The Old Gray Sonnet
/Inspired by an evening from …
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I found an old gray sonnet with a faded
ribbon on it from when we first met.
That day old Dobbin pulled …
By Ken Gosse
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Still Abloom
/Youth! Youth! Sublime and heavenly! Blink though and you’re suddenly seventy! Distant memories are lucid and bright. What the f was dinner last night? Tossing footballs and plastic discs? Now nary impossible with …
By CraigE
Read MoreWhen The Shark Bites
/When fairy tales meet the real world.
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In college, she had many boys, at least a score or more,
derrieres in chairs or on the floor—she wasn’t keeping score.
In tête-à-têtes, ménage à trois…
By Ken Gosse
Read MoreTeamwork Saved A Life
/Be aware of your …
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A fragile-looking woman was lying on the damp ground.
“Pete, come here, I need you to help me.”
“I think this little lady has …
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreIf I Never Write Again
/… is not what I do, it's who I am. I've been writing out poems and thoughts since I was old enough to hold a pencil, long before I could even spell words. It's the only part of my identity that I've never…
By Simple Sue
Read MoreThe Horrendous Pounding
/An exceptionally loud…
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I couldn’t escape from the deafening pulsation.
I saw the curtains swaying from the…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MorePalpitations
/Be calm, my trembling pulse
Be still, my beating heart
My mind, my body, electrified
Now we are not…
By Mike Turner
Read MoreSurvival Instinct
/Everyone wants a sense of security. As humans we want to feel like we have some sort of control over our lives. People go to work, come home, pay their bills, keep their home clean and maintained. They do this because it's where we think our…
By Simple Sue
Read MoreDay By Day
/…days I'm skipping along and all I feel is sunshine.
Some days I'm in the past - this life doesn't feel like mine.
Other days all is right and it seems the stars all…
By Simple Sue
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