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Joyce Marie Taylor is a freelance writer and novelist from the beautiful state of Florida. One of Taylor's latest books, Dumala, has just been released and is available in paperback, as well as on Amazon's Kindle e-reader.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Storms: 1 of 166

The time of year has come When you can watch the grand parade One behind the other Like a video arcade From off the coast of Africa They start their journey west Dodging all the islands In their Caribbean quest These rolling clouds of thunder On the radar just a blurb Are trying to mature Into a spectacle superb If all condi...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Words: 11 of 236

Billions and billions of words are written By millions of people each day Words to inform and words to explain And words to entice as they may Some can be harsh and wicked and cruel The pain they inflict is a crime But others are tender and loving and sweet Professing emotion in rhyme The power they yield is mighty and stron...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Inspirational: 26 of 439

Let no one discourage you From following your dream Allow the critics ample room To quash your crazy scheme Write a book or sail the sea Or jump out from a plane Stick to your own master plan No matter how insane Persevere with head held high Embrace the path you chose Fix your eyes upon the goal Through all the highs and lo...
Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Best road-trip tales: 5 of 42

Stranded on an island! In the middle of a nor'easter! For a down-home, may-as-well-be-a-native Floridian, it was the opportunity of a lifetime for me when I was invited to spend an entire week at the Outer Banks. I've been to the Florida Keys numerous times, the Bahamas about four times, Acapulco once, and also on a weeklong...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Falling in love: 92 of 576

Across the vast horizon A special man appears It's been a long and lonely time My God! So many years! This heart of mine is fluttering My head is spinning too My eyes are sad and misting light Just like the morning dew Though far away you venture As nature you explore I feel your spirit next to me But oh how I want more We h...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Politics: 38 of 174

AN INAPPROPRIATE DEED All you dudes of male persuasion Gather round and ye shall hear Bring paper and a pencil Take some notes and write them clear The leader of our country Is about to make a speech A lesson in morality He will attempt to teach The lesson will be simple If you guys are gonna stray Practice your semantics An...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Romance: 17 of 64

Unchained Honeymoon Dontcha just love it? Omigod! When I first spotted this little gem on Billy Bob's used car lot out on Hillybilly Road over in Boonesboro, well, I just fell in love with it! Boonesboro, by the way, is a sleepy, little town bout twenty miles north o' Earlsville, where I been livin' for the past thirty years...
Relationships & Family > Online Dating Tips for success in online dating: 4 of 15

Okay! I admit it! I'm picky! About men, that is. After two marriages, two divorces, two failed living-together arrangements and way too many just-plain-lousy dates, I'm once again single and unattached at the ripe old age of... well, that's not important. The difficulty (for me) in meeting men is: 1) I'm basically a quiet, s...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Death: 179 of 633

The day before my mother died She came to visit me She did not come by physically For her I could not see I don't know how she did it But she proved that there is life Beyond this world we live in Full of hatred, fear and strife I still can hear the tapping On my bedroom door so light The sound that woke me from my sleep To ...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love unrequited: 116 of 372

I had a dream the other night It woke me from my sleep The images I saw before me Touched me very deep One moment I was dancing close To a man I didn't know We seemed to float upon the clouds The ground so far below But suddenly he disappeared He vanished from my sight I guess he knew I loved another So offhe did take flight...