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When I was a child I was scared of the dark, Of clowns and of shadow demons Then I grew up And I met the real monsters: Humans devoid of all love #poem #cheritas #humanity #suffering

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Look at all the hate Pouring down like acid rain From the ugly mouths Of people too blind to see The beauty of empathy #poetry #tanka #christiannationalism #nohatelikechristianlove

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Mr. Zelenskyy, those of us American who still have common sense and decency are extremely sorry for your mistreatment by this poor excuse of a “leader” who’s currently in office. Even to this day, I stand with Ukraine. #StandWithUkraine

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Economic Blackout Tour

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Choose 20 Poems that have stayed with you or influenced you. One Poem per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just screenshots (with alt text) or links. Day 3 #Poemchallenge #poetrysky

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I think V-day is overrated… I used to never receive a card unless it was made mandatory by our teachers back in elem-middle school. Only once was I happy when a sweet boy in my class gave a carnation to every girl, including me. First time I ever got a flower. 🌸 #sweet #thoughtful #innocent #v-day

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I ❤️ stories with good endings, but as I’m sure you see, I write a lot of tragic verses. Why? It doesn’t leave your soul long after it ends. The lingering ache from an unfulfilled dream that was doomed to fail, if not by the MC then by the world. I have many such broken stories to tell. #JLH #love

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The traitor stood still Surrounded by winter’s gloom And screamed to the sky But not a soul could hear her Not even he who loved her #poetry #tanka #betrayal #past #punishment

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“Where are you?” she cried, “I miss you more than you know.” She heard him respond: “Then why did you break my trust And shatter my heart like glass?” #poetry #tanka #betrayal #past #torment

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Isn’t it amazing And isn’t it so strange That in a sea of a thousand faces Where the twilight music blares And the bodies sway in the tide I can still drift alone? #poem #cheritas #loneliness #lost

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There was a cabin In the middle of winter The woman entered And was greeted warmly by The mother of the soldier And during the night She had wandered room by room Looking for that man Who had long stolen her heart But then she woke up and cried #poetry #tanka #love #dream #loss

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If you ask me “What is the meaning of life?” All I can answer is “Loving fearlessly.” #poetry #naani #22syllables #life #love #empathy

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Counting down each minute late at night Until inevitable dawn Unable to fall asleep Remembering someone Who I miss dearly Yet does not know That I still Think of Him #poetry #nonet #insomnia #restless #remembrance

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Every single night When demons come out to play I pick up my sword - With each clean slice from the blade One head flies, yet two more form #poetry #tanka #mental-health #exhaustion #fighting #self-doubt

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I dreamt of the cozy fireplace at home And my nieces both sitting on my lap Waiting to hear more fairytale stories And I smiled and laughed warmly At their attempts to repeat my words Until I awoke alone in the snow again #poetry #cherita #family #loneliness #children #warmth #innocence #love

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Dear Miss Future Me - Please be kinder to yourself. Sincerely, Past Me #poetry #haiku #simple #letter-to-myself #selflove

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Sometimes late at night When my eyes refuse to close And my mind races I remember his kind words And rivers flow down my face #poetry #tanka #love #memories #loss #sadness

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Was there anything I could have said, dear, To reach your heart Without mistranslation? #poetry #naani #20syllables #love #regret

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“Look at that small house With all the small people In that small light,” Cries the old man He scoffs at the warmth and cheer, At his grandchild’s laughter, At the couples’ smiles As they carry mugs of hot cocoa In denial of his own misery In his dark tower of glass #poetry #simple #lifeis2short

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I look into the mirror And the face that stares back Is no longer me But a shell #poetry #naani #21syllables #sadness #lost #tragedy

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When all is said and done And the fires of last month’s battle Simmer down to cold white ashes Will I find you once again When the sun rises up to expose The vast frozen wasteland? #poetry #cherita #wounded #healing #isolation

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When I look back now On all that I’ve seen and learned In the last five years All that I can remember Is the aching loneliness #poetry #tanka #wisdom #time #love #family #loss

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When the first snow falls And blankets the land in white Do the pine trees smile or sigh? #poetry #katauta #question #winter #first-snow

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Once upon a midnight hour High up in a frozen tower Lay a princess in death’s shadow And the knight who might have saved her Ran instead - he could not face her Thus they both died in the snow #poetry #cherita #love #tragedy #winter

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Question for #authors - if you have a chapter where all of the words are italicized, and you are writing in first-person perspective, how would you format a direct internal thought (if at all)? #BookSky #WritingCommunity

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There once was a girl named Lily Who was kind, but very silly - When she drove up to town All dressed up in a gown, She’d forgotten her coat and was chilly! #poetry #limerick #silly

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The past haunts me in my dreams He stands by the naked trees alone Where the fallen leaves all form a crown at his feet And his deep emerald eyes have lost their glow As the lost man gazes upon me with a sad smile - I wake up drenched in his unseen tears #poetry #cherita #nightmare #loss #sadness

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In the dead of night While everybody sleeps Why do the stars stay awake? #poetry #katauta #question #nighttime #cold #stars

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In the autumn breeze I hear the chatter of the leaves - “Do not let your dreams die Before the long slumber.” #poetry #naani #25syllables #word-experiment #autumn #dreams

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Last night I had dreamt That I was in the city Looking for my sibs But I never found them, and I awoke with teary eyes #poetry #tanka #family #sadness #lonely

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Question for #WritingCommunity #Authors - when a new author has completed a draft and wants to self-publish, are there any resources out there that might be useful for the editing side of things? Thanks!

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I’m pretty sure I won’t reach 50k words for my debut novel by the time NaNoWriMo ends… but I’ll still keep at it anyway. I MUST! 🙌🏻❤️ #author #writing #novel #nanowrimo

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Oh, to be a drop of #rain, hitting the window just so. The cool, elegant smoothness of the glass. The letting go, sliding and wandering without purpose or direction. To be truly thought-less, no cares or woes. To answer to nothing but the inexorable call of gravity. What bliss it would be. #whistpr

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