UNDERNEATH by Roger Singer
UNDERNEATHby Roger Singer
UNDERNEATHFall back under early stars.The sea moves reflective waves,pulsing onto sand, building likeengines of thunderous clouds.Streams of people merge intotemporary spaces; strangers oncorners, a brief land of shouldersstaring straight ahead. A steady...
COSMOS by Dorsía J Smith
COSMOSby Dorsía J. Smith
Cosmos
My son asks me what happened to his baby brother.
What baby brother?
The one in your belly, Mama.
Why he’s gone to the air, I say,like a ball of cells radiating by motion.It’s...
AND THE WINDOW IS SMALLER by Hannah Paige
AND THE WINDOW IS SMALLERby Hannah Paige Dear Staples, here are your rubber bands backDeteriorating love is a funny thing.You build up this glowing mass of memories and emotions.It’s a warm rubber band ball orb...
DREAM PARK by Dominique Williams
DREAM PARKby Dominique Williams Dream ParkIn my tour of the vast and endless city of exquisite white marble and verdant green grass, I came upon a corner which led to a dead end. With my...
TRIBUTE by Heide Arbitter
TRIBUTEby Heide Arbitter
These daysSome assertHistory is a lieThe Holocaust never happenedSomebody made it up
In Washington, DCCapitol to a countryOf assailed settlersThe blood of recollectionSprinkled on soilFertilized CementAnd blossomedMemory
Some insistAll visit the Nation’s CapitolTo throw...
PERFECTLY BLIND by Philip Wexler
PERFECTLY BLINDby Philip Wexler
Perfectly Blind
Her pledges, at the outset, sincere, genuineand most of all, honored. Thus, you took refugefor a spell in the mirage of perfection. Inevitably,
the sheen began to tarnish. She was too...
THE PARTY by Laura Solomon
THE PARTYby Laura Solomon The PartyYou have to be dead to be invited to this party.As is to be expected, all the stars are here.Janis, Marilyn, Jesus.There are ordinary people too though.Kevin Watson who died...
THREE SEASONS by A.R. Francis
THREE SEASONSby A.R. Francis
Three seasons
Three seasons have passedSince I knew youSince I knew the way your scarfFell across your shoulderOr the way you sipped your teaFrom that chipped cupOn Spring Street
And one day we'll...
ALEX ON HIS GUITAR by Linda Barrett
ALEX ON HIS GUITARby Linda Barrett
Alex on His Guitar@2016 Linda BarrettHe got it as a gift from his fatherOn Christmas EveThe acoustic guitar of deep mahoganyCost around $500But the owner put it on saleAt...