Sunday, April 30, 2017

Editor's Thoughts/Carry On--By Karen O'Leary--United States

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Dear Whispers’ Friends, You are my writing family, friends I feel honored to share the gift of words with.  As we regroup, we will find...
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Bilingual Haiku--By--Chen-ou Liu--Canada

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wolf moon a stranger's smell on her body 狼月 陌生人的氣味 在她身上 _____________ cherry blossom rain her fragrance lingers in my mind ...
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The Owl and the Fish--By Jack Horne--England

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The Owl and the Fish I asked an owl which way to go;  alas, she didn't seem to know.  A fish was swimming by my side  and sai...
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In Review…--Gerald Heyder--United States

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In Review… My family was my treasure, yes, they were beyond measure. They are gone like yesterday and can never return. Oh, wha...
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Saturday, April 29, 2017

Ambrosia--By Paul Callus--Malta

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Ambrosia (HexSonnetta) Beside the gurgling stream I sit upon the grass and watch the shards of glass (reflected rays that gleam...
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A Fading Memory--By Eleanor Michael--United States

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A Fading Memory I enlist the help of a wind-up timer and reminder lists. The timer wakes me if I doze, reminds me to check fo...
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Haiku--By John McDonald--Scotland

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grandfather's house - stripping wallpaper finding a strange language ___________ barn dance - on silver strings spider polkas ...
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Freedom--By Tom Davis--United States

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Freedom Brown leaves, curled and frost covered Crunch beneath my feet Morning air crackles Its freshness burns my nose By a fallen t...
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Friday, April 28, 2017

Summer Rain--By Maurice J. Reynolds--United States

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Summer Rain Dark clouds fill the sky, the opening act for the thunder and lightening show waiting to take stage, threatening al...
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Calliope--By Christine Tate--United States

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Calliope The heavenly calliope God's ballad of love, an ethereal melody sent down from above. It permeates the spirit and...
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At the Seaside--By Claudia Messelodi--Italy

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At the Seaside--English A ship sails from the shining shore;  shimmering sea waves spread secrets and shells all around  on the...
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“Have It Your Way”*--By Renee’ Drummond-Brown--United States

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“Have It Your Way”* Two all beef prose Special words Literature Consonance Poetry Onomatopoeia On a Stanza seed bun. Dedicat...
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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Paint the World--By Phyllis Babcock--Canada

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Paint the World We paint our own colorful skies Viewing them only through our eyes We see and hear of greed, hate, anger and pain Tale...
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There is a problem on our block--By Kelley White--United States

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There is a problem on our block The old woman who drives the gold 1963 Ford Falcon found a litter of kittens in her hosta bushes. ...
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Love, Hope and Fidelity--By Ndongolera C. Mwangupili--Malawi

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Love, Hope and Fidelity Like wine, let our love mature with time For time tells the tales of time. Like a seed, let our hope shoot out ...
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Poetry Moments--By Robert P. Hansen--United States

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dense fog smothering the sun _________ newborn butterfly crumpled wings unfolding _________ hummingbird nest three eg...
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Looking Out to Spectacle Island in April--By Marianne Szlyk--United States

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Looking Out to Spectacle Island in April The beach this time of year is nothing but rocks. She ignores the man who is placing one ...
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Freedom--By Diana Dalton--United States

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Freedom Free your mind one belief at a time Letting them flow in love's glow Just a movie scene upon a screen Relax, let go, ...
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Monday, April 24, 2017

Partners in Poetry--ayaz daryl nielsen and Peggy Dugan French, United States

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can’t turn away By ayaz daryl nielsen and Peggy Dugan French, United States things will blend together, as they do you can’t turn aw...
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Porcelain--By Darrell Herbert--United States

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Porcelain Bleeding beneath             perfect porcelain skin screaming             whirring                dripping   ...
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Beyond the Mirror--By Glenda Frazier--United States

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Beyond the Mirror Looking through a distorted mirror I stare closer to see my scars People told me I was beautiful But they could...
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Friday, April 21, 2017

mosaic of dreams and hope--By Jeanette Nel le Roux--South Africa

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mosaic of dreams and hope if restlessness never ceases in the soul how do we know when the circle of youth is complete - at what ag...
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Children in the Sky--By Michael Lee Johnson--United States

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Children in the Sky  There is a full moon, distant in this sky tonight, Gray planets planted on an aging white, face. Child...
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Thursday, April 20, 2017

WHISPERS' APRIL ACTIVITY--SPRING COUPLETS

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Dear Whispers’ Family, The April writing activity has featured a two-pronged emphasis: writing about a specific theme: Springtime, as ...
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