Once more, sharing a poem AND a quote shared by another friend in the same e-mail poetry exchange! It’s a lovely poem worth sharing with you all, as well as an awesome quote with beautifully original poetic language, albeit from a book. Following, the text from his email: The first thing I’ll offer you is…
Category: Shared writing
The Life That I Have by Leo Marks (poem)
This was shared by a good friend in a little e-mail poetry sharing circle my brother drew me into. It’s a lovely poem and I shall add it to my collection of well-loved poems! The Life That I Have (sometimes referred to as Yours) is a short poem written by Leo Marks and used as…
Local Resident and Award-winning Author, Peggy Hogan, has Second Novel Published
Local award-winning author, Peggy Hogan, is thrilled to announce that her second novel, Milo’s Burden, has been released by Double Dragon Publishing. She will host a launch at the Hunter River Memorial Library on May 18 starting at 6:30 pm. There will be readings, signings, refreshments, and Hogan will perform an original song…
Words (from Marie Lyon)
Cindy, I agree that words like “you know”, “like”, “to make a long story short” are overkill in conversations. Here are some that I notice each time they are used – “I’m good”, “really unique”, “very rare”, and “no problem”. I especially took note of one of our summer guests, a German woman with a…
The Man in the Chair by Charles Beeler
THE MAN IN THE CHAIR The man was a former home renovating contractor forcibly retired due to a workplace disaster almost five years ago. It was the stupidest of accidents, something he had done countless times before without incident. On the day in question he was climbing a ladder to the second story roof…
Herbl, The Worm Who Controlled The World by Evan Dickson
Herbl the mud worm lived a quiet life, in a quiet patch of mud, in a quiet corner of a cozy forest. It was a good life, and a very unassuming one. Very rarely would anyone or anything bother Herbl, which was just fine. No one would have either, had they known that Herbl was…
Three Poems by Ceri Naz
my waterfront i have composed a little journey of joy snippets on the tiny sands and waves on my feet i have seen the hinterland’s trance from shadow-prints the springs of my summers have gone to the waterfront of my genesis © Ceri Naz February 2015 i am, i was, i will i am…
The Greatest Gift by Joyce Simpson
With the snow finally disappearing and spring at last in the air it is unusual that my thoughts turn to Christmas – not just any Christmas, but the Christmas of 1984, when I received my most unusual gift. It was not a gift I had asked for, nor was it a gift that…
Advise (a poem by Anca Mihaela Bruma)
Advise Shake those deep and hypnotic dreams from your hair!… Let the purple undertones … become your rain!… Let ideas color your eyes! Let the purple mountains find your Destiny beyond your sunsets and sunrises!… Let the breath ink your Life in an Eternity portrait where your Heart relapsed in Time!… (Anca Mihaela – 10th…
Three Poems by Laura Minning
t h e p r o t a g o n i s t I am a beacon of hope, on a wet and rainy day. While forming a shelter from heaven’s tears and clouds subject to decay. I am always on hand, where ever droplets can be found, so take me for granted because…
An Unusual Strength by Miranda Cummings
Here’s another shared poem. This one is by Miranda Cummings. An Unusual Strength by Miranda Cummings She loves the dark, and to be alone.If she socialized that meant facing reality.She wouldn’t go back to that even if she had the choice to erase everything.It ruined her mentally and physically,The lines are all connected,but there are no…
Featured Writer: Anca Mihaela Bruma
Anca Mihaela Bruma – Short Bio My name is Anca Mihaela Bruma, I am Romanian living in Dubai/UAE. My love for poetry started when I was just 9 years old, when I registered myself to some creative poetry writing group. It was a turning point for me as I started to discover the mysteries…
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