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Epistle Poetry

Living the Paradigm of Fear

April 5, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2358 Views 4 Comments betterment, delusion, fear, paradigm, poem, truth

In quest of paradigms to placate the fears, humanity errs on the side of insanity, as fear begets fear, and

Epistle Poetry

Walls and Human Propensity

March 29, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2310 Views 4 Comments delusion, epistle, fear, reality, vulnerability, walls

What walls break, before delusion sets in, will be the salvation of a thirsty mind, one that voluntarily opens to

Epistle Poetry

The Panacea for All Ills

March 23, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2312 Views 2 Comments epistle, fear, potential, remedy, stagnation, transformation

I’m exhausted, because people won’t help themselves, are so stuck to the fears of past, they refuse to venture into

Epistle Poetry

To Join the Flow in Life

March 20, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1688 Views 2 Comments change, fear, flow, imbalance, poem, stress

Frustration lines the periphery of life, like flames taunting the balances we adhere, yet imbalance introduces change, and change we

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Who Holds the Key…those memories

February 19, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2019 Views 2 Comments Childhood, fear, halcyon days, key, poem, safety

The key to a better life… Who holds the key, the finger off the trigger, a message that transforms, words

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Dangers, Before the Wake of Day

February 8, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1616 Views 2 Comments dangers, death, fear, hunting, night, poem

Dangers, when beast is on the hunt… Day twisted into bleak night, clouds brooding, portending dark laments, and shadows held

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Changes That Can Transform Our World

February 5, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2165 Views 2 Comments change, darkness, fear, hopeless, poem, possibility

Changes are necessary in learning… When life is bleak, how narrow our sight, light-less rooms void of color, hopeless thoughts

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Shadows

February 4, 2017October 2, 2017 Kurt James 2216 Views 8 Comments apparitions, fear, phantasms, shadows, the night

When I was young there was never anything I looked more forward to than camping in the high wilderness of

Free Verse Poetry

Life’s Memories Forgotten

January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2353 Views 13 Comments afraid, alzheimers, fear, Forgotten, life's memories, poetry

Life’s Memories Forgotten You gazed at me in a strange way one day, It made me feel odd, out

Poetry Satire

Too Beguiling to Discern

January 12, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2171 Views 4 Comments beguiling, burned, fear, love, poem, too old

I bequeath this heart to science, for I know not how it works, so led astray by feminine wiles, so

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Fear

December 15, 2016January 16, 2017 Paul Neglia 2616 Views 10 Comments death, escape, fear

And I feared fear, a paradox be it so,

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Falling In and From Love

December 12, 2016 Tony DeLorger 1831 Views 4 Comments fall, fear, love, perfection, poem, trust

Falling in love…the easy part How far in love’s name, should we fall, relent on all for one perfect moment,

Poetry Rhyming Verse

The End of Days…forever

December 4, 2016January 16, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1882 Views 2 Comments fear, forever, gone, life, no meaning, poem

The End Forever… Forever… The sky is falling, the moon let fly, untethered, floating about the night sky, while stars

Flash Fiction

When Fear is Justified

December 3, 2016December 3, 2016 Tony DeLorger 2073 Views 5 Comments break in, crime, fear, flash fiction, justified, saved

She never answered the door, each knock a rush of fear that took her breath away. Then, cowering in absolute

Fiction Flash Fiction

Ferry Boat to Friday Harbor

December 2, 2016December 3, 2016 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2624 Views 4 Comments deep water, fear, ferry boat, flash fiction, island, sinking

Ferry Boat to Friday Harbor Martie was terrified of deep water. After she boarded the ferry boat to Friday Harbor

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Fighting Instead of Living

November 5, 2016January 16, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2376 Views 2 Comments competition, fear, fighting instead, living, paradigm, poem

Fighting instead of betterment… Too much is rarely said, as if in fear of tomorrow we must be fed, and

Epistle Poetry

Moving Forward

November 2, 2016 Tony DeLorger 1959 Views 0 Comments change, fear, forward, moving, poem, stagnation

Forward steps are fraught with fear, the unknown always a doubtful, ominous path, yet stagnation is our plight should we

Uncategorized

The Shroud of Indignation

October 30, 2016 Tony DeLorger 1752 Views 0 Comments fear, guilt & pride, indignation, poem, revelation, truth& lie

Indignation… Indignation is often guilt wrapped in pride, a lie forsaking truth for the benefit of self, so the deeper

Memoir

Silence: The Source and Meaning of Silence in Nature

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 Chris Mills 4879 Views 5 Comments fear, predator, prey, silence, terror

Silence in Nature Peace and quiet. We link the two quite often, don’t we? But sometimes, silence means danger is

Memoir

Falling, Yet No Bottom Reached

October 11, 2016October 19, 2016 Tony DeLorger 1566 Views 4 Comments bottom, dream, end, falling, fear, poem

The bottom never reached… Falling faster and faster, weightless in rushing frantic air, and impending that collision, that hard ground

Fiction Novel Excerpt

The Summer Fear Was Born

September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 William D. Holland 3155 Views 25 Comments fear, fiction, Novel excerpt, summer, Tacoma

Tacoma, Washington … Author’s Note: This will eventually be a novel. It’s the opening chapter, or what will be the

Free Verse Poetry

The Burden of Worry

September 24, 2016September 26, 2016 Tony DeLorger 2479 Views 2 Comments burden, circumstance, fear, life, poem, worry

Burden: Don’t Worry! Be Happy! A Burden we do not need… The trepidation of daily life, can only become obstacles

Poetry

Implications of Denial and Choice…CONTO III

September 17, 2016 Tony DeLorger 1625 Views 2 Comments choice, fear, journey, life, poem, torrid sea

CONTO III And so the journey led them onward, over crag and dale, for horizons plush with life did beckon