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I Held Her Once

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 Tony DeLorger 1664 Views 4 Comments Disappointment, held her, lust, siren, truth, wanting

I held her once, her breasts of grace to mine, pole to pole in unguarded frivolity, and cured she was

Bare Tree

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Yasmin Khan 5286 Views 7 Comments bare boughs, bare tree, blooms, gnarled arms, green charms, spring tide

Bare Tree In the chill of night, I stand and gaze My bare boughs stretch n sway in haze The

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My Father’s Rose – More Than Just a Flower

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 John Hansen 5380 Views 8 Comments death, father, memories, Rose, supernatural, yellow rose

The Story Behind My Father’s Rose My wife and I bought a rose bush for my father for his birthday

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Because of You…

April 14, 2019April 15, 2019 Paul Neglia 1833 Views 3 Comments because of you, butterflies, life, love, relationship, taking it slow

Because of you… Sentiments filled with empty plight And butterflies… tons of butterflies. Butterflies that go soaring at first sight.

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A Morning Spent in My Room

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 Jamie Lee Hamann 1405 Views 4 Comments bed, bedrooms, dream, houseplants, Jamie Hamann, writing

A Morning Spent in My Room In My Room I lay my head upon Frida Kahlo upon her bosom I

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She, in Waiting

April 11, 2019April 12, 2019 Tony DeLorger 1787 Views 6 Comments evil, fear, in waiting, purpose, trapped, woman

She pouts when her way is dismissed, hisses when provoked, and the shadow of her eyes disguise the dark thinking

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This Years Father/Daughter Dance: Virginia City Nevada (2019)

April 6, 2019April 6, 2019 Jamie Lee Hamann 1975 Views 3 Comments Father/Daughter Dance, flowers, fun, ice-cream, Unicorns

This Years Father/Daughter Dance … This Years Father/Daughter Dance (2019) I. This year you were playful like Unicorn as I

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As Gods Allow

March 30, 2019April 2, 2019 Tony DeLorger 2234 Views 6 Comments allow, conflict, gods, humankind, influence, self-harm

Flayed from a torturous ploy the flesh of mind falls to disarray, revelation’s cusp over abyss and lust confers in

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Another Winter to Shovel Snow

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Jamie Lee Hamann 2568 Views 3 Comments family, giant banks, memory, shoveling snow, snow shovels, winter

Another Winter to Shovel Snow I When young would shovel snow every season before the plow would drive down our

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Going Across

March 24, 2019March 25, 2019 Nathan Bernardo 2077 Views 5 Comments desparate shadow, going across, loss, mortal, Nathan Bernardo

Going Across … What are you going to do with this loss? What are you going to do when it’s

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Reflections: An Elegy??

March 24, 2019March 25, 2019 Paul Neglia 2283 Views 10 Comments elegy, good or evil, me, my truth, reflections

Reflections: my own Elegy… Should I compose words about my failures? Will listening crowds enjoy this type of passion? Can

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Flying Hero Class

March 23, 2019March 24, 2019 John Hansen 1772 Views 8 Comments couch potato, flying, Motivation, muse, procrastinating, writing

Flying Hero Class I am a couch potato Watching sport and munching snacks, Oblivious to household chores, Sometimes it seems

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A Collection of Wind Chimes

March 23, 2019March 24, 2019 Jamie Lee Hamann 7262 Views 7 Comments bells express, breezy rhymes, collection, different tones, remembrance, Wind Chimes

A Collection of Wind Chimes I. I own these randomly crafted wind chimes to try and collect the wind where

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Days Grew Colder

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2432 Views 11 Comments days, Drama, grew colder, icy winds, Phyllis Doyle, you left

Days Grew Colder … The days grew colder when you left icy winds froze my empty heart, sun does not

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This Fire

March 19, 2019March 22, 2019 Tony DeLorger 2299 Views 11 Comments connection, expression, human, perfection, poetry, this fire

Poetic expression knows no bounds and in the pursuit of perfection, the poet reaches into every corner, under every stone,

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Hope Aglow

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Yasmin Khan 2219 Views 11 Comments dancing light, firefly, hope aglow, melancholy, mysteries, nocturnal creatures

Hope Aglow Another sultry day to its end creeps, the air is lulled, silence grows deep, the horizon is painted

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To My Native Lands

March 17, 2019March 18, 2019 Yasmin Khan 1838 Views 7 Comments Countryside, mighty peaks, native lands, rippling waves, The Indus, traquil

To My Native Lands Ah! To mighty peaks towering high, Where gentle breezes most softly sigh, And banks are caressed

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An Angel Fallen

March 17, 2019March 18, 2019 Paul Neglia 2570 Views 10 Comments affected by prison, demons, despair, sadness, Wrongfully accused

An Angel Fallen… ~written from the perspective of an inmate wrongfully accused and awaiting the death penalty… Too many

Humor Poetry Rhyming Verse

Nothing Like A Family Road Trip

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 Jamie Lee Hamann 3744 Views 8 Comments family, Family Vacation, road trip, Summer Vacation

Nothing Like A Family Road Trip A Long Road Nothing like a family road trip. My children start out with

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You Caused This Suffering

March 10, 2019March 10, 2019 Paul Neglia 2143 Views 4 Comments addiction, death and suffering, evil, Pills, sadness

You Caused this Suffering … In the clear parallel of unburdening one’s self, In myriad wealths of truth foretelling of

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The Need For A Family Vacation

March 9, 2019March 10, 2019 Jamie Lee Hamann 2823 Views 3 Comments Family Fun, Family Vacation, imaginations roam, Jamie Hamann, money, time

The Need For A Family Vacation I. Family Vacation When my family needs a vacation away from my daily vocation

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So Much Is Lost In Translation

March 9, 2019March 10, 2019 Jamie Lee Hamann 2202 Views 3 Comments English, French, German, Russian, Spanish

So Much Lost in Translation I. Lost in Translation There is so much lost in translation, a slew of misinformation,

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A Writer’s Journey – Heroes, Spies, and Writer’s Block

March 7, 2019 R J Schwartz 1573 Views 2 Comments action hero, Author, RJ Schwartz, spy, writer's block

The final quote; a closing line Last chance to make it shine Bold beginning; full of zest A secret