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Poem / Poetry

June 29, 2023

Reads: 72

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Eulogy for a hurricane struck home Read More
"Sirens" is a poem that sheds light on the reality of war and how it distorts children's lives and scars them for life. Read More

Reads: 126

Comments: 3

The Booksie Classic House

Those waves could be dangerous. My poem. Read More

Reads: 389

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Photo (c) Pexels Read More
During World War 2, a fifteen-year old boy falls in love with a girl ten years older who, every Thursday afternoon, comes to do the laundry for his mother... Read More

Poem / Poetry

July 05, 2022

Reads: 303

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Photo (c) Pexels Read More
Some shadows are fun but these are not. Read More

Poem / Poetry

March 23, 2022

Reads: 614

Comments: 10

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Cover: Pixabay. Read More

Poem / Poetry

February 27, 2022

Reads: 563

Comments: 13

Shelves: 3

The The Imaginarium House

Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay. A poem written for a prompt at the Imaginarium House. https://www.booksie.com/house-the-imaginarium-760 Read More

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"it's amazing how words can be so powerful. this poem is full of threat, desperation, thrilling, doom. It brings home the madness of the world s..." Read More

Poem / Poetry

February 09, 2022

Reads: 346

Comments: 5

The Booksie Classic House

Image by DeSa81 from Pixabay Read More
Dedicated to the people who perished on September 11, 2001 Read More

Reads: 339

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Cover image: Hullabaloo22 on Pixabay.com. Read More

Reads: 612

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

The invasion fleet was poised to take the Earth by force, but would they succeed? Read More
Cyril with Elaine must get their group out of danger and to a new safe land but time is against them. Read More

Poem / Fantasy

December 17, 2020

Reads: 530

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

The beast has risen . . . Read More

Poem / Poetry

November 14, 2020

Reads: 488

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A short poem about the Fire Girl Read More
Like the band 'My Chemical Romance' once sang, I'd say "Teenagers scare the living hell out of me." Read More
When a young man sees death and destruction for the first time, it can test his view of the world and how to live in such a world. Of course, his lack of education didn't help matters any. Read More

Reads: 544

Comments: 4

The Booksie Classic House

Cover image: Joshua Koblin on Unsplash. Read More

Poem / Poetry

December 30, 2019

Reads: 672

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

The loss of happy places with the onward march of time... Read More

Poem / Non-Fiction

September 19, 2019

Reads: 563

Comments: 7

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

A poem of confidence shot. Cover image: Sharon McCuthceon on Unsplash. Read More

Poem / Poetry

September 10, 2019

Reads: 513

Comments: 3

The Booksie Classic House

There is that side of life which is not good. My poem. Read More

Poem / Poetry

August 21, 2019

Reads: 481

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A short free verse poem Read More
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