TOO MANY WORDS by Mukund Gnanadesikan
TOO MANY WORDS
by Mukund Gnanadesikan
Too Many Words
Obfuscate if you mustIf it helps assuage the sicknessThat roils your conscienceCausing fever and...
REVOLT by George Held
REVOLT
by George Held
On St. Cecilia’s Day 22 November
From harmony, from heav’nly harmony This universal frame began . . .—John...
THE WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE by Steven Goff
THE WALT WHITMAN BRIDGEby Steven Goff
Ferris Wheel
At the impetus of fortune or fate,you and I have stolen ourselves away to the confinesof a bucket...
LIFE OF A POET by John Kaniecki
LIFE OF A POET
by John Kaniecki
A AbsoluteData, information, TruthCan you compute?Are you astute?These theories they present inHigher educationDo they serve sin?Do they offer salvation?Scarecrow on...
A PLACE CALLED HOME by Diana Papazian
A PLACE CALLED HOME
by Diana Papazian
A place called homeI'm from a place of endless nightsof conversations by the kitchen stove.I'm from a place where...
THE BICYCLE by Mark Jamieson
THE BICYCLEby Mark Jamieson
Gettysburg
Gettysburg, park on the hill.Elevator to fourth floor.Riding boots. Walk to supper,Across the street and next door.Old tavern, downstairs, bricksAnd candles, a...
TEXAS TOWER by Mickey J. Corrigan
TEXAS TOWER
by Mickey J. Corrigan
Texas Tower
You set your sites onthe highest point in townwith a maximum rangeand full inaccessibilityfor the...
BRUCE LEE by Marc Carver
BRUCE LEEby Marc Carver
I found Betrend Russell in a park I had never been to beforeI had Bruce Lee dumplingsand people kept smiling at me all day longand...
KA OCEAN by Daniel King
KA OCEAN
by Daniel King
Ka Ocean
Oceans form with an oboe call;Brahma’s seas with a Tritonic horn.Now the sea is a blue...
HIGHWAY MIRAGE by Dale Dewoody
HIGHWAY MIRAGEby Dale Dewoody
Highway Mirage
“Near the highway surface, grazing rays from the sky in front of us pass down from higher cooler air to warmer...