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Poetry lovers, thanks for stopping by SHINE, where today we're putting the spotlight, once again, on two poems by American poet, Richard McClellan. Here are: "The Sanctuary of Bee Life" and a haiku, "Black Coffee." Richard, thank you for being a part of the SHINE international poetry community! The Sanctuary of Bee Life Black Coffee (haiku)  Richard McClellan's poetry has been featured in SHINE, A Village With A Poem, Stars In Our Hearts, Famous Poets of the Heartland, The Best Poets and Poems of 2011, and Great Poets Across America. His poem, "Whispers of Fall" was a semi-finalist in Eber & Wein's yearly contest and published in their poetry book Magnets & Ladders 2025 Fall/Winter Edition of the online magazine.
Poetry fans, today we're shining the spotlight on Lynn White with two new poems. Lynn, who hails from Wales, is a previous contributor to SHINE and today brings us the very moving, "Colonel America Calling" and "Some of Them are Brave." Thank you, Lynn, for sharing your words with the SHINE international poetry community. Colonel America CallingThe dove sat carefully on Liberty lining her nest with down. A few feathers fell free a few loose feathers fluttering down to feather the nests below. She cooed sweetly but her new chick said ‘coo-ark’ mimicking her, then ‘quark, then ’yawp’ as it grew stronger, she saw her cuckooed dove hatchling was a mocking bird, calling in New-Speak straining to be understood, straining for more space, more gas, more gold, more like a colonising colonel, whose eagle’s eye preys south then north. East then West are following next if we don’t clip his wings. Some of Them are BraveEveryone knew it was happening the unheard story the tens of thousands dead, the millions displaced, the decades of rubble, the destroyed schools. hospitals, universities everyone knew. Everyone knew it was happening the unheard story even though the journalists were dead or expelled and banned everyone knew. Everyone knew it was happening the unheard story of the hundreds or thousands, or tens of thousands who had disappeared uncharged with any crime or misdemeanour everyone knew. Then three Israeli workers blew their whistles loud and everyone heard what everyone knew.  Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places, and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy, and reality. She has been nominated for Pushcarts, Best of the Net, and a Rhysling Award. Find her online at: https://lynnwhitepoetry.blogspot.com and https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-White-Poetry-1603675983213077/
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SHINE - International Poetry Series
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From the international poetry community, we have a "luxury of stars," as Sylvia Plath might say, and it is SHINE's honor to provide a home for their words with the online Spotlight series as well as SHINE Quarterly. Click on the logo above to learn more. And...keep writing, keep shining!
In poetry, Samantha Terrell, EIC SYLVIA PLATH
Stars Over the Dordogne Stars are dropping thick as stones into the twiggy
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