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Tag: civilizations

“Meditation in an Office Tower” by Dale Cottingham
Poetry

“Meditation in an Office Tower” by Dale Cottingham

March 4, 2022March 15, 20220

Thrusting one creased pant leg in front of the other, canter-leaving ankles, knees, thighs, my leather shoes clacking slate as I amble toward and away, …

“An American Experience” by Dale Cottingham
Poetry

“An American Experience” by Dale Cottingham

January 3, 2022January 2, 20220

While I waited at roadside I thought,why not try some loveliness. So I did.I saw visions in far reaches, feltthe soft touch of silence, melodiescame …

“Still in the City” by DS Maolalai
Poetry

“Still in the City” by DS Maolalai

October 11, 2021October 10, 20210

on hills by park pathwaysand beds of fresh petal,we collapse on our elbowsand tightly scrubbed grass.twist off ourbackpacks, wet with the weightof the sun and …

“He’ll Hear it Again” by Edward Lee
Poetry

“He’ll Hear it Again” by Edward Lee

June 24, 2019August 19, 20201

There’s a man the silent world claims as Noah, standing at the cliff’s edge, looking down on us as we crawl across each other, his …

“Everyday I am Born Like This” by Abhilipsa Sahoo
Poetry

“Everyday I am Born Like This” by Abhilipsa Sahoo

November 5, 2018August 19, 20201

everyday I am born like this – nothing ever happens for the first time I collect my shattered promises and get back home to my …

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