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  • The Lighthouse Yonder Beckons
    100 14 1

    "Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press, not that be limited without danger of losing it." - Thomas Jefferson, 1786. Freedoms of speech and the press are in the FIRST AMENDMENT of the U.S. Constitution, an indication of the priority with which those freedoms must be cherished and valued.

  • Chiaroscuro
    2.6K 275 10

    In-between black and white. A style of painting, drawing, etc. using only light and shade to achieve the effect of a third dimension.

  • The Whole Cole Story
    6.3K 785 17

    A series of collaborative rhymes based on a children's rhyme, Old King Cole

  • When the Light is On You
    78 15 1

    Leonardo hums philosophically as he paints a portrait of Lisa Gherardini.

  • Lisonneta
    47.7K 1.4K 19

    Fourteen line poems.

  • Carrion
    14 0 1

    Completed   Mature
  • Laundry Lines: A Memoir in Stories and Poems
    1.3K 280 23

    Why do we remember what we remember? As Ann Elizabeth Carson looks back at the long laundry line of her life strung with memories, in a rare combination of visceral, sensuous prose and poetry she explores how many Western women lived and were shaped by the 20th century. Laundry Lines: A Memoir in Stories and Poems co...

  • Mickey the Monkey
    547 60 7

    A cunning monkey grabs the attention of three kids and a small Alabama town during the summer of 1937. A tale in seven parts.

    Mature
  • Older Poems from the Pen of Olan L. Smith
    5.4K 1K 107

    This collection is a gathering of most of my older poems, both published and unpublished, making it easier to find my poetry.

  • contrived
    615 230 16

    sometimes life is contrived. My thoughts and observations on aging.

  • Magpie Pearls
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    ~ This poetic journey started when I began questioning why I write poetry. The assumption I'd come across pearls of wisdom to impart is quickly challenged by readers of "Magpie Pearls", leading me to explore truth in a broader sense. Is truth universal or personal? Relative, or absolute? What becomes clear to me over...

    Completed  
  • Drifters
    3.4K 267 10

    A collection of Inspirational poetry and my personal observations.

  • Daring Names : Heroic Ballads
    511 58 11

    YOU are the hero! You have many adventures to go on. How would you feel if you were a famous knight? What does it sound like in a mermaid's lair? Will you be friends with dragons? What is it like to fly? Only YOU can tell the story! (Please leave comments and votes if you enjoy a story! This book has new parts added e...

  • A dragon in winter
    1.7K 89 14

    Does the writer suffer the delusions of oncoming bi-polar disease, or is he the victim of the machinations of infinitely superior aliens who fear the the human race's ability to breed far faster than they and poison the environment with their consumption. Set in once prosperous mill towns in Lancashire at the end...

    Completed  
  • Deadline--a VERY short story
    629 54 3

    Completed  
  • Limericks .. Poetic Ladies
    8.4K 652 100

    Poetic Ladies Indeed! <3

    Completed  
  • edge of the garden
    13.3K 742 25

    outside of eden

  • Some Girls Wander by mistake
    579 67 4

    A few poems on burgeoning womanhood and advice for our daughters A few lyric references and a bit of militant feminisim to garnish.

  • over the line
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    in the dimensions

  • if you live, you cast a shadow
    134 12 1

    as the shadows appear......

  • Muscadine Jack
    159 23 1

    Just another night on the road with Jack and his blues band

  • Still Waters
    20.7K 610 60

    A collection of metered poems of life, death and everything in between.

  • A Tanager's Dream
    870 32 1

    A songbird's dream of beasts and peace, where East is West and West is East

  • The Great Divide
    612 42 1

    Onward and upward

  • Time
    931 46 1

    A three quatrain poem: abab, cdcd, efef. Time is called the elusive mistress.

    Completed  
  • Pensacola Zoo
    828 25 3

    Talking animals, fishing gone awry and pandemonium in the monkey house

  • How You Doing, Old Friend?
    152 17 1

    Self reflection's best done with a good friend.

  • The Weight of a Smile
    591 48 1

    My Round Four entry for the UWSClub Writing Challenge. The prompt was "humanity", and we were supposed to write a story based on something we were deeply in touch with, as well as include three out of eight pictures. I chose to write about how seemingly tiny and insignificant things we do (or others do for us) can ha...