She took a picture one long forgotten buried under age She took a picture a moss covered walking bridge She took a picture standing in the long green reeds She took a photo capturing her loveliest memory
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The loner – Hour 2
The birds awoke me with their forlorn songs On this forgotten piece of heaven on earth My heart throbbed in sync with the sound of deer hoofs beating against the forest ground Vibrating as it did, awakening as it would Naked as I was, unclad…
I’m Making Waffles
Tonight I clean up the kitchen Tonight I wash the dishes Tonight I finish the laundry Tonight I vacuum the floor And in the morning I’m making waffles Tonight I pick up the toys Tonight I sweep the floor Tonight I organize the desk Tonight…
My Autumn
She watches the wind chase the grass Listens to the birds tweet about the day Her eyes grow so big her ears go side to side Her belly grows so wide she wobbles along No longer able to pounce just waits to be served She’s…
We’ve extended the deadline for the 2021 Poetry Marathon.
Now the last day to sign up for the 2021 Poetry Marathon is June 22cd You can sign up here. We will be sending out the final round of acceptances on the 23rd. If you do not here from us on that day please send…
Poetry Marathon Update
Sign up is still open for the 2021 Poetry Marathon! You can sign up here. Sign up will only be open til 9 PM on the 19th of June We’ve had a lot of people sign up for the poetry marathon this year. Over 300…
Half Marathon Update
As many of you know we have two official half marathon starting times. One starts at at 9 AM ET on June 26th and go till 9 PM on the 26th and the other starts at 9 PM ET on the 26th and continue…
Sign Up for the 2021 Poetry Marathon
Sign up is now open for the 2021 Poetry Marathon! You can sign up here. The 2021 Poetry Marathon starts at 9 AM ET on Saturday June 26th and will go till 9 AM ET on Sunday the 27th of June. Those who are interested…
Editor for the 2021 Poetry Marathon Anthology Chosen
The editor for the 2021 Poetry Marathon Anthology has now been chosen. It was a very hard decision, with all the candidates making compelling arguments for why they would be a good choice. One of the things I love about how the Marathon works is…
Now Closed to Editor Submissions
Thank you for everyone who applied to the editor position! It is now closed. We are also closing submissions of art at this time. Thank you to everyone who submitted. We will be be contacting the potential editor this upcoming week and should announce this…