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ArtBy Michael Craig January 20, 2016
The Dancers
Floating and glowing through mysteries of life, The streets and stress, the pressure of life – Everyone is dancing through…
ArtBy Joe Jackson January 20, 2016
Trying to Move Forward
My fantasy is to have some place to work steadily and a place of my own. I would like to…
ArtBy Michael Davies January 20, 2016
They Were Crying
They thought there was no way out. The sun was shining, but in their hearts were only gloom and doubt….
ArtBy Ken Martin January 20, 2016
My Kind of Holiday
The prompt was “the ideal life.” January 15th is National Hat Day! Do you have a hat? If not, why not? C’mon…
ArtBy Elizabeth Bryant January 20, 2016
What’s Important in Life
I understand the longer you live, the more you understand what is important. What you may think is important about…
ArtBy Shernell Thomas January 20, 2016
LAST WORD: Missing You, Roberta
I am devastated by the loss of such a nice person: Roberta Bear. I liked you Roberta. I found you…
ArtBy Robert Tyler II January 13, 2016
Fists of Faith
Inside a room inhabited by the dim light from what was left of a bulb, a man pumping with determination…
ArtBy Reverend Lucius C. Gallion January 13, 2016
Been Thinking About You
Tossed and turned all night in bed. Woke up with a pain in my neck and head. Arose late with…
ArtBy Ebony January 12, 2016
Tough
Every day I see drugs on the streets, and people who can barely afford a way to eat. It’s so…
ArtBy Alexander Levering Kern January 12, 2016
A Type of Exodus
One day Moshe found a home. After years of running from the law reading tablets in the tenement hall tracing…
ArtBy Jermale McKnight January 10, 2016
Astrology Theories for Us
The sun, the moon, the stars and the planets all have elements and properties known only to a few. Scientists…
ArtBy Rachel Higdon January 10, 2016
To Conquer
I’ve been stranded in darkness And I could not find my way. I was stuck in place And it was…
ArtBy Gerald Anderson January 9, 2016
After Katrina: A Ten-Year Roller Coaster: Part 11
Previously: I went back and told my homeboys and homegirls I got a lick. They say, What you talkin’ about?…
ArtBy Cynthia Mewborn January 9, 2016
The Kingdom of God is at Hand
I am no longer concerned with saving this planet that we have poisoned. Frankly, I think it is too late….
ArtBy Joe Jackson January 8, 2016
Work Hard is My Goal
Here are my goals: trying to get settled, tired of people carrying me any type of way. I want to…
ArtBy Michael Craig January 8, 2016
Here Comes January
January get its name from the Greek mythological goddess Janus. She represents the beginning and the end as a simultaneous…
ArtBy Tyrone Hall January 7, 2016
Every Day is Hard
My name is Tyrone Hall and I have lived at the New York Avenue Shelter for a long time. Life…
ArtBy Gwynette Smith January 7, 2016
A Poem to Reflect On
A poem that I believe looks at life in a meaningful way and provides the readers with good philosophy of…
ArtBy Timothy Farrell January 5, 2016
Quiet Forest
Typical Oregon fall. It was cool and grey when the man paused on the Seven Streams Trail in Post Canyon…
ArtBy Charles Davis December 31, 2015
Another Christmas Without Mom and Dad
When I wake up I always keep my parents in my heart, because my mother carried me to birth and…
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