PURPLE DAWN by Edward Bonner
PURPLE DAWNBy Edward Bonner
FEW WILL HEAR HIS WORDS
What thou find in a poor man's walletAn amazing talentTo surviveHolding true to God's wordA secret for...
AMBITION by Abigail Van Kirk
AMBITIONBy Abigail Van Kirk
Ambition
Scrape coffee grounds from under nails for the altar.
Lift up tatters of atriums and ventricles,two each for disheartened...
DAY AT THE BEACH by Debbie Richard
DAY AT THE BEACHBy Debbie Richard
LuminescenceExuding brilliance, you step into a roomas an actor steps onto a stage,heads turn, instantly drawn to your smile,the tilt of your head,...
CLARITY by Irene Mitchell
CLARITYBy Irene Mitchell
Premonition
Fallen grapes eaten beneath the vines’ enclosure.All those annoying twists and tangles.
Wiser not to dwell on complexitybut feast on...
TO THAW by Annelise Mozzoni
TO THAWBy Annelise Mozzoni
Kenmore Electric Dryer
Room steeped in blue,her and I,folding cotton waves.
Standing in a swallow of light,she pulls sheets...
(S)LAUGHTER by Henry Reneau
(S)LAUGHTERBy Henry 7. Reneau, Jr.
(S)laughter
Silent as something dark to sparkle from. The slight degreeswhere the truth goes missing. When we exit with or without intentionone...
PURGE by Matt Barker
PURGEBy Matt Barker
Purge
Recently,
I have been guiltyof leavingthe paper
blank
a writer
MY FAVORITE NIECE by Patrick Mahoney
MY FAVORITE NIECEBy Patrick Mahoney
THE BASEMENT OR THE ATTIC
The line is long and never-endingAs it winds throughout the skyAcross the clouds that hide the...
SELF TALK by Emily Butler
SELF TALKBy Emily Butler
Self Talk
Looks like somebody forgot to take their Dylar this morning.
Did you wake up on the wrong...
WHEN YOU WERE BORN by Colin Dodds
WHEN YOU WERE BORNBy Colin Dodds Cardiopolis Floating through the worlddispensing permissionunknowinglyCranes raise houses, office boxesbivouacs for a war not yet agreed uponBuildings like the stock exchangeblossom in the snowAt midday in midtowntowers pose...
