Ready, Set, Go written by: R.C. Morgan   A puff of smoke, a sharp trill from the whistle, and the train pulled out of Whitworth Station. Long plumes of black smoke wrapped around the carriages like a fluffy scarf. Click clack went the wheels. Huff puff went the red engine working hard to pull the gleaming black carriages up the steep slope. In the locomotive cabin, his face slick with sweat, a man shoveled coal from the tender to the […] The post Ready, Set, Go appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

A Fitful Veil written by: Daniel Moreschi   A wanton wave of pallid hail descends from ashen skies. Its drifts are carried through to every nook and peak by lofty winds; abundant, jutted, powdered sheets imbue terrains in bright white hues, as structured flakes display arrays of lustrous reveries. This frigid reign persists. A frozen lake reflects a fervid glare, as if to tease a place where sheens and gleams can shine as one. But blankets bearing flame-lit crystals spell […] The post A Fitful Veil appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

The Earthen Vessel written by: Michael Zeller @Zell_man   Clay pot resides in silent dusty croft The quiet keeper, mystery guards aloft Its fragile earth protects the precious gifts A weight of glory there within uplifts Glazed pottery upon that shelf forgot Unnoticed there because of humble spot When vandals come to pillage and abuse That simple dusty pot they all misuse Within the cracked and sturdy vessel lives The valued treasure which its master gives Like desert Jin, enshrouds […] The post The Earthen Vessel appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

Just Another Life written by: JahArt Kushite @JahartK   I never tread on an easy road Just another life, a different episode Here today, the other day I will be gone Life is a cycle that goes around on and on The script must be rewritten, and life reborn The memories were erased, its curtain torn I am but the same old soul from a distant future Here today, tomorrow in a different feature Same entity aiming for higher elevation […] The post Just Another Life appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

Warsaw Trees written by: Grzegorz Wroblewski   Grim old dragons. They wait in silence, until I finally fertilize them. The post Warsaw Trees appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

The Sunflowers written by: Deepti Shakya   I passed through a village, Suddenly I saw a crowd in my passage. A large number of sunflowers, Moving and dancing in the airs. They were spread in the countless line, Just like the stars that have a yellow shine. Yeah! It was not a dream, But it looked like a floral-stream. Oh! I saw at a glance, Waving their heads with joyful dance. Their golden faces were starting to shine into my […] The post The Sunflowers appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

Regrets written by: Jamie B   In the still of night, Regret creeps in Memories haunt, mistakes replay, A burden carried through each passing day. What could have been, if only I had known, The seeds of regret that I have sown. Opportunities missed, chances slipped away, Now I live with the price I must pay. The road not taken, the words unspoken, The heartache caused, the promises broken. If only time could be rewound, Perhaps a different path I’d […] The post Regrets appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

Dear Mother Earth written by: Dawn Minott @poetrybydeesign   Dear Mother Earth, where do you hurt? Your seas, your hills, your forests — are they tender to the touch? With 8 billion humans treading upon your surface do you tremble at your core? Is it a pain within, is it a pain without? Or is it both? Mother Earth, we breathe of your air freely, yet live recklessly in your bounty We take and keep on taking while replacing you […] The post Dear Mother Earth appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

Next written by: Banyan Chung   Another regular workday. Another cicada buzzing on this sweltering island. Another couple came to her counter excitedly and handed her the form. When everything is done, these two strangers in front of her will be legally trapped with each other forever. Why suffer, she thinks. Although she has been in charge of this “happy” thing for long, she still fails to grasp a bit of fun from it. Who needs love? Who even needs […] The post Next appeared first on Spillwords ..read more

It Is Amazing written by: Susan Bocinec Terry @sbwordmuse   I am amazed that the earth hasn’t broken off its axis from the weight of all the people we’ve buried inside of it, all the people living on it and all the debris and abuse it has taken. It is still round and perfect, never crashing into the moon or the sun, holding all of us, sinners and saints, ashes and bones. The post It Is Amazing appeared first on Spillwords ..read more