Timeless Tales

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Shared Writing

From our many contests and many submissions, Story Institute brings you a collection of poems and short stories. Writers from around the globe have shared their works with us. We, in turn, share them with you.

If you wish to view just the poems, or perhaps prefer the short stories, click on the links to the side. Enjoy the shared creativity.

Poem - This Desire of You - Donn Hoffmann

This Desire of You

Through ever changing seasons

Your presence, fairer than a flower grown

So sweet, so gentle in the sun’s glow

Brighter than an evening star

The essence of your beauty fades not

This desire of you


By: Donn Hoffmann
Originally appeared in Passages: Secrets of the Heart by Donn Anthony Hoffmann

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