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FeaturedWelcome to Roy W. Backes – Poetry
I have been writing poetry for over 30 years. Only recently, during the course of the “lock Down/Stay at Home Order” mandated by the city of Philadelphia, did I decide to share what has been sitting in my notebooks for the past 30 years. I write short-form poetry. I embrace the challenge of trying to… Read more
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In-Word Passage
In-Word Passage – Day 110 – War. Humanity’s Favorite Pastime WarHumanity’s Favorite PastimeFirst Messenian War – 740 BC * Wars of the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period – 722 BC to 481 BC * Lelantine War – 710 BC * Sennacherib’s Campaigns Against the Near East – 701 BC * Second Messenian War – 685… Read more
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Word Music
12/01/2023 – 04/08/2024 Word Music – Day 130 – Her Final Notes Her Final NotesThis woman could sing.Her voice was one of a kind.Clear and effortless.She loved to sing.She lived to sing.Then, at thirty-three years of ageThe Big C got its grubby handsOn her and never let go.She fought.She fought hard.She gave up her hair.She… Read more
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