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The Piper

Courtney Glover·March 13, 2024

The Piper written by: Courtney Glover It’s time to pay the Piper, my dear For all the...

Poetry English

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A Late Walk

Spillwords·September 24, 2023

A Late Walk a poem by: Robert Frost When I go up through the mowing field, The...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Just Like Yesterday

Prakash Nagarajan·June 7, 2023

Just Like Yesterday written by: Prakash Nagarajan One more day, to my tally of years, How shall...

Poetry English

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Drowning

Jim Bates·April 15, 2023

Drowning written by: Jim Bates “You kids be careful,” my aunt called to us as we raced...

And The Story Continues…

Kala Ramesh·March 3, 2023

And The Story Continues… written by: Kala Ramesh @HaikuCrazee Words and more words spill out from every...

Poetry English

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Derelict Land Near North Greenwich, London

Christian Ward·July 26, 2022

Derelict Land Near North Greenwich, London written by: Christian Ward The land is a prayer waiting to...

Poetry English

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Scenes of Summer

LadyLily·June 21, 2021

Scenes of Summer written by: LadyLily @AFairymary Under a silk-bodied moon Honey scented Alyssums appear as ghosts...

English Poetry

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Cracked Concrete Can Still Grow Weeds

Kerri Caldwell·November 26, 2019

Cracked Concrete Can Still Grow Weeds written by: Kerri Caldwell @KerriCaldwell19 This is who we are now...

English Poetry

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Encroaching Weeds

Randal A. Burd, Jr.·September 27, 2019

Encroaching Weeds written by: Randal A. Burd, Jr. @COLONELRANDAL She’d not allow encroaching weeds Among the flowers...

English Poetry

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Sanu Sharma

Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, poet and lyricist. She has published several novels and short story collections, and numerous lyrical works. Her prose sheds light on the struggles of women, girls, and marginalized communities, tackling overlooked familial and societal issues, while her poetry and lyrics capture universal emotions. Her short story collection Ekadeshmaa received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2018. Several of her novels and stories have been adapted into audio and visual formats, and her ghazals and lyrics have been set to music by various composers and performed by renowned singers.

Precious Moments by Valli Henry-Boldini

...The little blue jay landed on the windowsill just as Frank’s heart skipped another beat. He looked at her delicate colours and the way she flitted back and forth along the white peeling ledge. She reminded him so much of his wife Emily, as she skipped along the white sandy beach all those years ago.

Emily lay asleep on their bed. Frank watched her from his favourite window seat and smiled. Thirty years had passed and she had remained his destiny.

As the bright morning sunlight burst through the top half of the windowpane and landed on her ashen face, its warmth stirred her from her slumber and she extended her thin arm to block out its penetrating rays...

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The Piper

A Late Walk

Just Like Yesterday

Drowning

And The Story Continues…

Derelict Land Near North Greenwich, London

Scenes of Summer

Cracked Concrete Can Still Grow Weeds

Encroaching Weeds

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Home is Where the Heart is

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