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‘Apparently’ and other poems

By DJ Tyrer Apparently Apparently(It’s always ‘apparently’As a straight ‘yes’ or ‘no’ is never given)Our block is no longer recyclingPerhaps because the residents never botheredTo sort trash properlyMixing recycling and rubbish togetherPerhaps because the workers were too lazyTo put the…

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The Guide to Happiness

By: Edmund Fulton Happiness, what is that even? And more importantly, how do you gain it? Some would say happiness can be found in buying a new, expensive car, or a bigger house. Others would say it is important to…

Start Living

By: Edmund Fulton One life, that’s what you get. Not more, not less, so do something with it. Every day is another chance, so use it wisely. Don’t waste precious time being stuck in the past, sobbing over something you…

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The Urbanite

By: Bruce Levine Focused on the refrainElongated phrasesLines like the symmetryOf a skyscraperPiercing the airToward the sunCasting shadowsAlong the sidewalksCreating new patternsBent by the crosswalksOf other shadowsFrom other towersWith geometric precisionIn a profusionOf pathwaysRenewed and refreshedBy the cascading lightOf another…

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Walls

By: James Aitchison There are no wallsbetween life and the truthof your inner self.Eternal wisdom is yours now. The physical form of yourselfis not the finality. You do not have to wait until deathto see the truth beyond the obvious.Inner…

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Five Summer Haiku

By: Jim Bates Northern Lights glowingSoft waves shimmering like dreamsWaiting to come true. Morning rain fallingSoggy wet flower headsBend in silent thanks. Early morning lightFlowers nodding in the dawnSerene peaceful calm. Aunt and Uncle’s cabinOn a lake overflowingWith good memories….

Out of the Darkness 

By Taylor Dibbert He didn’t know That he’d need to Write his way Out of the darkness But when he Met her There was a lot That he didn’t know, A lot that He never considered. ### Taylor Dibbert is…