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A Portrait Of Hope

Do you also wait for dawn like I do? Behind sleepy eyes, and the miasma of tizzy nights, Rising, to present yourself to the world say; Tis I! Vulnerable at your...

CRESCENDO

Let us speak of today as we do eternity; Void of time, Void of a setting sun.. Let us speak of today as we do forever; Void of yesterdays, Void of tomorrow's. F...

FIRST IMPRESSION?

The first day she met him, he was on her brother's piano. With his broad face peering too close at the keys as his dumb fingers brushed over too many wrong note...

FIRST IMPRESSION?

The first day she met him, he was on her brother's piano. With his broad face peering too close at the keys as his dumb fingers brushed over too many wrong note...

THE POETRY OF SPORTS

I am a lover of sports. I am witness to its potency; like art,,like music,,,the sheer capability of binding and relaxing... The lessons... I watch these people ...

GREENLIGHT

Mother had a passion for green things. It was all there behind the house - every useful green plant I'd ever known. Mother grew all of them, tended to them with...

PHILOS

Tonight; Let's make love shower Like sweet snow and drizzling dew. Let's make love cover the trees And the streetlights; Let's polish the earth with the wet gle...

HURRAH FOR BLOOD!!

The last four months have seen not less than 300 souls butchered to the grave by so-called fulani herdmen in Benue State, Nigeria. One particular area, Guma, ha...

A WITHERED STORY

He would enter the room quietly, like silence itself, sounding no steps and rousing no lights. He would move softly, almost in a manner that made one feel he fe...

MOUNTAIN TREES

As mountain trees of a gloomy night Far, unreachably far, Is where I stand, observing A beauty so easily misunderstood.. Are you that brilliant flower, Do not b...

ON APPRECIATING TRUTH

The Enormity Of Truth Truth, is really an incredible thing. It is the substance of honesty. And, honesty is, arguably, the most difficult policy to imbibe. It's...

THE BOY LIVED

The flood crept into the town at night, silently, like a slimy millipede. The people of the town awoke to the sight of water perilously clutching the walls of t...

STACH Short Story Contest #24: 199 words, 5 winners, 15SBD prize pool!

Hello Everyone, @kingst here with the announcement for the STACH Short Story Contest 24. What is a Short Story. A short story is a story with a fully developed ...

SPU Poetry Contest #6: The Dance Of Gods

As my father would say: "We are in the magic of the dance." I would say we are at its hottest core And our feet have passed into a trance. Where we are, my girl...

SPU Poetry Contest #6: Announcement (& Winners of #5)

Notice @run-the-bits here again with your results for the SPU Poetry Contest 6! You guys wrote some truly great poems this week. In fact, it was kinda hard choo...

IDIOMATIC STORY CONTEST: 5 SBD FOR A GRAB

This IdiomaticStory Contest will last for 10 days, thus, it officially ends on 23:00 GMT of 10th April, 2018. What is Idiomatic Story This is a short creative w...

A PLEA

I went to his house that evening, determined to plead with him. "Please its enough, Mark" I told him. "Let's bury the hatchet once and for all". He smirked flip...

BLUE AND BLACK

At once, Before the first gust of wind Sweeps you into vacuum, Let me pick you And stroke tenderly The heart of love upon your back. Let us flutter by, Butterfl...

The Kudos Short Poem Competition

@damianjayclay and @nikisteem are proud to bring you a new poetry writing competition The Kudos Short Poem Competition has only three rules: >Resteem and give a...

STEEMIT HAIKU CONTEST # WEEK 22: (Original Contest)

STEEMIT HAIKU CONTEST Make Haikus Great Again! In Japanese Style...Created by Moonlee & Dedicated To All Haiku Fans... Rules 1... Upvote this post and resteem i...