Lighthouse
written by: beachglass
 
it may break your heart
the waves of hope and sunrise
safe silver lighthouse #Spillwords #WritingCommunity #Literature #Poetry #Fiction

What the Fire Couldn’t Erase
written by: Diva Biyani
 

A pep came into her step as she heard the mailman drop a letter.
In this technology-savvy century, a handwritten note felt like magic.
Seeing his name on the envelope, her heart #Fiction #Spillwords #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Literature

I Sing To Eternity
written by: Nolo Segundo
 

To an unmet friend:

You see the mortal world
And for you man is machine
Little more than a device
For the vagaries of evolution,
Faith is illusion, hope lacks
Weight-- and love? Can love
Be #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Poetry #Literature #Fiction

An Unexpected Present written by: Margit Horsky - In the end he had succeeded in conquering Dora, though it hadn’t been easy... #WritingCommunity #Literature #Fiction #Poetry #Spillwords

Split Ends written by: Lily Finch - Macy trusted routine. The farm demanded it—early mornings, repeated labour... #Spillwords #WritingCommunity #Fiction #Poetry #Literature

Man
written by: Miroslava Panayotova
 

A man changes
Undoubtedly
As the Day goes to Night
With feigned ignorance
He takes other steps
He loses his appetite
For harsh things
But keeps
A name
A little memory
And one color of the #Fiction #Poetry #Literature #Spillwords #WritingCommunity

Is It a Few Days Yet?
written by: Nick Di Carlo
 

Giovanni turns five tomorrow, and the prospect of starting kindergarten in two months thrills him. A curious kid from the crib on, he wants to know how everything works and never runs #Spillwords #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Fiction #Literature

The Martyr, as Experienced by the Sword
written by: Matthew Guertin
 
"Oh God! Jesus!"
Penetrated deep, the sheath
receives its sword:
warmth flows out—
sweet release #Spillwords #Fiction #WritingCommunity #Literature #Poetry

Seattle in Autumn
written by: Andy Cooper
 

Pure Hearts, Loose Jeans
We began as friends
on a first date.
Met at church—
I returned to faith
after my mom died.

Mia was kind, brought me
white people spaghetti,
white people #Literature #Spillwords #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Fiction

Equinox
written by: Stephen Kingsnorth
 

More mellow yellow, read like Keats-
full traffic lights, contained one leaf -
fall glossy conkers under wraps
dark leaf mold worming into cracks,
burnt umber under smoky mists;
both fug and #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Literature #Fiction #Spillwords

You're My Angel
written by: Lawrence Langman
 

Dedicated to my wife, Janice Langman

 

I've sat amongst the shadows
sulking in my beer.
Thinking about all I've lost
beneath these tears of fear.
I'm just a mortal man I sit
of #Spillwords #Literature #Poetry #Fiction #WritingCommunity

An Ancient Woman
written by: Lewis Leverett
 

there’s a woman who is impossibly old living down
your street
she’s watched disasters happen
watched inefficient institutions fall and replace themselves
like silver maples planted in #Spillwords #Poetry #Fiction #Literature #WritingCommunity

Feuille
written by: Bogpan
 
the dead swell
in this belated autumn
and my heart swells
detaches and falls
 

NOTE:

Based on the Prompt - The First Fallen Leaf #Literature #WritingCommunity #Fiction #Poetry #Spillwords

The Soul and the Man
written by: Puneet Kumar
 

On my deathbed,
My soul began searching through my past.
When I was a child,
Love, affection, care, and hope
Were beautifully intertwined.
As I stepped into adolescence,
Life taught #Poetry #Fiction #WritingCommunity #Literature #Spillwords

My Perspective
written by: Fiona Paterson
 

A shared moment in the presence of the Pre-Raphaelites is etched cold.
I long for us to gaze and dwell on luminescent colours and sink together into lush scenes,
To bind my hands with #Poetry #Spillwords #WritingCommunity #Literature #Fiction

Past, Present and Present
written by: Abdellatif Raja
 

All hail the snaky trace,
The serum it used to embrace.
O green dale,
Why be you so pale?

Dimmed water,
Son and father,
What do they admire most?
The river and its green #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Fiction #Literature

Savage Thought Overload
written by: Purrfectly Wicked
 

Gaslight uptight,
couldn't make it up right?
White noise no poise
love dead like a burnt froise,

Big smile, its been a while
fake it till you make it bile.
step back cut #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Poetry #Fiction #Literature

Baby Face Bill
Born Bad
written by: David Margolin
 

I groaned when I was given my first reporting assignment for the Southern Oregon Gazette--it sounded so mundane. Little did I know that I would end up being told the strangest story #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Fiction #Poetry #Literature

Gushing Wet Kisses
written by: Ken Tomaro
 

Love is such a stupid fucking concept to write #poetry about. To write about, period. No one writes about the burning feeling you get behind a wall of tears as you watch a family member, or even a #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Literature #Fiction

Ageing Gracefully or Not
written by: Debra Sasak Ross
 

I abhor this ache.
This pain.
These maladies.
I do not like
These wretched lines on my face.
The discoloration of my skin.
Exhausted and nauseated
From various medications. #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Fiction #Literature #Spillwords