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.
A sonnet in dedication to the memory of George Floyd, whose death is mourned by us all.
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…strength of [our] color will prevail: white,
black, yellow, or red make no difference
in the racist threat against…
By Ngoc Nguyen
Read MoreI wish that I could say that it came out of a situation, but it came out of nowhere as I was eating chocolate and thought of the chocolate factory in San Francisco. I think it is called Ghiradelli’s.
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…the clatter and jangle of the wheels of a trolley car
on the streets of San Francisco, my life bumps and…
By Elizabeth Sams
Read MoreA poem born of a quarantined mind.
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…some corners, in my house, where the vacuum doesn’t suck
Occasionally I seek them out when chores I cannot shuck.
Within the darkest corner, behind the potted…
By James Geehring
Read MoreThis poem was written as song lyrics
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…going to be a different day.
Will our words come out in the same way?
What is it that you need to…
By Ann Christne Tabaka
Read More…somewhere in the imagination
And passing through a particular destination
You meet different birds and mountains
In different clouds and…
By Moin Uddin
Read More…the caterpillar
Born a lowly worm
Dedicated to one task:
Preparing for its appointed…
By Mike Turner
Read MoreLovely lines for a lovely girl, a kind and giving soul who touches every person she meets.
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…a lovely girl—a Flower
from the sun-baked land of Brazil;
ageless, she by clock's every hour…
By Ngoc Nguyen
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