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Poetry Collection: Punishment by Marion Bolton

Punishment!?? It’s Six of the Best!

October 12, 2024 by Guest Author 3 Comments

Filed Under: Hot, Poetry

Poetry: Now Something Completely Different by Marion Bolton

Now Something Completely Different!

August 19, 2024 by Guest Author 2 Comments

Filed Under: Hot, Poetry, The Write Practice Pro Members

It

It.

July 18, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2017 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Poetry

Arm Chair

Arm Chair

September 20, 2016 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Poetry

Dandelions

Dandelions

September 15, 2016 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Poetry

a.m.

June 26, 2016 by Jared Hines Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: haiku, Hell, loss, love, night, poem, poet, poetry, relationships, romance, romantic, travel, writer, writing

all human (for Orlando)

June 12, 2016 by Jared Hines Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: change, club, death, florida, guns, haiku, LGBT, loss, mass-shooting, night club, orlando, poem, poet, poetry, pray, Pulse, reflection, rhyme, shooting, terrorism, violence, write, writer, writing

Lupe – A Resume

May 29, 2016 by Guest Author 2 Comments

Filed Under: Humor, Poetry

Miss Magnolia

March 27, 2016 by Jared Hines Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: adulthood, childhood, children, conflict, easter, free-verse, magnolia, memory, nature, peace, poem, poet, poetry, rhyme, seasons, sleep, spring, trees, writing

No one (a free verse)

March 21, 2016 by Jared Hines Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: alliteration, alone, computers, death, free-verse, freeverse, internet, lonely, loss, poem, poet, poetry, Poetry Day, rhyme, thinking, thoughts, words, World Poetry Day, WorldPoetryDay, writer, writing

Writing Alone

February 28, 2016 by Jared Hines 3 Comments

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: alliteration, feelings, lost, nature, poem, poet, poetry, rhyme, sleep, writer, writing

Blistered Feet (A Valentine's Sonnet)

February 14, 2016 by Jared Hines 1 Comment

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: loss, love, nature, poem, poetry, rhyme, romance, romantic, sonnet, valentine, valentine's day, writing

Poetic Pause

January 31, 2016 by Victoria Norton 1 Comment

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: poetry

Haiku Wars

January 17, 2016 by Jared Hines 5 Comments

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: death, haiku, life, loss, poem, poetry, rhyme, thoughts, writing

Poetic Pause (a sonnet)

January 3, 2016 by Jared Hines 3 Comments

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: death, fear, life, love, poem, poetry, sonnet, writing

Wren’s Song

October 14, 2015 by Guest Author 4 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Poetry

Together We Fall

February 4, 2015 by kayladean 2 Comments

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: America, American, poetry, society

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