http://slow.writerscafe.org/enthusiast The original writings of author Enthusiast en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776011648 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15  at a tender agewe sampled forbidden fruit   down by the river your soft lips met minein a first tentative kiss   you made me shiver your embrace was firmprotecting us from the world   beyond the river I discovered youas you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/414393/ Thinking of "yellow". http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/409452/ Flash fiction. 100 words. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/407441/ before the poet can invite the musehe must make room for herempty the infinite span of his imaginationuntil the dull pressure of the voidblack like a starless sky on a cloudless nightripens the fruit of which he draws the creative juicethen on some very special occasionslike .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/407206/ we may be brokeor richer than Croesuswe may be struck by diseaseor in vibrant healthwe may be youngor shrunken by agewe may be attractiveor repelling to the eyewe may be whiteor a person of colorwe may practice religionor we may notwhen we close our ey.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/407194/  leaving the hustle and bustle of Las Vegas behindthe coin slot machines, brainless clangsthe noisy smoke-filled poker rooms and hot crowds of peoplewe haste awayfleeing through the suburbsalready drinking in the vast blue skywe at long last dare to breathemesmerize.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/407161/ Flash Fiction. Exactly 100 words. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/406639/ For a contest that calls for a poem: two lines of four words each, in which each word rhymes http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/406636/  suddenly one day my youth was over "have any regrets?" Life quizzes, smirks"I do indeed," I answer with barely a breath I regret not having been more outrageousmore propelled by the courage of youth I long for those daring adventures I barely .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/406588/ I did not yet write today, not a linemy mind is blank, not worth a dimeall that I am is far beyond thoughtare all my struggles just for naught?the pain's so bad, my body's on firein cells throughout and in every fiberit feels as though my blood is boilingas if my muscles are .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/405626/ the morning dew caresses my feetas I step into the garden abloomI take a cleansing breathand release yesterday's memory of doomthe past is filed away and sealedcarted off to a faraway landall the lessons learned I keepthough tearful memories are now bannedin this new day I la.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/405264/ A Haiku poem on the topic of "creatures from myths and legends" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/405263/ An direct, unedited diary entry. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/405262/ who is this stranger standing next to methis man who cannot raisehis eyes up to meet mine one can tell he's conflicteddoes not know what to sayhis hands in his pocketslips pressed together tight he is my husband of many yearsthe man who smiled at meas I walked .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/405254/ Submission to the "Ignorance is Bliss" contest http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/404856/ A submission to the "Haiku Singles #2" contest, which required the use of the word 'dazzle'. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/404635/ Grow.Learn.Do:      Fail. Assess. Redo.   Or:      Succeed.Until Death. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/404015/  A cat's life: sleep, feed, groom, hunt, watch her Person. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/404012/ Certainly a different kind of writing. It's fictional, with a basis in reality. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/403998/ "Albert's Poetry Cafe ~ Poet Craft Form: 'AUDEN TANKA' with Salvatore Buttaci" Contest Submission http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/403851/ Neglect Is is neglect when you are provided for?given shelter, given food,given a pillow to rest your head at nightunder the threat of withholdingunless you profess eternal gratitudeIs it neglect when you are an adult?when your lack of leverage forces compliancewhen no o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/403612/ 4/18/2009 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/401604/ A submission to the "Love...?" contest. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/400613/ I had fun with this one. I hope you will too! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/400450/ A submission for the "Bad Writing Contest" 4/15/09 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/enthusiast/400323/