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Parkland’s Valentine’s Day Roses

Charlie Bottle·July 1, 2018

Parkland’s Valentine’s Day Roses written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle Valentine’s Day roses frozen in time, on freshly...

English Poetry

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VALENTINE VIBES

Dilip Mohapatra·February 14, 2018

VALENTINE VIBES written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo In the small hours of February Fourteenth as I was choking...

English Poetry

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The Real Valentine Gangsters

Roger Turner·February 14, 2018

The Real Valentine Gangsters written by: roger turner @titansdad As Valentine Day is upon us now Sending...

English Poetry

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Feb 14th: Forever Not Yours

thePoeticpiper·February 14, 2018

Feb 14th: Forever Not Yours written by: thePoeticpiper @thePoeticpiper Kid me not dear valentine For you have...

English Poetry

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Craving

Joseph K. Wells·February 14, 2018

Craving written by: Joseph K. Wells @joewellsotd Valentines exchange lingering taste on the lips- colorful sweet hearts...

English Poetry

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The Velvet Rose

LadyLily·June 16, 2017

The Velvet Rose written by: LadyLily @AFairymary Known as ‘The Velvet Rose’, once existed, origin unknown. She...

English Poetry

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My Valentine

Aparna Reddy·February 14, 2017

My Valentine written by: Aparna Reddy @AR_Midnighthues Love I find abundant in the isles of Lucky store...

English Poetry

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CUPID

TM DiSarro·February 14, 2017

CUPID written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro Cupid shot his arrow Like a hit man on the run...

English Poetry

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Lasagna Real Estate

Robyn MacKinnon·February 14, 2017

Lasagna Real Estate found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Most couples enjoy lasagna real estate Adminstration...

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St. Valentine’s Day

Spillwords·February 14, 2017

St. Valentine’s Day Saint Valentine’s Day, also known as Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine,...

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What is love? My sonnet.

Ann·November 6, 2016

What is love? My sonnet. written by: Ann @EquineBook What is love? Did Cupid fire his arrows...

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KISS

Deborah Jane·February 27, 2016

KISS a poem by Deborah Jane K Love I Physical S Friends S Smile Fits like a glove...

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I was born and raised in Yorkshire, England. At fifteen I left school without the skills or maturity to appreciate the wider world. At nineteen I packed a bag and wandered through Europe and North Africa, learning from the road. At twenty‑five I earned the qualifications for university, eventually becoming a high school teacher and later an education manager. Now I live with my amazing wife on an island north of Seattle. After retiring and with encouragement from Spillwords and the Clever Park Writers Group, I traded reports for storytelling. And that's where the fiction began...

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The two computer screens tighten their grip. Tom pivots between them, tracking one while he works on the other. Careful discipline from early morning to close of business. Number crunching, he would have termed it before. Now it’s data management and verification, his task to model and tabulate clients’ financial situations and options. Bookkeeping, he would admit to, in more candid moments. He’s tethered firmly to the task, though, and has been since he started here, nearly two years now. Bound in the rigour the work requires, as if life itself depends on it. Top floor, dormer window ...

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