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Do you enjoy reading or writing superb poetry and prose? This group is for showcasing excellent works, and improving our writing skills. Submitted pieces are moderated, and we are looking for a few more admins to help fulfill this task!

RULES:
:star: Members may submit 1 piece per folder per day, subject to vote.
:star: Members may recommend 1 piece to the favorites gallery per day — please don't recommend your own work!
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:star: Affiliate requests are subject to vote — give us a reason to say yes!
:star: Submissions: No bigotry or deliberately offensive material. Mature is fine, with tags. Controversial is fine.
:star: Etiquette: Play nicely. We're here to support each other. :heart:

Lovely to meet you,

:heart: Roc, Copper, & Bunny
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Founded 10 Years ago
Aug 10, 2014

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Literature
CAPTIVE IN YOUR IMAGE
Blood tears a red rose on fire
The hand of a magician
Steals your mind, captures your heart-
in a magic trick
Trapped behind the glass
Hidden in the mirror
Ghost in the picture
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WRITING CONTEST!!! PRIZES!!! FEATURES!!! HOORAY!!!
Holy crap and lookout, cuz here comes:

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A CHALLENGE?!Are You Happy :happy: Toilet Paper Ultra Excitement Love in the Air :happy: 

In the immortal words of Rod Stewart “Every picture tells a story, don't it?” and in the immortal words of...um... some other guy “a picture is worth a thousand words”. Well, I'm dearly hoping I can get you guys to whip up at least 3,000 words worth of story-like writing inspired by my bloated and populous visual prompt, namely “Midnight Dynamite”.

Don't worry about using the title, just look at this Bosch-esque tangle of characters, setting, and stuff and think: what the hell
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Literature
017- The bad
are not evil.
No,
they are just the good
who've been brought to their knees.
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Literature
ode to the loo
Now to that most hallowed place,
nature calls me to roam.
To perform the greatest feat.
So i shall myself seat,
upon that great white porcelain throne.
And ponder through disgruntled groan.
The mysteries of knowledge yet unknown.
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Literature
All I Could Do
The first two months were absolute bliss
loving, caring, getting that kiss
living on ramen, mac n cheese, and love alone
we did more than survive, we made a home
Things change
Not because of me, and not because of her
things changed so fast it was hard to incur
the pain, the torture, the unyielding fate
There was no love, only bitterness and hate
But all I could do was love her through
All I could do, all I could do
For ten months she'd stare at me with a look of disdain
no cuddling, no sex, just nothing but pain
But all I could do was love her through
All I could do, all I could do
I loved this woman so hard and so madly 
I completely withstood being treated so badly
I loved her so much it seeped through my pores
I wanted love back, to remove those sores
She sought a numb, which I of course provided
But our destiny was already decided
Not by her, and not by me
But by a man seeking power,unbridled control
When she was raped, I was raped too
for I completely lost the love that I kn
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Literature
Sinner Claws
Her soft skin
and red bow
of her lips
were by far
the best wrapping
for the gift of her heart.
All the flavors of a girl may be found in her lips ... if a mans tongue is unselfish and delicate
enough to savor them.
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Literature
Destitution
Just one more put on this earth
Just one more piece of ass to parade around
Nothing but a carcass with a hollow soul
A piece of junk to toss out when it's all used up
An unholy virgin that has sinned
No hope within
No one knows what it means to be the way she is
One who stares at fire and gets burned with its immortal life
A strange one is she who laughs with demons and plays with the devil
The outer shell is their prize while she dies each time
To them, she is a simple novelty to collect dust
Her complex mind desires more than her twisted fate
Nothing more will matter once she has the key
Lock up the injustice around her whilst she dances on their ashes
Smiling an eerie smile
Simple words cross her lips
Let her be free from the impurity and escape into her own
To be more than a shell to humanity
To be more than a body for man
Cut down this vision of life and let her be
Let her live her life of darkness
For that I where I am happy
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Literature
he saved me
, but he killed me.
_
i. first light- i met you in a crimson forest.
   it was a rose garden summer, and out of a black mercedes
   you walked out, your five year old eyes greener than
sunlit saplings
you reached up to pluck a rose from its stem, and offered it to me.
"what's your name?"
daddy told me that i couldn't tell strangers my real name.
I looked at the rose in my hand.
"Rose."
you smiled, you were a seastorm of now long-gone innocence.
i didn't understand
                          but I knew.
ii. i forgot about you for
    1562 days, 11 hours, and 22 minutes,
you shouted
my name, but i didn't recognize you
until i saw your eyes.
iii. my father fell and didn't stand back up again.
i screamed, and you carried me home.
iv. i didn't talk for a week.
    i stared at the gray of the sky. it was the color of my father's eyes.
you sat next to me in the pouring rain,
your war
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Night and Day
Viewing life through an un-cleansed lens.
We walk on by and try to defend our so called friends. 
With everyone being too busy following trends;
while various women and men are meeting their end.
Let's pretend that our existence was one that was not in vain.
This planet can sustain something the others couldn't sustain.
You and I are the reason for night and day.
Some of us feel love, while the rest are obsessed with feeling pain.
When Death is hellbent to send us away;
who will repent, and who will remain..
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Literature
The Pen
It can cure an internal bleed,
It can put your soul at ease.
It will show you to me,
It will flow, if you please.
Hopes and dreams, all to jot.
With a touch, your shields may drop,
Moments of clarity on a paper plot-
And with enough, your pain will stop.
It can cure the itch within,
It can help you, just begin.
Believe and you will see..
That most of all,
Your pen may set you free.
-Corbin
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Literature
A New World
Everything has changed
My life has been turned upside down
And I must say I love the view
Instead of looking at the ground
I finally see the sky
My inner goddess has come forth
And is spreading her wings
My limitations that used to bind me
Are gone and I am free
My dreams that were so far away
Are within my grasp
My confidence that was non existant
Is shining through everything I do
Though I have a ways to go
My life, my world
Is just beginning
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Literature
The Sock Song
One or two, old and new.
These socks don't have any clue.
They keep me warm day and night,
and hang to dry in morning light.
Wind and rain come out and play.
Dear old socks got swept away.
It was my washer; drank them down.
Those are my socks, I pout and frown.
Sailing high on wind and wing,
[un]lucky socks, my words will spring
to the clouds, here I howl:
Missing socks, come home right now!
But my socks, they don't listen.
Wet and cold with rain-drops glisten.
From the sky to the gutter,
coloured wool falls with a flutter.
Blown away in a rushing wave,
my poor lost socks none will save.
Now to find a new cozy pair,
please don't flee; I've none to spare.
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Literature
Unforeseen Love
Unforeseen Love   3/30/01
There is a love I've never seen.
I wait by the window of the future.
There is a love I cannot comprehend,
it's close - it's there in front of me.
There exists a face I've never gazed upon,
to which I give myself to.
This heart I know already because
it is the same as mine.
There is a soft hand I've never held before,
but I feel it now.
We walk the lone beach at night
following the moonbeam that
lingers all around her silhouetted
body I've never laid eyes on.
She owns precious lips I've never caressed.
Soon, my sweet stranger of loss, it will happen.
I knock on the redwood door,
she is just beyond my shaking reach.
She is an enigma, a piece of
a ongoing dream I can't erase.
She is a soft breeze I
feel but cannot see.
My weary eyes are blurry.
She covers herself in an
array of purity and kindness.
Her heart beats with mine.
Our dreams...the same.
I've never longed so much
for a love I've never seen.
I hope that she too, waits by
the window of our
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Literature
I am no Macbeth
Most young boys dream
of becoming a cop or firefighter
when they grow up,
while I dreamt
of being a husband
I am definitely no Macbeth,
armed with a dagger
and poised to kill.
But I am a Romeo,
with romantic notions
in plentiful bounty
behind my promising lips.
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Literature
Pyres aren't just for the dead.
I am a fire-starter;
all dragon's breath,
birthed by flame.
When you finally said
you needed me, I was
already reborn. Ash smeared
along my face,
fire drizzling my body.
New.
I'm not the girl you were
hoping for, darling.
Too wild for your clammy
hands to grip and sculpt,
I am blazing, igniting.
My hands house infernos, my
heart is now a hearth.
I do not need
you to keep me warm.
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Literature
SEALED WITH A KISS
Engaged, on the battle field
Twenty one guns, salute
Bullet proof vest
Short straw to paradise
Long haul
Now where, march to nowhere
Destiny in a loaded gun
Spent ammunitions
Empty heads, to lose your life
Funeral brides, bury the dead
The honeymoons over
In a gentlemen's war
Homecoming, in a body bag
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Hello, wordsmiths and bibliovores! :wave:

copper9lives here with some news from our great community...

The Annual Daily Deviation Suggestion Drive!


:pencil: It's happening this month, and there are FABULOUS PRIZES!
:pencil: Stand up and be counted — suggest MOAR LITERATURE!
:pencil: Go to DDSuggestionDrive to read all about how it works!

My-Soul-Bleeds-Ink's Spread The Love Contest!


:heart: It's on, but it's ending TOMORROW, Sunday, February 7th!
:heart: Go HERE to read about how to enter!


Copper's Community Contest!


:community: I am hosting a contest this month, celebrating COMMUNITY!
:community: I will accept ALL ART MEDIA. This includes literature, folks!
:community: Submit in a :note: by 11:59PM EST, February 29th.
:community: Enter as many times as you wish!
:community: First prize: a custom, handcrafted jewelry set worth $75!
:community: Second prize: a $15 Amazon.com gift certificate!

Copper's Community Contest!Copper's Community Contest
:bulletgreen:Create art celebrating the concept of community, however you define it, and whatever it means to you personally.
:bulletgreen:This contest will run until Monday, February 29th (that's right; it's leap year, folks) at 11:59PM EST.
:bulletgreen:Enter as many times as you wish, solo, or as part of a collaboration.
:bulletgreen:The winner will be announced by the Ides of March (March 15th).
:bulletgreen:The prize is a custom-made handcrafted jewelry set from me, design to be chosen by the winner, worth $75. Please see my gallery at OohShinyJewelry.
:bulletgreen:Second prize is a $15 Amazon.com card, generously donated by LiliWrites.
:bulletgreen:Other submissions that I find are of especial merit (i.e., I had a hard time deciding) will be awarded a digital package consisting of an Icon Avatar, ID Image, and Literature Author Tag. This prize will be to the specifications of the winner, and can be gifted to another dev


ProjectDFC's February Forms Fiesta Challenge!


Writing emoticon Feel like really pushing your boundaries as a poet, while exploring new poetic fixed forms? Go HERE!

Prose-ject's Flash Lit February Challenge!


Death Note Emoticon ver.2 What ProjectDFC does for poetry, THIS is designed to do for flash-lit!

Crowns-of-Sonnets' February Sonnet Challenge!


Crown Emoji This is a CRAZY challenge for those of you up to it...

Changes in the Literature Community Volunteer Group!


:community: Our beloved HugQueen has stepped down, hung up her heart, and likely heaved a sigh of relief; go send her thanks!
:community: kiwi-damnation, after years of coming up with truly devious challenges, has applied for the position of CV! :squee:

Some Prompts for February!


:rose: I never DID get around to writing prompts for January… I was busy trying to save the world from a troll!:shaketroll: 
:rose: For February, let's have some one-word prompts, and a few quotes… submit your entries to the "Theme of the Month" folder!
:rose: Please mention the prompt in your comments.
:rose: I'll feature all of it at the beginning of next month!

One-Word Prompts


1. Scintilla: A spark, or very small thing.
2. Evanescent: Vanishing quickly, ephemeral.
3. Mellifluous: Sweet-sounding.
4. Amaranth: An imaginary flower that never fades.
5. Apricity: The warmth of the sun in winter.
6. Bumbledom: Official pomposity and stupidity.
7. Grandiloquence: A lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, especially in language.
8. Inglenook: A cozy nook by the hearth.
9. Psithurism: The sound of the wind, rustling through the trees.
10. Pyrrhic: Success, with heavy losses.

Quote Prompts


Candle  “Heroes didn't leap tall buildings or stop bullets with an outstretched hand; they didn't wear boots and capes. They bled, and they bruised, and their superpowers were as simple as listening, or loving. Heroes were ordinary people who knew that even if their own lives were impossibly knotted, they could untangle someone else's. And maybe that one act could lead someone to rescue you right back.” 
― Jodi Picoult, Second Glance

Candle “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” 
― Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage

Candle “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.” 
― John Donne, No man is an island 

Candle “The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.” 
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Candle “I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort, where we overlap.” 
― Ani DiFranco

Candle “If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear.” 
― Gene Roddenberry

Candle “One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals. When we pool our strength and share the work and responsibility, we can welcome many people, even those in deep distress, and perhaps help them find self-confidence and inner healing.”
― Jean Vanier, Community And Growth

Heart-2gif  “I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because he was perfect, or because you were, but because your combined flaws were arranged in a way that allowed two separate beings to hinge together.” 
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

Heart-2gif “I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that everyone is emotionally capable of reaching his highest potential. I have fallen in love more times than I care to count with the highest potential of a man, rather than with the man himself, and I have hung on to the relationship for a long time (sometimes far too long) waiting for the man to ascend to his own greatness. Many times in romance I have been a victim of my own optimism.” 
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love 

Heart-2gif “The very essence of romance is uncertainty.” 
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

Heart-2gif “When love is not madness it is not love.” 
― Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Heart-2gif “Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.” 
― Charles Dickens

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Alright, you creative fiends! Have at it!

Love,
:heart: Copper


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Exploring4Life Featured By Owner Jul 19, 2021  Student Writer
Any copyeditors or proofreaders accepting points? Please message me.
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Thanks for accepting :)
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BootShopStory Featured By Owner Nov 26, 2017   Artist
<3
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Thank you for accepting my work!

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BootShopStory Featured By Owner Jul 28, 2017   Artist
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Ahborson Featured By Owner Feb 26, 2017  Hobbyist General Artist
Howdy I'm looking for a poetry group that's active and functional is anyone alive and posting these days?
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StarryFire89 Featured By Owner Feb 28, 2017  Student Writer
You can definitely ask around. We do have some affiliates that are poetry based groups.

I'm active on some days for our group, since I have not heard anything from copper9lives over the past month or so... Let me know if I can be of any assistance to you!

~Starry 
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Ahborson Featured By Owner Feb 28, 2017  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks I'm really just looking for an active community to join and participate
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