DARK MOON, LONELINESS, AND HOPE by Gary William Ramsey
Dark Moon, Loneliness and Hope
By Gary William Ramsey
The Dark Moon disappearswhile I sit here, gazing at the star filled sky.Its absence allows quiet times.During these peaceful times,I think of the mysteries of the...
THE UNFOLDING OF A DESTINY by Chic Scaparo
THE UNFOLDING OF A DESTINYby Chic Scaparo
A Morning in December
I woke from a dreamher face, etherealthe expression, serious, yet peacefulnot the face of a strangerbut of one I'd known once beforeher name whispered...
FIRST AS LAST by Midori Gleason
FIRST AS LASTby Midori Gleason First as LastWe were two men left out on the sea,two dark shadows in a snow-flecked night.By day the golden waves would speak of dreamsof freezing on the sea so far...
DAYTIME TV by Ian Ganassi
DAYTIME TVby Ian Ganassi
DAYTIME TV
I used to wonderAbout Captain Kangaroo’s uniform;We knew Mr. Greenjeans had green jeans.
You never know it’s a uniformTill you try it on.
An army of one.They pay it no mind, which...
RUNNING by Stella Prince
RUNNINGby Stella Prince
Tell me now, what do you think?I might never love again.What can you say to me tonight?So I’ll believe in you again.
Cause I’m running now,I guess I might come back eventually,But I’m...
KILNS FANTASTIQUE by T.J. Masluk
KILNS FANTASTIQUE
for J. G. Verne
Neath the kilnsof Coplay,one mile deep,
adrift
through cavernsof twinkling aquamarine.
Rooms untouched,musty cold,
gurgling streams teemedwith finned marmalade,
shrooms golden brownlike altar bread,
opening worldswithin worlds.
T. J. Masluk, poet and writer, has work appearing in...
MY GRANDMOTHER’S BRIEF INVENTORY OF UNNATURAL DISASTERS IN SINGAPORE by Cyril Wong
MY GRANDMOTHER’S BRIEF INVENTORY OF UNNATURAL DISASTERS IN SINGAPOREBy Cyril Wong
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Of course, I remember my husbandas a young man – sleeked-back hair,his taller frame, a voice like a wall – that first date, holding...
SLICK by Mia Condic
SLICKby Mia Condic
#1SLICKI knew a guy in collegehe listened only to classical musica psychology studentyou could tell he was destined for a future inphilosophical monologuesthe way he orchestrated the words from hisclassical mouthbut a...
GODDESS by Celine Low
Goddess
She was a goddess in his eyes
when he did not know her.
She knew marriage would take her
off the pedestal but hoped desire
and love could learn to live
on levelled ground.
But when pedestal crumbled
where...
THE PAIN OF WINTER by Douglas Polk
The Pain of Winter
The tips of fingers numb with cold,Pin-pricks, sharp,The pain, bone chilling,Thoughts of boyhood, walking the tree breaks,Hoping to shoot a pheasant, or duck off the pond,Food for the table,Chores before school,...