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The Demise of Mrs Dutt

The Demise of Mrs Dutt

A Poem by Jayeeta Bhattacharya


About feeling the death pangs
The Night Falls

The Night Falls

A Poem by secretumpoeta


As the night falls and the curtain is drawn,Stars light the sky and the moon takes its celestial place,The sun retires and the day gives way,The world..
The Late Steve Cash II

The Late Steve Cash II

A Poem by Randy Johnson


DEDICATED TO STEVE CASH (1979-2020) WHO TOOK HIS OWN LIFE ON APRIL 16, 2020.
Tumbled stones and refuse from pines gather

Tumbled stones and refuse from pines gather

A Poem by Cass Ashe


Tumbled stones and refuse from pines gatherWhere granite slopes intercede topsoil,And Gaia's gentle grip carves her cipherFor skies above to sit over ..
Where Angels Fear To Tread

Where Angels Fear To Tread

A Poem by Moomin


Dedicated to our wonderful nurses, and a warning for those who do not think beyond themselves
Outside the Box - Chapter 13

Outside the Box - Chapter 13

A Chapter by A.L.


13 My mother taught me at a very young age that I was only supposed to scream when I was in danger. It was pounded into my skull, and I never forgot. ..
Outside the Box - Chapter 14

Outside the Box - Chapter 14

A Chapter by A.L.


14 The wind pulls at my clothes and hair, even fiercer than I’ve ever felt before. Falling, falling, falling … I slam into something hard..
My Funeral Song For You

My Funeral Song For You

A Poem by James


I lost a dear friend yesterday. She gave in to her demons and left a void in the world that can never be filled.
Math Test

Math Test

A Poem by Earl Schumacker


Drinking, driving and math
Doppelganger

Doppelganger

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


DoppelgangerbyMichael R. BurchHere the only anguishis the bedraggled vetch lying strangled in weeds,the customary sorrows of the wild persimmons,the w..
Marina Tsvetaeva translations

Marina Tsvetaeva translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


I Know The Truthby Marina Tsvetaevaloose translation by Michael R. BurchI know the truth―abandon lesser truths!There's no need for anyone living..
Outside the Box - Chapter 15

Outside the Box - Chapter 15

A Chapter by A.L.


15 Dying sucks. I don’t know how else to explain it. Dying once is normally enough for somebody, but dying twice - no matter who fake the deaths..
Memories and Teardrops

Memories and Teardrops

A Poem by James


Every song's a love songif you sing it from the heartand every verse a tragedyWe knew it from the start.Now I sit in shadowswaiting for you to findtha..
Territories

Territories

A Book by Angel Shores


Terra wakes up in a world that isn't her own, with no memory of how she got there or why. All she knows is that she needs to get home, no matter how m..
Only Flesh

Only Flesh

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Only FleshbyMichael R. BurchMoonlight in a pale silver rain caresses her cheek.What she feels is an emptiness more chilling than fear ...Nothing is qu..
Thomas Chatterton "Under the Willow Tree" translation

Thomas Chatterton "Under the Willow Tree" translat..

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Song from Ælla: Under the Willow Tree, or, Minstrel's Songby Thomas Chatterton, age 17 or youngermodernization/translation byMichael R. BurchO! ..
Survivors

Survivors

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Survivorsby Michael R. Burchfor the victims and survivors of 9/11 and their familiesIn truth, we do not feel the horrorof the survivors,but what passe..