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Time to Get Out of the Kitchen
and into the face of the poor the impoverished -- those who feast on heaps of beans and hamburg and more beans those faces -- vacant without a vision...
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A winters tale
He said, “I’ll sing you the blues To coincide with this damp wintry night; Throw in six pence more and I’ll strum A tune on my three stringed guitar...
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Desperate times
Tonight I went to fitness class, To see if I could pull a lass, I went in hope and expectation, Born out of my extreme frustration. I sigh as I...
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The Salmon's Life (IP)
The Salmon’s life is river like; a constant onward rush like the rugged river rapids against which this fish must push. First amber egg, then alevin...
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Dormity Gardens
Anna could hear the Victrola playing through the thin glass windows of Dormity House, the tinny waltz filtering out through the window into the snow-...
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Lost Naivety
Rave on! He sang in perfect time, With sweeping greasy comb, I watched him from the big armchair, He thought he was alone. In the mirror straight...
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The Things You Do For Love
‘This could be my last chance’ I thought, as I roughly undid my tie and fumbled to loosen the top buttons of my shirt in an effort to cool down. The...
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Words on the Wind (Carnsore Point, Wexford, Ireland. 1978)
Millions turn their ears from the words on the wind Deaf to the call from the waste And though Apathy's triumph is gained without blood Death's...
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Shop Window
It is my school prom tomorrow and I haven't got my dress yet. I am panicking like nobodies business I know what I want my dress to look like and I...
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The dog who was really a man
The unnoticeable lengthening of days
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A Winters Tale
~~A WINTERS TALE As wintery day gives way to wintery night Black interlacing silhouettes of trees Stand skeletal against the fading light Waft gently...
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A seed of hope
The rain pauses, and the sun’s rays Breathe life into each diamond droplet- Causing a rainbow to grow- Arching from the pot of gold Where limericks...
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- 420 reads
The Monk Sitting By The Side Of The Road
How many times had he been down this road? It was the same road; he was sure of that for he recognized the monk sitting by the side of the road who...
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Positivity
Positivity P KRoutray From our earthly experience can we not surmise with confidence, that anything good and beautiful are positive, joyous and...
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How to die dramatically 2
YES, you are on your deathbed. Somehow, your closest relatives, your closest family members are expecting you to change your will. You have given a...
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August Shadow (working title): Chapter 1
Chapter 1. Story Summary: Lia Grey is a spirited sixteen-year-old, an opinionated, fiery girl who couldn’t care the slightest about her town’s...
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eavesdropping in a grocery store
while hunting for the staples on the weekend, during those few hours that he doesn’t have to work during the 7 day work week, he moves out of the way...
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August Shadow (working title): Prologue
Here's the story summary: Lia Grey is a spirited sixteen-year-old, an opinionated, fiery girl who couldn’t care the slightest about her town’s...
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A Black Bridleless Horse
A Black Bridleless Horse ‘Can’t you feel it?’ said Caz, shivering as she turned her back on the railway track. It was a railway track no longer in...
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