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Dec 21, 20211 min read
Fragrance of Lavender
You escorted me as the road led As a traveler I just explored the endowment Of your country bestowed Upon by a sheer dream I wondered to...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Lines Written on a Marble Table
Straightaway, the road that takes My deepest love to you, Henceforward now and evermore, The cobwebbed days are few; The spider in its...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 17, 20211 min read
An Acrostic Poem
BURGEON Beautiful dreams Uplifts our spirit Resilient every storm Glee our hearts with Eternal joy from heaven Onto the earth and Nations...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 17, 20211 min read
BURGEON - An Acrostic Poem
B - inding love of unity and solidarity U - nderstanding one another, full of sincerity R - eaping the kindness with dignity G - iving...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 17, 20211 min read
MONOSTICH FEATURE
On November 17th, we offered a MONOSTICH challenge (not related to our usual Word of the Week) and chose two BEST ENTRIES out of a total...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 17, 20211 min read
QUATRAIN CHALLENGE: BEST ENTRY
On November 19th, ILA offered a Quatrain Challenge for our Word of the Week which was "Burgeon", and picked a poem as BEST ENTRY. Please...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 17, 20213 min read
Poetry of Nguyen Thanh Hai
BOWING TO KISS MY MOTHER'S HAIR IN THE SPRING AFTERNOON The calendar accidentally isn't just me December blows away thin days The wind...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 17, 20211 min read
LUNACY
Call me a lunatic, I won't go. I don't want to leave like one Haven't traveled yet to my heart's content I wish I could fathom and...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 16, 20211 min read
NOETIC TRICUBE POETRY
On November 23rd, 2021, we held a Challenge for our Word of the Week (Noetic) and applied to Tricube Poetry. Five Best Entries were...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 15, 20213 min read
FREE VERSE - BEST ENTRIES
On November 25, 2021, we offered a Free Verse (no word of the week, no challenge or prompt). ILA had a total of 37 entries and out of the...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 15, 20211 min read
INTIAL END POEMS
On November 30th, 2021, we held a Word of the Week (Herald) Challenge for Initial End Poetry. An Initial poem rhymes at the beginning of...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 15, 20211 min read
VIBRATIONS
A "Best Entry" chosen from a Monthly 'Visual Art' Prompt Challenge in November. The photographer of the Visual Art was by ILA's...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 15, 20211 min read
FEATURE
This beautifully written poem was chosen as BEST ENTRY for a November 10th Poetry Challenge with the theme, "If you could freeze time in...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 15, 20211 min read
QUOTES FEATURE
Below, featured quote chosen as BEST ENTRY from a WORD of the WEEK challenge we offered on our Facebook Group. The "Word of the Week"...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 15, 20211 min read
A Song
by DUSAN KOVACEVIC BATALION from Serbia. A song is not a letter on paper. A song are the thoughts that come out. A song is a picture that...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 11, 20212 min read
FEATURED AUTHOR
MOHAMMAD ERFUN AMIN Mohammad Erfun Amin is a Rohingya, twenty-three year old, passionate young writer and a trilingual published poet,...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 11, 20211 min read
OPPOSITES OF LIFE
Two sides of the same coin are the opposites in life, Overwhelmingly appear the ways and options rife, Yet, the undeterred and fixed...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 8, 20218 min read
HUMMINGBIRD
By Steve Carr At the kitchen sink, Julia felt the warm, moist spring breeze blowing in through the open window brush her cheeks. She ran...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 7, 20211 min read
The Agony of Solitude
Beyond facial facades Looking into your eyes A journey into your soul There was much to see Vast ocean of tear drops Whispers of...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 7, 20211 min read
ULTIMATE GOAL POEM
As the life-giving breath goes Into my ever-heaving lungs I get a new lease of moment Just for a while it stays and Hardly do I notice as...
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