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Finders link Ireland Quickly "Ireland did you say?" "Aye, a ship to the island." "It'll be 3 diamonds ride" "Arr, here." I say with a grimace, handing over the diamonds.

Today let’s take a moment to make room for the Newbie Minnows Poets that have found their way to Steemit. They are beautiful and full of wonder and some are already on their way to standing in the company

To laugh at worry is infeasible. Cloudy and shifting where did wind go? Sorry already if you clicked on this... This is me finding out about not being able to delete a post :) I wanted to do the 7 day

Laying in a bed towered by thoughts of rejection. Questions of who will climb over this wall to catch this ejected heart? Waiting and waiting, wishing for sleep, but none comes; simply worry instead. Silently,

This is my entry for the new Ukiah Haiku... It felt strange, especially 11 syllables. Did you know reality is 4 syllables!? It's beautiful how much can be learned by simply sitting down with language,

Well, I've only been on steemit for 47 days but it has been a blast and creating a deeper family seems really important for the longevity of this platform; so I'm ecstatic to see #thealliance is already

Haiku is a form of poetry with three lines that follow a structured syllable count of 5-7-5. Last week while reading through the poetry tag I discovered a haiku by @robyneggs that had inverted the syllable

The questions are upside down, so don't go looking too closely. A wave comes for a strong surf, so learn how to hold on with loose hands and firm feet, for the water is how we carry the message to generations

Congratulations to the Winners of Where Poets Dream and Cry Challenge. It was a battle to the very end. At the end of hours of deliberation the winners can finally be revealed. And yes I did extend the

In my dreams I see the place where we all go to meet with our ancestors and loved ones who are deceased. In this place of care and honor, amusement graces peace, creating a space to experiment with ease.

Welcome, Steemians, To the new Poetry Challenge, Where Poets Dream and Cry. In this challenge, I am asking you to create a poem using one of the images below and let the content of that poem convey to

Awoke by a bang, a clashing and a ring, lying like a rug where I have never been. Prodded by electricity, I open my eyes, to see alien figures poking me for a rise. Frightened I jump, searching for escape,

Saggy eyelids of compromised souls enslaved to dollars, and slumped shoulders weighed down by forefathers, twist the heart to the debt of the fathomable. Spines curved to misaligned values like desecrated

Mt.Bonnell is the highest point of elevation in Austin, Tx. It is on the western most side of the city and is met by the Colorado river winding its way down. Here, tourists come to take pictures as I soak

Congratulations to the Winners of the Writer’s Impact Challenge! All of the Poets in this challenge worked hard and there were also new connections of support that were birthed. Thanks to all that entered

As the witness ran through the streets of old, angels uplifted his feet from the sole. While the sniper could see from yards away, shooting again was unkeen for that day. From behind comes a knife to the

The teepee is atop our atlas, foreseeing smoke signals in religion. Shaking the roots effects the flowers, but the trees stand strong in decision. Within the world of telephones and emojis we're stuck

 The breath of life joins the ring of oaks,                           remembering

 Whoosh comes overhead as I’m blasted into my fears, alone yet never forgotten, I bask in my tears. The shadow is life in the form of imagination, yet as the moon rises higher I still fight temptation.

Greetings and peace be with you! Today it brings me great pleasure to announce the winner from BeLoveBeLight Contest #1!!! Source Each contestant did a FABULOUS job of being love and light in their writings.