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Better to Forget

01.07.13 Posted in today's words by

Azra Daniel Francis’ poem Iamb Perfect appeared here in December 2012.Better to ForgetBy Azra Daniel Francis Perfection gained throughTruthfulnessCan never fade; Majestic mountainsTo glorious pastsLong passed Are merely sad remindersExcellenceIs not genomic.


Your eyes

01.07.13 Posted in words to linger on by

Amy Alley is a writer, artist, teacher, mother, and knitting fanatic who lives in beautiful upstate South Carolina. Her first book, The Absence of Anyone Else, was published in 2009. She maintains 2 blogs, The Boldness Initiative and Pan Pan Studios, and she can be contacted at amialley@hotmail.com. Her poem Letter to Myself on December 3 appeared here in December 2010.Your eyesBy Amy […]


2:40 a.m.

01.06.13 Posted in today's words by

Donald Pachinger is a 21-year-old poet from Long Island searching for the right words. Charles Bukowski, Rob Plath, and Li Po are the titans in a long list of his influences. Visit his blog.2:40 a.m.By Donald Pachinger i watch the sky light up,as I walk home from the bar,a storm rolls in


Lot’s Wife

01.05.13 Posted in today's words by

Sy Roth comes riding in and then canters out. Oftentimes, the head is bowed by reality; other times he is proud to have said something noteworthy. After 42 years as a teacher/school administrator, he now lives in Mount Sinai, far from Moses and the tablets. This has led him to words for solace. He spends […]


Worthing

01.04.13 Posted in today's words by

Angharad Williams is a full-time poet and coffee drinker, part-time social researcher and charity worker originally from the seaside and now living in Manchester, England.WorthingBy Angharad Williams Air clogged with salt and spray,the good girl walking on pebblesthe dull ache of sea-battered corners tentative steps and aninner mantra of shells.The swirly, mobile home.The Mussel, empty, […]


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