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"If My Heart Could Talk to My Head"
© By Matt Elmore The poet's poem was chosen among eight poems out of 24 entries in ILA Magazine's 'Heart Challenge' offered July 18 -...

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Jul 25, 20232 min read
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A MEETING WITH MY HEART
© By Andree Malenoir The poet's poem was chosen among eight poems out of 24 entries in ILA Magazine's 'Heart Challenge' offered last...

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Jul 25, 20231 min read
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"THE DATE"
© Written by Rosemarie Miranda Rosemarie's poem was chosen among eight poems out of a total of 24 entries in ILA Magazine's Facebook...

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Jul 24, 20231 min read
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HEARTSTRINGS:
Tales of Love, Loss and Resilience This poem was chosen among seven other poems and from a total of 24 entries in ILA Magazine Facebook...

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Jul 24, 20232 min read
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Poetry of Safdar Bhatti
Mark the bewitching bright lustre Of feminine accomplishment An arch, ampler brow White as the snow Where Love skats for hours Fringed by...

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Jul 24, 20232 min read
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Past Half of Seven Poems
HUNGER It's a sad story to day But the truth is real The damnation is upon us Our head is in the bag... The rich rule the world Mercy...

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Jul 21, 20235 min read
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Poems of KAWSAR KHALIL
EMBERS VERSUS ASHES ** Since antiquity a single-sided game Where always one team comes victorious Two teams namely Ashes and Embers Where...

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Jul 20, 20233 min read
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BEFORE IT PERISHES
O' God ! Give m the things I always cherished for The food for the hungry belly, The roof to the homeless many The clothes to the...

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Jul 20, 20232 min read
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DAILY DIPOLOG GLIMPSES
by Rosemarie Miranda "WEDNESDAY NIGHT" (A Dipolog Glimpse) Another grateful day of thanksgiving for all life's random blessings we never...

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Jul 20, 20231 min read
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Who Says A Man Doesn't Cry?
And One More Poem Who says a man doesn't cry? Has he got no heart? A man too feels and cries When he's torn apart. Who says a man...

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Jul 20, 20232 min read
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Womanhood
This poem was recently chosen as an 'Editor's Choice' Random pick because it is profoundly meaningful. The poet is certainly...

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Jul 20, 20231 min read
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A Trio of Poems
CONVENIENT POISON The light that shines within you they have muted and made dim. Separated from your source, you're coursed a freeway of...

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Jul 20, 20233 min read
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A POET'S PRAYER
O' light on me... That I don't lose the way --- Enliven me with bravery! As tenant...grave shrouds, to make not perfect the day: Thus...

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Jul 20, 20231 min read
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Poems of Nasser Goudarzi
ALWAYS A CHILD... I hear the whispers of the waves as they crash against the shore... They seek me out and call me in... The sounds and...

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Jul 19, 20231 min read
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FORGET NOT!
© By Chichi Alintah Nothing can be taken if not given The dream, his spot of communication Leaving the place of reality out of action If...

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Jul 19, 20231 min read
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OBLATED TO BLACK
© Written by Emmelia M. They are talking about black, in my never-ending nights, obsolete to the colorless corpse, once they have never...

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Jul 19, 20231 min read
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David Morgan
SORRY MATE Sorry mate, switch on the lights and welcome to Fairy-tale town; Do you see the caring care home has been closed down? We...

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Jul 19, 20234 min read
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A Poetic Weaving: 7 Poems Plus One
The poems we feature here were chosen as "best entries" (out of 11 entries total), in a recent poetry challenge given. The prompt was...

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Jul 15, 20233 min read
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POEMS OF VANDANA KUMAR
"THE SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW" The Saturday night show Is like the moon outside my balcony A quarter full There is a lot that remains to...

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Jul 13, 20232 min read
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A View of Two Poems
"TRACE A PATH" I trace a path to the road less taken. There are countless circles and at night I always get lost. I am certain it is the...

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Jul 13, 20231 min read
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