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Moonlit Love
The moon has hidden its shadow Amid the blue waters The star clusters have covered the tips On the clusters of frost
By Rohitha Lanka9 months ago in Poets
Starting Over: Never Too Late
Any time you start to change is timely and youthful! If you're tired of staying in one place, change it. If you lose money, you can earn it back. If you lose friends, you can make new ones. If love is gone, you can find it again. Cut off relationships that shouldn't exist. Withdraw from circles where you don't belong. Don't look back, don't dwell on the past; start fresh, not over.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing9 months ago in Poets
Money Matters
You have 6 hundred thousand You can buy a jazz You have 6 million You can buy a BMW . You have 2 million You can buy a small house
By Rohitha Lanka9 months ago in Poets
Lanterns
We are not the light itself — merely vessels cupping fragile flames against the wind. Some nights when darkness falls like a sentence I recall us as we met: Two strangers, holding lanterns in a world that turned cold.
By Neli Ivanova9 months ago in Poets
Time and Opportunity
Time and Tide Wait For No One Some of them are short-lived, and they can disappear in no time. If you rebut, they may never be presented.
By Rohitha Lanka9 months ago in Poets
The Court of Nature
It took me a while to understand that I chose love as a chicken... I endured a lot of things because I couldn't turn back...
By Rohitha Lanka9 months ago in Poets
Know Your Worth
I am writing to women who are not ready to maintain their relationship.. A man does not need a woman to chase after him..
By Rohitha Lanka9 months ago in Poets
Northern Light
Snowflakes write poems in her hair, Each step a verse, each breath a prayer, She is the fire in frozen air, The quiet grace of those who dare.
By Mr Ali9 months ago in Poets
projected. Content Warning.
the levels of decorum rendered discorporate. unwanted, waste, refuse, trash, as the boy acts cats called doggedly
By ⸘jason alan‽9 months ago in Poets
Give Me Insightful Comments
A lot of things irk me. You know what annoys me on writing platforms? Plagiarized work, and generic praise, bland comments.
By Seema Patel9 months ago in Poets
Why the Disconnect? Decoding the "Floor" of Communication
In communication, there exist individuals who grasp our messages instantly, yet we cannot connect with certain people no matter what we express. Does this describe any of your experiences?
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing9 months ago in Poets
The Weight We Do Not See
.The Weight We Do Not See We talk of health in counted steps, Of leafy meals and mindful breaths, But wellness lives in deeper wells,
By Lokesh Kumar9 months ago in Poets