CAPITOL GAIN – Poems by Thomas Piekarski
CAPITOL GAINPoems by Thomas Piekarski
Capitol Gain While Monterey is magical, San Francisco amply sublime, Paris radiant, London wondrous with resplendent cupolas, museums and bridges,Sacramento is the epicenter of modern progress.
This Capitol is where it...
TIDES OF THE BODY – Poems by Anne Whitehouse
TIDES OF THE BODYPoems by Anne Whitehouse
TIDES OF THE BODYBreath, shape-changer,the organs gently swaying in their fascial hammockslike the flora and fauna of an undersea world—the yellow of the small intestine,deep coral of the...
A DRY BREEZE – Poems by Anwer Ghani
A DRY BREEZEPoems by Anwer Ghani A Dry BreezeThat evening with its breeze has planted in my soul an unforgettable tales. I don't like crying and as any man, I wish to fall in a...
END OF WINTER – Poems by Gloria Monaghan
END OF WINTERPoems by Gloria Monaghan
End of Winter
recognize me if you canyou who were made before I was unmade (Canto VI)
I am in the third circle of rainand there is also snow, which barely...
THE MOON – Poems by Natalie Crick
THE MOONPoems by Natalie Crick
Night
They came out toWatch the moon,A chalky paleness in the sky,Wet from an evening’sSnow, gathering shadowsIn a field and hoarding them.Darkness waitedDimly in the trees,As a motherSlowly, slowlyWithdrawing a childFrom...
THE STATE OF THE STATE – Poems by Tanner Harshman
THE STATE OF THE STATEPoems by Tanner Harshman
As Soon as Spring
raspberry lipsstain printsupon lilac skinand the pollen windwells up eyesas bloodshotas the rose dressthat liesat her rooting feetand these allergiestend to compromiseeverything thatcoincideswith thoughtsconsisting...
REASONS FOR PARTING – Poems by Richard Fein
REASONS FOR PARTINGPoems by Richard Fein
REASONS FOR PARTING
They've found each other at last these voyagers.Her star is Virgo and his is distant Andromeda.Diligent dream chasers for sure.Just a hug away in the carbut the...
BEYOND THE BOUQUET – Poems by Greg Moglia
BEYOND THE BOUQUETPoems by Greg Moglia
BEYOND THE BOUQUET
I give her the bouquet with what I dare to call a loveShe takes it with a thanks, it’s lovely but then gets to workSnips away the...
THE WAY AWAY – Poems by Anthony Slater
THE WAY OF TIM ASHPoems by Timothy Robbins
The Way of Tim Ash
You have a way of appearing, the chorus ina Satyr Play. The night before my hernia repairyou look better than you have in...
BROKEN HAND – Poems by Camille Germain
BROKEN HANDPoems by Camille Germain
Asthma
There’s been this gnat flying around my room for daysevery time I feel its pinprick of a body in my palmit vanishes, into, through, out of the thick heat stroked...