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Sunlight

poem by Gerry Legister

Sunlight has come, and the newest has day began With the sweet sound of sleep lay in curls beyond Weary limbs and rest, above heavenly skies waiting A flurry of voices to come from little birds singing. Lofted wings of sunlig... Read more

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Would you still b...

poem by Gerry Legister

Would you still be mine? Remembering me for a little time, Transformed by the world we once owned To a future realm. Would you still be mine? Even just for a minute; if heaven sends an angel Tonight, to take the strength that ... Read more

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Ashes in the Wind

poem by Gerry Legister

Inside, I am the force of a radiant flow, the energy by fuel in soft eternal glow. I am the receiving embers sparked by you, First, a stranger till the flames then grew. Into a light shining at the touch of dawn, By moonlight h... Read more

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Roller Coaster Ri...

poem by Nemo Nemees

”Im at the peak of the roller coaster / and who knows when we are going to plummet down. / Down into the abyss again. / You would think these coasters are fun./ But for me, they are terrifying./ For me, they are not an ... Read more

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Vernal Equinox

poem by Tony matthews

March, April, May, Vernal Equinox, These are the months of spring. Spring time is coming, The Vernal Equinox arrives, Warm air, warm soil, New growth, new life, The lamb springs forth and dances. The light of day gets... Read more

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Precious Thorns

poem by Jason

Precious Thorns Oh, thy precious thorns Delicate art thou until touched Then cause thou to bleed. Written by: Jason Anderson Read more

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Passing Storms

poem by Michael Wise

Children playing, picking flowers on this April afternoon up and down the grassy hillside shadows will be fading soon As the sudden storm approaches all of nature darkening the children dashing homeward to their mother's call... Read more

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A home for the br...

poem by Alejandrina Rondon

A home for the broken Full of potential Vacuum sucks joy Tears taste like expired milk Lust more powerful than love Full of pain Drugs in the bloodstream Sex smells like shame Boy meets Girl Full of anger Changes her li... Read more

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YESTERDAY ONCE MO...

poem by Frank Hornby .

"So much laughter down in the street, us boys kicking a ball against the wall, those memories I have, just can't be beat, such a pleasure to recall. Girls playing hopscotch by the flats, some skipping with a rope, my mates dog ... Read more

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Ant

poem by Julia Wallace

Slowly, with lithe movement, you crawl along the shadows of the sidewalk, each limber leg making its way through the patches of sun and fallen leaves, winding your way aimlessly, like a lunatic. You are looking for a meal, ... Read more

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Transgender.

poem by Dakota Iris

Music and video games. Ace bandages and folded socks. Soda cans and taco bell, Beanies and hair ties. Late nights and parties, Red arms,and bruised ribs. Smiles and laughs, Deep cries, and heavy mass. Empathy and forgiveness... Read more

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My Night on Thund...

poem by Robert Morris

A profession that's not the norm. It borders on the absurd. In the mountains and down the hollers, powerful engines could always be heard. I decided to try something new. Put my driving skills to the test. Driving from H... Read more

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FALCON....

poem by Frank Hornby .

"Such a magnificent bird, that graces our skies, a deadly predator with telescopic eyes. Homing in on its prey, with meticulous precision, there's no hope for the target when once in its vision. Swooping in for the kill, using the... Read more

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AMPHORA

poem by Reeves

In my Greek pot, it was you more likely than not, I carried you around, occasionally put you on the ground, spoke to you, but like a leper's dream there was no reply, you were always there every time I said goodbye. But you call... Read more

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OUR WELSH ADVENTU...

poem by Frank Hornby .

"Off to Wales we eagerly headed, good mates the three of us, arriving at the Pier Head from Kirkby, on a green corporation bus. Our destination still unknown, as across the Mersey we set sail, disembarked the ferry at Birkenhead, t... Read more

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THE DEVIL AND I

poem by Reeves

He came to me, said he was the devil, I said: 'No you're not, I am,' stunned, he was easily led; I guided him to places where he could not escape, he even gave up smoking and started to vape. What a pathetic creature he was, the... Read more

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Chained

poem by Jeffrey A Philbrick

cold rain-soaked muddy sorrow anguish tears prayer yet no angel found chained to one who does not love heart mind soul body long for death 12.18.2018 Read more

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cold lost in dark...

poem by Jeffrey A Philbrick

cold lost in darkness frigid wind of indifference hunkered down dreaming wrapped in the blanket of hope living for your body's warmth. 11.6.2018 Read more

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A Tanka

poem by Jeffrey A Philbrick

baubles shiny stones so frantically gathered placed upon heart's door trying to win your sweet love might as well part the red sea 1.19.2019 (C) jap Read more

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Olde England

poem by ann parks

I sit on a bus on a grey afternoon in a place in the Midlands with a Saxon name passing scrubby heathland: "The Nature Trail". Did blonde Saxon warriors with round shields and axes and garnet red finery right in front of my... Read more