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These Winds of Change…

Jan SmithMay 16, 2020

These Winds of Change... written by: Jan Smith @JanSmithNL Darkness has fallen... Be kind... Fill your path with inner light & hope... When f...

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Four Winds and a Man

Angel EdwardsMay 11, 2020

Four Winds and a Man written by: Angel Edwards The west wind carries the whimpering child a far southern village of the lost past The east wind ma...

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A Tiny Grain of Sand

R William StandishMay 5, 2020

A Tiny Grain of Sand written by: R William Standish Look at me, look at me, look at me A tiny grain of sand on a beach without a sea Surrounded by m...

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Andra Tutto Bene

Selina WhiteleyApril 22, 2020

Andra Tutto Bene written by: Selina Whiteley People overhang terraces, heavy with suspense and bougainvillea, singing. A street away, an aqueduct a...

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Flap! Flap!! Flap!!!

Abunic Sherif IIMarch 26, 2020

Flap! Flap!! Flap!!! (The Stubborn Bird) written by: Abunic Sherif II Dried eyes dared to roam rainy clouds A pair of frail wings fluttered and dr...

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Mother Earth

Debra Sasak RossJanuary 25, 2020

Mother Earth written by: Debra Sasak Ross Mother Earth Lend me your ear Sing to me The songs of resonating beauty That you wish me to hear. The s...

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In Heat

Alison Vail FullerNovember 19, 2019

In Heat written by: Alison Vail Fuller @alisonVfuller for DL who ignites my love destructive fires devour us invigorating winds turn ...

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February

Jack Wolfe FrostMarch 19, 2019

February written by: Jack Wolfe Frost @JackWolfeWriter It’s February and the North winds still blow, And ministering in its mind doth grow, To Fara...

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Beckoning Sea

Ken Allan DronsfieldAugust 28, 2018

Beckoning Sea written by: Ken Allan Dronsfield @KenKadfield My hand reaches out to block the suns rays; soaring high is a lone white gull, a ...

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Windy City

Vickie MryczkoAugust 9, 2017

Windy City written by: Vickie Mryczko @vickiemryczko And from the Heavens, He exhales his comforting breath on us. A warm, satisfied sigh is felt; w...

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The Winds Of Time

Social_calamity98July 3, 2017

The Winds Of Time written by: Social_calamity98 I was swept away, By the winds of time into my past Where my demons reside Waiting for me to enter ...

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Gerardine White (mostly called Ger) grew up in wild open country of West Limerick, Ireland. Her country life is represented in her poems and has a strong bearing on her core values and education. She inherited the skill of poetic rhyme from both of her parents and her Grandad – who were all fine poets and storytellers. Her education took place mostly in South West Ireland and the rest of it is gleaned from travel, from life, and from being an avid reader of all kinds of books. In recent years she has returned to poetry writing. This past year seeing her published in four Anthologies from Clarendon House Publications. She sees herself as a Spiritual person, very connected with life in all forms. She is happily married for past 20 years and currently lives in Sussex, UK. She enjoys healthy pursuits of country walks with a nice cuppa tea and chat at the end.

Resurrection by Suzanne Craig-Whytock

On the day that Budgie died, I was young and very sad. He was a pretty bird, always singing in his cage. Sometimes we let him out to fly around, and on that day, the curtains were wide open and he slammed into the glass hard. Momma put him into a shoe box and I cried as we buried him in the back garden among the lilies. The next morning, very early, I snuck out of the house and dug him up with a garden trowel because I wanted to see him one more time. When I took the lid off the shoe box, his eyes were open and his wings fluttered ...