THE TWO OF US by Victor Pambuccian
THE TWO OF USby Victor Pambuccian
the two of us
since our common silencehappens in timewe are one day drownedby the implacable advanceof that circular motionits...
A STRANGER WITHIN by Ruby Nambo
A STRANGER WITHINby Ruby Nambo
A Stranger Within
That’s her: sitting by the green grass.She looks so beautiful,With her long black hair.Her figure isn’t perfect unlike...
THE BEAUTIFUL DAY by Karen Schnurstein
THE BEAUTIFUL DAYby Karen Schnurstein
Invitation to the Man I LoveAfter Elizabeth Bishop’s “Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore”
From that formidable historic downtown building of yours,...
ABSENT, NOT GONE by Timothy Robbins
ABSENT, NOT GONEby Timothy Robbins Absent, Not GoneI don’t expect to miss you but I dotonight or rather this dark morningproofing these lines by TV light.Gone — let’s say absent, (the absence of an...
THE WAY THROUGH THE WOODS by Abigail George
THE WAY THROUGH THE WOODSby Abigail George
Drowning while standing at the water’s edge(for the Dutch poet Joop Bersee)
Leave the light on. Let it...
A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS by Daniel Miess
A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESSby Daniel Miess
A Voice in the Wilderness
This silence in me is vast; notan abyss; empty yet not empty.
THE SEASON OF THE PARASITES by Slade Woodward
THE SEASON OF THE PARASITESby Slade Woodward
“Untitled”
I can see the neon sandglow with every step taken.The ground pulseswith music unheard,with time unfocused.
TOP OF THE CYCLONE by Lenny Lewis
TOP OF THE CYCLONEby Lenny Lewis
TOP OF THE CYCLONE
Fourteen years in the system is no fun. Said Good-bye to Comstock didn't look...
TRANSFORMATION by Stephanie V Sears
TRANSFORMATIONby Stephanie V Sears
The shadow of a storm
I advise you to sit still at this timecat-like patient but alerta secret even to yourselfserved hand...
PASSION by Rachel Fox
PASSIONby Rachel Fox
“Passion”
She skips through a patch of sunflowers And gently brushes the petals through her pale fingers The pleasant stench of her peach perfume lingers ...