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PAPER DREAMS

TM DiSarroAugust 13, 2019

PAPER DREAMS written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro My life is lost in paper dreams So worn with sweet decay Nostalgia bears the crush of passing years ...

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Writing Blocks

Raphfael WormgeJuly 17, 2019

Writing Blocks written by: Raphfael Wormge Writing comes easy to some For others they have blocks Falling blocks that take up time Other blocks tha...

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Frequently

Criss TrippJuly 14, 2019

Frequently written by: Criss Tripp @CrissTripp Frequently I feel free, yet need to ream a dream. Streams of steam are mean, they careen like cream...

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Mourning For Myself

Frank C ModicaJuly 12, 2019

Mourning For Myself written by: Frank C Modica @fcmodica53 It’s my 67th year; the clouds look tired and wrinkly. Tonight is the sixth day of th...

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Sorry For Your Loss, short story by James Harris at Spillwords.com

I’m Sorry For Your Loss

James HarrisJuly 7, 2019

I'm Sorry For our Loss written by: James Harris Dishes clang and grills sizzle at Ladybird Diner. Thursday mornings are pretty slow, but the diner ha...

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Bitter/Sweet Revelation

Bruce RoweJune 15, 2019

Bitter/Sweet Revelation written by: Bruce Rowe I haven’t written you a poem for some time now. I hope you don’t think that means I love you less or ...

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To Poetry

Shekinah Blessy MadanuJune 15, 2019

To Poetry written by: Shekinah Blessy Madanu Like summer that strips the trees Of every delightful ornament, You strip me naked of my perfect front;...

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GIFTED

Ibrahim "dreezy" IdrisJune 8, 2019

GIFTED written by: Ibrahim "dreezy" Idris All I see is beautiful people With assorted gifts Some of my friends And others I just meet Some trend...

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A Wicked Dancer

Neeraj KumarJune 6, 2019

A Wicked Dancer written by: Neeraj Kumar A nerve stretched Inside my mind Like strings of a guitar Playing hard rock Now let me write...

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Mechanism

R.M. EngelhardtMay 28, 2019

Mechanism written by: R.M. Engelhardt @rmengelhardt To summon All voices Magicks The poem An incantation A spell Whispering Into the void The...

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Block

Henry BladonMay 24, 2019

Block written by: Henry Bladon He sits. Fingers motionless, surrounded by the dust of books that have...

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The Word For Today And Every Day

John GreyMay 6, 2019

The Word For Today And Every Day written by: John Grey These words are like pets. Wind and warbler may not cuddle up with me under the blankets ...

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Therapy As A Metaphor

Mark TulinApril 28, 2019

Therapy As A Metaphor written by: Mark Tulin @Crow_writer I save money on therapy. I lie on the couch of free verse, writing twenty-line poetry, ...

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Words Are All I Have

Dr. Preeti TalwarApril 21, 2019

Words Are All I Have written by: Dr. Preeti Talwa @AkTalwar1 As I sat at my desk penning down, Rita Coolidge's Song came to my mind, "It's only wor...

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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”.