Stories - Short Fiction & Poetry Contest - 2019 - page 3 - Poetry

Poetry

1 min

The Bungalow

Benny Blue

It squats low, hunched down.

Lower, now that the rain has soaked through -

It once stood ... [+]

Poetry

2 min

c. 1873

Shade Ayeni

Early morning sun shone

through the lattice window

while thin-beaked blue birds ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Mine

Delandra Burford

My family is full of smiles and open minds; so,

happiness I will surely find:

easy ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Homeless Identity

Julia Butler

Anything can be a home,

But the beauty of a home is

How it makes you feel—

The ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Promise

Seraphina Wong

Home was supposed to be safe

Forever, loving, whole

Home was where hurt and pain ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

New Year's Resolution

Abby Comey

I convince myself it’s a kind of grocery list

I will buy bread I will not

Forget gluten ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Title Track

Evelyn Basham

So young,

But his house is already in order.

It’s clean when I go there,

Shoes all ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Home

Ishaan Khandpur

Long ago I found hope,
In a distant place called home,
People talked of wondrous things,
Like ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Wishing For Home

Marina Pantner

A Dandelion in December

She felt stupid
Her roots clinging to the almost frozen earth ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

What's Mine...

Finley Roles

Mother’s going on a trip,

a new steady at the helm,

another crooked smile,

a visage ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Seasons with Her

CeeCee Bishop

In the springtime, in the spring,
I sing to my lover
A sweet lullaby.
Oh, how I cry!
And ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Home Is Where The Squirrels Are

Patrick Salsburg

How do you know you're at W&M?
You see the squirrels.
A squirrel on a tree, a squirrel on the ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Where are you from?

Anna Isler

Every encounter seems to start with two questions
1. What’s your name?
Anna
2. Where are ... [+]