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I Love You

30 Jun 2023 1 minute read 1 comment Espressoytonica

I love you as the waves love the cliffs,That crash against them, yet never tire. I love you as the wind loves the sails, That fill them up and carry them higher. I love you as the earth loves the rain, That nourishes her and makes her grow again. I l...

Past

29 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Espressoytonica

The past, alas! is but a dream, A fading shadow, vague and dim; A vision that our eyes may seem To see, but cannot grasp or limn. The past, alas! is but a sigh,A mournful echo, far and lone;A voice that seems to sob and cry, But dies upon the ear alo...

Caged Bird

28 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Espressoytonica

I The heart is a blackened coal That burns and smoulders still, And the mind is a barren soil Where no flowers can ever will. II The soul is a caged bird That beats its wings in vain, And the body is a corpse that girds Its shroud about it again. III...

Exile

27 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Espressoytonica

  In a land that is not my own, I dwell, a stranger alone. The language is strange, The customs are strange, But I'm learning to adapt, I'm not stone. I long for my homeland, For the sights and sounds I hold dear. For the people I love, And the thing...

The Book of Sand

26 Jun 2023 1 minute read 1 comment Espressoytonica

I have a book of sand,Its pages never end. I turn them, but they shift And the words are never the same. I read of worlds beyond our own, Of cities made of glass, Of forests of crystal, And rivers of fire. I read of beings unlike ourselves, Of creatu...

Help Me Relaunch My Speculative Fiction Anthology Book Series

3 Jun 2023 1 minute read 6 comments Allen Taylor

After last week's announcement that I've intended to revive the Biblical Legends Anthology Series, it seems the series had a resurgence of interest on Amazon. That's great news. I'm thankful for the interest. If you're one of those who bought the boo...

Far away

24 May 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

  “Dora, this dream robot of yours, where is it?” “She’s in Japan, Sam. You’ll need to take me with you to guide you to her location and Ted will have to come with us to transfer some of my parts to her. Also we’ll need my four assistants to transpo...

Parasite

6 Apr 2023 1 minute read 0 comments LazyToaster

Upon the wall I hangFrom my wrists the blood fallsFeeding the hungry, monstrous figures belowSome are familiar... I shake my head, but this is not a dreamI cry out, but I go unheardI ask "Why?" The feast continuesI drop my head, what does it matter?...

To See You Again

28 Mar 2023 3 minute read 0 comments RosieJSargent

I live in a land frozen in time underground in an abandoned mine. These tunnels have been empty for years the quiet stays in the canals of the tinniest ears. I have never seen the sunlight, and have never felt the rain. Oh, what I would do to see peo...

Chapter 2- An Upgrade

15 Jan 2023 3 minute read 0 comments gianne

Zaelin was already in her bed when she woke up. She continued to stare aimlessly at the ceiling. After a few minutes, she began to examine her body, and she couldn't help but smile bitterly, wondering if the life-or-death situation she experienced wa...