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I have 103 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 70936 times and 37 of my stories have been cherry picked.

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John Silver

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Thursday Sonnet: Dreams that die

By john_silver on Thu, 06 May 2010

Written on submission by a girl (she suggested the title).
Humour
Poem
Certificate 18

Wednesday Sonnet: To Italy

By john_silver on Wed, 05 May 2010

There is a vine that binds us, made of rose And olive leaves, and figs and spikes of pine; It is entwined with sunlight, grain and wine, The song that is our language lets it close
Autobiography
Poem
Certificate U

Athena

By john_silver on Wed, 05 May 2010

The pathway to my heart is tangled. And the hand that brings to me The branch to plant the olive-tree Is blocked by vines – is blocked and strangled. The chambers of dissent and conflict
Spiritual
Poem
Certificate U

The Path

By john_silver on Sun, 02 May 2010

There is a voice that’s not of crone Nor crow’s nor rooster’s, yet recites An exegesis days and nights. It speaks to you, to you alone, It stains your every dawn, it soaks
Spiritual
Poem
Certificate U

I will

By john_silver on Fri, 30 Apr 2010

There still is so much work to do, My friend and cell-mate, if our fates Not spell-bound by a state of states Will lead to valleys of the new. I watch my spirit slowly grow;
Spiritual
Certificate U

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