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Poem for Spring

Write a poem for spring. You can not use the words: flower, buds, blossoms, rain, new.

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Featured Poems


from 28 reviews.

A thing of beauty that decoys forever...
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The Spiderweb
A contest entry

from 25 reviews.

Beyond our intelligence
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Singularity
by Lordinajamjar

from 20 reviews.

Death by fire
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Cremation
by Lea Tonin1

from 24 reviews.

What if you were the last tree?
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The Gift
by Lea Tonin1

from 29 reviews.

Where reindeer live
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North Country Magic
by Debi Pick Marquette

from 26 reviews.

Minimalist Acrostic
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The Gospel
by DonandVicki

from 27 reviews.

A small girls passing
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Cara
by Lea Tonin1

from 17 reviews.

A poem about the sun coming up
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Sunrise
by Cecilia A Heiskary

from 29 reviews.

A Hedgehog's Retreat
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Winter's Sleep
by Debbie D'Arcy

from 18 reviews.

A Christmas Poem
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Behind the Silver
by Jessica Wheeler

from 17 reviews.

Reflections don't always show what we imagine they should
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A Contrast of Seasons
by Tim Margetts

from 8 reviews.

This is my poem I wrote from my heart that I want to share
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The Trees Are Growing
by Quatae Turnage

Featured Stories


from 16 reviews.

a 'Charlie' entry
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Forager
by jim vecchio

from 23 reviews.

Noah learns what's special about the sapphire ring.
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from 27 reviews.

The Descendant Bk 2
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Mazledanya's Revenge Chap 6
by Sandra Stoner-Mitchell

from 10 reviews.

A thoughtful suggestion
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Sharing during the holidays
by Jesse James Doty

from 14 reviews.

Will it drop or stay with the mate.
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The Shoe
by Lea Tonin1

from 20 reviews.

A chapter in the book Ruminations
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Changes, Part 1
by Pam Lonsdale

from 14 reviews.

Neither here nor there
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The In-between
by Lea Tonin1

from 27 reviews.

Yvonne is in the hospital
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Our Friend Yvonne
by T B Botts

from 14 reviews.

Two steps forward one step back...
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Steps
by Lea Tonin1

from 9 reviews.

Charlie entry
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The Cobalt Watch
by Julie Helms

from 16 reviews.

New normals emerge as survivors look toward a changed life.
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The Burdon of Survival
by davisr (Rhonda)

from 21 reviews.

Here's your chance!
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HumpWhistle Sighting
by humpwhistle



Well Received Poems


from 8 reviews.

An Uplifting Poem for the Festive Season
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A Very Merry Christmas
by Dolly'sPoems

from 12 reviews.

A Limerick
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A Chilly Dog
by Marilyn Hamilton

from 13 reviews.

Even the old feel livelier.
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Exuberant Spring
by judiverse

from 17 reviews.

A poem about the sun coming up
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Sunrise
by Cecilia A Heiskary

from 11 reviews.

Thank you Susan F.M.T. for the use of your great art work
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from 10 reviews.

Gifts God has given us
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Rich Harvest
by Brenda Strauser

from 9 reviews.

A Rime tessera
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Relationship
by royowen

Well Received Stories


from 9 reviews.

A FanStory version
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from 5 reviews.

WE have all sinned
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He Who is Free of Sin
by Maria Millsaps

from 10 reviews.

A thoughtful suggestion
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Sharing during the holidays
by Jesse James Doty

from 10 reviews.

An idea, a thought, a moment.
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The Fractured Clock
by Tim Margetts

from 8 reviews.

Yesterday's adventure.
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Jinxed
by BethShelby


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#1  Wendy G
#2  Raul1
#3  Begin Again
#4  lyenochka
#5  judiverse
#6  jessizero
#7  jim vecchio
#8  Julie Helms
#9  Pam Lonsdale
#10  Dawn Munro

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