WINTER WARMTH
(A poetic form: Tanka) Snowy lands pause pace coldness chills earthly traffic the mind remains warm out into the wilderness the mind...
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Feb 23, 20221 min read
Colorful Hub
Life is a Colorful hub! Sometimes fussy, Sometimes prismatic verses. All must be aware about the part, The crimson red of golden heart....
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ilamagazine1
Feb 23, 20221 min read
Soliloquy of the Pen Warrior
Written by Chukwuma Chika Ogbuefi I'm the pen warrior, you know! Holding pen with care, Sharing the norms. When I'm with my pen, I'm...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 23, 20221 min read
The Banyan Tree
A solemn sanctum Banyan tree, a sacred one A place to retreat. Soothe the ease of mind A cultural heritage A mankind treasured. ©...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 23, 20221 min read
January Heralds
Written by Krishna Chamling The heraldry of arresting spring - January experiencing agonies of Coups, fault line wars...and brutalities...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 23, 20222 min read
RISPETTO
On February 10th, we offered a Rispetto Challenge to poets. A Rispetto is a short form of poetry, its origin is Italian, consisting of 11...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 19, 20222 min read
Sleeping with Books
After a long day, I found myself too tired and sleepy Did not notice that I slump on the floor, closed my eyes and slept soundly In the...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 19, 20221 min read
BOOKWORM
What is the benefit I, just ask you, If knowledge, you gained through book reading is not put into practice...? © Thasneem Aala
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ilamagazine1
Feb 19, 20221 min read
BEST ENTRY POEM
An "Untitled" Poem that does not need a title as it is perfect just as it is, with tidbits of nostalgia, poetry, reflection, love and...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 19, 20221 min read
IN MY SLUMBER
My Master had long been Sewing a blanket for me It's been darned with words And sentences, and chapters Every stitch He made, Had a...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 19, 20221 min read
EMBRACE OF WORDS
She is resting asleep with an aura of some solace Like an open book can see what's written on her face It seems that sleepless words...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 19, 20221 min read
In Safe Hands
She is in deep slumber fully-protected by sentinels of her passion each page lulls her to sleep the satiny sheet competes with the silky...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 18, 20221 min read
Beyond Our Thought
There is no better companion Than a bunch of new editions. It can boost your creativity Your imagination can travel freely. You can go...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 18, 20221 min read
BOOKS
My life is a book there is my childhood, a girl who rejoices and loves the world around him... Between the lines is laughter, great love,...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 18, 20222 min read
BIBLIOPHILE
The quest for knowledge wizardry Like a madman gathering dirts Poet bookends anything readable for wisdom. A Factotum in the ocean...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 18, 20221 min read
LIBRARY
Books I've read have brought me many places; to far off lands, or just next door, another room in the same house. So many people I have...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 15, 20221 min read
MY LIFE IS AN OPEN BOOK
© by Rakesh Chandra Books are ornaments on my body, And knowledge is the covering on my soul; Ideas are floating in my vacuous mind, In...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 15, 20229 min read
THE SWEETWATER RIVER
by Steve Carr Steve Carr 607 Circlewood Dr. Richmond, Va. 23224 carrsteven960@gmail.com There beneath a pale blue sky, beneath the tufts...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 7, 20221 min read
The Lane is a River
© Written by Ann Christine Tabaka The lane is a river that I cannot cross, I cannot wade its crest. The tides of time flow pass my house,...
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ilamagazine1
Feb 4, 20221 min read
METAMORPHOSIS
There was a girl Who lived in a querencia A secret garden, Where love, light surrounds. Enchantress soul uses passionate fire. When a...
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