EMPRESS by Chani Zwibel
EMPRESS
by Chani Zwibel
EMPRESSPlease send good newsand graceful configurations of repose.I want to recline on this silver maple settee and read this gilt-edged tome in peace.I...
FOUR POEMS by John Casey
Perfect Day
Leaves dancing, rustlingDelicately caressedBy the soft breezeA whispered wind song
Patches of sun, dartingBreak through branchesCascade and collideIn prismatic collageOn the forest floor
RETURN by Angela Shepherd
RETURN
by Angela Shepherd
Return
You came to me as I took my first breath, the spirit which filled my lungs and energized...
SCAVENGERS by Hank Kalet
SCAVENGERS
by Hank Kalet
Father Becomes the Son
He says he should justhave a heart attack. Done. And whenI reprimand, I feel the...
FOCUS by Antonio Rios
FOCUS
by Antonio Rios
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
Clouds slowly rolled across the sky overhead.A heavyset man sold hotdogs at the street corner.Three young...
MORNING SONG by John Leonard
MORNING SONG
by John Leonard
No Cream, No Sugar
Being awake feels like having eternal patience.Nights slowly dripping into my orange coffee cup.
MULTIPURPOSE by Robert Travis Hicks
MULTIPURPOSE
by Robert Travis Hicks
The Gallows
Head hung, haunted by hoary whispersA time before the milk curdledBefore you leftBefore the mirror met...
ONE SINGLE ROSE by Edward Bonner
ONE SINGLE ROSEby Edward Bonner ONE SINGLE ROSEIf I could offer one single rose’with ruby petals,blades of crimson,showered in dreams,from my garden where seasons are unknown.Would you understand?If a stream runs through graciously’in...
PUTTING YOU THROUGH NOW by Christopher Barnes
PUTTING YOU THROUGH NOW
by Christopher Barnes
“Putting You Through Now, Caller.” 1
“Thirkell confided she’d bargained, hobbled away,Fingers crushing that suitcase,Something taut...
THE METAPHOR by Andy J Hale
THE METAPHOR
by Andy J Hale
Ichthyes
It’s the birth of immortality…
Crawl across the waterMy father is the oceanWho...
