The Abstract Art Gallery
A writing gallery created by writers from around the world. From poetry to song lyrics, from essays to entire novels and short stories.
The search for an honest man
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…searches for clues in the moist darkness of early morning, the mist feels its way through empty alleys and vacant lots, cautious footsteps crackle from the gravel pathway lined with broken glass and dry leaves, evidence the Autumn Equinox has smothered the last breath of…
By Judge Santiago Burdon
Read More…gentle kiss you took my breath -
from my lips unto your heart.
And as I stared at you in shock,
I thought my world would fly…
By Jason Bodary
Read More…lights never looked
In beatitude with her beauty,
The painted colours moved
At a pace sheepish to be…
By Orlando Blake
Read More…called us the seven sinners
Labelling themselves the winners
They said we didn’t deserve any love
As though they ruled us from up…
By Annabel Davis
Read MoreThis is an observation
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…you and busy me
We’re so busy we don’t see
The homeless people…
By David Woods
Read More…figured this would be an easy gig. Just one of the several guys providing security for the concert. Different story if this had been a band favored by a rowdy crowd – like Metallica or the Rolling Stones. No, this one featured the pop duo Dawn and Divo, teenage heart throbs. Still, the qualification to serve as security was to be imposing. At 6’3” and 230 pounds with combat experience, Zack fit the bill. He’d been…
By John Baldwin
Read MoreWhenever I stand on the beach and look out at the ocean, my childhood comes to mind.
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…longing to again kick up my legs,
perform a series of perfect cartwheels,
leaving prints in the…
By Lois Perch Villemaire
Read MoreThese are the lyrics of a song about feeling no longer valued
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…a friend who I used to drink with
And a girl that would give me a smile
He and I would go to the fights…
By Don Edwards
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