featured poet of the day ~ Shay aka Fireblossom

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i found Shay aka Fireblossom through  . One Stop Poetry.  her main blog is  .  SHAY’S WORD GARDEN.  this is what she says about herself  in her profile ~ “Poet. Story writer. Loves dogs. Hates haiku.”   she writes absolutely stunning poetry and prose.  she has another blog  .  Night Blooms  .  where she writes short stories for a mature audience.  in her writing she is original, bold, rebellious, romantic, evocative, provocative. to put it simply, she is a damn good writer.  no…an AMAZING writer!

there is one other thing… Fireblossom “created”  Coal Black and gave her a blog  .  COAL BLACK’S HOUSE OF PAIN.  the story of  her creation is .  HERE.   i’ve included a poem from Coal Black as well.

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“MOONLIT LULLABY”  . by  .  FIREBLOSSOM

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So restless was the wind,

It rushed across the sky, then back again–

Just to end where i…..Read More

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via  .   SHAY’S WORD GARDEN

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“A RUSSIAN LOVE STORY” .   by  .   FIREBLOSSOM

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I brought you a garden where Winter had hidden–

It came drawn by two draft horses, strong and dumb,

Like the Cossack hearts I h…..Read More

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via  .   SHAY’S WORD GARDEN

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“ANGEL SWEET” .  by  .   FIREBLOSSOM

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ANOTHER MIDDLE-AGED PERV GOES MISSING
Suddenly subtracted
Name redacted

One, then two, then three go missing
But before it hits f…..Read More

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via  .   SHAY’S WORD GARDEN

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“cinderella” .   by  .   coalblack

played

some casino

la de dah.

what we got paid

woulden b…..Read More

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via  .   COAL BLACK’S HOUSE OF PAIN

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