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Author: Erynn Crittenden

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  • An open book on a white table with an iPhone and pink flower accents
    Poetry

    Types of Words

    By Erynn Crittenden
    November 17, 2025
    New words for a broken heartOld words for the soulLong words for adventureShort words to make a goal Messy words to vent the rageClean ...
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  • a decrepit hallway with debris in the floor
    Poetry

    Hallowed Halls

    By Erynn Crittenden
    October 20, 2025
    Red brick and weathered stoneCreate the halls of my prison.The shadows speak in riddlesAnd sunlight is a dim memoryWithin these hallowed halls. Inmates pass ...
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  • A notebook and crumpled papers on a light background
    Poetry

    Forcing the Words

    By Erynn Crittenden
    September 15, 2025
    Is it really poetry if we're forced to create it? Only the poet knows.
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  • A woman leaning over a wooden table in frustration
    PoetryRhyming Poems

    How Can I?

    By Erynn Crittenden
    August 18, 2025
    How can I loveIn a world full of hate? How can I growWhen I’m crushed by the weight? How can I learnWhen ignorance is ...
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  • A large bee on a red flower
    Poetry

    Save the Bees

    By Erynn Crittenden
    February 24, 2025
    Beside the brilliant babbling brook, bees begin their dayFlitting between the fragrant flowers, they fertilize awayGently generating the next generation, they give it all ...
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  • an assortment of magazines on display
    Poetry

    Brain Freeze

    By Erynn Crittenden
    January 13, 2025
    Words are cheap, and too many of them can give you a brain freeze!
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  • The head of a dog covered in snow
    PoetryNonet

    Year’s End

    By Erynn Crittenden
    December 16, 2024
    TheOld YearIs finished.She closed her eyesAnd wrapped herself inA robe of ice and wind.As she dreamed of renewal,We shivered in the frigid nightAnd cried ...
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  • two lit candles and three bundles of sage on a round table next to two chairs and a bookshelf
    Poetry

    Calling My Ancestors

    By Erynn Crittenden
    August 19, 2024
    Four reasons to call on your ancestors.
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  • a burnt match within a group of fresh matches on a pink and white background
    Poetry

    Burnout

    By Erynn Crittenden
    July 15, 2024
    A poem about dealing with creative burnout
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  • Brown journal on desk with iced coffee and a mug of flowers
    PoetryLifestyle

    Creating a New Life

    By Erynn Crittenden
    June 17, 2024
    What makes a life worth celebrating?
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