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‘The Dream’ and other poems

By: Richard LeDue The Dream It’s hard to accept all the love songswere written about peoplewho have nothing to do with me,especially as my grey hair colours inthe loneliness one calls retirement The TV set to just loud enoughto prove…

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‘Communication’ and other poems

By: James Aitchison Communication A slow soft voicespeaks in my soul.Of wisdom and love,I learn.The tapestry of lives,I clearly see.Of recurring faults,I am aware.To instruction,I awake.The means to overcomeearthly bondage,are mine.Without fear,I will live. A pure heart I ask nothing…

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Enigma of Life

By: Vanaja Malathy There’s no full stop in lifeonly commashere and there semicolons and colonsbut no full stopin grief or triumph                                    we are clueless  we journey through life watching through the windowthe fresh colourful beauty outsidewe wish to grip the…

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

By: Bruce Levine The twelve days of Christmas Focused on the time That three wise men Travelled to Bethlehem Seeking the Nativity Bearing gifts for the child Born in a manger Destined to be a King Fulfilling the prophecy Of…

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‘Berryman in Dublin’ and other poems

By: Enda Boyle Berryman in Dublin Thirty years later the Shakespearian scholar returned.Sporting a Falstaffian beard in search of a diffrent shadeThe city of his liteary idols became the ideal stageWith which to perform the role of the wisecrackingDrunken, firework-bright…

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Christmas Poems by Bruce Levine

By: Bruce Levine Christmas Images Snowflakes falling on frozen tree limbs Festooned now with red and goldCandy canes like peppermint soldiersHelp to guard the young and oldSilver bells and colored bright lightsHelping merry times unfoldSanta’s elves bring yuletide magicTelling stories…

Angel: An Elegy For Narin Guran

By John RC Potter Angel…Beautiful little angel.I cannot.I will not.Every day in the newsI see your beautiful photo,and I read the horrible headlines;but I cannot go any further.I refuse to read the details.Suffice it to say this:A beautiful little angel…

assorted color wooden house on mountain

The Winter Solstice

By: Bruce Levine Frozen embers Icicles outlining The skyline of cities Rooftops covered with snow Drifts blown across highways Festooning the landscape In marshmallow white While barren fields That once grew corn Reaching for the sky Replaced with snow mountains…

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The Perilous Journey

By: Gulshan Ara Is our planet on its course to a perilous journey?Planet Earth, being born five billion years agoOrbiting around the sun ever sinceNow seem to be on its course to a perilous journey! There seems to be a…

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‘The Priest’ and other poems

By: Mahathi THE PRIEST How fortunate you’re O our holy priest;You stay always so nigh to Almighty.Before the dawn, you bathe, and turn to eastTo pray the Sun and Mother Gayathri. You bathe the deities, apply sandal woodSmooth paste, adorn…