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  • Creative Writing

Class

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri January 22 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2016 The wolf pack is firmIn a superior classHunting the weaker

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Mankind Limited
  • Creative Writing

Mankind Limited Excerpt

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu January 21 2021Tue December 29 2020

To whet your whistles here is the Prologue and Chapter One. Prologue Darkness outside. From…

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  • Creative Writing

The Ancient Market

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu January 21 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 There is an ancient market squareWhere we all spend our…

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Andervayne's Dream
  • Andervayne's Dream

Andervyane’s Dream

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed January 20 2021Tue December 29 2020

This is the longest and by far the most complex of the works here. The…

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  • General

Time Between Times

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed January 20 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 This is the half-lightThe magic timeDeep blue lightFresh born starsTales…

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  • Creative Writing

A Spring of Dreams – Cross

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue January 19 2021Tue December 29 2020

Senryu: Cross By Scott Bailey © 2013 Fleeing from killersThe child runs desperatelyTo fill out…

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Sleeping
  • Creative Writing

Holiday Done

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue January 19 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Driving homeFun is doneSleepy headsHappy onesBed beckonsSatisfied sleepThis is the…

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Wild Fire
  • Creative Writing

Forest Fire

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon January 18 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2016 Wood cracks with a flashSparks dance in the air, fallingDown…

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  • Creative Writing

Haiku Crib

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun January 17 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Five syllables hereBut seven on the next lineA breakdown of…

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  • Andervayne's Dream

The Tales of the Star Dancer

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat January 16 2021Sat January 16 2021

A flight of fantasy, magic without bounds, imagination run wild for the fun of it.

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  • Creative Writing

Potential Supernovae

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat January 16 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Red pulse Beating hard One day Will blow apart Until…

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  • Creative Writing

A Spring of Dreams – Sparks

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri January 15 2021Tue December 29 2020

Sparks By Scott Bailey © 2013 A sad shadow fallsCasting gloom over our dreams:Sparks dispel…

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Shadows
  • Creative Writing

Deep Sleep

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri January 15 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Trees on the horizonFingers accusing the sunsetShimmering waters deep The…

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Wolf Pack
  • Creative Writing

Over the Plains

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu January 14 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2016 A warm summer breezeTeases scent across the plainsTight the wolf pack…

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Whisky
  • Creative Writing

Whisky and a West Wing

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed January 13 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2016 All around meThe walls of my lifeAre tumbling downIn slow moI…

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  • Andervayne's Dream

An Attempt at Opera!

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon January 11 2021

This is something different. I was digging around my old files and found a full…

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  • Creative Writing

Aubade

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon January 11 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 I pause at the doorLook downAt the mess on the…

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Red Wine
  • Creative Writing

Where is My Wine?

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun January 10 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 My lips are parched For the wine Promised on the…

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  • Creative Writing

Only for You

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat January 9 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Only for youDo I shoulder the collarI pull the plough and…

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  • Creative Writing

Timeslips

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri January 8 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Oh, give me time, oh, give me time, give me time…

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  • Creative Writing

A Spring of Dreams – Lantern

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu January 7 2021Tue December 29 2020

Lantern By Scott Bailey © 2013 Old light from the pastIs still illuminationWisdom echoes far

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  • Creative Writing

Starlight

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu January 7 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 I was born in fireIn the fiercest whitest heartI was flung…

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  • Creative Writing

The Politician, The Voter and the Child

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed January 6 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 You work hard I struggle by In the dark You’re…

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Harvey Milk
  • Creative Writing

Milk

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue January 5 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2016 Renowned Harvey MilkHis life anything but smoothHis legacy shines

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  • Creative Writing

The Name is..

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon January 4 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Death and lustEntwined in oneBoth withoutA thoughtBoth withExpert careSheer red satinRipped…

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  • Creative Writing

Blunt Hammer

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun January 3 2021Sun January 3 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 When horror is turned to loveAnd death has become high…

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  • General

Vampires

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun January 3 2021Sun January 3 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2014 KillersCold and ruthlessHungryFor bloodHot vibrant blood Stepping outOf dark and…

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  • Cinquain

A Spring of Dreams

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun January 3 2021Sun January 3 2021

365 poems of different forms and moods. A poem a day for a year. Read…

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  • Health

Kids

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat January 2 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2021 What am I? A stat? A pawn in political games?…

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  • Family

Circle Of Five

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat January 2 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 One is a mother – caring and fierce Two is wife…

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  • Poetry

2020 Vision

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri January 1 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2020 We saw clearly  In the year 2020 Saw what was…

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War Scape
  • Creative Writing

Power Race

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri January 1 2021Tue December 29 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2016 The race to powerIs won with fear and furyWhile inert…

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  • Creative Writing

Our Mark

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu December 31 2020Wed November 4 2020

Ugly the scar We leave upon this earth As we puncture And drill, and frack…

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Stock Market Graphs
  • Creative Writing

The New God

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed December 30 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 There was This civilisation That worshipped A God A new…

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  • Creative Writing

The Forest of Dreams

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed December 30 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey 2015 Dark, thick between the trees No light shines off The dull…

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  • Family

Intentions

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue December 29 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 “It was just a bit of fun” To the broken…

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  • Creative Writing

Moments

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon December 28 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 The world clashes with meOr I with itIts movie reel…

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  • General

Drowned

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun December 27 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Finally drowned Subsumed The pressure of the deep Too much…

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  • General

Heavy Hands

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat December 26 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 The blood of a million children Is heavy in my…

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  • Daily Prompt
  • Quote

Spring in my Step

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri December 25 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Rusty Is the spring in my step Lost its purpose…

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Friars
  • Creative Writing

The Execution

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu December 24 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 “My patience is almost spent.” “I apologise Mr. Dickens. The…

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  • General

My Air

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed December 23 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 This is my air Laying like lazy smoke On the…

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  • Creative Writing

Cold Hard Hate

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue December 22 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Cold hearted callsBehind cold stone wallsDirected at a late great…

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  • General

Vampires

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon December 21 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 KillersCold and ruthlessHungryFor bloodHot vibrant blood Stepping outOf dark and…

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  • Creative Writing

The Voice

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun December 20 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 There’s a voice I knowFrom way down deepFuelled by warsThat…

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  • General

The Ripple Effect

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat December 19 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2006 Six flashes of gold beneath the mirrored air.Ripples reach out…

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  • General

The Piranha

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri December 18 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2002 The flesh-eating Piranha fishIs not as rare as you thinkMuch…

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  • General

Only Us

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu December 17 2020Wed November 4 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2014 We don’t understandThe fight between them and usThere is only…

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  • Creative Writing

Mayfly

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue December 15 2020Mon November 2 2020

The day follows nightRepeating the witching hourExcept, the mayfly #haiku

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  • Creative Writing

Feel

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun December 13 2020Mon November 2 2020

By Scott Bailey © 2018 When was the last timeYou really feltThe weave of a reallyGood…

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