...

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Dave and The Tree House

Jim BatesAugust 3, 2020

Dave and The Tree House written by: Jim Bates I don't know why I ended up taking myself so seriously, but I did. Here I was forty one years old and ...

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Needing Each Other

Philomena DalyJune 30, 2020

Needing Each Other written by: Philomena Daly After such a long period of no physical contact, it was heaven to feel the heaving breathing body at her...

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Let Loose The Lunatics

Robin McNamaraJune 29, 2020

Let Loose The Lunatics written by: Robin McNamara @thewindingroad1 Let loose the lunatics within this - shadowed soul With the hollowed eyes. Th...

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Willow Tree

Michal ReibenbachJune 26, 2020

Willow Tree written by: Michal Reibenbach Anna is playing with Bobby, a neighbor’s son in their garden when her aunt comes scurrying over. “I don’t...

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Just Like Me

J C ThomasJune 2, 2020

Just Like Me written by: J C Thomas @authorjcthomas In the morning light sleepers lie And the tracks bend And the shadows So slow and smooth Du...

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The Lonely Birch

Julian LeeMay 28, 2020

The Lonely Birch written by: Julian Lee @julian_lee76 There stands a tree, Beside an abbey, So many lives past, Yet so it remains Bearing witness...

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Remind Me

Heidi BakerMarch 28, 2020

Remind Me written by: Heidi Baker @heidib19 Remind me how to write poetry, when I cannot see each individual tree. When did we change the speed l...

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Birches

SpillwordsMarch 15, 2020

Birches a poem by: Robert Frost When I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy's ...

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The Plum Tree

Prabhanjan K. MishraMarch 8, 2020

The Plum Tree written by: Prabhanjan K. Mishra I wonder… if this fruity fragrance in air wafts from my skin, its tangy-sweetness tingling, misting...

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Into The Black Maple

Rando MithloMarch 1, 2020

Into The Black Maple written by: Rando Mithlo @Rodhnoe The afternoon sunlight shines through the pointed leaves of this one-hundred-year-old Black ...

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Gathering

Kelley FarrellFebruary 20, 2020

Gathering written by: Kelley Farell @elleykawrites You always said the kitchen was our gathering place. “Over fine food families are saved.” ...

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John is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology. He is also a 3rd degree black belt in Karate, has worked as a cornerman in the UFC, and grew up in both the Bahamas and Canada. John is the author of two books of poetry: “March” and “The Seasons of Us” (both published in 2019). His work has appeared widely in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children.